Archives Tag: Nigerian Parents

Finance

Back-to-School Expenses: Saving Tips for Nigerian Parents

April 19, 2022

  It’s back-to-school season in Nigeria again! A time when you can almost hear the hustle and bustle of markets as parents rush to buy school supplies. Many Nigerian parents face the familiar pressure of back-to-school expenses, ranging from new uniforms and textbooks to transportation fees and extra lessons. Read more about Finance These costs … Continue reading Back-to-School Expenses: Saving Tips for Nigerian Parents

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EDUCATION

Back-to-School Checklist for Nigerian Parents

April 19, 2022

  Dear Parents, it’s September. Your children will be going back to school for a new academic session. While I do not hope to scare you, I believe you should be used to the feelings that come with September. After the long break in August, it’s time to get back into the school routine, ensuring … Continue reading Back-to-School Checklist for Nigerian Parents

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Pidgin

Naija Voice: No Be By Who Carry First

April 19, 2022

When I dey small pikin, e get one day wey my teacher dem call my mama come school. Dem tell am say make she warn me, make I no collect food for anybody hand, even if na my best friend. My mama shock! When she ask dem why, dem come tell am say e get … Continue reading Naija Voice: No Be By Who Carry First

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Children

Wisdom from the Social Media: Holidays and our Children

April 19, 2022

Holidays are here again and parents are running around like headless chickens looking for where to dump their children while they continue their life uninterrupted. But our holidaying children are not nuisances to be shipped off to just any convenient camp or group gathering so we can have peace while they are on holidays. There … Continue reading Wisdom from the Social Media: Holidays and our Children

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Parenting

The Nigerian Mother: A Lioness At Heart

April 19, 2022

Engraved in the nature of the African Amazon is her cultural heritage.  If you followed the #YouKnowYourMumisNigerian, you would understand the inborn qualities of ‘ibati, ibarun, abara’ you received from her. However, there are some things you probably never took note of. The Nigerian Lioness displays the following characteristics: She is empowered: “Tiny is her … Continue reading The Nigerian Mother: A Lioness At Heart

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FAMILY

Complaining: Nigerian Parenting 101

April 19, 2022

Nigerian parents can complain sha. They are technically conditioned to highlight every trait they do not like in you so as to correct you. Unfortunately or fortunately, this correction doesn’t always come about in a normal conversation or advice to gently guide you to the right path. Lai lai, it is a shouting that can … Continue reading Complaining: Nigerian Parenting 101

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FAMILY

The Typical Way Nigerian Parents Raise Kids

April 19, 2022

Growing up as a Nigerian child can be mentally challenging. Pardon me for generalising. Yes! I know Nigeria is enormous with over 250 ethnic groups and I cannot speak for everyone but I have found out that Nigerian children, no matter where they grow up, are raised in similar ways. I was in South London … Continue reading The Typical Way Nigerian Parents Raise Kids

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FAMILY

What Every Nigerian Parent Should Know

April 19, 2022

I have been a student and then resident in the UK – and I live in Lagos now. The first thing that I discovered about UK-born, white, English undergraduates was that most of them did holiday or weekend job to support themselves – including the children of millionaires among them. It is the norm over there – … Continue reading What Every Nigerian Parent Should Know

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