"Abdullahi makes real great Shayi in southern Kaduna. His shed is as pedestrian as nearly all such ‘eateries’ come, but Abdullahi makes every effort to keep his little corner of Maiduguri Street tidy. And what’s more, the six-footer goes about his..."
The Best Travel Writing About Nigeria
In addition to our collection of fabulous hotels - and their equally fabulous reviews - Travel Intelligence is built upon some of the finest travel writing on the web. So, to find a range of travel writing about Nigeria and general Nigeria travel tips, you just need to browse the selection of travel articles below...
Articles about Nigeria
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Breakfast in Kaduna: the Heart of Nigeria
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
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Osun
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The Beach Boys of Yenagoa
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
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Lagos Region
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Lagos
"Sand sells in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. “It is the second most important business here after consumables,” says Chancellor, one of the young men who earn their living at the Down Yenagoa Waterside area on Jetty Road. The Down Yenagoa..."
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City of Justice: Playing Fair in Akure
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
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Lagos Region
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Lagos
"In Akure people still prefer to settle their differences the old-established way - at the palace courts. And so it is not unusual to see senior members of the city sitting to hear out and resolve all shades of complaints brought to them by the..."
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Essential Nigerian Down-Time: A Walk in the Park
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
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Lagos Region
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Lagos
"Where in Nigeria do taxi drivers snooze at two in the afternoon? That will be Abuja. And where do motorists wanting to avoid the evening rush-hour traffic head to? That will be the city’s recreation parks and gardens. The truth is this: Abuja has..."
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The Badagry Route
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
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Lagos Region
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Lagos
"Anyone can understand why callers to the slave ports at Elmina (Ghana), Goree (Senegal) and Ouidah (Benin) weep and wail after they have walked round the remains of the transatlantic slave trade in those regions. To even see images on the screen is..."
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The Eyo Festival
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
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Lagos Region
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Lagos
"You may have journied to the former Nigerian capital of Lagos a hundred times over, but can’t have seen the Adamu Orisha play or Eyo Festival (pronounced err-your) - the soul of the city’s traditional life - that many times. The..."
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Palace Life
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
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Lagos Region
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Lagos
"The most traditional Nigerian palaces fill one with such awe and inspiration you wish you sat on the throne. And there are so very many of them spread out across even the remotest locale—in first-class, second-class and third class cadres—each with..."
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Height of Devotion
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
"“People come all the way up here to pray and they must be barefooted.” Behind me an Imam seated on a bench and wearing a spotless white overall and cap to match admonished his group under an almond tree. “Now stretch..."
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Holy Throne
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
"He has led us through the back entrance into the earliest residence (built 1854) of any crowned king in this part of the country, after a bit of persuasion from me. Outsiders, he tells us, hardly ever get this far inside the building, a white..."
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Abuja Carnival
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Pelu Awofeso
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Nigeria
"The first Abuja Carnival’s opening ceremony had just ended, and I was reliving the dazzling displays in my mind in the upscale Wuse 2 area when, on halting at a pay phone centre, I heard a group of young residents discussing the same event..."
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