Business Eye

Trailing history from the Museum

Henrich Rudolf was 10 when the 30-month Nigerian Civil War began in 1967. But the laxity with which the German newscaster delivered the news then of children dying of starvation, villages burnt, lives lost made him sick, even as a lad. For him, the newscaster rather gave prominence to the sustainable resistance of the Biafran Army over the Nigerian Army's advancement in their territory.

                Now a security expert, Rudolf is among the many across the globe that are still baffled at the ...

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Underutilised Lagos waterways

With approximately 17 million commuters shuttling within its belly, Lagos, it appears cannot contain or manage the transport inadequacies presented by lack of insufficient road transport vehicles. Evidently, one ordinary sight in the city is the over crowded bus stops and wiry commuters fighting for available vehicles in their bid to return home after a hard day’s work.

                According to Lanre Shittu, a Lagosian who resides on the Mainland and works on the Island, it is like travelling...

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Nike Lake Resort beckons for summer holiday

Nike Lake Resort in Enugu State is one of the beautiful resorts in the country that offers the visitor or tourist the excitement and relaxation that abound in similar resorts abroad. So, you can save your hard earned foreign exchange by spending your summer holidays in the country this year in this wonderful resort that offers among others a natural lake stretching over 3km with its incredible and rare aquatic population and splendor.

                The resort promises wonders and breathtaking v...

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A splash of life at Olumirin Waterfalls

Olumirin Waterfall in Erin Ijesa, Osun State is the most accessible of all the waterfalls in Nigeria. It beats Gurara in Niger State because of its relative proximity to the Ilesa - Abuja Expressway. The waterfall is less than 1km from the highway and hidden by the range of rocks that crisscross through Ijesa land into Ekiti State. It can be reached through the expressway to Abuja from Ibadan.

                Erin Ijesa, the host community of the waterfall is just a few kilometres from Ilesa, on ...

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Okomu Park - Enthralling Nature Within

The joy of an adventure is not only in exploring new destinations, but in rediscovering old ones. With new eyes, you will see things from new perspectives, discover nature afresh and delight in things that ordinarily will not matter to you.

This is exactly what Paul Schneider, a German engineer, set out to do with two of his comrades at the very pristine Okomu Park in Edo State. He feels he left in a rush during his last visit in August. This time, he vows to be home with nature.

After an expected...

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Disappearing Dye Craft Of Kano

The sight of children playing, adults strolling and a few elderly men crouching over some functional pits are the only visible activities at the once flourishing Kano Dye Pits that complement the fame once enjoyed by the ancient city for its commerce.

While most of the over 500-year-old dye pits are empty, a few with dark-blue dye solutions that hold much promise have nobody to attend to them. The few twisted and tied clothes lying on the bare floor in different shapes tell of the unfortunate sto...

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IDANRE : So Much Fun for Lovers of Beautiful Landscape

The largely unexploited tourism site of Idanre Hills in Ondo State in south-western Nigeria provide a window to the town's colourful history. From a few kilometers to the town centre, a first time visitor to the hills will not cease to marvel at the aesthetics, architecture and thoroughness employed by nature in the assemblage of hills of various shapes and sizes at Idanre.

Known as 'Oke Idanre' by the community, the terrain is so high that those at the bottom go about their daily activities as i...

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Sao Tome: Alluring alternative off the West Coast of Africa

It is the time of the year, when many people will want to go on holidays or spend a couple of days or even weeks in a good holiday resort with coconut trees and swim in the warm azure ocean, go safari and explore city breaks.

If you have been dreaming of a wonder island to rest your head or pamper your aching body come summer, and you cannot afford fun on the pocket islands on the Caribbean, you need to look inwards to Sao Tome, a seeming Africa’s best kept secret.

With the near perfect nature, en...

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Ilashe: An Escape for Metropolitan Madness

Ilashe, a sleepy riverine community in Lagos with its beautiful beach presents a relaxation spot away from the metropolitan hustle and bustle. It is just by the corner. Tucked in-between the Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean, Ilashe has a peninsula of sort that is an escape from the madness of Lagos metropolis. It is just about 30 minutes ride by boat from Marina, Lagos and about 15 minutes from Apapa and it can be accessed by land through Amuwo Odofin.

 While the inhabitants, whose occupation is mai...

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Striking Gold with Tourism

Oluwadunsi Ogunsuji takes an expository look at what immense  benefit accrues to  entrepreneurs  from the tourism business

Nigeria's economy is not about oil. It's formal sector is just driven by proceeds from crude oil which currently accounts for more than 50% of the country's revenue. Truth, if told, would be that oil only accounts for such a high percentage of Nigeria's earning because Nigeria has neglected to earn its true size of revenue.

Widespread clamour for the diversification of Nigeria...

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