Nigeria's rich culture for showcase in UK

By Chris Ochayi
Posted to the Web: Friday, September 08, 2006

NIGERIA's rich cultural heritage will again take a centre stage in the United Kingdom during the month-long Black History Month Festival taking place in October this year. Only last month, Nigeria hosted the Diaspora in Abuja.

The UK event, under the auspices of Back To My Roots, will showcase the best of African culture, arts as well as business endeavours the world over.

Supported by the British Council, UNESCO, the Presidency, Back To My Roots is expected to attract over 5 million people, a broadcast audience of about one billion and 100 million World Wide Web and is a clarion call to black people all over the world to think Africa.