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The Ijaw culture of the South has been influenced greatly by its location on the coast and the interaction with foreigners that it necessitated. Its members amassed great wealth while serving as middlemen , and the preponderance of English names among them today is a testament to the trade names adopted by their ancestors at this time.
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Nigerian culture was profoundly affected by the British colonial rule. [29] Such as British colonial authority's denouncement and attacks upon polygamy, trial by ordeal, and certain types of sacrifices. [29] At the same time, British colonial authorities maintained and promoted traditional Nigerian culture that strengthened colonial ...
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Name Image Location Criteria Year Description; Sukur Cultural Landscape: Adamawa. Cultural (iii) (v) (vi) 1999 The Sukur Cultural Landscape, with the Palace of the Hidi (Chief) on a hill dominating the villages below, the terraced fields and their sacred symbols, and the extensive remains of a former flourishing iron industry, is a remarkably intact physical expression of a society and its ...
Nigeria is a state party of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women [290] It also has signed the Maputo Protocol, an international treaty on women's rights, and the African Union Women's Rights Framework. [291] Discrimination based on sex is a significant human rights issue. Forced marriages are common. [292]
Nigerian Books of Record (NBR) is a reference / Official Book of Record of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for documenting good records held by Nigerians. It is a collection of human achievements categorized into education, literature, agriculture, medical science, business, sports, nature, adventure, radio and cinema etc. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]