The photo shows one of the roadside stalls in Zaria selling fresh, local fruit. The pineapples were enormous and others I tasted in Nigeria were fantastic - so fresh.
Potatoes were called Irish potatoes to distinguish them from the other Sweet potatoes.
Note the chalked up sign advertising the timing for the next football match on TV - Liverpool vs Arsenal at 7pm admission Naira20 ( about 10pence of GBPounds).
Written Nov 12, 2008
Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria is probably the largest university West Africa with approximately 35,000 students, a very large main campus, two smaller teaching hospitals campuses, as well as a handful of research institutions nearby.
Written Dec 3, 2004
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