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Did You Know? The Ishan Cotton of Edo State

The history of Nigeria’s pre-colonial societies isn’t just about conquerors, treaties, and mass movements. It’s also about ordinary communities living off their commerce and linking up with the world through trade. The people of those times weren’t very different from

Farm4me, Nigeria’s Online Farm Equipment Rental Service

Nigeria’s story is an interesting one for several reasons. From the colonial days to independence and now post-independence, it is a story of a young man treading through life and on a growth journey, albeit, many people see it in

Did you Know? 6 Meals You can Prepare from Garri

Have you ever stopped to ponder over the words, “what if?” Have you ever pondered about the power it commands? If you have, you will know that these two words which express curiosity not only dare the status quo but

02/02/2020: The World Witnesses A Palindromic Day

Did You know that a palindrome is a word, number or phrase that reads the same way backwards and forward. Words such as deified, civic, deleveled, Hanah, solos, stats, kayak, tenet, madam, radar, and so on. Numbers such as, 10501,

Arabelle’s Bakery: The Canadian Bakery that Makes Agege Bread

Somewhere in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, a Nigerian bakery, Arabelle’s Bakery, is making thick, robust Agege bread. Without its packaging, the locals often have to take a bite to decide what it is. But the Nigerian who has spent

Did You Know that Augustine Jay Jay Okocha has a Turkish Citizenship?

Augustine Azuka “Jay-Jay” Okocha born 14 August 1973 is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Though Okocha is from Anioma, a subgroup of Igbo ethnic derivative, he also has Turkish citizenship as Muhammet Yavuz which

Oxford English Dictionary Admits 29 Nigerian Words

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has admitted 29 Nigerian words and expressions in their January 2020 update. This announcement was made public on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, in the dictionary’s website. The British dictionary acknowledged Nigeria’s ownership and distinctiveness in the

Helpful Little Articles: Hotels in Akure

Akure is the capital of Ondo State and Ondo State has quite a few attractions for tourists including the Idanre Hills and Idanre Forest, which happens to be one of only five sites in Nigeria where forest elephants can still

Helpful Little Articles: Hotels in Lafia

Lafia is the capital of Nasarawa State in North central Nigeria and, like other towns in country, it does have hotels and relaxation spots. So we will be running down some of the best, in our reckoning. Read about Hotels

Helpful Little Articles: Hotels in Lokoja

The Confluence Town, as Lokoja is known, being that the River Niger and River Benue meet there. The town has a long modern history compared to most, dating back to the early years of British colonization. It is the capital

Helpful Little Articles: Hotels in Abakaliki

Abakaliki is the capital of Ebonyi State and the city has recently undergone a face lift under the administration of the present Ebonyi State governor. So if you happen to be going there or even passing through, here are some

Did You Know? Why SIWES Was Introduced In Nigeria

Almost every Nigerian students (if not all) at the tertiary level of learning must have heard of the acronym – SIWES (Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme); a term that has often been used to refer to the students period of

Helpful Little Articles: Hotels in Jos

Jos is mostly known to most Nigerians for being very cold, and the geography of the region it lies in contributes a lot to that. But many visitors will tell you that the place is much warmer (people-wise) and the

Did You Know? How the Frozen Fish Business Began in Nigeria

In the 1950’s traders in Lagos’s markets dismissed the frozen fish business as a silly idea. When one man dared to present it before Nigerian consumers, they mockingly labeled his product ‘mortuary fish’. Today, there are literally thousands of outlets

Did You Know Two Nigerian AI Engineers Built The First World’s First Pidgin-To-English Translation Model?

Every day individuals go about their daily activities in the bid to make things easier and this is the core of what software engineers do – try to make the world a better place for people to carry out their

Helpful Little Articles: Hotels in Calabar

The city of Calabar has many attractions for visitors and tourists especially in the festive period. For one thing, the Christmas Carnival is a real crowd puller and the city has a reputation as one of the cleanest in Nigeria.

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