Nigerian Links
These are sites of interest. I do not endorse the contents of these sites. Please inform me if any of the links don’t work.
Nigerian Links: General
Leadership Nigeria: News site dedicated to good governance in Nigeria
Niger Delta Economies of Violence Project: This project is sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace (Washington, DC), Our Niger Delta (Port Harcourt, Nigeria), and the Institute of International Studies (University of California, Berkeley)
NOI Polls: NOI Polls is a Nigerian-based polling organization which works in partnership with The Gallup Poll (USA) to develop opinion research in Nigeria.
Dtalkshop was created in 2001 to bridge the gap between the legal profession and the general public. We seek to enlighten the public about their rights and the role of the legal profession in their lives, and in doing this seek the demystification of law and legal practice. Dtalkshop is run by Kaine Agary
The Journal of Nigeria Studies (JNS) is an inter-disciplinary online publication of the Nigeria Studies Association (NSA) and the University of New Hampshire. Fully referred, published twice a year, and aimed at the highest level of scholarship. This journal is dedicated to the publication of original research, reviews, and short notices, in all areas of Nigeria studies.
Lonely Planet Nigeria Travel Guide
Nigerian Media
NEXT News Portal is a product of Timbuktu Media headed by Mr. Dele Olojede, who is the first African-born winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism and the former foreign editor for Newsday
Nigerian and African Video Films Forum
Daily Trust: Nigerian News
The Guardian Online: Nigerian News
This Day Online: Nigerian News
Vanguard Online Edition: Lagos-Based News
Daily Sun: The Sun News Online
Online Nigeria: Community Portal of Nigeria
Nigeriaworld: All About Nigeria
Nigerian Literature
Website for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun
Wordsbody: Molara Wood is a Nigerian writer and arts journalist based in London. The focus of the blog is on the Nigerian art scene, particularly the writers
Imagine This: Website of Nigerian Novelist Sade Adeniran
Lagos Literary and Arts Journal
Saraba Magazine is an imprint of Two Iroko Limited whose goal is to create unending voices by encouraging young, previously unheard writers to publish their works, assist emerging writers (i.e. those who have been published little or not at all, whose talent are recognizable and whose works are qualitative) in establishing their voices by creating a platform for their writing to be showcased. Through an actualization of these purposes, Saraba would ensure that there is no generational gap, that succeeding generations of writers in Africa have unending voices. It was also established to create a link between established writers and emerging writers through mentorship opportunities and other related mediums. Finally, to celebrate literature and its undying nature by showcasing it in the most contemporary ways.
Nigerian Arts
Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA,Lagos) is an independent non-profit making visual art organisation set up in December 2007 to provide a platform for the development, presentation, and discussion of contemporary visual art and culture.
The Poetics of Line: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group Website
Nike Centre for Art and Culture: Textile artists, painters, sculptors, dancers and drummers… Learn more about Nike’s five Art Centers in Lagos, Oshogbo, Ogidi and Abuja, where Nigerian artists and craftsmen ply their trades and where you can study among them.
A Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art from the 1960s Website
Master Hand: Individuality and Creativity among Yoruba Sculptures Website
The Fela Project is a multimedia project that explores and commemorates the influence of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian Afrobeat musician and Human Rights activist who died of AIDS-related illness in 1997. The project centers on Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, an exhibition of Fela-related artifacts and new works by thirty-four contemporary artists from around the world who have been inspired by Fela. The Project also includes a fully illustrated exhibition catalogue, an interactive website and a second illustrated publication entitled, Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway.
The National Gallery of Art of Nigeria (NGA) was established by Decree No. 86 of 1993 in fulfillment of a provision of Nigeria’s cultural policy which recommends that a National Gallery of Art be established for the promotion and presentation of creative visual art in Nigeria. This recommendation derives from the UNESCO document on the World Decade for Cultural Development (WDCD).
The Hour Glass Gallery Website
The Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Foundation (OYASAF) is a non-profit organization established in 2007 to promote the appreciation and study of Nigerian arts and artists, making the collection available to museums, educational institutions, and scholars.
Website of Nigerian Artist Sokari Douglas Camp
Website of Nigerian Artist and Critic Olu Oguibe
Website of Nigerian Artist Jonathan Lessor
Website of The Ben Enwonwu Foundation: The Foundation was established in 2003 in honour of renowned Nigerian artist, Professor Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu MBE, NNOM (1917-94). It aims to sustain and build on his life and works through which he forged a philosophical basis for contemporary Nigerian art by fusing western techniques and indigenous traditions. Enwonwu is widely acclaimed as Africa’s pioneer modernist artist. His success increased the visibility and appreciation of modern and contemporary African art.
Nigerian Cinema/Nollywood
Nigeria Films.com is dedicated to the projection of local Nigeria film in particular and African films in general. The profiles and life styles of actors, actresses and those behind the scene will be previewed. New and old films will be previewed and reviewed on monthly basis for your criticism and rating accordingly. NFC (Nigeria Films.Com) is the undisputed largest marketing/distributors and retailers of Nigerian Movies worldwide.
Nigerian Women
Baobab for Women’s Human Rights
Peoples: The Ijaw/Ijo
Ijaw Docs: This website documents the history, culture, customs and language of the Ijaws.
Ijaw Resource Center: The Ijaw Resource Center started with the intent of being a meeting and information sharing and distribution point using the facilities provided by the Internet.
The Ijaw Monitoring Group: The Ijaw Monitoring Group works to eradicate the inhumane conditions that exist for the Ijaw tribe and all other marginalized inhabitants of the Niger Delta region.
Bayelsa State Council for Arts and Culture
Peoples: The Yoruba
Oroèdè is a searchable English to Yorùbá dictionary
The Good Person Excerpts from the Yorùbá Proverb Treasury: A collection of Yoruba proverbs compiled and translated by Dr. Oyekan Owomoyela at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Peoples: The Igbo
Onitsha Market Literature: Onitsha Market Literature consists of stories, plays, advice and moral discourses published primarily in the 1960s by local presses in the lively market town of Onitsha, an important commercial site in the Igbo-speaking region of southeastern Nigeria
These Women Are Brave: Igbo Women’s Stories of the Biafran War
Philip Emeagwali: World Renowned Scientist Behind The Supercomputer that Spawned the Internet
Kwenu: Our Culture, Our Future
Other Nigerian Ethnic Groups
The Kanuri Studies Association was founded in Maiduguri/Nigeria in 2003. The main aim of the association is to enhance and support the exchange of knowledge and information from and with Kanuri-speaking people and the academic community.
Nigerian Blogs
Bahaushe Mai Ban Haushi!: Ibrahim Sheme on himself, Hausa culture and the World. Sheme is a journalist based out of Abuja. His blog is written in Hausa and English.
The Website of Dr. Usman Muhammad Bugaje Muslim Northern Nigerian Writer
Funmi Iyanda’s Blog: Funmi Iyanda is a multi award winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger. She produces and hosts Nigeria’s most popular and authoritative talk show NEW DAWN
Timbuktu Chronicles: Emeka Okafor is a venture catalyst and entrepreneur who lives in New York City.He is the Maker Faire Africa curator and was the director for TED Global 2007 that took place in Arusha,Tanzania. His other interests include sustainable technologies in the developing world and paradigm breaking technologies in general. His blog, Timbuktu Chronicles seeks to spur dialogue in areas of entrepreneurship, technology and the scientific method as it impacts Africa.
Belinda Otas: I am a journalist, writer and blogger, and I am passionate about life. I am passionate about Africa and all things African – our heritage, cultures, traditions, challenges and without a doubt, our success no matter how small or big. I love theatre to the point where it is an arm of arts journalism I have decided to make my speciality. All you need to do is buy me the ticket and I will sleep at the theatre every evening if things go that far. Yes, that is how fanatical I am about the stage.
