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- Abuja
- Capital
- Naira (NGN)
- Currency
- 126,635,626
- Population
- NG
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Nigeria
Travel Blogs from Nigeria
Car Travellers
We are at a resort at Wychnor Park a lovely country place with squirrels on the deck to keep us company. We have hired a car for the week as it is just a little bit too isolated. We have been back into Birmingham to give some things to family to save ...
Reality bites
The brutal reality of the violence hit us on several occasions here. When driving into Abuja, a dead body lay in a car under the motorway bridge, just a short drive away from the 5 star Sheraton hotel we stayed in. The campsite in oshogbo, where the ...
...And the saga continues in Abuja
... ), to have a few drinks and enjoy the view. It was a really nice place. Of course no trip to Nigeria would be complete without gastroenteritis. I was out of commission yesterday because of this. I'm still trying to find out what I ate ...
In The Company of Friends
During a break in the proceedings Godwin introduced me to several of his friends who were members of the Nigerian Branch of the Cochrane Collaboration. Drs. Rabiu, Emeka, Ejemot and of course Dr. Meremikwu, one who had approved my visit. Pictures of ...
Zum Chi Wah Zum
On Saturday morning went into a little town called Town Planning. On the way I saw many people dressed in colorful clothing. Apparently something was happening at several churches in the town. Every church that we passed people were entering. I heard ...
Japilipino Restaurant
After a day full of meeting and planning for the growth and development of the Nigerian Branch of the South African Cochrane Center we went out to eat at a Japanese Restaurant by name, Sakura, with Filipino waitresses and African cooks and an all Asia ...
Horns
We landed at the end of our scheduled 5.25 hours of flying. Local Time was 19:09 hours. Went through immigration with no trouble. Both my checked bags rolled down the conveyor intact. Victor, forgot to tell you about him, asssited me in getting ...
Not a Nice View of Belleview
Shortly after we finished at the school, my bags were loaded and we headed back to Lagos to catch a flight for Abuja. This in of itself is probably not a big deal but then this was slightly different. At the airport we went through security to purchase ...
Thank goodness for meet and greet services
After the battle to get out of Murtalla Mohammed Int it was a mad dash to my hotel with sirens ...
At the end of my journey
... was filled with a lot of adventures and many challenges. Over and over I was asked by people whether I would practice medicine in Nigeria. To be honest, after having done all of my training thus far in the U.S. I think it would be quite difficult for me ...
The Situation is The Same
On Sunday morning the teachers of a secondary school wished to meet with me before we left for Abuja. I arrived dressed casually and they in dress attire. Many questions were asked about how things are done in the U.S. Then the teachers one by one shared ...
...Big fun in Abuja
Hi All, So I finished my 2 weeks of internal medicine on Friday. I saw a lot of interesting cases and learned a lot. Unfortunately, the husband of the woman I was talking about last time died of complications related to AIDS. The family of the ...
My first week in Abuja
... I'd ever seen someone being given the diagnosis of HIV. Lastly, I had the pleasure of going to the market in Nigeria. WOW, what an experience. People trying to sell you everything and anything. Someone tried to sell me a whole chicken, I'm ...
The Banner
Prior to the start of the meeting a young man and a lady walked into teh meeting room carrying poles. They placed the poles at the front of the room then one went out to the registration table to retrieve the meeting banner. Once he returned, oops. One ...
A domestic flight in Nigeria, gulp!
The airport seems to appear from out of the jungle, fighting a constant battle to keep the forest back from the ...
There's no place like Nigeria
... house to another. They basically made a floor on the water so they could walk freely on the water. Raft-land as i call it. Nigeria is a very rich country indeed but isn't it ironic that people are poor and suffering. You can only start to wonder why. Not ...
Good Afternoon Sir
... as night in a cypress swamp. Examination of the room revealed the power was off. Victor had told me that reliable power was a problem in Nigeria. Many places had their own generators and would only run them for 18 to 20 hours per day. I am not easy to get ...
The Night before the Take off
Well what a mad last few day's it has been for me, I left my job on Friday and had an amazing send off from my old work mates and never got home till 7am Saturday morning and was kind of panicking that I feel too ill to do any last minute running around ...
The night Skye
SATURDAY, 25th November We had a sleepless night. New bed and restless limbs. But the day was faultless as before with clear Scottish skies. We set off at 10am in our car with D in the front and the girls in the back. Their valley was magic as ...
Buckingham Palace
It's March 18th and after my breakfast (4 pounds, 8 dollars) the hotel manager told me to go to Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The palace is a setting for state occasions and royal ...
Towers of London
It's March 19th; today I went to a pancake house (7 pounds, 14 dollars). Then after that I wanted to spend my time today at the Towers of London Her Majesty's Royal Palace ...
Last Day in London
It's March 20th and it is my last full day in London so I want to make most of it. I ordered a big breakfast (20 pounds, 40 dollars). Today I am going to visit the Houses of Parliament. The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or ...
Departure toward London
Its March 14th, 7:50 PM, and I have just departed O'Hare Airport in Chicago, going towards London. It's quite a chilly night in around Chicago and I can see the fog which is extremely low. The outside environment seemed very gloomy. It was finally time ...
Back Home
Its March 21st, I am finally back home, its nice to be back in my own house. I'm glad that I don't have to spend money to eat and I can eat as much as I can for free. My family ...
Alba-neagra
... nou intr-adevar. Mafia vest-africana este cunoscuta in Europa si America de Nord de mai bine de 20 de ani. In Nigeria bunoara gruparile infractionare castiga miliarde de dolari din escrocherii financiar-bancare. Aceasta tara cu o populatie de peste 150 de ...
Out of London
It's March 16th and I decided to take a day trip out of London, I know it sounds too early to get out the city but I saw this great brochure in the hotel lobby for a day trip out ...
London Bridge and Big Ben
It's March 17th and I didn't want to eat breakfast at the hotel again so I went out and went to a local café across the street, I had coffee and a bagel with cheese there (6 pounds, 12 dollars). Then after my breakfast I went to see the London ...
Welcome to Nigeria, December 16 - 18, 2007
... as a byproduct of oil extraction has poisoned what little remains of its tropical rain forests. Transparency International once ranked Nigeria as the most corrupt nation in world. When it dropped to third place below Chad and Bangladesh the ...
Afi Mountain Monkeys, Nigeria, Dec 22 - 24, 2007
... River National Park, along with its satellite facility in Calabar, became our only true sightseeing experiences in Nigeria. Both facilities are dedicated to caring for orphaned chimpanzees and breeding and rehabilitating endangered Drill Monkeys, a ...
First Morning in London
Its March 15th, today was a good day I had blueberry pancakes for breakfast and then it was time to go out and explore London, I feel like going to the local museum which is the Museum of London. I didn't know what bus to take so I used a cab which cost ...