The Durbar festival is celebrated at the culmination of the two great Muslim festivals Eid al Fitr and Eid al Kabir (Eid al Adha). On the big day, in Katsina and Kano, there is a parade of…

Argungu, in northern Nigeria, hosts an internationally acclaimed fishing festival marking the end of the growing season and the harvest. It involves challenges like barehanded fishing, wild…

The Abia Ukwu Festival in Edda Afikpo is a friendship festival that features female wrestling matches and climaxes in sacrifices to the god of fertility for a rich harvest.

The Shango festival is celebrated every year in Yoruba land. It reaches its climax after 20 days of preparation and involves sacrifices made at the shrine of the god in the compound of the…

Oshun is the Yoruba water spirit of love, marriage and gold, and one of the orixas that form the seven African powers. The ancient shrine of the goddess is located at Oshogbo, where she is…

The Igede Agba Festival is a celebration of the new yam, held by the Igede people at Obi in Benue state. The state is acclaimed as Nigeria's "food basket" because of its rich and diverse…

Nigeria became an independent nation, after years of colonial rule from Britain, on 1 October 1960. The Independence Day festivities are the country's biggest annual celebration, taking place…

The Durbar festival is celebrated at the culmination of the two great Muslim festivals Eid al Fitr and Eid al Kabir (Eid al Adha). On the big day, in Katsina and Kano, there is a parade of…

Yankari National Park covers miles of rolling hills in central Nigeria and is one of West Africa's better game parks. Visitors can arrange walking tours or guided tours on adapted trucks to…

Colours in Africa is a stylish shop and café on Victoria Island selling crafts and curios from all over Africa. Browse through baskets, furniture, pots, wood carvings, batiks, paintings and…