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EVENTFUL NAIJA

Blog Plus Xtra your favourite blog on contemporary Nigerian issues took a long break to work on another project. We are on our way back. In the mean time, we are promoting for the time being our new product which also covers a contemporary Nigerian issue - events.

Introducing: www.eventfulnaija.com Nigeria's free event listing and promotion website. Eventful Naija will eventually list more than events. For now, visit and never miss an event in Nigeria anymore.
Every event is categorized so look up the event category that interests you and visit.

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