WELCOME TO NIGERIA

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Hello there, welcome to Nigeria. I'm Milliscent your tour guide So where do you want us to start? North, east, west, south? (hehe)

First of all, I'd like you to know that today is World Tourism Day. A day set aside by the United Nations to acknowledge the contribution of tourism to the development of the world; economically, culturally, socially, etc. Back to our tour! Well, Nigeria has 36 beautiful states and a federal capital territory, Abuja.

SO MANY SCHOOLS; NO EDUCATION

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It's funny how International Literacy day coincides with the resumption period of schools here in Nigeria. In few weeks kids with school uniforms and lunchboxes will flood the streets; embarking on their quest to acquire knowledge, and educate their young minds. But at the end of the day, how many of them really get educated?

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

It's the first ever International Day of Charity; a day set aside to honour benevolence, love, and willful contribution to the earth and its people. The average Nigerian will ask; How much do I have for me to start thinking of giving out for charity? Have I finished feeding my kids before I consider the kid on the street? Is my house big enough for me before I start thinking of housing some abandoned kids? The average person feels you need to have so much before you can become charitable. But how true is this? We'd study the life of one of the most benevolent person that has ever lived, and in the end I guess we'd be able to answer this question.