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The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria's multiple ethnic groups. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The country has 527 languages, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] seven of which are extinct. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Nigeria also has over 1,150 dialects and ethnic groups.
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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 ...
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]
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 spiritual and material culture. [3] Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove: Osun
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 ]
The center is a restaurant, serving Nigerian cuisine, bookstore and cultural venue, [4] hosting exhibitions of Nigerian art, [5] theater, [6] and book readings as well as language classes in the three main Nigerian languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. [1] Annual events at Terra Kulture includes an art auction [7] and the Taruwa festival of ...
They always rise above trials. Traditionally, the Arogbo Izon encourage intra-tribal marriages amongst themselves and other Izon subgroups to sustain their culture and heritage [citation needed]. The Arogbo migrated to their present location from the town of Gbaran in the central Niger Delta.