17 People Hilariously Share What Being Nigerian Means To Them

1. When you get scared that NEPA is actually doing their work.

https://twitter.com/razaqiii/status/758657172016361472

2. The Nigerian disciplinary starter pack:

https://twitter.com/_lifeofoj/status/758619804941115392

3. When you come together to defend your jollof:

#WhatItMeansToBeNigerian
Putting all our differences aside to defend our jollof against other countries 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/megDfRNHnj
— Wine (@RedWhinee) July 28, 2016

4. When all our parents agreed to tell the exact same lie:

https://twitter.com/skiwo/status/758609812120866816

5. When you tell your parents about your dream:

https://twitter.com/tomiisking_/status/758610630542815232

6. When you watch your mother price like a boss:

https://twitter.com/donhalogen/status/758608730535686148

7. Nigerian mothers and asking this question:

Nigerian mothers and "is that how u will be behaving in ur husband's house" #WhatItMeansToBeNigerian pic.twitter.com/dxJkQt11Ck
— Big C innit?🦎 (@Bigctweetz) July 28, 2016

8. When you want to go and visit your friend.

https://twitter.com/thedejibalogun/status/758579288123830272

9. When you dish too much food:

https://twitter.com/thatnaijagamer/status/756947107903311872

10. When your parents betray you:

#whatitmeanstobenigerian telling your parents to buy Nike's for you and they end up buying Nixe and say its the same pic.twitter.com/mL1Jm3T7Sl
— martin (@martinchillout) July 10, 2016

11. The look that says more than a thousand words:

https://twitter.com/bubae_n/status/717779623241719808

12. Nigerians and rice:

#WhatItMeansToBeNigerian If I had a dollar for everytime
I've eaten rice: pic.twitter.com/V0BuwoQXsx
— opeyy (@petiteOpe_) April 5, 2016

13. The real Nigerian secondary school experience:

#whatitmeanstobenigerian everyday after school pic.twitter.com/DCfW5vLT79
— TOLZY SOUND (@TOLZYSOUND) October 1, 2015

14. When you go to a Nigerian pharmacy:

https://twitter.com/skiwo/status/758379051023228928

15. When your food falls on the floor:

#WhatItMeansToBeNigerian when your biscuit drop on the ground and they tell you to leave it for the devil pic.twitter.com/aPzConzpBu
— D.J Isaacs (@DamiJo_Isaacs) July 27, 2016

16. When your teachers always did the most:

#whatitmeanstobenigerian
How Nigerian School teachers be feeling when they're invigilating an examination 😭😄 pic.twitter.com/6AFdVOdHhH
— Idy (@freehazey) July 28, 2016

17. When you attend an Owambe:

#WhatItMeansToBeNigerian
Despite our problems , we never fail to turn up at parties after eating bomb jollof 💃🌊 pic.twitter.com/xqTgqvAaqN
— CHO 👨🏽‍🦱 (@Chidubem_OH) July 28, 2016