NIGERIA AND ITS CULTURES:

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 Yohanna Victor Pofi


Culture has been a long in definition, stating as a total way of life in an environment where people shares the same views and ideas about living and co-habiting in definitive social Areas.


Nigeria's culture is quite numerous and  different, but all with its own distinctive nature, ways or Ethics.


Majorly Nigeria has three Ethnic groups which basically are the Yorubas, Igbos and Hausas. These groups seems to be the majority as a reflection of the earlier Sectionalization of the country into groups.


The Northern, Western and Eastern region, with each distinctions they all exhibit variance in beliefs.


Yorubas are known with a distinctive culture of dressing, Language and Attitude/characters "in greetings and Communication" with trends that makes them a tribe stands out.


They are found along the western region of the country. Linguistically Yoruba as language has a  very rich structure.

They are good representative of Nigeria abroad, the language as a recognized ethnic group has her children in almost every nook and cranny of the world.


The Igbos are commonly found in the eastern part of the country. They have other sub-divisional ethnic groups. Their language is peculiar about culture, they take pride in speaking their language anywhere.

This group has produced in the past, Great men of higher intergrities famous inclussivity in the country.


Igbos are set of brave people, the blessings of being located by riverline areas render them opportunities to engaged in more business of farming and fishing, friendly and ease going.


The Northerners who are precisely  the Hausas, resides closed to Sahara desert. 

Their culture is highly socialized usually with a unique way of living their accustomed with cattle rearing and flock keeping.

These make them embark on business in time line; weaving shoes, making several designs on clothes and materials and calabash as part of their ways of culture and avenue of generating funds.


Nigeria is blessed with variance of Culture and language working towards it distinctively counts and earns allots.


Yohanna Victor Pofi,

Mass Communication Department, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polythecnic Bauchi, Bauchi state.

VictorYohanna80@gmail.Com

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