3. Literature
many influential works of post-colonial literature in the
English language
best-known writer
Wole Soyinka 1st African Nobel Laureate in Literature
4. Literature
Nigeria has the second largest newspaper market in Africa
(after Egypt) with an estimated circulation of several million
copies daily in 2003.
5. Music & Film
Nigeria has had a huge role in the development of various types of
African music
Many late 20th century musicians combined cultural elements of
various native music with American Jazz to influence Hip hop
music.
In 2008, Nigeria's music scene received international attention when
the first African music awards show in Abuja (capital city).
6. Music & Film
The Nigerian film industry is known as Nollywood
2nd-largest producer of movies in the world
Nigerian cinema is Africa's largest movie industry in terms
of both value and the number of movies produced per year.
7. Cuisine
Nigerian cuisine is known for its richness and variety.
Many different spices, herbs and flavourings are used in
conjunction with palm oil or groundnut oil to create sauces
and soups .
Aromatic market and roadside snacks cooked on barbecues
or fried in oil are plentiful and colourful.
8. Sport
Football is largely considered the Nigeria's national.
Nigeria's national football team "Super Eagles", has made the
World Cup on five occasions 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, and 2014.
They won the gold medal for football in the 1996 Summer
Olympics becoming the first African football team to win gold in
Olympic Football.
