Pategi is in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria.

Pategi Emirate river, boating festival, ragatta

Pategi ragatta boating junction

Understand

Pategi is in Kwara State, the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The main occupations of the Pategi people are farming and fishing. They are governed by a monarch.

History

The settlement of Pategi had existed before the founding of Pategi Emirate, but the growth and importance of Pategi grew as a result of the movement of the Edegi ruling house from Gbara and Bida to Pategi, forming a new emirate. Pategi as a town was founded by the king of the Nupe people in the late 16th century coined from a name meaning "small hill". In 1898, it became the capital of Pategi Emirate.

Do

• Pategi Beach. Silky soft sand and a palm-fringed backdrop. (updated Dec 2021)
• Pategi Regatta Festival. Pategi hosts a boat festival on the Niger River in Pategi Beach. The main part of the festival consists of canoe races and displays on the Niger at Gbaradogi on the west bank; the second part of the festival takes place in the palace of the Etsu of Pategi and involves a variety of Nupe cultural displays. (updated Dec 2021)

Buy

• 1 New Market Pategi, Pategi-Ofi Road, ☏ +234 701 033 1616. A market in the heart of pategi where several commodities can be bought ranging from foodstuffs to other raw commodities. (updated Dec 2021)

Eat

• 1 Iya Ayo Beans n Bread & More, Lade-Pategi, 243105, Pategi. Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm. A restaurant that offers both eat-in and takeaway, especially beans, bread and varieties of other dishes. (updated Jan 2022)
• 2 Taste of King's, New market road patigi local government, ☏ +2348163806027. Monday-Thursday:24 hours,Friday: 8am-5pm Saturday, 8am–2pm. Offers varieties of dishes and chips. (updated Jan 2022)
• 3 mama Seyi Food Store, QJ67+8M5, 243104, Lade, ☏ +2348135024091. Monday-Saturday 7:30am-7pm. Offers takeaway of different dishes at affordable prices. (updated Jan 2022)

Drink

• 1 Mamma Emma's Joint. opens 24hours. Sells alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. (updated Jan 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Regata Hotel. (updated Dec 2021)
• 2 Golden Hotel, Pategi-Ofi Road. (updated Dec 2021)

Connect

All major mobile phone service networks are available in Pategi but with varying degrees of reliability and usability. It is usual to occasionally experience network outages for all or some of the mobile phone service providers. Such a situation is particularly common in some remote areas. And it is also common for different networks to be more stable and reliable in different locations at different times.

if you are planning a visit, you should 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. The various broadband cellular network available include 2G, 3G, and 4G networks.

Of the service providers is Glo (or Globacom), which boasts of fast network speed for internet browsing activities, but that might not be enjoyable in some locations in Pategi. Airtel is fairly satisfactory for all you might need to connect to the world, including rates and network stability. And 9mobile usually also performs well in internet browsing speed but not without locational limitations.

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