The Culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria's multiple ethnic groups. The country has over 250 different languages and cultures. However, the three largest are the Hausa-Fulani who are predominant in the north, the Igbo who are predominant in the southeast, the Yoruba who are predominant in the southwest. The Benin tribes are predominant in the region between Yorubaland and the Niger Delta. 80 percent of the Benins tend to be Christian while the remaining 20 percent worship deities called Ogu. These are followed by the Ibibio/Annang/Efik people of the coastal southeastern Nigeria and the Ijaw of the Niger Delta.
The rest of Nigeria's ethnic groups (sometimes called "mini-minorities") are found all over the country but especially in the densely populated south. The Hausa tend to be Muslim and the Igbo, Christian. The Efik, Ibibio, Annang people are mainly Christian as Christianity and Western system entered Nigeria through their capital city Calabar. The practitioners of both Christianity and Islam are found among the Yoruba. Indigenous religious practices remain important, especially in the south, and are often blended with Christian beliefs.
Nigeria is famous for its English language literature and its popular music. Since the 1990s the Nigerian movie industry, sometimes called "Nollywood" has emerged as a fast-growing cultural force all over the continent.
The music of Nigeria includes many kinds of folk and popular music, some of which are known worldwide. Traditional musicians use a number of diverse instruments, such as the Gongon drums.
Other traditional cultural expressions are found in the various masquerades of Nigeria, such as the Eyo masquerades, the Ekpe and Ekpo Masquerades of the Efik/Ibibio/Annang/Igbo peoples of coastal southeastern Nigeria (the former Ekpe secret society of the Calabar Kingdom - inventor of Nsibidi script), and the Northern Edo Masquerades. Yoruba wooden masks are used in the Gelede masquerades.
For more information, see the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria#Culture