Category: Geography – Others

Lagos (City)

Culture – Others, Entertainment – Nollywood, Entertainment – Pop Culture, Environment – Others, Geography – Land, Geography – Others, Lifestyle – Properties, Music – Afro-Hip-Hop, Social – Relaxation, Towns/Cities

Lagos refers to the urban area called Metropolitan Lagos, which includes both the islands of the former municipality of Lagos and the main surburbs. On December 12, 1991, the city of Lagos… read more
The Great Hunger

Agriculture – Others, Agriculture – Rural, Agriculture – Soil Science, Agriculture- Animals (Others), Environment – Others, Geography – Land, Geography – Others, History – Social

In 1973, crops failed and pastures dried up over large expanses of Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Upper Volta, Niger, Chad, the Northern States of Nigeria, and parts of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and… read more
Bakassi

Geography – Map, Geography – Others, History – Political, Law – International, Politics – International

Bakassi; a disputed territory between Nigerian and Cameron. The Bakassi peninsula is a maritime region within the eastern estuary of Cross River, it is one the most prolific food baskets which attracted… read more
Akin Mabogunje

Geography – Land, Geography – Map, Geography – Others, People, Towns/Cities

Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje ; Professor of Geography and first African elected foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences, in the line of Charles Darwin and Martin Luther King Jnr.… 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
Obudu Cattle Ranch

Environment – Wildlife, Geography – Others, Tourism

Obudu Cattle Ranch; now called the Obudu Mountain Resort rather than the Obudu Cattle Ranch. It is located at the Obaniku Local Government area of the northern part of Cross River State… read more
Abuja

Geography – Map, Geography – Others, Government, Towns/Cities

Abuja; Seat of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, originally a sparsely populated territory of less than one hundred thousand people. Influx of people into the Federal Capital City accelerated from… 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
Osooro

Geography – Land, Geography – Others, Towns/Cities

Osooro; an Ikale clan predominant in the northern part of Ikale land south of Ondo State, the region of which, with Urhobo immigrants accounts for more than a quarter of Ikale population.… read more
Makama Danko

Demography, Geography – Others, People, Policy

Samu’ila Danko Makama; Demographer who conducted the first population census in Nigeria as chairman of National Population Commission NPC. Makama’s 2006 Census was a head count that was tailored to suit the… read more