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AIESEC Nigeria | Experience Nigeria Booklet | www.aiesecnigeria.org/experiencenigeria
PEOPLE
CULTURE
ENVIRONMENT
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Three major ethnics YORUBA – HAUSA
– IGBO
Yoruba? The name "Yoruba" is of more recent origin than the concept. It was originally the Hausa name for the Oyo kingdom,
meaning "the people of the state of Oyo", and was given a wider use by missionaries only in the 1840s. Oyo was the pre-
eminent city-state of the Yoruba between the 16th and 18th centuries, but it was not the only one. The people of the
City of Benin speak a closely related language. They also trace the ancestry of the institution of kingship to Ife.
Yoruba land is not a country, although the number of people now calling themselves Yoruba is greater than the population of
many with a seat in the United Nations. No one really knows how many Yoruba there are. There may be as many as 20 million
speaking a dialect of the Yoruba language.
The vast majority live in the south west of Nigeria, but a considerable number make up one of the major cultural groups in the
neighboring Republic of Benin (not to be confused with the City of Benin). There are also enclaves in Togo, particularly around the
town of Atakpame. A considerable number of people around the world can also claim Yoruba ancestry.
Hausa?
The Hausa Culture is located mostly in northwestern Nigeria and parts of southwestern Niger they call Hausa land. There are several
large cities around Hausa land. The population is the largest in West Africa consisting of over 20 million because of their
intermarriages and constant interaction with different peoples. While most of the Hausa live in Hausa land, some of the people are
found scattered from West Africa all the way to the Congo Republic settled temporarily as traders or sometimes even permanently.
IGBO?
The Ibos are profoundly religious. These polytheistic people worship many gods. They believe that there are three levels of divine
beings: the highest level is the supreme god, or “Chukwu.” Underneath Chukwu are lesser gods, called “Umuagbara”, and under
these is the “Ndi Ichie,” the spirits of dead people. The Ibos also believe in reincarnation. They see death as a transient phase
between life and the spirit world. When someone dies, he or she starts a new life in the spirit world. After a time in the spirit world, a
dead person would be reborn as a new person and the cycle would continue. Each village has priests and priestesses who help in
all spiritual matters, conducting ceremonies and rituals. And since the Ibos believe that everything in life is controlled by higher
powers, there are diviners in a village that attempt to predict the future.
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Who is your witness
A country full of friendly and diverse
people that are the pride of the nation.
Nigeria is the most populous black
nation in the world where the people
develop a nationalistic feeling when it
comes to defending the country‟s
image.
Within minutes of being in the country,
you will find an „artificial nation‟ roughly
made up of 256 ethnic groups and 6
geo political zones.
They are divided first by ethnicity then by
religion and culture. Nigerians are proud
of what they are and who they are. To
the extent, that it can become a
competition. Nigeria is the spotlight of
Africa because we always keep our
selves in the news.
This country has more history, art, food
and lots of culture than most
countries around.
Time is now
Discover Nigeria
Have you heard of Pidgin
English or do you want to learn
it?
Perhaps you are interested in
discovering new Nigerian
slangs and cannot afford a
Nigerian Pidgin English.
E.g., I want to eat fried cake
made out of black-eyed peas
Pidgin: I want chop Akara.
Want to learn more?
The opportunity await YOU
When you have the people, you have
the culture = experienced Nigeria
Get integrated!
Listen to the Voice of
Nigeria on Radio http://www.niger ianwebradio.com/
WAZOBIA
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Tour NAIJA
CULTURAL TOUR
We have several packages to
accommodate almost any need, or
you can let us create a custom
travel package.
OBUDU RANCH RESORT
The Obudu Cattle Ranch now known as the
Obudu Mountain Resort is found in the
Obaniku Local Government area of the
northern part of Cross River State. It is an
area where the wonderful work of nature
can be appreciated with its awesome and
almost indescribable views.
YANKARI GAME RESERVE
The Yankari National Park is the
premier game reserve in Nigeria.
Yankari Park and Wikki Warm Springs
are placed round the Gagi River,
about 1 1/2 hours byway, southeast
of Bauchi Town.Elephant The beauty
and size of The Yankari Game
Reserve make it the most popular
reserve in Nigeria.
ASO ROCK
Natural/Physical. The rock is the largest rock out crop within the Abuja metropolis, ranging
about 936m above sea level, dominating the landscape of the capital city and overlooking
residential quarters and office buildings like The National Assembly, The Supreme Court and The
Presidential Villa. The rock has become synonymous with the nation‟s seat of power. It has
some caves within the structure, which can be visited by tourists with the permission of the local
priest. Aso people used to take refuge in the cave during intertribal wars. The rock is a sight
worth seeing for every visitor in Abuja.
OLUMO ROCK
Abeokuta (literarily means under the
rock)-the name comes from the
famous 'Olumo' rock, which served as
a place of refuge for some of the
Yorubas during one of the fierce tribal
wars in those days. Here is a view of
the city/town from the rock
TARKWA BAY BEACH
Tarkwa Bay is a sheltered beach along the Lagos
harbor. It is accessible by boat from Maroko or from
under Falomo Bridge on Victoria Island. This beach
provides a pleasant outing with safe swimming
conditions, even for small children.
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Transporting
Nigeria is popularly known to
transport with „OKADA‟, „B.R.T‟
and „DANFO‟ The fastest
means is the motorbike
popularly known as „OKADA‟
but however it is very
dangerous as there are several
accident with OKADA riders so
my advice is to use the normal
buses which are; B.R.T or Danfo
OKADA B.R.T DANFO
Transportation fee:
The fee varies per distance, minimum fee for Danfo is 20Naira, B.R.T buses have fixed prize
even though you are going short distance and it is 70Naira. OKADA minimum fee
according to region e.g. Lagos is known to be expensive in transporting and OKADA fee
varies minimum of 50Naira and maximum of N500, they can take you anywhere
depending on your negotiation. One key thing you should know is that when taking
OKADA, you have the privilege to negotiate prizes as they may raise the prize since you
are a foreigner.
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You must know!
Nigerians like to stare at foreigners and they have a
popular word they call them “OYINBO” means
white people. Generally, Chinese are known to be
yellow but in Nigeria, you are still called “OYINBO”
Currency There is a conditional inflation in
prizes on every commodity in
Nigeria i.e. the prize you buy in one
location is different to the prize in
another location.
Exchange currency rate:
1 Dollar = 150Naira
1 Euro = 210Naira
1 Pound = 248Naira
Food There are different foods according to 3
major tribes in Nigeria. It is the culture of
the people to eat with hand e.g. eating
food like EBA, AMALA, Fufu, Iyan, Lafu,
Semovita.
Sometimes foreigners do not like to eat
local food, not to worry, we have rice,
beans, noodles etc.
There are also fast food places to buy
food such as Chicken republic, Mr
Biggs, Tantalizers, KFC. You might be
interested in buying your country local
food, I am sure you will find it most
especially in Lagos but the issue is it
might be expensive to buy.
You need not worry about what kind of
food you want to eat
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Getting ready
Now it is time to apply for visa entry to Nigeria and
The best we will do is to provide you adequate
information to obtain the right visa for your duration of
stay in Nigeria.
For short-term stay | Developmental Trainee-ship:
Usually the maximum duration is 6 to 12weeks and to
get visa you will need to apply for tourist visa to
Nigeria. AIESEC Nigeria will write you an official letter
of invitation to apply for visa.
For long-term stay | MT, ET, and TT Trainee-ship:
Most time the duration last between 25 to 72weeks, so
you will need to apply for a STR „Business‟ visa to
Nigeria. AIESEC Nigeria will do the letter of invitation
and you will need to take your acceptance note
signed and stamped by the organization, which you
are doing your internship with to apply for visa. For
more information visit the National immigration Portal
| https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/index.htm
Important note:
At the point of entry the immigration stamp just one
month stay in Nigeria because of new entry policy for
foreigners but AIESEC Nigeria having cooperation with
the National Immigration Service will help in extending
your visa. Kindly contact the MCVP ICX/Project
AIESEC Nigeria: Abayomi Ogundipe |
abayomi.ogundipe@aiesec.net | 2348026118180 |
Skype: ogundipe.abayomi.baba
Health
Insurance It is important and advisable to
obtain your health insurance
before coming to Nigeria.
Tips:
ensure you have medications for
prevention against sicknesses such
as Malaria etc. It is advisable you
bring drugs prescribed by your
doctor; sometime Nigerian
mosquito can get immune to
whatever drugs you bring
whatever situation it is our core
responsibility to provide actual
drugs for malaria.
Landing in
Lagos & Abuja
For those of you doing your internship in
different cities except Lagos & Abuja. It will be
better to communicate with your TN manager
about means of transporting to city which you
will do your internship.
Tips:
For long distance travel it is advisable to fly. You
can book in advance through our local airlines
|http://www.flyaero.com/ Booking advance
saves you a lot of money; you might need to
communicate with you TN manager about it.
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