Category: Geography – Natural Resources

Tongeji

Environment – Others, Geography – Boundary, Geography – Land, Geography – Map, Geography – Natural Resources, Oil & Gas, Towns/Cities

Tongeji; Oil rich island village in the Benin Republic border end of Ogun State, Nigeria. To gain access to the treasure Island, the easiest, though not the most time manageable route, is… read more
Kainji National Park

Environment – Wildlife, Geography – Map, Geography – Natural Resources, Tourism

Kainji National Park; Established in 1979 and located in Kwara State, the wildlife park is one of Nigeria’s most flaunted resort centres and is one of the largest game reserves in the… read more
Tourism

Arts, Culture – Others, Geography – Natural Resources, Geography – Others, Social – Relaxation, Tourism, Tradition – Ceremonies

The two UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nigeria, which doubles as the most popular tourism brands outside Nigeria, recognisable and visited by tourists worldwide are the Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa State… read more
JMJ

Geography – Natural Resources, Lifestyle – Others, Social – Welfare, Towns/Cities

JMJ; community in the backyard of Ajegunle that was known for decades as a jungle city. Stories had it that JMJ was populated mostly by whitemen in the pre-colonial and immediate post… read more
Makoko

Environment – Others, Geography – Land, Geography – Map, Geography – Natural Resources, Towns/Cities

Makoko; a renowned Lagos slum with makeshift building constructed with planks and partially corrugated iron sheets on top of a rather stagnant river as its hallmark of life. From the rising of… read more
Gwoza Hills

Geography – Land, Geography – Map, Geography – Natural Resources, Geography – Others, Lifestyle – Others, Social – Tradition

Gwoza hills; rocky and sun-baked system of hills in Borno State where three villages with primitive existence and peculiar traditions: Kunde, Guduf- Nagadio and Guduf-Kusaraha in Gwoza Local Government Area of the… read more
Old Oyo National Park

Environment – Others, Environment – Wildlife, Geography – Natural Resources, Tourism

Old Oyo National Park; Nigerian park-system in Oyo primarily facilitating preservation and protection of indigenous Nigerian flora and fauna. The park also protects the architectural and historical sites of Oyo Ile, the… read more
Gashaka Gumti National Park

Environment – Wildlife, Geography – Natural Resources, Tourism

Gashaka Gumti; National Park established in 1991 as a tourist site[i], Gasha Gumti is believed by many to be the largest, most scenic and biologically diverse conservation site in the world. It… read more
Kayode Fayemi

Geography – Natural Resources, Government, Military, Policy

Kayode Fayemi was a pro-democracy activist of the Generals Babangida and Abacha eras, later joining politics to become governor of Ekiti state in 2010 and a cabinet member of President Buhari government… read more