Cross River's city in Naija Life is Calabar. Its landmark is Obudu Mountain Resort. Calabar opens for everybody when players from Cross River have invited 75 friends. Pick Cross River as your home state and every friend you invite counts.
The game greets you there with: “Welcome to Calabar, the People's Paradise 🎭 Carnival is coming”
What makes it home
| Landmark | Obudu Mountain Resort |
| Signature | Carnival band — Join a Calabar Carnival band: costumes, dance practice and the big parade. |
| Festival | Calabar Carnival (December) — Africa's biggest street party: bands, floats and millions of people. |
| Invites to open | 75 |
The places (11)
| Place | Area | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| ☁️ Obudu Mountain Resort | Obudu | A cattle ranch on a cool mountain top, with a cable car and canopy walk. |
| 🎭 Carnival Village | Calabar | Where the carnival bands design costumes and rehearse all year. |
| 🧺 Watt Market | Calabar South | Edikang ikong leaves, crayfish and fresh fish. |
| 🍲 Mma Affiong's Efik Kitchen | Atekong | Edikang ikong, afang and fisherman soup, Efik style. |
| 🦁 Drill Ranch | Calabar | A sanctuary for the rare drill monkeys of Cross River. |
| 🕊️ Calabar Slave History Museum | Marina | A museum on the old Marina telling the story of the slave trade. |
| ⛪ Duke Town Church | Duke Town | One of the oldest churches in Calabar, from the Presbyterian mission. |
| 🏖️ Marina Resort | Marina | The waterfront with boats, a cinema and fresh fish. |
| ✈️ Margaret Ekpo International Airport | Calabar | A tidy airport in a tidy city. |
| 🔑 Calabar Property Centre | State Housing | Agents, surveyors and property managers. Buy land, list your house, find a tenant in Calabar. |
| 🏗️ Diamond Hill New Layout | Diamond Hill | Fresh plots in Diamond Hill, surveyed and ready. Buy one, build on it, live in it, let it, sell it. |
The jobs (7)
| Job | Skill | First rung | Top pay a shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🎭 Carnival Dancer | Dance | Band Member | ₦27,300 |
| ☁️ Ranch Guide | Charisma | Ticket Clerk | ₦30,450 |
| 🍲 Efik Chef | Cooking | Leaf Slicer | ₦30,100 |
| 🔑 Estate Agent | Charisma | Letting Agent | ₦32,900 |
| 👷🏾 Builder | Fitness | Labourer | ₦31,500 |
| 📐 Surveyor & Architect | Coding | Trainee Surveyor | ₦33,600 |
| 🏢 Property Manager | Hustle | Caretaker | ₦30,450 |
The homes
| Home | Area | Kind | Rent a week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single room | Atekong | Single room | ₦340 |
| Self-contain | Atekong | Self-contain | ₦790 |
| Mini flat | State Housing | Mini flat | ₦790 |
| Serviced apartment | Diamond Hill | Serviced apartment | ₦4,200 |
| Terrace duplex | Diamond Hill | Terrace duplex | ₦11,250 |
| Detached duplex | Satellite Town | Detached duplex | ₦28,880 |
| Mansion | Satellite Town | Mansion | ₦168,750 |
Real estate
Calabar's new layout is Diamond Hill New Layout, with 8 plots to buy and build on, sold from the property centre. See real estate for what land and building cost.
Questions
Is Calabar in Naija Life?
Yes. Calabar is Cross River's city in Naija Life. It opens when Cross River players invite 75 friends.
What can you do in Calabar?
Visit 11 places including Obudu Mountain Resort, Carnival Village, Watt Market, work 7 jobs, and join the Calabar Carnival.