A Little About Me

Well you can obviously tell that I am Nigerian by my blog. I was not born in Nigeria, but as a child I was raised in a Nigerian Culture. There are many tribes in Nigeria that consist of Hausa- Fulani, Igbo, Yoruba, Ijaw, Kanuri, Annang, Tiv, Ibibio, Etsako, and Efik. Among all of these tribes, I am Yoruba. When I was a child I ate Nigerian food at home and did things differently than other kids. In my home, we spoke Yoruba and English. My parents started talking the Yoruba dialect to me at a young age and now I am able to understand it today. I struggle sometimes talking back because I understand the dialect more than I can speak it. My parents were very strict on me as I was growing up and I did not have a lot of freedom. They always taught me to have manners and be respectful. They also taught me to not be like the hoodlums in my neighborhood. I was not a part of that group, I was always a respectful and kind young child especially in school. There is a little about me and I hope you enjoyed it.

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The Wonderful Meanings!!

Everything has a meaning in this world, but it is certain that all Nigerian names have meanings. In the Nigerian culture names are important because they believe that names might determine a child’s part in life. Meaning is attached to our names and a lot of them deal with prayer, family, wealth and God. Our parents give us names that mean something and they can even be depended on a situation like if something happened. For instance,if  maybe a baby was having difficulties at birth and survived, a parent may name the child " Temitope" which means mine is worthy for praise. My name is"Teniola" and it means bringing wealth to the family and I myself believe that I will bring wealth to my family later in life. Here is a website of a list of many Nigerian names and there meaning. http://www.top-100-baby-names-search.com/baby-names-nigeria.html

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Nigeria is in West Africa located in the southern hemisphere. It is also located a little above the equator. The weather in Nigeria is different depending on the seasons. The seasons are also determined by the rain. There are only two seasons in Nigeria and which consist of the rainy season and the dry season. The country is in the tropics and the climate is seasonally wet and humid. The wet season is from April to October with the wettest month in June and the dry season is from November to March. I have been reading and following Oyinbo Abeni's blog. His blog is also about Nigeria and we talk about some similar topics, but he talks about many more. I like that his blog talks about a variety of  interesting topics about Nigeria and the way it is just set up. I also likes how he talks about his experiences and thing that people may like. You can read almost anything about Nigeria in the blog post because i know for a fact i do not have everything.

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Education is major deal around most countries. In Nigeria, education is also a major deal. Nigeria does not have a very good education system, but they are improving. Nigeria's educations is supervised by the state. Just like education is mandatory in the United States, education in Nigeria is mandatory as well but only the first six years. There are six years of primary school which is also elementary school, three years of junior schooling which is middle school, three years of secondary school which is high school and four years of university education leading into a bachelor's level degree. Grades in Nigeria are different compared to the United States. There are a total of nine different grades that are assigned in a class. There are distinctions grade which include an A1, A2, A3 or A1, B2, B3, and B4. Then there are credit grades which insist of a C4, C5, C6, or B4, B5, and B6. There are also just passing grades which are a P7, P8 or D7, D8, and E. Lastly there is a failing grade which is an F9. The Federal Government in Nigeria thinks of education as an implement to influence the nation’s development. The education is getting better and better.

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