Bahago Abraham Jhein

Keywords: Culture, morality, diversity, value system, development

Abstract

Nigeria is a country of diverse cultures and traditions with different ethnic
groups, which each one has its own value system and is been observed by
adherent followers. Nigeria is said to be a moral society, but with the
coming of western civilization, the people seem to go for what is best for
them, and that has left a huge question of; what now is right and wrong as to moral value? This paper adopts the qualitative research approach which relied on systematic review of secondary textual sources purposely sampled and subject in examining how Western contact reshaped Nigeria’s indigenous moral reasoning. This paper concludes that Nigeria’s cultural-moral value system has not collapsed but is being actively renegotiated under the combined pressure of colonial legacy, globalization, and modernization, producing a widening gap between urban and rural communities. It is in this light that this paper recommends that families, religious bodies, and cultural institutions must deliberately transmit indigenous values to younger generations through storytelling, festivals, and mother-tongue use. Also, the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), which is Nigeria’s premier cultural training institute, dedicated to fostering national integration, cultural awareness, and professional development in the culture sector must work towards the integration of culture into everyday life and national policies, ensuring that Nigeria’s rich heritage remains a powerful force for development, unity, and global recognition.

Author Biography

Bahago Abraham Jhein

Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, Plateau State University, Bokkos, Nigeria 

Email: [email protected]

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