Long before Lagos became synonymous with Nollywood, there was a quieter, cooler city already doing the work. Jos was Nigeria’s Film Capital before the world knew to call it that — a place where television, film, and talent were being shaped decades before anyone coined the word “Nollywood.” If you grew up here, you already
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Everyone thinks they know Jos until they actually learn the facts about Jos. Ask the average Nigerian what comes to mind, and you’ll get “cold weather” or “tin mining” at best. But the real facts about Jos go far deeper than that, into geology older than most continents, an economy built on more than one
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I remember the day the math changed for me. I was in Shendam, visiting a friend who farms grains and melon. In one season, he sold five bags of melon and walked away with about two million naira. That wasn’t even his main crop. He also had rice, maize, and guinea corn waiting in the
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The first year I ran a poultry farm, I thought I understood the profit. Then, during that same farming season, I sold five bags of manure for fifteen thousand naira each. Seventy-five thousand naira, from something I had barely considered a product. That was the moment I understood something bigger: livestock farming in Plateau is
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To outsiders, Plateau State, is beautiful, with over 50 ethnic groups, cool weather and rocky hills. To those who live there, it is a living museum of nations within a nation. Also Read: Hilltop Hotel Pankshin: Tourism Asset Faces Decline With over 50 distinct ethnic groups sharing one state, Plateau is unlike anywhere else in
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There is a moment every Jos person knows. The moment the car passes Mararaban Jama’a roundabout and a breeze hits you through the window. Not hot. Not dry. Cool, clean, and unhurried. If you have been away for a while, it feels like a welcome. If you are arriving for the first time, it feels
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From the basketball courts of Plateau State to the national stage, Abubarkar Enyo and Harrison Attah are beginning to announce themselves as part of Nigeria’s next generation of basketball talent. The two Plateau Peaks Basketball Club players have earned invitations to the Nigeria Under-18 Boys National Team Pre-Selection Camp ahead of the country’s upcoming FIBA
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Where Plateau Begins Before you enter Jos, you touch down in Heipang. The Yakubu Gowon Airport sits quietly in Heipang, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. Heipang have been receiving every traveller who arrives in Plateau State by air. It is the first ground you feel beneath your feet. The large, open terrain that greets
There is a phrase people say in Jos when the rain starts falling. Weather for two. It means the cold has arrived, and you should not be facing it alone. Find your partner, hot tea, or a bowl of masa from the nearest spot. The rain in Jos does not just change the weather. It
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There is a particular kind of pride that comes with being from Plateau State. It is not loud nor performative. But the quiet confidence of someone who knows exactly what they are sitting on. Rich land. Cool air that hits differently from anywhere else in Nigeria. Natural beauty that stops visitors mid-sentence. A food culture
