Skin trade

Nation in throes of skin bleaching epidemic

Things to know about the so-called 'organic' cosmeticsThe Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, one of the major market hubs in Lagos is where to get all kinds of raw materials for making bleaching soaps, creams and oil.

How to survive the harmattan season in Nigeria

The season of Harmattan, from Twi word haramata, originates from the dry and dusty harmattan trade winds which blows from the Sahara desert over West Africa. It usually comes between the end of November and the middle of March.

History of the Tiv People

The zebra they hunted for meat and the skin they used for ceremonial attire was not indigenous to the area when the Tiv people first arrived at their current location several centuries ago.
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