Hospitaity
Nigeria, the hub and
cultural nerve-center of Africa, has had its fair share of trials and hardship,
but regardless of everything it remains a land of diversity and opportunity.
There are a number of interesting and/or funny facts about this great country
you probably didn’t know. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency,
shares 4 of them.
Nigeria
has one of the largest butterfly diversity
Nigeria has been found to
have the most appropriate habitat for a large variety of the world’s
butterflies. The areas around Calabar, Cross River State, located in Nigeria’s
southern region, is the widely believed home of one of the largest diversity of
butterflies.
It’s
One of the Oldest Locations of Human Existence
Archaeological evidence
shows that the history of human existence in Nigeria dated as far back as 9000
BC. The Nok civilization, which existed around 500 BC – 200 AD, is actually the
earliest known civilization in Nigeria.
The
Cost of Living in Abuja is Well Beyond the Average Professional’s Wages
This is more pathetic than
funny really, but it’s the sad truth. Since the 1990s, the cost of living in
Abuja is above what an average professional can afford. This thus makes living
in the state quite difficult. However, to ease the burden, young professionals
would typically live as ‘housemates’ in the same apartment, sharing the cost of
rent in equal parts to ease some of the burden.
Nigeria
is Home to the Happiest and Most Optimistic People in the World
This really isn’t
surprising but it’s an interesting fact nonetheless. According to the World
Happiness Report 2017 produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network
(SDSN), a global initiative of the United Nations, Nigeria ranks as Africa’s
sixth happiest people. The truth is, it might not seem like Nigerians have
anything to be happy about but our choosing to be happy and rejoice as we go
about our daily hustle regardless of anything, is much healthier than wallowing
in depression and despair for the state of things.
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