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Detty December refers to the festive period at the end of the year in Nigeria typically from mid-December through the New Year. [1] It's a time of vibrant celebrations, social gatherings , parties , and festivities characterized by high energy, excitement, and optimism.
In the IANA time zone database, Nigeria is given one zone in the file zone.tab—Africa/Lagos. Lagos is Nigeria's capital city. "NG" refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Data for Nigeria directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself: [8]
Commemorates the return to Democracy in Nigeria. Independence Day: 1 October Commemorates the Independence of Nigeria from Britain. Christmas Day: 25 December Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus. Boxing Day: 26 December Christian holiday commemorating the day after Christmas.
Festivals in Nigeria, some of which date back to the period before the arrival of the major religions in her ethnically and culturally diverse society.The Christian festivals [1] [2] and Islam festivals are often celebrated in ways that are unique to Nigeria or unique to the people of a locality. [3]
4 February-ongoing – 2023 Nigerian protests begin began due to the naira, and protests due to the election. [3] 25 February – 2023 Nigerian general election - Nigerians elect a new president and members of their National Assembly. [4] 3 March – Sixteen people are killed when a pipeline explodes in Emohua, Rivers State. [5]
29 May – Nigeria readopts Nigeria, We Hail Thee, which was the country's national anthem from 1960 to 1978, as its national anthem, replacing Arise, O Compatriots. [ 20 ] 30 May – 2024 Aba killings : Eleven people, including five soldiers, are killed in an attack on a military checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba , Abia State .
The Tide is a Nigerian daily newspaper.It is the most widely circulated newspaper published in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and one of Nigeria's major newspapers. Owned and funded by the state, The Tide began printing operations on 1 December 1971 and has a digital version.
Daily Post is a Nigerian newspaper published by Daily Post Media Ltd., based in Lagos. It reports on local and national news, politics, metro, business, entertainment, sports and opinions. In March 2015, the newspaper debuted the free distribution of its print version across Nigeria. [1] [2] [3]