As Nigerian authorities crack down on party goers abusing the naira, the super-rich are now spraying dollars to avoid breaking the law. As t...

Crowds gathered in Lafia town in central Nigeria to celebrate the Durbar Festival, a colorful religious and traditional fete that features...

Eid festivities have reached a climax in Nigeria with colourful events. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from northern Kano state. Al Jaze...

The ancient town of Badagry in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos is home to several remarkable heritage sites dating back to the 17th...

Curators at Nigeria's Badagry Heritage Museum are concerned about the apparent lack of interest among Nigerians in marking Black Histo...

A harmful practice called breast ironing or flattening affects about 3.8 million women in Africa, including some parts of Nigeria. The pra...

The 2023 African Hair Summit seeks to encourage more African women to embrace their natural hair. Experts say doing that is not only the h...

A three-day festival, commemorating the shipment of people captured from West Africa hundreds of years ago and forced to work as slaves in...

Her Royal Majesty Obi Martha Dunkwu is the reigning omu of the Anioma people of Nigeria’s Delta State. An omu, or queen mother, is a leade...

This Nigerian all-female security crew, known as the Dragon Squad, is breaking stereotypes in a male-dominated industry. Al Jazeera  Relat...

            For years, Emem Thomas' body drew snarky remarks from slimmer classmates in southern Nigeria that shattered her confidence ...

Language has always served as a strong bridge between cultures. The diplomatic ties between China and Nigeria have been boosted over the y...

  The Confucius Institute in Nigeria commemorated the 2022 Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese cultural enthusiasts gathered to witness the event ...

It is "International Mother Language Day" - the annual United Nations commitment to promoting the preservation and protection of ...

Three years after taking in 2-year-old Inimffon Uwamobong and her younger brother, Sister Matylda Iyang finally heard from the mother who ha...

Cross-cultural romantic relationships are occasionally marked by moments of misunderstanding, apprehension and soul searching. But they ...

Immigrants and Coloradans with Nigerian heritage are excited for the new CBS comedy ‘ Bob Hearts Abishola .’ The show premiers Monday ni...

Art, such as sculpture, has played an integral part in Traditional African communities. Centuries later, it's still being practiced i...

The annual Calabar Carnival in southern Nigeria used to be a month-long event, featuring mountain races, cultural displays and even bea...

In Ubang, a farming community in southern Nigeria, men and women say they speak different languages. They view this unique difference as ...