IROKO Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that its founder, Alex Oma-Pius, has been awarded the distinguished Services to Arts and Culture accolade at the 2024 BLAC Awards. Held annually, the BLAC Awards celebrate excellence and leadership...
Read MoreHome From Home with Luxury Business Consultant, Celebrity Cake Artist and Author Elizabeth Solaru
The ‘Home from Home’ project aims to explore the legacies of pioneering British Nigerians in the UK and their impact on society. The project highlights and celebrates British Nigerian contributions to the cultural, political, educational...
Read MoreHome From Home Interview With Writer, Broadcast and Director Chine McDonald
The ‘Home from Home’ project aims to explore the legacies of pioneering British Nigerians in the UK and their impact on society. The project highlights and celebrates British Nigerian contributions to the cultural, political, educational...
Read MoreHome from Home Interview with Visual Artist Àsìkò
The ‘Home from Home’ project aims to explore the legacies of pioneering British Nigerians in the UK and their impact on society. The project highlights and celebrates British Nigerian contributions to the cultural, political, educational...
Read MoreHome From Home Interview with Multidisciplinary Artist Chin We
The ‘Home from Home’ project aims to explore the legacies of pioneering British Nigerians in the UK and their impact on society. The project highlights and celebrates British Nigerian contributions to the cultural, political, educational...
Read MoreBritish Nigerian Visual Artists: Photography
Research piece by Alisa Demchenko Misan Harriman (b. 1977) Misan Harriman is a British Nigerian artist who was born in 1966. He is the son of Chief Hope Harriman, a highly successful businessman, politician, and philanthropist once described as...
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Research piece by Alisa Demchenko The Home From Home project aims to shine a spotlight on significant British Nigerians from across a range of sectors. In this post our researchers have undertaken a comprehensive review of British Nigerian Visual...
Read MoreNaming Practices in the Nigerian and Wider Diasporic Community in Britain
Research piece by Amouraé Bhola-Chin Importance of Naming in Nigerian Cultures In the West African context, naming is “an important ideological form of identification ..and reference,” and acts to reflect and uphold the status as well as dignity...
Read MoreBritish Nigerians and Politics and Activism
A piece of research by Irina Costin Toyin Agbetu, also known as Oluwatoyin Agbetu (b. Hackney, London, 1969) Dr Toyin Agbetu is a Lecturer of Social Anthropology at UCL, filmmaker, musician, social rights activist and the founder of the...
Read MoreBritish Nigerians and Business and Entrepreneurship
Piece by Gifty Aiyegbeni ELIZABETH OGABI Elizabeth Ogabi is an entrepreneur, a communications consultant, a speaker, and an educator. Elizabeth has worked in different industries over the past couple of years. She has also worked across...
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