Germany has returned 22 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria as part of a larger effort by Western nations to seek reparation of stolen artifacts from Africa. The Benin Bronzes are sculptures and plaques looted ...

The Center for Research Information and Media Development (CRIMMD) has officially opened its new, larger facility in Lagos, ...

In our paper on Nigeria’s colonial history, we apply a different lens. We focus rather on British colonial rule through imperial companies. We argue that the British colonist did not conceive of or ...

LONDON (AP) — A Cambridge University college handed over a bronze cockerel looted from Africa in the 19th century to Nigerian authorities on Wednesday, as part of a modest but growing effort in some ...

Citing the plight of pensioners, restrictions on free speech, and political repression, Sowore compared present-day governance to colonial rule. Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow ...

Introduction: Firearms in twentieth-century colonial Africa -- "This destructive implement of European ingenuity": firearms, the Atlantic world, and technology transfer in precolonial Nigeria -- All ...

In the early 1950s, as Nigeria approached independence from Great Britain, a vibrant literary culture developed in the vast and lively market of Onitsha, a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River.

France weakened Nigeria’s rise for decades. Now that France is retreating, Nigeria’s sudden closeness to Paris risks ...