Nigeria’s Independence Day

Why do Nigeria celebrate independence? Independence Day is an official national holiday in Nigeria, celebrated on the first of October. It marks Nigeria's proclamation of independence from British rule on 1 October 1960.

World Teachers’ Day

World Teachers' Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is an international day held annually on 5 October.

Hausa International Book And Arts Festival

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The Hausa International Book and Arts Festival (HIBAF) will be curated by Open Arts as a crisscross festival of arts and language. It is the aim of this festival to open up discussions about Hausa as a language through literature, history, music and arts to be displayed to a new and exciting young audience. The […]

Christmas Eve, 2021

Christmas Eve is on December 24 and marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day, 2021

For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth […]

Boxing Day

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide. Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to the poor, today Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday.

New Year’s Eve

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, the last day of the year, is on 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening parties, where many people dance, eat, drink, and watch or light fireworks. Some Christians attend a watch night service.

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