The university is divided into two groups — students who wouldn’t miss a class unless they absolutely can’t help it and students who could care less about attending lectures. If you belong to the second group, this post is for you. 1. You, when it’s time for course registration  Y’all should look at me very […]

Nigerians have trust issues, and it shows!

Students in Nigerian universities have stories to tell, but hardly anyone to tell them to. For our new weekly series, Aluta and Chill, we are putting the spotlight on these students and their various campus experiences. As someone who spent about four years on a Nigerian campus, I know that it’s almost impossible to avoid […]

The examination is a concept every student struggles with. Also, there are a lot of stressful things that could happen inside the examination hall that make a lot of students go “This is the ghetto.” Here are some of them: 1. When you can’t find any question from the “Area of Concentration” your lecturer gave […]

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Ramadan is a big deal for Muslims. It’s an exciting time when it starts, but also, it’s also exciting when it draws to an end. If you’re fasting and lowkey counting down to the last day of Ramadan, this post is for you. When you try to act unbothered but you really can’t wait for […]

A good part of the 6 years the average Nigerian spent in secondary school was the ghetto, thanks to all the rules and whatnot. The staff had all the power, and they weren’t shy about using them. Chances are that you heard the following during your time in secondary school, in different variations, and hated […]

There was a time Nokia phones ruled the world, and to be honest, those were glorious times. So, we created this quiz to find out if you can correctly identify some of their most popular phone models. Let’s begin.

Nigerian relatives can be quite tricky to handle, especially if they are older than you. For this post, we will focus on the totally stressful times aunts and uncle come visiting and all the drama they bring with them. You, when an uncle shows up unannounced Why are you like this? When a “visiting” aunt […]

Nigerian grandparents are mostly chill and they are unproblematic, which is good. But if you’re bored and you think you could handle seeing them riled up, you should try one of the following tips. 1. Tell them you’ve not eaten Ah, they want to kill my child. 2. Now, when they cook for you, tell […]

Dreams are so stressful and I hate them so much. Some of them are cute and whatnot, but generally, they’re some of the worst triggers ever. And these are some of the reasons why: You don’t always remember them This just makes them seem like a waste of time. The only time I get to […]

Students in Nigerian universities have stories to tell, but hardly anyone to tell them to. For our new weekly series, Aluta and Chill, we are putting the spotlight on these students and their various campus experiences. Earlier this year, I had a conversation with a student of Covenant University, and he talked about how tedious […]

So, we’ve created a quiz about African countries and their capitals, and another one about the currencies of African countries. We’ve also asked you to identify African countries by their flags. Moving on to today’s quiz, we would like to see how well you know African tourist destinations. Shall we begin?

We like to talk about how stressful living with our Nigerian parents was. But we don’t really talk about the times we were completely mischievous. Anyone who grew up in Nigerian is only too familiar with the following tricks: Lying to your teacher that you forgot your assignment at home when you didn’t even attempt […]

Two things are important to the average Nigerian student; food and money. Once they work around these, most of the work is done. These are some of the most popular hacks the Nigerian student is used to. 1. Bringing foodstuff from home Nobody has time to spend hours at the markets close to the school […]

One of the first thing you learn as a Nigerian child is to learn to analyse everything your mother say to decipher the actual message she is trying to pass. These are some instances where they say something, but mean absolutely something else. 1. “Let me keep this money for you” = “You don’t know […]

To be honest, a lot of us obsess about our hair and how it looks. Unfortunately, some people start to deal with a receding hairline sooner than they would have liked. This post is the story of a Nigerian man somewhere, watching in horror as he starts losing the hair from the front of his head. 1. […]

Nigeria soups are some of the best things on the planet and the best part is that there is a variety across different parts of the country. So, we created this quiz to test your knowledge of these soups. Let’s see how many you can identify.

The world is hard on everyone, but forgetful people can’t catch a break. They can’t be totally dependent on their memory, which is why they’re used to the following things: You walk into a room to do something, but forget what you want to do when you get there Why am I here again? You […]

TV shows are quite addictive, even though they require massive investment in time and energy. And that’s why feelings play an important role here. When you get hooked on a show, the following feelings jump out at one point or the other. The restiveness that comes with waiting for a new episode every week  The […]

Grades are arguably the most important things to students and they strive to get the best they can get out of the courses they register for. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always go according to plan. The Fs somehow find their ways into transcripts. However, when this happens, it becomes important to move on. But what’s this […]

Lecturer-student relationship in Nigeria is quite something. There are a lot of decisions the lecturers make, which the students cannot object to. However, this doesn’t mean they won’t react under their breath. These are some of the most popular decisions and the accompanying reactions. Enforcing the 75/80 % attendance rule “I thought I was an […]

You don’t like daylight, and it shows.

A few weeks ago, we created a quiz about African countries and their capitals and you guys blew our minds with how well you performed. Now, we want to take it up a notch and test your knowledge of Asian countries. Let’s do it. Here are other quizzes you might like: Can You Identify African […]