"Rob47's new Nigeria Page" Nigeria by Rob47

Nigeria Travel Guide: 500 reviews and 995 photos

I WAS WORKING HERE in Portharcourt for 6 months in 1995 SO DIDNT GET TO SEE TOO MUCH. Worked in Lagos 2001.
Nigeria is not exactly geared for tourism.....and the cost of living is high.

Although it could be dangerous, I enjoyed my stay.
The people who are very poor were so friendly and hard working.

Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers state and port town in southern Nigeria.
It lies along the Bonny River (an eastern distributary of the Niger), 41 miles (66 km) upstream from the Gulf of Guinea. Founded in 1912 in an area traditionally inhabited by the Ijaw people, it serve as a port, named for Lewis Harcourt - the colonial secretary.

Port Harcourt has long been an important merchant port and is today the centre of Nigeria’s oil industry. Its exports include petroleum, coal, tin, palm products, cocoa, and groundnuts. Among the industries of the area are timber processing, car manufacturing, food and tobacco processing, and the manufacture of rubber, glass, metal, and paper products, cement, petroleum products, paint, enamelware, bicycles, furniture, and soap.

Last visit to Nigeria: Aug 2001
Intro Written Sep 11, 2002
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nomorewars Jan 28, 2003 at 2:21 AM

Sounds like you were in more scary situations than not. You have great self control. I don't think I'll be venturing to Nigeria any time soon.
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RJ1967 Jan 24, 2003 at 2:15 PM

Nice page. Thanks for sharing pics and tips from an off the beaten path location
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seratonin May 14, 2002 at 11:01 PM

A great page with beautiful pictures, congratulations!
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Pelourinho May 13, 2002 at 2:48 AM

Really exothic travel destination there!
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kimmo_v Feb 22, 2002 at 6:08 AM

Great tips to be aware!!Nice page!!
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evliyasems Dec 29, 2001 at 1:14 AM

very nice :)
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l_joo Oct 5, 2001 at 4:57 AM

just be polite and give him 20 nira??
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keeweechic Oct 3, 2001 at 6:08 PM

A different perspective living there to just a visit
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june11_66 Oct 2, 2001 at 2:29 AM

Thanks for the informations
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sim1 Aug 29, 2001 at 2:04 PM

Impressive page! Great pictures!