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 ...

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. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa conveyed President ...

Nigeria's history is rich with stories of powerful women and queens who have left indelible marks on the sands of time. These remarkable women, with their strength, wisdom, and leadership, have shaped the course of Nigerian history in ways that continue to ...

It is common knowledge that money makes the world go round, but have you ever wondered what Nigeria used as a means of trade and exchange before we had the naira in our wallets or even bank apps on our phones? Once upon a time, manilas, beads, salt, and ...

Nigeria is set to make history with the launch of the Nigerian Academy for Cultural Studies (NACUS)—a pioneering institution aimed at transforming culture from passion to profession. With campuses in Lagos, Ogbomoso, Calabar, and Abuja, NACUS signals a ...

Nigeria has had its fair share of leaders who left office with more curses than praises. If there’s one thing that unites Nigerians across ethnic, religious, and political lines, it’s our collective anger towards politicians who have made life ...

You have to drive around an hour on a bumpy road from Lagos’s affluent neighborhood of Victoria Island to reach the pristine grassy site of the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, the location of the new Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, due to officially open ...

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday. The Nigerians (2-1 ...

A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.