The people and culture of Nigeria

The name Nigeria was derived from the River Niger in the year 1878 by Flora Shaw.. Flora Shaw suggested that the several British protectorates on the Niger be known collectively as Nigeria.

In 1914 her suggestion was taken when sir Frederick Lugad almagamated the Northern and Southern Protectorate..The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 sowed the seed of partition in Nigeria..

Scholars often argues that Nigeria was the creation of European ambitions and rivalries in west Africa. France, Germany, Britain negotiated its final boundaries..A majority of the inhabitants of Nigeria speak one of the large group of language..

Joseph H.greenberg defined as the Niger congo Family.The Niger Congo family is further divided into a member of the sub family one of such is kwa sub- family which is spoken by majority of Nigerians especially the Yorubas, Edos, and Nupes..

October 1st 1960 Nigeria attained indepedence after series of constitution experimentation by the British colonial power.. Between 1960-1970 Nigeria experienced a Bitter and Disastrous civil war between the public of federation republic of Nigeria and then the republic of Biafra a former eastern region and component part of the Nigeria.. Nigeria is a multiethnic group..