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Understanding Nigeria's Cultural, Ethnic and Religious Diversity.

A couple of years ago during my undergraduate programme at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I came across a lady whose naivety amazes me. This lady happens to be a daughter to a professor in UNN. How did i get to know her ? Every lion and lioness will bear me witness that for you to scale through some courses in the faculty of physical sciences, you must be a fan of night classes.Yours sincerely was part of those students who don't joke with night class.

As usual, i was in a night class on a particular day when this lady walked in and sat down next to me. From the look of things, she came to study and prepare for the semester examination. Suddenly, my phone rang and i was using an Islamic song as a ringtone, the call came from a good friend in Lagos. After receiving the call, the next thing i heard was a question popping out of this lady. She asked " What kind of song did i use as my ringtone ? ", I replied " An Islamic song". I never knew i was in for a lot of questions.

She was very surprised to see a Muslim. To her, it was the first time in her life to come across a Muslim. She continued her questions by asking if we also have a priest in our mosque just like the way they have it in their catholic church. Questions like, Are you a Hausa man? Because to some people in the eastern part of Nigeria, only Hausas are Muslims in Nigeria. Do you also have reverend fathers in your mosque?

Although, i was surprised to see a grown-up Nigerian asking such questions but i won't blame her. All her life, she has never lived or travelled outside Nsukka. Her primary, secondary and tertiary education were all obtained at Nsukka. I hope NYSC threw her out of Nsukka to serve her fatherland, that is if she does not influence the posting to Nsukka.

Why am i saying all this? Many Nigerians don't know Nigeria beyond their state of origin or state of residence. I know a guy in Lagos who once argued that all the people living in Delta state are Igbos.
The other day on a television programme, a man was making comments about the Northern part of Nigeria as if all the dwellers of the north are Hausa/Fulani, forgetting that the north consists of many ethnic groups.

Many Nigerians are guilty of this act, many can't even name twenty ethnic groups in Nigeria without mentioning Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba. We all need to travel outside our comfort zones on vacation , perhaps on excursion to other part of the country/continent so as to know other cultures. You don't want to live your entire life in one location and be talking out of ignorance on some important topics.

Let me end this epistle with the words of St.Augustine, the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.

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If you submit this for a project work, its zero, I couldn't even understand the point you hammering on, Is it culture? Is it religion diversity or both?

No clarity at all, ended up confusing me with traveling.

aaronson:
If you submit this for a project work, its zero, I couldn't even understand the point you hammering on, Is it culture? Is it religion diversity or both?

No clarity at all, ended up confusing me with traveling.

So you will submit a write-up of 500+ words as a project work in the University right ? So you expect me to come up with a lengthy post before you can grab the point...

Dude, swerve jor..

coolhamid:
So you will submit a write-up of 500+ words as a project work in the University right ? So you expect me to come up with a lengthy post before you can grab the point...

Dude, swerve jor..

I would swerve on the account you don't know what literature review is. Your write up just proved that.

aaronson:
If you submit this for a project work, its zero, I couldn't even understand the point you hammering on, Is it culture? Is it religion diversity or both?

No clarity at all, ended up confusing me with traveling.

His point was actually quite clear and can be summarized as follows:

Nigerians are blissfully ignorant about other parts of the country, which is why the average unexposed northerner thinks the East is a barren wasteland full of criminals, and the average easterner thinks the North is one huge undeveloped swathe of desert filled with almajiris.

fulanimafia:
His point was actually quite clear and can be summarized as follows:

Nigerians are blissfully ignorant about other parts of the country, which is why the unexposed northerner thinks the East is a barren wasteland full of criminals, and the average easterner thinks the North is one huge undeveloped swathe of desert filled with almajiri's.

Now listen to yourself while reading your summary.

You summarized ETHNICY which is a little different from culture and you never made mention of religion diversity.


So how is it comprehensive?

fulanimafia:
His point was actually quite clear and can be summarized as follows:

Nigerians are blissfully ignorant about other parts of the country, which is why the unexposed northerner thinks the East is a barren wasteland full of criminals, and the average easterner thinks the North is one huge undeveloped swathe of desert filled with almajiri's.

Don't mind the dude.

aaronson:
I would swerve on the account you don't know what literature review is. Your write up just proved that.

Literature review ? Are you kidding me ? Like i want to publish a scholarly article on INDA Scientific journal right? ... Gerarararahia here mehn..

aaronson:
Now listen to yourself while reading your summary.

You summarized ETHNICY which is a little different from culture and you never made mention of religion diversity.


So how is it comprehensive?

What I summarized is diversity (which encompasses culture and religion) and the ignorance regarding it.

fulanimafia:
His point was actually quite clear and can be summarized as follows:
Nigerians are blissfully ignorant about other parts of the country, which is why the average unexposed northerner thinks the East is a barren wasteland full of criminals, and the average easterner thinks the North is one huge undeveloped swathe of desert filled with almajiri's.

coolhamid:
Literature review ? Are you kidding me ? Like i want to publish a scholarly article on INDA Scientific journal right? ... Gerarararahia here mehn..

You even ignorant of what project work is now listen up.

Project work otherwise known as scientific research or project research emcompasses all applied steps to making your research in culture and religion diversity in whatever demography or in relation to ethnicity.

Now for online and blog purpose, people don't follow the required steps to save time and all, they just put out the comprehensive literature review and come out with a conclusion.

But yours was like that of a basic 3 student learning to write composition essay. I'm not trying to badmouth you but pep you up for a better write up tomorrow so work on yourself.

fulanimafia:
What I summarized is diversity (which encompasses culture and religion) and the ignorance regarding it.

now figure out religion diversity in your own original contribution.

aaronson:
now figure out religion diversity in your own original contribution.

Gosh do I have to spoon-feed the logic to you?

The OP mentioned diversity, of which he gave an example of ignorance of religious diversity (a subset of diversity).

My summary then referred to diversity in general (which includes religion) which is the subject of the OP's post.

Your inability to comprehend the original post and my summary is astounding, but not entirely surprising.

fulanimafia:
Gosh do I have to spoon-feed the logic to you?

The OP mentioned diversity, of which he gave an example of ignorance of religious diversity (a subset of diversity).

My summary then referred to diversity in general (which includes religion) which is the subject of the OP's post.

Your inability to comprehend the original post and my summary is astounding, but not entirely surprising.

Now this was your exact first contribution.

“His point was actually quite clear and can be summarized as follows:
Nigerians are blissfully ignorant about other parts of the country, which is why the average unexposed northerner thinks the East is a barren wasteland full of criminals, and the average easterner thinks the North is one huge undeveloped swathe of desert filled with almajiri's.”


No such thing as religion diversity here but purely ethnicity difference, cultural ethnocentricism and stereotype.

Still waiting on you to figure out religion diversity in that.

aaronson:
Now this was your exact first contribution.

“His point was actually quite clear and can be summarized as follows:
Nigerians are blissfully ignorant about other parts of the country, which is why the average unexposed northerner thinks the East is a barren wasteland full of criminals, and the average easterner thinks the North is one huge undeveloped swathe of desert filled with almajiri's.”


No such thing as religion diversity here but purely ethnicity difference, cultural ethnocentricism and stereotype.

Still waiting on you to figure out religion diversity in that.

fulanimafia:
His point was actually quite clear and can be summarized as follows:
[size=14pt]Nigerians are blissfully ignorant about other parts of the country[/size], which is why the average unexposed northerner thinks the East is a barren wasteland full of criminals, and the average easterner thinks the North is one huge undeveloped swathe of desert filled with almajiri's.

Diversity encompasses religion, that shouldn't be too hard to comprehend. Should it?

fulanimafia:
Diversity encompasses religion, that shouldn't be too hard to comprehend. Should it?

That's demography but doesn't explain social contract that leads to religion, what do I mean in essence? Stereotype!

Now, "Diversity encompasses religion" and religion diversity are two different thing.

aaronson:
That's demography but doesn't explain social contract that leads to religion, what do I mean in essence? Stereotype!

Now, "Diversity encompasses religion" and religion diversity are two different thing.

Lol you're trying too hard to defend your original lack of comprehension.

fulanimafia:
Lol you're trying too hard to defend your original lack of comprehension.

That's what you say when your ignorance is not defendable.

Your observation is just the reality @op.

Majority of us are too localised and don't have good idea of what's happening in other sides outside our locality, aside for reasonable amount of Easterners who leave their enclaves for opportunities (and not even to understand the people and the places they move to). I believe this is one thing that should be checked to have a better unified country, especially the SW people. Met a graduate some years back who has never stepped outside Lagos since he was born. Moving in a 999.6 km² space for over 20 years. It's a major reason tribalism, intolerance etc still exist.

aaronson:
You even ignorant of what project work is now listen up.

Project work otherwise known as scientific research or project research emcompasses all applied steps to making your research in culture and religion diversity in whatever demography or in relation to ethnicity.

Now for online and blog purpose, people don't follow the required steps to save time and all, they just put out the comprehensive literature review and come out with a conclusion.

But yours was like that of a basic 3 student learning to write composition essay. I'm not trying to badmouth you but pep you up for a better write up tomorrow so work on yourself.

You are not making any sense dude.Please go ask for a refund of your tuition fees from your alma mater

aaronson:
That's what you say when your ignorance is not defendable defensible .

You're not going to stop embarrassing yourself on this thread will you?

I'm done with you. Education is not free.

fulanimafia:
You're not going to stop embarrassing yourself on this thread will you?

I'm done with you. Education is not free.

I know you ignorant never knew you also a cowa rd who punks out too.

coolhamid:
You are not making any sense dude.Please go ask for a refund of your tuition fees from your alma mater

This is the reply you get when dummies brain is overloaded with what they can't comprehend.

Stick with your basic 3 type of composition write up.

aaronson:
This is the reply you get when dummies brain is overloaded with what they can't comprehend.

Stick with your basic 3 type of composition write up.

Still defending your gullibility ? The write-up was not written out of research rather it was written out of the op personal experience, so why the need for literature review ?Like I said earlier, go seek for a refund of your tuition fees.

coolhamid:
Still defending your gullibility ? The write-up was not written base on research rather it was written out of the op personal experience, so why the need for literature review ?Like I said earlier, go seek for a refund of your tuition fees.

Dummy you just shot yourself in the foot. Let's find out who's gullible between you and me.

If that write up wasn't written out of research and therefore some make up stuff,

What prompt you to come post it on here, in order words making a repetition of lies?

From my dictionary, Gullible means an act of repetition of absurdities. So from my premise above.

You a perfect definition of GULLIBLE.

aaronson:
Dummy you just shot yourself in the foot. Let's find out who's gullible between you and me.

If that write up wasn't written out of research and therefore some make up stuff,

What prompt you to come post it on here, in order words making a repetition of lies?

From my dictionary, Gullible means an act of repetition of absurdities. So from my premise above.

You a perfect definition of GULLIBLE.

Didinrin, in your small mind, a write-up can't be written out of the writer's experience or observation.Imagine the quality of
graduates we produce in this country.

PaulJohn1:
Your observation is just the reality @op.

Majority of us are too localised and don't have good idea of what's happening in other sides outside our locality, aside for reasonable amount of Easterners who leave their enclaves for opportunities (and not even to understand the people and the places they move to). I believe this is one thing that should be checked to have a better unified country, especially the SW people. Met a graduate some years back who has never stepped outside Lagos since he was born. Moving in a 999.6 km² space for over 20 years. It's a major reason tribalism, intolerance etc still exist.

Thank you sir for your input.

coolhamid:
Didinrin, in your small mind, a write-up can't be written out of the writer's experience or observation.Imagine the quality of
graduates we produce in this country.

Damn! What is he saying? You couldn't even comprehend my earlier point. I give up on you. But one thing though, ensure you have an insurance for your brain because your gullibility is one of a kind and can't be gotten else where but just only you.