In the midst of challenges and running around to
make ends meet in Nigeria, there is one thing
you can never miss among Nigerians – passion.
Yeah! Nigerians are passionate people which can
be seen in their everyday lives, but in different
areas of life. You see them smile, wave, do
some crazy dance steps and argue endlessly
and sometimes, you cannot stop to marvel at the
way they defend their passions. Actually, some
of these passions maybe weird, crazy and
simply unbelievable, yet, this is what makes
Nigerians happy and exciting people to be with.
1. Alluring Nigeria, we hail thee!
As if its fascinating history and culture is not
enough to grab your attention, Nigeria is blessed
with everything you can think of – delicious
foods, entertainment, scenic towns and villages,
stunning attractions, friendly locals, charming
and calm atmosphere. No matter what happens
in Nigeria, Nigerians cannot stop loving Nigeria. If
you visit the international airports in Nigeria
during festive periods and you’ll see the large
number of Nigerians around the world returning
to the country. There are a lot of beautiful
attractions and exciting activities that you cannot
stop admiring such as Obudu Ranch in Cross
River, colourful festivals around the country,
sandy beaches and quiet village life where you
can relax and take palm wine and bush meat.
2. Freebies – don’t tempt us with free
things
‘Awoof’ is the name for every free thing that
Nigerians get. We are always looking out for free
browsing plans, free airtime to call friends, free
tickets, free clothes and bonanzas. Things that
would not cost us money but would add value to
our life is what we cannot neglect. We can even
fight to get our own share of these awoof gifts.
3. Travelling outside the country
Oh boy! Nigerians love travelling outside the
country. It does not matter if it is South Africa or
South America, so far our feet have stepped out
of Nigeria rightly or wrongly, we are happy.
Interestingly, it is this passion for travelling that
fuels and drives our optimism in doing exploits
around the world. No Nigerian wants to return
back from abroad without achievements. Just
chip in an easy way of leaving Nigeria to some
set of people and you are literary made their
king.
4. We are everywhere with the social
network
We can ‘Facebook’ even in religious places and
the most sacred places in the country. Just don’t
leave us with a cell phone in a boring
environment. We have become social media
persons that we do not need to read the papers
to know what is happening around us. If you
want to know anything about Nigeria or her
people,visit the popular social networks.
5. We are fashion savvy citizens
Fashion is one of the things Nigerians are most
passionate about, it doesn’t matter if it is ‘Aba-
made’ or ‘Made in China or our African Ankara
clothes. Nigerians are passionate about fashion
and they spend good money in looking good.
Don’t be caught in a Nigerian social gathering
without planning what you would wear because
you may look like an alien. Ladies talk for days
about what to wear before an event comes up.
6. Football can make us forfeit our
meals
Super Eagles may not be meeting the expectation
of Nigerians sometimes; but that has not stopped
us from loving soccer. The premier league has
become a god that is worshipped during the
weekends. For wives who have football fanatic
husbands or kids, food shouldn’t be served
neither should errands be initiated. Some of our
men are so passionate about football that they
can even fight for their clubs.
7. Step aside; it is Owanbe (party) time
You can literally feel the vibe when you smell the
weekend air in Nigeria. Your feet may even
disappoint you when it does some tapping to the
local music as you walk past some party
locations. The colourful attires, the displays of
local artistes or DJs, the settings and the food
bring thousands of Nigerians outside their homes
for Owanbe. This is a way to unwind after a
stressful week in Nigeria. We simply love
attending ‘Owanbe’ as the Yoruba people call it.
8. Change is what makes us excite.
We know that the only thing that is not constant
is change and Nigerians really love any change.
They believe that every change would give them
a ray of hope or affect them. Whatever type of
change, we are passionate to know how we can
benefit from it. This change can be seen in a new
drink like Orijin, new slangs, new fashion, new
Super Eagle’s coach, new fashion or anything
change. We really love change.
9. Sports is our hobby, we love it
Like in every part of the world where sports bring
a lot of fans, Nigerians are not an exception.
They love sport activities; even nowadays, ladies
are now getting serious-minded as participants
and spectators. Even the local wrestling is a
must-watch in the village. We see sports as
another means of bonding together even with our
enemies.
10. We are crazy about cars
We love cars especially the luxury and the latest
models in town. We celebrate the arrival of our
new cars like we celebrate the birth of a new
baby. Sometimes, we even put up parties to
celebrate our new cars. Of course, it mustn’t be
brand new. Whether it is ‘tokunbo’ or new, a new
car is a new car to us.
11. We are passionate about money-
making
The only reason that Nigerians work hard is
because they are passionate about becoming
successful and making money. It does not
matter the kind of job that is fetching us the
money, what matters is that success is achieved
at the end of the day. When a business gives out
a lot of returns, it doesn’t take minutes for
thousands of people to start the particular line of
business. It is in our genes to be successful and
rich.
12. We love shortcut – we believe it is
the easiest route to success
Hardwork may pay but a lot of Nigerians are
passionate about looking for fast ways of
achieving success. Little wonder you find a lot of
Nigerians scaling protocols to be served.
13. Music and dance make our world
go round
From Shoki to Skelewu, hiplife to blues; Nigerians
do not have shortage of dance steps and music.
In fact, there is hardly a day that Nigerians are
not seen singing and dancing along with popular
artistes. Even the bus conductor with a
headphone connected to music can forget to
collect money from passengers when carried
away by the music.
14. We own the latest electronic
gadgets
Technology has come to Nigeria and we are not
letting go. Talk of the latest Smartphone or in-
house gadgets; we cannot get enough of them.
We change our gadgets like the way we change
clothes, we are so passionate about our gadgets
that we can starve ourselves to get the best.
15. We cannot wait for public holidays
Who doesn’t like holidays? Nigerians love
holidays and festive periods. From Christmas to
New Year, Workers Day to Democracy day, and
many other religious breaks, we cannot wait for
it to come. This is the time we abandon the office
work, forget the worries about our school work
and indulge in socializing, drinking and eating
good food. We wish holidays are everyday.
16. Family is our number one
No matter how busy we may be, we do not joke
with our families. The bond is strong and cannot
be cut by strangers. We love ourselves and
would always defend, help, advice and move
along with our families. This is the best cult we
can ever join because that is where we can be
the kings we may not be outside.
17. Education is our bedrock
Nigerians are very passionate about going to
school, either formal or informal. Getting
admission into a tertiary institute is something
that is held in high regards all over the country.
We push even those who do not like education to
do anything around education.
18. You cannot take religion away from
us
The whole world may be religious but we believe
that we are the most religious people on earth. A
look at our backyards would sprout hundreds of
religious places. We do not play with our religious
days and can even die for our religion. We
strongly believe in God and passionate about our
religious beliefs.
19. Together forever in our weddings
The preparation of a wedding, the clothing of the
groom’s men and ‘aso-ebi’ make wedding an
exciting event in Nigeria. We are passionate
about getting married and attending weddings.
There are a lot of things that we would love in
weddings, the delicious foods, the free gifts and
the wedding concepts.
20. We cannot erase our culture
Even though, the world is developing rapidly with
technology. It is an abstract when we celebrate
our culture. We push the modern age aside when
we are celebrating our cultures. We may not be
practising these cultures in our modern cities,
but when it is time to exhibit our roots, we never
shy away from doing that. SOURCE: howng.com/20-things-nigerians-passionate/

I thought egusi soup would be there at the top 5

That number 2 tho.