The colonisation of the broad territory later christened Nigeria began in August 1861. It came to an end (at least on paper) in October 1960. This was a major phase in the chequered past of the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Okey Ndibe talked about how Nigeria was created by the British as a colony and how the legacy of colonialism affects the cohesiveness of the ...

In response, Nigerian officials rejected the characterization of religious genocide. Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar, speaking in Berlin, defended Nigeria’s constitutional guarantee of religious freedom ...

In our paper on Nigeria’s colonial history, we apply a different lens. We focus rather on British colonial rule through imperial companies. We argue that the British colonist did not conceive of or ...

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.

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

In Lagos’ exclusive enclaves, colonial-era bungalows are giving way to glass towers along the waterfront. In Abuja, sprawling mansions and penthouses are rising across the capital. With ...

A show focused on Ladi Kwali and other Black female potters is a revelation.