Nigeria's religious history began in the 16th century with the arrival of missionaries from Portugal. The first and oldest church in Nigeria is the Cathedral Church of St. Peters in Ake, Abeokuta. The ...

From cowries to naira, explore the surprising journey of Nigeria’s currency and the stories behind its evolution. Once upon a time, manilas, beads, salt, and cowries were the major forms of legal ...

In this readable history of British colonialism in Nigeria, Siollun traces a broad arc from the first links between British explorers and various West African precolonial states, in the sixteenth ...

History is set to return as a subject in Nigeria’s primary and secondary schools. Barring any unforeseen hitches, the reintroduction which was mooted in 2016, will be actualised sometime in 2025.

Former Ambassador John Campbell illustrates the history and importance of Nigeria, a country too often overlooked by the West. American diplomacy currently fails to recognize the diffuse nature of ...

Cultural and historical resources have become more accessible in Nigeria following the internet's introduction in the country in the 1990s. Yet, while journalists, researchers and artists can more ...

Scholar and curator Chika Okeke-Agulu talks about the meaning Nigeria's 1960s art upsurge. Uche Okeke, Fantasy and Masks (ca.1960). © The Prof Uche Okeke Legacy ...

The Federal Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday, September 17th, a major curriculum change for the first time in over a decade. Nigerian pupils will study History as a subject beginning from ...

History is better taught to young, impressionable minds from an early age. Hannibal Hanschke/picture alliance via Getty Images History was removed from the Nigerian school curriculum in 2009 – ...