Bodija

Bodija is a district in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. It is one of the most prominent places in Ibadan City, Bodija was first created from the old Bodija, which now expands to the new Bodija in the 1970s. Bodija is home to a lot of residential avenues, schools, and also the popular Bodija market.

Get in

There are several ways to get into Bodija.

By taxi

The most common way to get into Bodija is by boarding the common cab present in Ibadan. There are cabs everywhere in the city available to take you to Bodija, all you have to do is to stop a cab driver and tell the driver you are going to Bodija and the driver will drop you there, It is usually not very expensive depending on your distance from Bodija, it is usually cheap and affordable, it could range from N100 - ₦350.

By bike

Motorbikes are also available to get you into Bodija, all you have to do is get a bike rider and tell them you are going to Bodija, however, this method is only appropriate if it is just one person or a maximum of two touring Bodija, but once you have quite a number of persons, this method is inappropriate.

By ride-hailing

The less stressful and most expensive method is by the usage of car hailing transportation systems, popular ones are Bolt or Uber, all you have to do is to place your order and book a ride from the comfort of your home and an assigned driver will make his to your location to pick you up and drop you at Bodija.

See

• Ace Mall, Awolowo Ave, Bodija Estate N, ☏ +234 913 668 8550. Every tourist should ensure they see the Ace Mall, a big mall where you can see a lot of things to shop and games to play. 

• 1 Trans-Amusement Park. A trans amusement park in Bodija. 

Buy

• 1 Bodija Market, inside bodija. A popular market, you should go there to buy things cause things are relatively cheap there. (updated Dec 2022)

• Alao Akala Shopping Complex Bodija Market, Bodija Market Road. A shopping complex 

• Fruits spot, Bodija Market Road. You want to buy fruits? Look no further. 

Eat

• Country Kitchen Bodija. Dealer in all sort of continental dishes. 

• West Grille Restaurant. Dealer in all sort of continental dishes. 

• Kilimanjaro Restaurant Bodija, Secretariat-Agodi Road, ☏ +234 805 731 8877. Expert in all continental and local dish 

Drink

There are a lot of places to drink in Bodija. All you have to do is to enter into any of the drinking stores and request the drink you want and you will receive your order. Another way is to go into the restaurants and request drinks

Sleep

• BON Hotel Nest Bodija Ibadan, Plot A, Oduduwa street off Adeyi street Off Awolowo Road, Old Bodija, ☏ +234 802 266 6235. Hotel to have a good sleep. 

• House 40 Suites, Old Bodija, 5 Aderinola St, Mokola Hill. A lodge to sleep, with bar and drink services. 

Connect

For most locations in Bodija, you would most likely find coverage of the 2G/3G/4G mobile networks. Signal strength might diminish further away from the city center, and you might occasionally experience network outages for all or some of the mobile phone service providers in the remote areas of the city. Different networks tend to be more stable and reliable in different locations of the city at different times. So it is very much advisable for tourists to go with 2 or more mobile networks, so if one fails, they can fall onto the other. MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel (Zain), and GLO are all available service providers. So if you are planning a visit to Bodija, as you would do for many other places in Nigeria, you should probably consider having multiple SIM cards, preferably for all the mobile service providers, since you can't tell which will be more stable and reliable at a time in your location during your visit. And if you will risk not having any of them, you might be better off not risking the MTN network, because, from indications, it seems to perform well than the others, though its rates may be high and its offers and services might be stringent, you are less likely to be concerned of erratic voice and data connection compared to others.

Go next

• Ibadan
• Ifelodun
• Isolo
• Yaba
• Lafenwa
• Oshodi