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.

Long before British ships docked on our shores, the land that would become Nigeria was not one nation, but a fine blend of thriving empires, kingdoms, and city-states, each with its own language, ...

Nigeria's tragedy is not a lack of talent or resources, but the failure to build environments where industrial success is the norm rather than the exception. Until production is prioritised over ...

Introduction: Firearms in twentieth-century colonial Africa -- "This destructive implement of European ingenuity": firearms, the Atlantic world, and technology transfer in precolonial Nigeria -- All ...

Ahebi Ugbabe made history as the first and only female king in colonial Nigeria. She shattered gender norms, becoming the first woman to serve as a warrant chief, rule as king in an Igbo kingdom, and ...

By Chike ObidigboIn Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, two groups face persistent discrimination that traces back over a century to British colonial rule: the Igbo ethnic group and the Christian ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands agreed on Wednesday to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with ...