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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…
The annual Nwaotam Festival (pronounced Wa-tom) is celebrated mainly in Opobo on the first day of the year, but also in Port Harcourt on 25 December. The celebrations usher in the New Year and…
The Oki Festival is a ceremonial and social dance display celebrated by the Kalabari people of Rivers state. The dancers portray a family of fish, the head of the family being the Oki, a sea…
The week-long Igue Festival in Benin City features traditional dancing and parades with thousands of colourfully-costumed participants. It celebrates the end of the Benin year and offers…
The annual Nwaotam Festival (pronounced Wa-tom) is celebrated mainly in Opobo on the first day of the year, but also in Port Harcourt on 25 December. The celebrations usher in the New Year and…
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.
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 specially adapted…
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 specially adapted…
Founded in 1990, the Lekki Conservation Centre, on Lagos' Lekki Pennisula, aims to preserve the region's delicate ecosystem for future generations. Mona monkeys, crocodiles, bush bucks…
Calabar Museum, one of Nigeria's best, is housed in an impressive building, and is one of the main attractions in this 15th-century European trade route stop-off. Exhibits look at Nigerian…
The National Museum, in central Lagos island, houses some of finest bronze sculptures and ivory carvings produced by the Kingdom of Benin. Don't miss the Treasures of Ancient Nigeria: Legacy…
The hectic pace of Lekki Market may seem daunting, but persistence is rewarded. Stallholders sell a dazzling array of African masks and other beautiful cultural artefacts, including Nigerian…
The coastal town of Badagry, surrounded by creeks and islands in south-west Nigeria, was founded in the early 15th century. The town became a key slave trade port in the early 16th century.
The National Theatre and Gallery at Iganmu is the centre for performing arts in Nigeria. The main auditorium has a capacity of 3000, while the conference hall accommodates around 700. There…
