Securing admission into a Nigerian tertiary institution is a different process than in most other countries worldwide. After your secondary school education, you’ll need to write your final certificate exams for your high school certificate. However, if you intend to further your education by securing admission into a polytechnic, university, or college of education, you…
The handwork culture remains very active in Nigeria, as a significant section of the population strives to acquire at least one vocational skill before completing their formal education. Anyone with a sufficient understanding of the general state of affairs in Nigeria would recommend learning a handwork. For one, they don’t take nearly as much time…
Like every other crucial Nigerian city, Abuja has its fair share of markets, and you should consider visiting or shopping at one during your stay in the capital city. Markets in Abuja typically have specialties: there’s a fish market, a market for clothes and fabrics, and one for farm produce, but there are general-purpose markets…
The acronym ‘HMO’ stands for health maintenance organization, and that meaning almost comprehensively explains most of what you need to know about them. For the uninitiated, they’re companies that focus on providing healthcare services for clients through an insurance-like scheme. Due to the structure of Nigeria’s healthcare system, HMOs tend to be more popular than…
Abuja is hands-down one of your best destinations for learning fashion design in Nigeria, as it hosts some of the best fashion schools in the country. However, that doesn’t mean all fashion schools in Abuja are automatically good; there are even some relatively terrible ones. If you’re looking to learn fashion design around Abuja, we…
Senior citizens tend to need a lot of attention and care due to no fault of theirs, and trying to handle the busy schedule of working in Lagos and caring for an elderly relative is practically impossible. Thankfully, you don’t have to do that, as that’s the service the average old people’s home in Lagos…
Earth is dying, and Nigerians are generally doing nothing about it. However, our nonchalance is justifiable; asking Nigeria’s poor to use paper straws or shun plastic bags is frankly asking too much. However, there are simple and cheap ways to protect the environment, and expecting Nigerians to practice them is only fair. One free, and…
Lagos may not be Nigeria’s capital city on paper, but it has always been our de facto capital, thanks to the abundance of businesses in the state. With its reputation, it is no surprise that it hosts some of the most popular fashion schools in Nigeria and even West Africa as a whole. So, if…
Nigeria is a very enormous place; so much so that it’s one of the largest in West Africa and indeed in the entire continent by landmass. If the population is how you decide to define large, then Nigeria easily becomes the number one country in Africa. However, we’re not talking about Nigeria’s size compared to…
As our economic bedrock and Nigeria’s former capital city, Lagos has its fair share of museums, but not all of them are worth visiting. A museum visit is only fun when there are archeological, historical, or art pieces to observe, and sometimes a combination of the three. If a museum visit is the next item…
