Nigeria AKA “The Giant of Africa” is the most populated country in Africa. With more than 206 million individuals living in Nigeria, this country is an exciting place to visit. With gorgeous landscapes, amazing diverse culture, and bustling cities, Nigeria should definitely be on your bucket list. But if you need more motivation, here you go, as in this post, we’ll talk about the top 10 reasons you should visit Nigeria right now.
Beautiful Landscapes
With mountain ranges, beaches, tropical forests, city skylines, and deserts, Nigeria has no shortage of jaw-dropping beautiful landscapes. Just make sure to free up some space in your camera/phone as you will capture countless breathtaking views.
Nigerian Cities
With more than 206 million people living in Nigeria, you can rest assured that there are a lot of cool large cities and small towns to explore. From Lagos (AKA Lasgidi), the city that stops developing and growing, to Uyo, a great gateway to the trans-border Cross River National Park, you’ll never run of options for the next stop in your Nigerian traveling journey.
Nigerian Beaches
Nigeria has a long coastline along the Atlantic ocean. 853 km long coastline only means countless gorgeous beaches to enjoy, whether with others or solo. Ibeno Beach, the longest sand beach in West Africa, Akodo Beach with the whitest sands the country has to offer, and Calabar Beach that is popular for its combination of adventure, sweet solitude, and breathtaking views, are only a few to mention.
Third Mainland Bridge
With a length of 11.8 km (7.3 miles), The Third Mainland Bridge, located in Lagos, is one of the longest bridges in the world. It used to be the longest bridge in Africa, until the construction of the 6th October Bridge in Cairo in 1996, took the title which made the Third Mainland Bridge in Nigeria, the second-longest bridge in Africa.
Nigerian Fashion
The Nigerian fashion industry is blowing up across the world with its indigenous designs, but you don’t need to get close to a catwalk to witness this first hand, since the average Nigerian was born with a sense of style and creativity. Then if you’re interested in the African fashion style, you’re in the right place!
Africa’s Biggest Street Party
Every year on December 1, Calabar Carnival, a month-long event attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world who like to participate in Africa’s biggest street party. Calabar Carnival is so famous that icons like Akon, Nelly, Fat Joe, Juvenile, Jeezy, Lucky Dube, and Kirk Franklin have performed there.
Nigerian Accent
With more than 206 million people living in Nigeria, you would talk to a few Nigerians for sure. Always thought the British English accent was sexy? Wait until you hear Nigerians talking!
Pro tip: Listen to some of King Sunny Ade songs, and you’d know what we’re talking about!
Nigerian Cuisine
Nigerian cuisine is one of the healthiest cuisines in the world. Whether you’re a meat-lover, vegetarian, or vegan, there’s a yummy dish waiting for you at the bukas (local eateries), or high-class Nigerian restaurants.
Nigerian fruits
Nigeria is located in the tropical zone which means weird delicious fruits and vegetables that can be found nowhere else on the planet, similar to other tropical zones. Tiger nuts, monkey cola, paw-paw, and grape-like local strawberries are only a few examples.
Butterflies Diversity
Experts believe that the areas around Cross River State harbors, in the southern part of Nigeria are home to one of the largest diversity of butterflies in the world. With a lot of colorful and beautiful butterflies roaming around, you’d feel like you’re living a dream.
Thanks for sharing the interesting bits about Nigeria and Nigerians. 😍
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Nigeria is indeed a giant of Africa. I was born and bred in the federal capital of Nigeria, Abuja. I wish to visit Lagos and some other beautiful States in the country. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you very much for your comment dear Nuella.
Wow, Absolutely beautiful. I am looking forward to my upcoming trip. Beautiful place and people!
Wow, good for you. I miss Nigeria a lot. It’s an amazing country.
Hope you have a safe and exciting trip.
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I think the giant is falling
It’s so awesome to see a full article about my home country and I can definitely tell that whoever wrote this did a good job (methinks bukas and lasgidi).
Thanks Emmanuel! I was thinking of your comment while writing this post! lol!
Thank you for taking time for reading it!
Oh, that’s so great to hear. Thank you so much. You could also drop by my blog occasionally to see Nigerian travel, art or tourism from my perspective.
You’re very welcome!
Sure thing.
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The Nigerian accent addition was a nice move ngl 👏🏻
Right! Nigerian accent just sounds so beautiful!
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Not forgetting the rich cultural heritage and the large Economy
That’s true.
Thanks for mentioning and thank you for your comment!
I agree, the Nigerian accent is great 🙂
Glad to see you agree 🙂
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What’s the name of the fruit in the picture? It also grows in my home country (Philippines) but I forgot its name 😀
Would love to be there during the street party and try out the cuisine.It looks fun.
It’s called Rose Apple.
Right, Philippines has cool fruits! I loved your pork dishes tho.
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There is a large Nigerian community in London and I learned a lot about Nigeria from them. I definitely agree with you on the accent! But I do know an accent is not the same as a personality
That’s so true.
I’m glad you agree with me about their accent! 🙂
thank you for your comment! 🙂
You’re welcome! Trevor Noah has a really great routine about accents and he does the most amazing accents in his routines. I love it SO much!
very interesting, thank you
My pleasure.
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God bless 🙂
God bless you as well
Funny to read that post today, I was just talking to someone in Nigeria earlier in the day. Apparently there are currently some disruptions in the administration’s organisation as a result of protests. Be patient 🙂
Good to know. Thank you for mentioning it.
It’s not recommended to travel for unnecessary reasons right now anyways. I want people to add cool unknown places to their bucket list for now and visit them once everything’s fine! lol
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