Nigeria News News Nigeria » History: A history buff is on a quest to keep Nigeria’s past alive
In a country where libraries and museums are underfunded, Raphael James wants residents to read – and learn from the artifacts he has amassed.
News Nigeria » History: Will Obasanjo’s presidential library escape Nigeria’s poor maintenance culture?
The immense Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library on 32-hectare grounds in South West Nigeria preserves the legacy of the former president. So why is the building in need of repair?
News Nigeria » History: 3 historical places in Nigeria that are reminders of the evil of slavery
Nigeria's history is rich and complex, encompassing various chapters that have shaped the nation into what it is today. Among these chapters is the painful era of slavery, a period that left indelible ...
News Nigeria » History: What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule
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 ...
News Nigeria » History: Will the study of History help Nigeria?
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.
News Nigeria » History: Nigeria and the Nation-State
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 ...
News Nigeria » History: History returns to Nigeria’s classrooms after 15 years: What it means for students
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 ...
News Nigeria » History: Street talk: Exhibition explores the literary pulse of early post-colonial Nigeria
In the early 1950s, as Nigeria approached independence from Great Britain, a vibrant literary culture developed in the vast and lively market of Onitsha, a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River.
News Nigeria » History: Nigeria turns 60 Top six moments in their sporting history
It has been 60 years to the day since Nigeria gained independence from Great Britain, so on this Independence Day we look back at the African giant's sporting triumphs. 'Naija' has had plenty of ...