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, ...

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 ...

The history of Nigerian football pre- and post-colonial is very well documented. In the colonial era, our affiliation was ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, manilas, beads, salt, and cowries were the major forms of legal tender across cultures. Before the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) came into the picture, our ancestors had their own ...

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.