Country Info
- Abuja
- Capital
- Naira (NGN)
- Currency
- 126,635,626
- Population
- NG
- Country Code
Nigeria Slideshow
Nigeria
Travel Blogs from Nigeria
Border Patrol - Part two
... him clothes, meds with a doctor's note, shoes...' he cut me off mid sentence. 'Any beef?' 'Err, no.' 'Carry on then, welcome to Nigeria.' On the other side of customs a man dress in slacks and a white polo shirt walked up to me and asked 'Stanbic?' The ...
What a interesting night
Sorry i've not wrote anything for a couple of days u've been busy! Well today I was in the office for 8.30 and got dual monitors running for all the SD Staff they are delighted with that and it already has made a difference. I also gave them manual call ...
A walk in the jungle
On the last Saturday of every month all Lagosians are required to clean up Lagos. They are not allowed to leave their homes or drive for unnecessary reasons and everything is shut until after 10am. They tidy up the verges, the roads and even clean ...
Coming up for air
Every now and then Sydney will experience a level of pollution in the air that it is classified as snog. Special days like Dust Day in 2009 was an example of people who had been jogging in the morning complaining about breathing issues and orange ...
Dreamz...
As part of international travel that includes time spent on the West Coast and Central Africa, you will be required to take anti-malarial. There are several on the market but the most common to use are Doxycycline and Malarone. With Malarone being ...
Western Nigeria and the onset of Malaria
Leaving the capital of Abuja we headed through the mountain town of Jos on route to Yankari National park. This place is known for the crystal clear warm springs. A pleasant afternoon was spent here swimming and generally relaxing before the long, hot, ...
Interview and invit. to conference with Kofi Anan
... and most corrupt party) was present. During the lunch break I was interview by a magazine called prime leader, about my view on Nigeria and the future of democracy (which is actually what I'm writing about, so I think I made a pretty good figure). As ...
Day 8 - Mountainous Devon and Dartmoor
What a tough day! Hills all day long. Decided to take the scenic route which is about the same distance just a safer road not so busy and absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. From Somerset into Devon, crossed the top of the A30 onto ...
Smoked Fish and Children
During my stay in Lagos I have been on the Ibrahim Babengida Bridge and Third Mainland Bridge, many times. When going to the airport or when off to the mainland to teach or go to the wedding. Every time, I have looked over the side towards land and seen ...
Short entry
***DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES (ON THIS END OF THE POND) THE UPLOAD PIX FEATURE IS PISSPOOR. THUS YOU ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE*** June 2, here is a bit of info from the past couple days on the Wall... The first day, ...
The Nigerian Capital
With all the press that Nigeria gets for scams, kidnappings, corruption and general disorder it was an amazing experience crossing a remote border post from Benin to Nigeria. Its extremely rare that tourists cross this border. One local commented that he ...
Busy couple of days but chill today
Hope your all well Todays a scorcher - keen sitting at the pool and had my lunch needed to come back into the hotel as sooooo hot Check the lizard and ...
Late, late
Todd and I have a dedicated driver for the duration of our stay in Lagos. His name is Mike Mk2, he's the second driver we’ve had. We didn’t do anything bad to Mike Mk1, he just had to return to his substantive position, working in the premise ...
One short day in Ibadan
... picky, whereas Olly refused to eat it, as he is a posh brit who attends Oxford ;) As Olly is on a mission to write about Nigeria, he was persistent on giving them hell. We were planning on paying for the beers and the rice, but not for the breakfast. The ...
Au pays des pics
... et a juste titre. Le paysage est impressionnant : une série de pics surgit de nulle part. On se trouve juste a cote du Nigeria, frontière que l on franchit sans aucun contrôle. Les photos sont belles j espere arriver a les uploader. Les coupeurs de ...
A slave route
The story of our trip to the Slavery Coast to come soon. In the meanwhile, enjoy a few ...
A good day all round - Get Well Soon Allan
... a bit cold today - can we turn the air conditioning down?' This brought loads of laughs from the team and 'Welcome to Nigeria' comments again! I didn't see the funny side to be honest - my nipples were frozen!!!!! Sorry too much info.... Called my driver ...
The red sauce
During our time here, Todd and I have had many meals that have come with the red sauce. It has proven to be very versatile as it has been served with grilled fish, chicken, pasta and as a base for local dishes we've had. Sometimes it is non-spicy ...
Rocking the stage at Ile-Ife and killing a bat
... , I guess I got my 5 minutes of fame in Ile-Ife. I talked to the main artist afterwards, and he is apparently a legend in Nigeria, and he was probably 50-60 years old. After the concert we went to the Conference center and had some beers. There was this ...
Buffet Lunch
Lunchtime @ 12:45 Martin thinks - MMMMM looks like Sweet and Sour chicken.. Martin: 'Excuse me, what is this?' Canteeen Woman: 'Rat Stew' Martin: 'I'll just have rice thanks' OMG ...
Sweaty Earlobes
... my jeans stick to my thighs and my t-shirt pull tightly across my chest. Who needs a bucket of water for a wet t-shirt contest in Nigeria when you can just sit in the airport? After a quick bite to eat and chilled Diet Coke, I waited a bit more and ...
The Highlands just got hillier
Fort William to Glasgow Miles: 105.4 with 50 of the buggers into a headwind 10 hours and 4 minutes. Calories: 9232 Very tough day!!!! Hardest so far both mentally and physically. On our arrival into Glasgow Robbie lead me the wrong ...
Arrived at the Hotel - Amazing
... delay and mines was first on! Met my protocol officer after that and then made me way my secure envoy - the drivers in Nigeria are mental ---- Imagine drunk Spanish drivers x 100 then you've got Nigeria. The hotel is cracking - will make ...
Nigeria
... områden där de inte är vana att se turister eller vita mäniskor. Det är överhuvud taget väldigt ovanligt med turister i Nigeria men alla vinkar och är glada när vi åker förbi eller besöker de lokala marknaderna. En del vill till och med ...
Sandy Balls
Hi Everyone, Glad you all seem to be able to access this ok - thanks for letting me know it works! Yippee - we have finally got the house sale sorted - we exchanged contracts yesterday! Thank goodness - it looked as though it was never going to happen. ...
First Day in the office
Well had my first day in the office and also a chance to see Nigeria in the day light and it looks a hell of a different than it did last night lol Plenty pics to look at all attached. Was up at 07:30 this morning to get my 09:00 driver - he turned up at ...
Day 88 90 - Nigeria, Calabar - Car Crash
... the city of Calabar. Even in the city we were met with smiles, waves and people calling out "Welcome to Nigeria". Seriously cannot rave enough about the friendliness of Nigerians. A guy in one car was concentrating so much on us that ...
Poorly Sick
No-one enjoys being sick, unless of course you are actually pulling a sickie, that's when you aren’t really sick, just faking it. Aussies know this one, the day when the weather is just perfect and you have to spend the day at the beach, so you do. ...