Nigeria: Media
Videos
The ecological disaster of oil spills in the Niger delta
Overview of the oil spills that have plagued the Niger delta of Nigeria.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
See how Nigerian farmers employ pesticides and fertilizers to increase crop yields and agricultural efficacy
Modern farming in Nigeria
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Images
Hausa musicians
Hausa musicians performing at the court of the amir of Zaria, northern Nigeria.
Gerhard Kubik
woman removing husks from millet
Woman removing the husks from grains of millet near Maradi, Nigeria.
Daniel Berehulak—Reportage/Getty Images
Nigerian two hundred-naira banknote
Two hundred-naira banknote from Nigeria (front side).
Image source: Audrius Tomonis - www.banknotes.com
Nigeria: housing in Dareta
Health-care workers near a thatch-roofed mud dwelling in the village of Dareta, Zamfara...
Sunday Alamba—AP/Shutterstock.com
Nigeria: architecture
Clay houses decorated with low-relief ornament and vibrant designs, exhibiting contemporary...
(centre right) Frank Willett
Zaria, Nigeria: Ahmadu Bello University
Senate Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Chippla
wedding in Nigeria
A bride and groom posing with their wedding guests in Nigeria.
© lydia/Shutterstock.com
King Sunny Ade
Nigerian bandleader King Sunny Ade is the foremost musician of juju, a blend...
© Chris Water—Retna Ltd.
Nok pottery head
Pottery head found at Nok, Nigeria. In the Jos Museum, Nigeria. Height: 21 cm.
Frank Willett
Portuguese explorer or trader
Plaque depicting a Portuguese explorer or trader, from Nigeria, 16th or 17th century;...
Photograph by CJ Nye. Brooklyn Museum, New York, gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.74
Boko Haram: kidnapped girls
A month after they were kidnapped by Boko Haram, schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria,...
AP Images
Boko Haram activity in Nigeria
Areas in Nigeria where Boko Haram was most active.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
principal kingdoms and peoples of western Africa, 11th–16th century
Map showing the principal kingdoms (at their greatest territorial extent) and peoples...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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