Dr. Toyin Falola is an African historian and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair Professor in the Humanities and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a... Toyin O. Falola, J.F. Ade Ajayi ...
African art: Hausa The Hausa have settled in cities (of pre-European origin, such as Kano), towns, and hamlets; but the great majority of the population is rural. A typical farm household consists of two or more men and their families grouped in a mud- or stalk-walled enclosure of some...
Nigeria on a World Map Nigeria is located in Western Africa next to the Gulf of Guinea to the south. It borders 4 other African countries includingCameroonto the east,Chadto the northeast,Nigerto the north, andBeninto the west. The country is known as the “Giant of Africa” because of ...
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Nigeria map also shows that it shares its international boundaries with Chad and Cameroon in the east, the Republic of Benin in the west, and Niger in the north. Besides, it has coastline with Gulf of Guinea. Interestingly, the country name Nigeria is derived from the Niger River which flow...
Read more: African Languages: A Detailed Look into the Languages of Africa A Quick Look into the History of Nigerian Languages As is so often the case, there’s plenty of history and politics involved when you begin to look at the languages of Nigeria. For example, the Nigerian official ...
and a two-toned pink maxi skirt with a touch of brown, which Adanna matched to her handbag. Against the lush green scenery of the resort, Adanna’s feminine silhouette highlights the beauty of African handicrafts. The sultry essence of her look sets the mood for a relaxing vacation or ...
Abuja officially became Nigeria's capital in 1991. A light rail system opened in the city in 2018. It has experienced great growth in population over the last decades, some stating it is the fastest growing urban area in the world, and is now the country's eighth largest city in ...
Present-day Zaria has four main areas: the old walled town, inhabited by Hausa andFulanipeoples, which has numerous Islamic schools; the residential areas of Tudun Wada (which handles the old section’s overflow) and Sabon Gari (the “African strangers’ settlement”), which were established ...
African art: Hausa The Hausa have settled in cities (of pre-European origin, such as Kano), towns, and hamlets; but the great majority of the population is rural. A typical farm household consists of two or more men and their families grouped in a mud- or stalk-walled enclosure of some...