Amalgamation means bringing together two or more groups or territories under one administration. At the wake of...
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Igbo Ukwu is located along the lower Niger River basin in Onitsha area. Igbo Ukwu sculptures and...
The Old Oyo Empire is sometimes wrongly described as the state of the coastal forest. It was...
The impact of trans-Atlantic slave trade on African societies can be viewed from many angles. Some Africa...
The first set of people who struggled for the abolition of slavery were the captives and slaves...
The origin of Nupe Kingdom is linked to Tsoede also known as Edeji. He was the hero...
The trans-Atlantic slave trade refers to the sourcing, selling and buying of Africans as slaves and their...
Periodisation is coined from the word period. Periodisation in history simply means the historian attempt to split...
The people of Hausaland shared a lot of relationships and interactions with the Kanem-Borno in the Lake...
European traders were an important group in the series of European contacts and presence in Nigerian areas,...
By the 19th century, Europeans missionaries had established their missions in Nigeria, but without making remarkable impact...
By the 18th century, European travelers had mapped Africa’s entire coastline in detail. However, the interior of...
Oral tradition refers to verbal information as a source of recording history. Oral sources can be divided...
In 1788, the African Association was formed in England to promote the exploration of Africa in the...
The people of Ife and Benin shared a lot of similarities. It was believed that the two...
The first European travelers to reach Benin in about 1485 were the Portuguese. The nature of the...
Many people tend to confuse history with narration because history, most times, adopts the use of narratives...
Archaeology is the scientific digging and studying of old remains and artefacts used by people who lived...
The people of Old Calabar are found in Cross-River State of Nigeria. They were originally called Akwa...
The Tiv people are one of the major ethnic groups in central Nigeria. They are mostly found...
The Idoma, are one of the ethnic groups in Nigeria. They are traditionally known to be hunters....
The Ijo or Ijaw speaking people are one of the major ethnic groups in the Niger Delta...
The Oron people are found mainly in present day Akwa-Ibom State. They represent the third largest group...
The Ibibio are found mainly in the coastal southern part of Nigeria. They share close connection with...
The Annang are one of the southern part of Nigeria, they are located mainly in Akwa-Ibom State....
The Urhobo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. Geographically,...
The Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Nigeria. The...
The Ebira people are one of the ethnic groups in the Niger-Benue confluence area of Nigeria. They...
Trans-Saharan trade was an economic activity in which different commodities were exchanged across long distances. It was...
Characteristics of history refer to those things that are peculiar to history. These include: History deals with...
Non-centralised states were states that represented only small political units where powers were not concentrated under a...
The trans-Saharan trade refers to the long distance trade carried out across the Sahara desert by the...
A working GIS integrates these five key components: hardware, software, data, people and methods. Hardware: Hardware is...
Communication is the process of exchanging or transmission of meaningful information, feelings, opinions and ideas from one...
The term centralised states means large political units, each of which covered large territorial areas and in...
History is commonly referred to as the record and narrative description of past events; it is also...
Factors Affecting the Climate of Africa Latitude: Latitude refers to the location of a place on the...
Climatic change is defined as a change in the statistical properties of the climatic system when considered...
Data input refers to the procedure of automatization of the data and the conversion into forms that...
Several classifications of soil types exist. The zonal classification treated here is considered most appropriate at this...
Remote sensing is defined as the act of obtaining information about something without being in direct contact...
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present...
The GIS has various applications to which it can be used. These applications include the following: Defence:...
Agriculture is defined as the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals for man’s use. Types...
Factors Affecting Vegetation The factors affecting the vegetation of Africa include: Climatic factors. Geomorphic factors. Edaphic factors....
