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Absolutely Ify, what I find even more worrisome is how being a book worm makes you appear to be odd and out of touch with reality (that's how most kids see things these days!)

Mine is;

www.Abujafood.com - Abuja's leading website (Online City guide and lifestyle magazine)

www.Nairaland.com -

www.twitter.com - Social media marketing

www.bbc.com - News

Then numerous blogs on social media marketing and business

Hi Abuja folks on Nairaland!

http://www.Abujafood.com is organising a free lunch competition very soon, starting in November!

The questions for the contest will be brain teasers or current affairs questions about Abuja! The price is a Lunch courtesy Abujafood.com!

We'll keep you updated on this thread!

When we talk about reading culture, we’re not only referring to the love for reading by a select few but for a way of life among Nigerians especially students and professionals as a way of building and empowering themselves with knowledge contained in books. Reading as an activity has a stimulating effect on our minds.

Recently a national newspaper editorial decried the near dead reading culture in Nigeria. As far as the Editorial team was concerned Nigerians don’t read as much or as well as they once used to. These days it’s hard to come across anyone who is interested in reading just for the fun of it and in fact some people actually think it’s strange to read for fun. As far as they’re concerned one should only read for a forth coming examination.

One of the reasons for the declining reading culture in Nigeria is the widely held view that it is a boring academic task not a hobby. For this reason merely reading an autobiography or Literary play during your spare time might be viewed as a strange habit.

Another reason could be the problem of overemphasis on paper qualification and passing exams. Our Educational institutions especially Secondary are not modeled optimally to challenge students to read for fun, inventions or creativity. Rather it seems the ‘copy and paste’ system is in force where all you do is read, cram and pour out what you’ve read as answers in your answer sheet. This culture sends a wrong message about the value of reading outside of academic works.

Even in this present day and age, reading for fun is out of place with most young people if at all for leisure, they’ll rather handle a kindle fire which a digital tablet – a device that enables them to not only read their favourite books, but watch videos or connect with folks online.

Reading is simply not 'cool'. What people prefer these days is chatting on their mobile devices which encourage the ugly use of abbreviations or 'text language' further worsening students spellings and grammar. For instance, 'BRB' for be right back, 'Lol' for laugh out loud, and 'SMH' for shake my head.

While the internet is a rich source of information and there are millions of books and articles to read online it seems many young Nigerians would rather opt for Facebook, Twitter or Nairaland mostly to chat, look for dates and not to do assignments and keep up to date with current news and gossip. Instead of seeking knowledge the internet is used for entertainment.

Is the reading culture dead in Nigeria as the popular Newspaper opined or just as some Educationists in the US have also observed a trend common to 21st century youth? As long as reading is perceived negatively, chances are there won’t be any improvements in the Nigerian reading culture anytime soon.

http://www.abujafood.com/news-digest/crunch/925-reading-culture-in-nigeria-a-dire-situation.html

Mine is Mango!

My bashed Honda Accord turns heads like, wetin do this motor for side?

I listen, just in case something new and decisive would be said!

My contribution is to use my words to tell inspiring stories about unsung Nigerian heroes and to prove to cynics that regardless of how much we think lowly of ourselves, a few Nigerians can actually make a difference that even the world can admire!

Still an ongoing project, so watch out!

Any Job that says Salary is attractive but uses a cheap advert medium such as a free online advert is suspicious! That is not to say close your mind but watch it!

Chanchit: I will bid for Orlando Julius saxophone, when its up for auction.

I respect your love for your naija celeb!

mumumugu: I call her mumu .she calls me mugu

Lol!

Mynd_44: She is a chicken

While you're mr. Turkey?

A more fitting example between rick Ross and usher who would you ladies prefer?

Let's assume your favorite naija celeb auctioned one of their old clothes or other personal stuff, how much are you willing to pay for it?

For instance I don't mind paying N10k for Don Jazzy's red cap in why me video with D banj!

FRANKLINTON: Poster, call her CHICK not CHICKEN

She's cool with the name! What do u call urs?

Mrs.Chima:
Duh.

Window!

dandagreat: @op y not call her ''baboon''

Good suggestion but try it first and get back to me!

[quote author=julianairo]U guys are funny,y wud u call ur boo chicken,its really absurd.Well I call my boo BROWNSUGAR[/quote

As long as it's fine with her may be it's not absurd!

Mynd_44: What does she feel about monkey?

We are not here to talk about her, what do you call urs?

Mrs.Chima:
Ode.

It's that what u call ur boo?

Mynd_44: You call her chicken and she likes it?

Yea!

k2039: SMH.
Someone needs to be confined to an asylum

Too bad it's you!

I formed several names for her! I call her boober, sometimes chicken and she's okay with both names! What about you?

booqee: how can u come up with such assumption?! Good Lord!!
For me..sex is the last thing on my mind when entering into a relationship. Infact i'd rather dat pple don't get intimate until they get married..but sadly enough, only very few guys would accept dat for you.
As for money,..gosh! Who no like money pls?? If a guy sees me and gives me money just out of goodwill or prolly cos he wants to date me..why i no go collect?? When i no be arowomagba!
But i won't enter into relationships because of money. My ex was jobless when i started dating him..yeah. I look for love not money..but i like money. Call it story story. It doesn't matter

Story, once upon a time, time time!

STORY!!!

You think say we know know you fabu? Tell your story to the.chickens!

Typos aside, this story lacks meaning! I even doubt such a thing ever happened!

berem: Why are they denying? Abi no be true? Anyway wetin consign me? Shebi na their mama,no be my mama dem use.who cares anyway?

Foolish talk!

It is now official. The much speculated rumour about Apple coming out with a mini version of the Apple Ipad Tablet has finally been laid to rest.

Apple officially released the 7.9-inch Ipad Mini earlier this week much to the glee of Apple fans worldwide who can now take pride in the mini tablet in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy Tabs and the Google Android Tabs. The market availability of the tablet is scheduled to begin on November 2, 2012. Here are some of its cool features.

It has a 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS screen with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels. It has a pixel density of about 163ppi.The tablet is powered by Apple A5 chipset, and has a 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor. It also comes with a PowerVR SGX543MP2 graphics and a 512MB RAM. It also carries the same lightning port as the Iphone 5. The mini tablet features a 5MP (iSight) rear camera that is capable of 1080p video recording, and a front facing 720p face time camera. The Ipad mini will have a 16GB, 32GB, 64GB non expandable memory and will be available in black & white colors only.

http://www.abujafood.com/lifestyle/gadgets-a-tech/973-apple-unveils-the-79-inch-ipad-mini.html

kunlekunle: He needs leadership training from the king of otuoke

Or maybe you could offer him some training instead!

Wadeoye: Jonathan for what? He can only deceive the fools, not me. That man should not even be a governor. We need principled men as leaders - men who know what leadership is all about.

You mean to say you're wiser than those who think otherwise?

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Sure man but that's not the point no one is saying he shouldn't settle down but it's quite clear he's on the right track 2015 being too far or not!