Nice thread, I have been to Mbamnga like six years ago.

Taraba is such a beautiful place.

Hezzyluv:
You don go shandam for plateau? I heard there was a certain year the temperature recorded all time low of around 10degree.
The cold just dey kill mad men for street that year.

pankshin not shendam

Judybash93:


How cold does it get?

very very cold. There are nights we recorded 18°C. Day time is also cold that you will not feel the heat of the sun.

Interesting

The Governors name is Danbaba Suntai, He's from Suntai Village in Bali Local Government.

FreeStuffsNG:
One of the richest Nigerians alive is from Taraba state. His name is Gen. Theophilus Y. Danjuma(Rtd).

I recall meeting one Taraba indigene some decades ago, he is a brilliant guy who finished from I think Futyola or Futminna. They had a Governor who was a Pharmacist who died from injuries sustained in air mishap. .
It's one of those underdog states in Nigeria but I have no doubt that some day Taraba too will go global. They should be a tourist delight.
@OP, please what is the origin of the word "Taraba " the state is named by ?

Judybash93:
25°C is cold?

If you read again, 25°C is the hottest temperature on a very hot sunny day. You will still feel the chilling cold air even in a hot day.

Hezzyluv:
You don go shandam for plateau? I heard there was a certain year the temperature recorded all time low of around 10degree.
The cold just dey kill mad men for street that year.

True, Shendam is quite cold but it doesn’t compare to Mambila or Jos.

I prefer cold weather.

Op, a beautiful experience there you've gotten. myself have been to the Entire 16 Local Government in Taraba in 2017 during one State Goverment project like that. They are very accommodating walai. Another experience was when i got to Al- Shabab hotel in Gembu and i couldn't spot an A/C nor fan in my room, they just told me to calm down say my body go soon tell me..lol.. Truly my body tell me oo..

If there is war in Nigeria that's one of the best places to run to.

Wtf is african pear? Is english by force?

mysticwarrior:
If there is war in Nigeria that's one of the best places to run to.

But somehow you're a mystic warrior

majesticguy:
Menh come to think of it, so you guys actually drink or cook with that water??.....

A POS & phone charging business would definitely thrive in this locality.

them tell you say network no Dy there u wan go run POS

stupid Igbo boi

Na taraba I wan talk sef...my friend that served in the mambilla plateau showed me pictures of her playing in snow...I thought it was photoshopped

Hezzyluv:
You don go shandam for plateau? I heard there was a certain year the temperature recorded all time low of around 10degree.
The cold just dey kill mad men for street that year.

in 2020 january we recorded 5 degrees in jos places like shandam waters where turning to ice block wich means it was -0 degrees as of then.

Beautiful! God was too benevolent to Nigeria in that He gave her everything- I mean EVERYTHING to make her the cynosure of all eyes but her leaders bleeped it all up! If Nigeria weren't such a rudderless, clueless country, tourism would have been one of her top earners of foreign cash inflows. China's Guilin, Guizhou, Yunnan... are visited by millions of both local and international tourists who flock there to see natural rice terraces; hills, mountains and streams/ waterfalls, and man-made attractions built by the municipal authorities there. In Nigeria, all eyes are on oil money! Our leaders lack the abilities to reason innovatively. It's a shame!

As of just now temperature at mambila is 26 degrees celsius while jos is 28 degrees celsius mambila is indeed colder but within same range

omale88:
As of just now temperature at mambila is 26 degrees celsius while jos is 28 degrees celsius mambila is indeed colder but within same range

This may help... but google information are not always correct

UncleAyo:


This may help... but google information are not always correct

that's because temperatures constantly change as time pass doesn't make them incorrect ,a clock on top a mountain and a clock at a beach won't read same time.

So, what are those troublesome terrorists doing amongst these people that you described?

FreeStuffsNG:
One of the richest Nigerians alive is from Taraba state. His name is Gen. Theophilus Y. Danjuma(Rtd).

I recall meeting one Taraba indigene some decades ago, he is a brilliant guy who finished from I think Futyola or Futminna. They had a Governor who was a Pharmacist who died from injuries sustained in air mishap. .
It's one of those underdog states in Nigeria but I have no doubt that some day Taraba too will go global. They should be a tourist delight.
@OP, please what is the origin of the word "Taraba " the state is named by ?

There is a big river called "River Taraba" flowing across the state. The state was named after that river.

FreeStuffsNG:
One of the richest Nigerians alive is from Taraba state. His name is Gen. Theophilus Y. Danjuma(Rtd).

I recall meeting one Taraba indigene some decades ago, he is a brilliant guy who finished from I think Futyola or Futminna. They had a Governor who was a Pharmacist who died from injuries sustained in air mishap. .
It's one of those underdog states in Nigeria but I have no doubt that some day Taraba too will go global. They should be a tourist delight.
@OP, please what is the origin of the word "Taraba " the state is named by ?

Taraba is an Hausa word that mean "seperation" or "partition". Taraba state was name after the river Taraba. As said above

UncleAyo:


Taraba is an Hausa word that mean "seperation" or "partition". Taraba state was name after the river Taraba. As said above

Wow! Thank you sir. But Taraba itself is not Hausa land na?

UncleAyo:
The Coldest Region In Whole Nigeria: My NYSC experience

Interesting read. This thread was motivated by a previous thread that bears similar name


If you like wear 20 cloths you will still catch cold.

Part One (see part two in the next comment section)

My National Youth Service NYSC Experience in Mbamnga, Taraba state (October '15 to March '16)

Brief Description of place:
Mbamnga is a remote community located directly on Mambilla plateau, Sardauna Local Goverment of Taraba state. Tribes in mbamnga include majorly the mambillas and Fulanis with preponderance of the Mambilla people. Other tribe include Kaka, panso and Kanbu.
Two distiguished feature of mambilla plateau is the hilly landscape and the temperate weather which makes it the coolest area in nigeria.

Facts:
1. Mambilla plateau has an Altitude 2419 meters, 7936ft above sea level (height of about a 900 story building in Lagos) making it the highest peak in Nigeria.

2. Weather is temperate, with highest Temperature of 25 degree celsius (77 degree F) during a sunny day. The coolest part in Nigeria. You sweat less.

3. Major languages include Mambilla, fulfude, kaka and Hausa.

4. Have you heard of mambilla beans? That strong beans that takes days to cook, It is from there.

Advantages:
1. Temperature: weather in mbamnga is always cool, sunshine is moderate, fill with chilling air.

2. You save money: in mbamnga, their is no bank and market is after 10 days intervals. As a corps member you save money with a budget plan because of the difficulty involved in accessing your banked cash.

3. Abundant of fruit: fruits expecially african pear and banana are in abundance in mbamnga.

4. Good quality bread: If you want a very quality bread mbamnga is the place you can get it.

5. Cheap meat: meat is in abundance here, with little cash you can buy meat quantity that doubles what you can get in Ibadan

6. Communication: Due to language diversity and need to communicate with other tribes, children at tender age learn, understand and can communicate in English. Their is no language barrier in reaching out to people.

7. People in mbamnga are accomodating and friendly, they love to entertain visitors with corps members inclusive (although bad eggs can't be found wanting in every society). They are peace loving and are alway ready to help.

8. Cross-country? Yes, Mbamnga community is located where nigeria borders with Cameroon, to enter cameroon boundary take less than 40 minutes on byke.

9. Mbamnga is mosquito and tse-tse fly free, so their is little or no recorded case of malaria of night blindness.

Challenges:
1. Distance: mbamnga is far away from town, one and half hour from Gembu the local goverment secretariat, 10 hours journey from Jalingo the state Capital and 34 Hours from Ibadan.

2. Water supply: been on the hill, only source of water is government supply which is not evenly distributed. Many people even corper use spring water channeled into gutters to for bath and cooking.

3. Market: their is no proper market in mbamnga, the only farm product market is 10 days intervals where some farm product are even wanting

4. Transportation: due to lack of road network and presence of an unbridged river, major means of transport is through motorcycle which need to be carried in canoe while crossing the river. Also some manbilla vehicles are carried using big canoe carrier.

5. Harsh weather: air can tend to freezing cold at night and disturb sleep at times. Water needs to be heated before use in the morning.

6. Security: although the people are cool, don't engage in violent act, no theft, but for politics and tribalistic herders/farmers clash. A Police station present is poorly equiped with only two officers and zero ammunition.

7. Network coverage: Their is no coverage in mbamnga. To make or recieve call, one will need to travel far and climb montains and at time you cannot use local network but roam with cameroon network which charge double.

8. Bad road: paths created up and down hill serves as road. It's tressfull to travel hours on such roads. No tiled road and those graded are erosioned. Most kids, even some adult have never aeen tiled road.

9. Electric Power supply is a no no. some of their children never know government provides elctricity. People in mbamnga uses individual power generators and get their premium motor spirit from black market alone. No filling station.

Opportunities:
1. waterfalls for power generation
2. Cool weather favours some type of crop not grown in nigeria
3. abundant of raw materials for animal products e.g skin, hoof...
4. Good soil for agriculture e.g tea and coffee cultivation
5. Nearby game reserve (Gashaka game reserve)
6. Mbamnga is an international boundry
7. Population favour labour availability
8. Limestone
9. Abundance of Timbers

Personal Opinion:
The other day in Lokoja, while I was watching a NTA broadcast, my mind told me where they were showing was mbamnga and voila, it was. They were talking on possible investment due to the cool weather condition (Tea and coffee cultivation). I love the people in mbamnga, I will like to go back to mbamnga to do some business there.

No insects in the village.. The problem is access,, mostly by bikes and ferries...

Kingsasian:
very very cold. There are nights we recorded 18°C. Day time is also cold that you will not feel the heat of the sun.

Lol... I'm praying my area experiences that at the moment sha. Btw, this isn't even the coldest

UncleAyo:


If you read again, 25°C is the hottest temperature on a very hot sunny day. You will still feel the chilling cold air even in a hot day.

Oh okay... My bad.. the weather must be very condusive for good living men

CaptainStephen:
Nice thread, I have been to Mbamnga like six years ago.

Taraba is such a beautiful place.

When the road was secured.
Now u cant dare move from katsina to jigawa without being kidnapped.

FreeStuffsNG:
Wow! Thank you sir. But Taraba itself is not Hausa land na?

You're correct; There may be another meaning for the Taraba state's Taraba tho...

chiefobdk2:


No insects in the village.. The problem is access,, mostly by bikes and ferries...

The road (path) to especially from Gembu to mbamga is deadly and bad. I am always not confortable traveling the roads.

Where is your area

Judybash93:

Lol... I'm praying my area experiences that at the moment sha. Btw, this isn't even the coldest

doctore212:
Abeg , as I wan go serve there , how much I fit budget for olosho..


My question is this, can you find olosho in this place because of too much cold?

that place na head quarter of immorality because of the cold. The local government area with the highest HIV pandemic.

sheanzy:
them tell you say network no Dy there u wan go run POS

stupid Igbo boi

I for like engage your idiocy, but after perusing through your posts, i decided it's not worth it.