Argungu, Nigeria’s top fishing festival

The Argungu fishing festival which holds periodically in the northwestern state of Kebbi is one of the most spectacular cultural … More

Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s Oil Industry Hub

Port Harcourt, also nicknamed Garden City, was essentially a byproduct of the discovery of coal in Enugu, some 250 kilometers … More

Abuja, Nigeria’s tailor-made capital

Abuja, Nigeria’s political capital located in the middle of the of the country, is a product of the deficiencies of … More

Bauchi, built on a hunter’s advice

Bauchi, which doubles as the capital city of the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi, is located on the tapering northeastern … More

Umuahia, a city that grew on the rail

Umuahia, currently the capital of southeastern Abia State, started its existence as a railway town. A key stop on the … More

Calabar, city with a calm ambience

Calabar, nicknamed Canaan City for its laid-back ambience , is located on Nigeria’s southeast, at the end of an estuary … More

Ilorin, at the crossroads of north and south

Early history Ilorin is a city located in the western part of central Nigeria that also serves as the capital … More

Jos, a city inspired by tin

Early History Jos, one of Nigeria’s most cosmopolitan cities and the capital of Plateau State in central Nigeria, began as … More

Nigeria: the people, the cultures

All ethnic groups and cultures in Nigeria have one form of relationship or another with their immediate neighbours, and by extension all are connected.