Nigeria culture or culture of Nigeria is simply the way of life of the people of Nigeria
At some point it could be somehow amended and could possibly wear out.
Several years back Nigerian women and young girls are known to tie wrappers with long gowns that runs beneath their knees, or very long skirt and a decent blouse,
then it was the most decent way of dressing for the ladies – according to The Nigeria culture.
Girls that are seen on trousers and skimpy tops (especially the ones that exposes their upper region or tummy) are either fined by the peer group or regarded as an irresponsible/ wayward person.
My sisters used to sit away and grumble at this issue of what to wear and what to avoid but that was a long time ago
This belief and way of life lingered for years until the arrival of modern civilization. Nigerian culture was duly practiced and accepted by the people until the arrival of the European missionaries in the early nineties. These people didn’t care very much about the culture of Nigeria.
They came with a new order and way of life, they told us that women were more secured on trousers than those wrapper – The arrival of the missionaries in Nigeria was the beginning of the wearing off of Nigeria culture.
All over the world people have their way of life, people do what they think is right, and then tell their children then the children in turn, tell their own children and so on.
Nigeria culture and customs extend to several other aspect of the life of an average Nigerian.
From the way you Greet an Elder to food customs, Nigerian Fashion and the pattern of leadership in Nigeria.
Usually, Leadership in Nigeria is transferred to a capable hand after a properly conducted election while kingship is often inherited by the first son of the ruler or the next of kin.
In Nigeria a president could be voted in while a king is born, A royal family is always a royal family, Once your father is a king, you automatically become a prince or princess, waiting for the day of your own coronation.
Irrespective of your character or attitude, the people can only pray and hope for the best, as they cannot change the system. Personally I think this is a wrong system of government
But then… most time it take so much energy and synergy to inspire and bring about a revolution. That is why most people all over the world are stuck with every traditional they inherited, because most times they can do nothing about it.
About Nigeria Food Customs:
You need to wash your hands before you eat,
You need to eat with your right hands,
And you receive anything given to you with your right hand.
It is an act of disrespect to receive what an elder gives to you with a left hand; the Nigeria culture forbids such attitude
Here is a well written article about
Nigerian Food Custom & Culture. You will learn food culture and even how to make delicious Nigerian foods
In Nigeria a lady between the age of 25-30 is considered ripe for marriage and regarded as overdue in her father’s house if she exceeds forty. In Northern parts of the country a male is considered an adult from 20 and is sent out to fend for himself, this is to encourage them at an earlier age to face and tackle life.
Getting a wife is pretty simple though a bit of customary activities are necessary. Once you choose a girl the next thing to do is to start the marriage rights, meeting her parents, the formal introduction, then traditional marriage and church wedding as court wedding is not yet conversant in Nigeria because a man is expected to live with his wife forever.
There are very few divorce cases in Nigeria and about seventy percent of men in Nigeria marry and live with just one woman during their entire adult life, a Muslim is permitted by their religion to marry up to four wives while a Christian can only have one.
A married woman is expected to take care of the children and her husband, Nigeria culture confers the the sole responsibility of taking care of the children on the woman; she ensures that the children as well as the husband gets good food.
She also does most of the washing and cleaning of the house except in cases where a maid is employed.
In Nigeria culture the man ensure that the family are well protected, he pays all the bill, including that of his wife. A man in the African setting is considered the bread winner of the family, His inability to provide for his family makes him a lesser man than another.
The man is considered the owner of the family, the wife and children belongs to him and he exercises control and have absolute authority.
Nigeria culture would stretch to a million pages if all should be written
Read more about the People of Nigeria.Where is Nigeria? Find out now! – Nigerian Culture
Physical Map Of Nigeria
Nigeria Climatic Condition
For Further reading About the country Nigeria see
National Symbols of Nigeria
Compare Culture of Nigeria & Nigerian Facts
All you need to know about Nigeria people, facts, life style, business, mentality, custom and the way of the people. We included a short history of the people of Nigeria… the untold story.
However, few of the
languages initially spoken in Nigeria
are no longer traceable.
People in Nigeria give great importance to religion and religious activities. Initially, they worshiped inanimate object and several low-life animals as far back as the early nineties and backwards; they worshiped animals like snakes, tortoise, several other animals and trees. (But then it is so in most country’s genealogy).
This method of worship was severe until the advent of Islam followed by Christianity in Nigeria.
Historically, the Islamic religion was introduced to Nigerians by traders from Mali. The Islamic religion became the most popular religion for the people of Nigeria during the reign of mai(king) Idris Aloma in the kanem-bronum empire, as early as 1571.
The king – Idris Aloma furthered the cause of Islam in Nigeria, he established Islamic courts, mosques and introduced the religion to many of his cabinet members.
The Islamic religion soon spread to the western part of the country. Nigeria people, especially the Yorubas referred to Islamic religion as “Esin-Mali” meaning – religion from Mali.
The people from the eastern part of Nigeria, mostly the people of Igbo adhere strictly to Christianity which was introduced in Nigeria by the British missionaries.
Nigeria People engage in several activities to make ends meet, most men from the rural part of the country specialize in semi-intensive system of agriculture while their wives engage in simple trades (buying and selling foods stuff) and activities like mending of clothes. However, many still delve into tough activities like large scale farming and inter-state trades.
Nigerian People in the urban areas are mostly company workers, bankers, politicians, students, graduates or young people aspiring to be graduates. The average Nigerian have a less complicated mind-set – go to school – get a job and have a family while many still break the barriers of nominal thinking to establish good companies, fund discoveries and further the course of humanity.
A Nigerian youth is one with determination, hopes and aspiration who only discovers that that battle to survival, the battle to optimum health and satisfaction is a fierce and a deadly one at his prime.
And either chose to gather together what he can find and keep making a living or dream high enough to keep hammering through the hard economic situation while ignoring the often self centered leaders and with the hope to hit broad-way eventually. And sometimes they don’t hit it but many times they don’t.
Statistic has shown that it is five times easier for Nigeria people to make good money in developed country than in Nigeria. Nigeria people got potentials, we have human and mineral resources only managed by leaders who are often selected by the already corrupted ex-leaders to do their bidding while the few that is properly elected often always take to swelling their pockets and funding private organizations.
The simple precise prayer and hope of the Nigeria people is for a good leader, a good man from above, who would take proper cognizance and make sure that the vast resources of the Nigerian people is used to the development of the Nigerian nation, that there would be equity and justice, that offenders would be severely punished.
Are you ever wondering what is going on in the mind of an average Nigerian, what is the earnest expectation of the Nigeria youths? Well, like the rest of the world, you would likely find us with the same hunger and thirst to move ahead, move a step forward, to increases, to improve; only that we are being faced with almost insurmountable amount of resistance and impediment – unemployment, bad roads and bad leaders.
But If you want to know if Nigerian people got hopes; we do, we got patience also, anxiously waiting for a better Nigeria… that will accommodate the entire people of Nigerian.
Although we are moving but we need to make it faster.
The average Nigerian dreams of a life outside the shores of this country. Well, what more is expected of citizens of a developing country? we have hopes and aspirations and if leadership should fall into the hand of the right people, we shall win the world and win Jupiter also.
Nigeria is made up of beautiful people, young pretty Nigerian girls, boys, men women and lovely children. Are you thinking of coming to Nigeria and wondering how to make friends with Nigerians?
Do you honestly want to meet and marry a Nigerian girl? Here is all the secrets about Nigerian Pretty Girls
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What his hopes and expectations are find out more here about
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Here is all about Nigerian Animals, all the animals found in Nigeria and its surrounding.
Or just being curious about what animals still existent in Nigeria and which is not, here is a complete list. We have the list ranging from the simple domestic animals to the wild animals
We have different uses for Animals in Nigeria, some as beast of burden…meant to carry goods from one place to another like the camel, while a professionally trained dog could be used as a security guard in banks and personal houses, they as well as cats can also be used as house pets
Above are some of the friendly Nigerian Animals and we also have simple and harmless animals like the cameloan which can be seen in several parts of the country. In Nigeria there are different kinds of snakes – the Python, Green snake, and the anaconda which is though scarcely seen in many places in Nigeria.
There are lots of other animals in Nigeria, used for different purposes, some are used for jokes or comic display like the monkey and wild dogs while other are still used as meat.
The monkey happens to be the most entertaining of all Nigerian animals, it could be trained to perform different dance moves and can also perform acrobatics…
tumbling different times to the rhythm of a music.
There are lots of other Animals used for Food (eaten at home) and restaurants, we have bush meat joints which could be found in several parts of the country where bush meat pepper soup is deliciously prepared. Animals like the cutting grass, squirrel, rabbits antelope and crocodile are used for such purposes.
Several Nigeria Animals had gone extinct while many are yet not mentioned here, there are lots of Animals that could be found in Nigeria the number is running into thousands. Here is a bit about the wild animals.
Nigeria Wild Animals
There had been several questions about the existence of Lions in Nigeria, – whether Lions are found in Nigeria and in Africa as a whole and here is the truth. Lions are scarcely seen roaming the bushes of Nigeria, however, there are some caged ones in different Nigeria zoo and there are lots of lions in Yankari reserve, Bauchi State.So most of the lions you may likely find in Nigeria are imported from other countries of the world
Gorillas inhabit the Hills in Taraba and Cross River states. Hyenas, Waterbucks, baboons and crocodiles exist in the North. It is said that Kaduna means “crocodile”
Nigeria ElephantLions Nigeria Nigeria Bats Nigeria wolf
There are also lots of elephants in Bauchi State and numerous other Nigerian animals like, Apes, Rhinos, Antelope, different kind of Snakes, Leopard, Giraffe, all kind of Birds and all creeping things. Above is a Vampire bat that flies only in the night
More On Nigeria Wild Animals – See Interesting Facts About Nigeria
Here is a comprehensive information about the national symbols of Nigeria.
The symbols of Nigeria depicts the stages that has been involved in the transition of the old Nigeria to the new Nigeria it showcases the faith we have in the country, our hope and determination to succeed and they also represent past and present milestones we have and may encounter in the course of building the brand “Nigeria”
First on the list of National symbols of Nigeria is the national flag.
The Nigeria national flag was designed by Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi in 1959. Taiwo then was a student in England when he saw the advertisement on national daily that entries were being accepted for the design of a better national flag.
He quickly prepared his entries which was finally accepted as the best after a thorough consideration. The flag was publicly displayed for the first time in 1960 during Nigeria Independence From British Colonization the flag also earned the designer a cash price of 100 pounds.
The two greenish left and right in the National flag of Nigeria represents Nigeria’s vast forest and agriculture, the abundant national wealth and its lush and arable vegetation while the white at the center represents peace and unity (absolute serenity)
Second on the list of National symbols of Nigeria is the National coat of arms.
The Nigerian coat of arms features an eagle mounted on a black shield, which is trisected by two wavy bands. Two white horses support the shield, and at its base is a wreath of coctus spectabilis flowers created in the national colors of white and green.
The black shield represents the fertile soil while the ‘Y’ shaped silvery bands represents the Niger and Benue Rivers, Which flows differently but joined at a certain point to form the main inland waterways in Nigeria.
The eagle stands for strength and the two opposing horses symbolize dignity and strength.
The coctus spectabilis is a colorful flower, which grows wildly in Nigeria. It is a very common sight in the Guinea Savanna
The Nigeria anthem as a the most popular of all the national symbols of Nigeria, the national anthem was composed by a British lady initially (miss Williams) which was adopted at our independent in 1960 but replaced on 1 October 1978. The new national anthem was composed by Mr. Ben Odiase, who was then the director of music in Nigeria police band. The National anthem of Nigeria uplifts the faith of Every Nigeria; it reminds us of our goals and revives us to keep build the nation until it stands mightily.
Here is the national symbol of Nigeria
Here is the national symbol of Nigeria
Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria’s call obeyTo serve our fatherland
With love and strength and faith
The labor of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity.
Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause;
Guide our leaders right;
Help our Youth the truth to know
In love and honesty to grow
And living just and true
Great lofty heights attain
To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.
Last on the list is the national pledge of Nigeria
I pledge to Nigeria my country
To be faithful, loyal and honest
To serve Nigeria with all my strength
To defend her unity and uphold her honor and glory
So help me God.
Well, that is all I could gather about the symbols of Nigeria. Like I initially stated; this symbols reminds us who we are, where we are and where we are going. But most importantly, we muster up zeal and enthusiasm to keep pushing on each time we are confronted with one of the national symbols of Nigeria.
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