Ibadan, popularly referred to as the city of brown roofs, embodies an ample mix of history and modern adventure that presents both indigenes and foreigners a huge wealth of experience. Aside from its peaceful ambiance and serene nature, Ibadan is a famous and great city in Nigeria. It is home to many commercial establishments and business organizations and the city is continuously expanding. Jumia shared below 5 reasons why you should visit Ibadan in 2017:

1 Ibadan is the third cheapest city to live in Nigeria

According to a recent study carried out in Nigeria, it was discovered that Ibadan is the third cheapest city to live in after Ikot Ekpene and Aba. The standard of living in Ibadan is generally low and as such, people can live conveniently on a salary of N50,000. Unlike in Lagos State where people spend a lot of money commuting to work daily, the cost of transportation in Ibadan is unbelievably affordable. Commuters pay as low as N50 to get to a far destination, a situation which is not possible in Lagos and many other states.

2 Ibadan is home to very affordable luxury hotels in Nigeria

The city of Ibadan has a plethora of affordable hotels ranging from luxury five star hotels to regular hotels. The room rates of hotels in Ibadan are unbelievably affordable when compared to hotels in Lagos. For instance, Premier Hotel, a five star hotel in Ibadan has room rates starting from less than NGN 20,000 where as a similar five star hotel in Lagos have room rates starting from NGN 50,000 and above.

3 Ibadan has a place in the history of Africa

Historically, the city of Ibadan is a place to be reckoned with. It is notable for being the largest city in West Africa. Asides its large land mass, it also houses the first sky scrapper in the whole of Africa. Cocoa House, a building towering above a height of 100metres is the first tall urban building in the African continent. Formerly referred to as “Ile Awon Agbe” (meaning house of farmers), the modest 24 storey high-rise building is a major landmark in Ibadan. Furthermore, during the middle of the eighteenth century, Ibadan rose to prominence as the presiding military power house in southwest Nigeria. The city of Ibadan is also the site of one of the first universities in sub-Saharan Africa. The University of Ibadan is the first university in Nigeria as well.

4 The people of Ibadan are very hospitable

The people of Ibadan are one of the most hospitable people in Nigeria. They are usually warm and cordial to people and they receive guests with open hands. As such, if you are looking for a new place to go on tourism in Nigeria, you will never go wrong with Ibadan. To a large extent, the Ibadan spirit of hospitality has everyone stuck there. People live harmoniously with each other with quarrels hardly ever arising.

5 Ibadan is home to the tastiest indigenous meals in Southwestern Nigeria

The Ibadan people are notable for being the best at preparing “amala and ewedu”, one of the most popular Yoruba meal. Amala and Ewedu is a very important meal in southwest Nigeria. In fact, it is often described as one of the tourist attractions found in the city of Ibadan. It is a super spicy delicacy that is served in all traditional functions in the city. One of the major benefits of this meal is its very healthy nature. Nutritionists assert that the combination of Amala and Ewedu contains vitamins, minerals and fiber that will protect the body from degenerative terminal diseases. In summary, Amala and Ewedu is a “super” meal. Words are not enough to describe how amazing this meal taste. I will suggest you book the next flight or board the next bus and head to the city of Ibadan to have a feel of this super meal yourself.

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Lol.

Ok

Ndi ofe mmanu?

No thanks.

Pls premier hotel is not a 5 star hotel. Biko

Kfed4ril:
Pls premier hotel is not a 5 star hotel. Biko

How many star will you give it then?

Escalze:
Ndi ofe mmanu?

No thanks.

LOL @ Ndi Ofe mmanu!!

Isigini??

deturla:


How many star will you give it then?

One or two star.


There are very few 5 star hotels in Nigeria, and premier ain't one of the few.

Wee you eat sikin?

Dakun call me:

Siro ayt siro, sewun sewun, tiri tiri, noi noi, siro tiri.

Ok

Igbos don't visit o..

which kind wahala this OP wan put Ibadan people into now.. before ypu know it, chisco will have bus park there for refugees fleeing North

@Op give yourself sense o

I rep Ibadan.omo Oyo.

indeed.
sorry but i'll pass on this one

pic

plus I heard about them babes, chai..... idi ose, i di arere, idi igba lol

Just to see Shossie that's all...havnt forgotten u

dont forget your anti skull mining helmet sha

to avoid being listed on skull mining stock exchange

Lol. You mean the same Ibadan that robbers plunged into my brother's apartment and carted away with laptops and vital documents. Police came and offered him advice on how to be a good boy; that since he's working he can get another one. Worse off all, they requested for transportation fare back to their station.

Mehn the food look like shit

Picture or

Don't mean to be mean, ewedu and amala tasty! chai dis kai lie self. No wahala sha na so.

Nice one....... But how will that change the fact that SA destroy Nigeria

Lol, you forgot to add that Ibadan is the capital of brown roof republic

Cool and true write up..but abeg find better pics for amala and ewedu cos d one u put here no go encourage any first timer to near the food.. more like watery amala and palm oil..

Really

Ibadan is a nice city....i was in Ibadan 2months ago where I spent over 3weeks... I. love the terrain just like Lagos....I don't mind settling down in IB if I see a good paying job

Escalze:
Ndi ofe mmanu?
No thanks.

ndi ofe akuko

Some ppl go get chest pain on this thread. They are full of hate. This beautiful and biggest city is their nightmare.

What about ibadan girls?

Kfed4ril:
Pls premier hotel is not a 5 star hotel. Biko

Premier hotel is not among the top five hotel in Ibadan right now

Catch up with me Ibadan ndigbo then we can talk.