GSM, also known as Global System for Mobile Communications, has birthed huge changes throughout Nigeria since it was first introduced. Today, Nigerians now have access to a variety of different services, such as mobile banking, online payments, cheaper international calls, mobile TV and the internet. […]
Garri is a household name in Nigeria, as well as in West Africa. A creamy-white granular flour with fermented flavor and a slightly sour taste, Garri or cassava flakes is a rich source of carbohydrate, made from fermented, gelatinized fresh cassava tubers. This staple food […]
Interested in the history of early Lagos? Read it here Contributed by Josephine (avidimes@gmail.com): Lagos is synonymous with yellow buses. At least, until Ambode’s LASG successfully takes them off the road, these yellow buses with long, black stripes running their length will remain the most […]
Time magazine named Nollywood the third-largest film & cinema industry after USA’s Hollywood and India’s Bollywood. However, trying to trace the history of film and Nollywood in Nigeria is rather difficult as there are disagreements about when both started; that applies especially to the latter. […]
Search the web on how to make agege bread and you’ll see many interesting results, but most of them (if not all) probably don’t have it right. Agege bread is the name of a locally baked bread, packed in transparent, clear nylon tied nearly at […]
