Nigeria

Nigeria at a Glance

Capital City:
Abuja (moved from Lagos in 1991)

Currency:
Nigerian Naira

Language:
English

International Telephone Code:
+234

ISBN-10: 1841622397

ISBN-13: 9781841622392

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Table of Contents

(1) Introduction

(2) Chapter 1 Background information

(3) Chapter 2 Practical information

(4) Chapter 3 In Nigeria

(5) Chapter 4 Health and safety

(6) Chapter 5 Lagos

(7) Chapter 6 Southwestern Nigeria

(8) Chapter 7 Southeastern Nigeria

(9) Chapter 8 Central Nigeria

(10) Chapter 9 East and Northeast Nigeria

(11) Chapter 10 Northern Nigeria

(12) Appendix 1 Language

(13) Appendix 2 Glossary of Nigerian phrases

(14) Appendix 3 Further information

(15) Index

About the Author

Lizzie Williams is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Travel Africa. She has travelled extensively in Africa, both independently and in her role as overland expedition leader. She now lives in Cape Town.

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Notes from the Author

"Nigeria has one of the world’s worst reputations as a dangerous travel destination, and anyone who approaches Lagos, the world’s second largest city, does so with a nervous feeling of apprehension. The country is mind-bogglingly chaotic and the human and vehicle congestion incomprehensible. Not everything is a pleasant sight for the travellers; the poverty is raw, there is an acute rubbish problem, the environment has been stripped bare, and the wildlife has just about been poached out of Nigeria’s forests. The infrastructure is so poor that everything is broken, dilapidated, decaying or has stopped working. But perhaps it is this chaos that makes Nigeria an appealing travel destination. It really does have to be seen to be believed.

Away from the mean streets of Lagos, travellers are in for a surprise as the rest of Nigeria is not what is expected of modern myth. In the south are watery deltas where people’s lives haven’t changed for hundreds of years and in the north are ancient walled cities still ruled by sultans and emirs, where trade has been going on in the markets for over a thousand years. The people are the real reason to visit Nigeria, and in every corner of the country people will stop and say welcome. White visitors are so rare, even on the streets of Lagos, the Nigerian people are delightfully flabbergasted to see you. The people are intelligent, creative and generous and with over 250 ethnic groups in the country, culturally rich. It is also a humorous country to travel in; the sights, sounds and obscure moments that only the world’s most populous country can throw at you, make for delightful travelling. Nigeria is for the adventurous traveller, no doubt about it, but for travellers with an open mind and friendly demeanour, it is an incredibly absorbing country with an enormous personality."

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