Democratic Nigeria
Nigeria’s democratic governments from 1999 to present, including presidential administrations, reforms, protests, and state politics.
Thomas Babington Macaulay: 167 Years of a Remarkable Educational Legacy in Lagos
Thomas Babington Macaulay occupies a distinctive place in the history of education in Nigeria. Born in Sierra Leone to a family shaped by the...
Decree No. 4 of 1984: The Defining Law That Put Nigeria’s Press on Trial
Decree No. 4 of 1984 became one of the defining press freedom controversies of Nigeria’s military era. Enacted during the government of Major-General Muhammadu...
Emir of Katsina Locomotive: Inside Nigeria’s Powerful 1930s Beyer-Garratt Railway Era
The Emir of Katsina Locomotive was one of the most distinctive machines to appear on Nigeria’s railway during the 1930s. Photographs in the E....
Onitsha-Asaba Ferry: The Remarkable Motor Crossing Before the Niger Bridge
Before the first Niger Bridge opened, the Onitsha-Asaba ferry was a vital link in one of Nigeria's most important transport corridors. Travellers approaching the...
4 Defining Milestones of Nigeria’s First Radio Broadcast
Nigeria’s first radio broadcast is commonly associated with 1933, when organised radio distribution began developing under the British colonial administration. The origins of Nigerian...
Palaver 1926: 100 Years On, the Powerful Colonial Film That Complicates Nigeria’s Cinema Origins
Palaver 1926 occupies an unusual place in Nigerian cultural history. Made a century ago under British colonial rule, Palaver: A Romance of Northern Nigeria...
Eko Bridge History: How the 1965 Second Mainland Bridge Launched Julius Berger in Nigeria
The Eko Bridge history is closely tied to the transformation of Lagos after Nigerian independence and to the beginnings of one of the country’s...
Nigerian Radio Times: The Revealing 1954 Window Into Nigeria’s Early Broadcast Age
The Nigerian Radio Times offers a remarkable window into a period when broadcasting was becoming an increasingly important part of Nigerian public life. An...
The Nigeria Electricity History
Nigeria electricity history is often reduced to three familiar abbreviations: ECN, NEPA and PHCN. That shorthand is convenient, but it obscures a much deeper...
Kongi’s Harvest: The Powerful 1971 Battle Over Wole Soyinka’s Vision
Kongi’s Harvest occupies a distinctive place in the history of Nigerian cinema. Made in 1970 and publicly premiered in Lagos in April 1971, the...