Your traveling to Nigeria should not be on a mixed feelings
or the preconception on what you’ve heard on media about the country, as
Nigeria is relatively calm and peaceful; and have beautiful places to tour
around.
Here are some of the reasons you should make Nigeria one of
your destinations to visit in the year 2018:
1.
The perceived peace and stability in the
country. Before now, travel and tourism performance in Nigeria had declined.
This declination was noticeable in the early 2014 to 2017, when the country
suffers a lot of negative perception. The terror attacks that went on during
those years; the Niger Delta and IPOB agitators, the Boko Haram influences in
the north and other negative stories as well as epidermis diseases of Ebola
Virus, Lassa fever, Monkey pox, etc, that dominated global media about Nigeria,
have seized to be since the government of President Mohammadu Buhari came into
power in 2015. The government of Buhari has restored peace and tranquility in
the northeast region of the country; he has also succeeded in calming the
Biafra agitators in the southeast of the country while the Niger Delta
militants in the South-south has also been nailed.
In the wake of this, Nigeria is also safe
as the streets of Paris and London if you would take precautions not to get
into the streets of the ‘ghettos’, popularly call the ‘Area Boys’.
2.
The abundant natural attractions. Nigeria is
equally blessed with hundreds of miles of coastline, landscapes, beaches and
lakes, which are ideal for beach escapes and water sports. Enugu State, for
example, is the most peaceful and calm state in the country, is heavily blessed
with natural resources in the form of caves, waterfalls, springs, etc. which
make the country one of the cheapest place for holidaying in the continent of
Africa.
Lagos, one of its major cities is a beehive
of activities, serves as a good destination for business travelers as well as
holiday seekers.
Aside natural features, Nigeria is also
richly endowed with man-made attractions like the Eko-Atlantic City, eye-catchy
bridges and tunnels, magnificent cathedrals, beautiful and clean hotels, art
galleries, theme parks, shopping malls, monumental buildings and archaeological
collections, ideally for both local and foreign tourists consumption.
3.
Cultural Carnivals & Festivals. Nigeria is
the largest national population in Africa, and has a population of over 250
ethnic groups. These ethnic groups have diverse beliefs, dances, festivals and
drama which characterizes them, and which they show case to the world based on
their events calendar day.
Among the carnivals is the Calabar Carnival
holding every December with the display of diverse colourful cultural costumes
and dances along the streets of Calabar. Also, there is the popular Abuja
carnival holding every November in the streets of the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja, and it draws both international and local visitors from all over the
world. Other carnivals of great reputes are the Argungun Fishing Carnival, the
Durban Carnival; all which take place in the northeast region of the country.
4.
The people’s Lifestyle. The Nigeria people are
generally hospitable and accommodating. They greet a lot and they consider it
very rude not greeting properly before discussing whatever business of the day.
The people also detest criminal activities and don’t hesitate to hand any
culprit to the police. The people are fun-loving people and always amuse
themselves at the sight of foreigners especially the white, who they call
‘Oyibo’.
Nigeria has wonderful and variety of diets,
usually eaten by the right hand. Every region in the country has its own
special food, and some are prepared for special occasion. In the Southeast of
the country, the people are known for their special meals known as Ofe
nsala,Ofe Olubu, and Ofe Ede while the Nsukka people of Enugu State are known for
their varieties of meals such as Okpa, Ayara Oka, and Achicha to name but few.
So also, in the Southwest, the region is gifted with the special food called
Amala and Ewedu, Gbedigiri and Iyan, etc, while the northern region is
extremely good in the preparation of Tuwo Shikafi and Tuwo Masara. These are
diets tourists would find interesting and delicious.
Aside the local meals, the urban cities are
inflated with Western foods such as canned and packaged foods found in the
Supermarkets and Shopping Malls. Majority of the restaurants serve white rice
with stew, Jollof rice with fried plantain, etc.
The Nigeria people are over all fun-loving
people. They are hard workers who are dedicated to their work.
5.
The Annual Film Festival. The Zuma film festival is Nigeria’s foremost
film festival being hold annually in the city of Abuja. It is an event that
promotes the cultural products of the Nigeria films so as to announce the
country’s tourism potentials as a film destination hub. The film festival seeks
to enhance the enormous business opportunities within the country’s motion
picture sector, arts and culture. This festival attracts participants from over
50 countries of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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