A kanbo chowa Iliton nke Naijeriya si kutu ibigbe nke ekufo wu sa nani tintin 13,000 BC feja ikutu imoshaka bika Nok Culture nketi rebili na ngba bika 13,000 BC. Tombili imosha kera nke Afrika ribose na waje a ma nitata fun Naijeriya, bika ibeze nke Nri, ibeze Ikeshan nke Benin, Ikeshan nke Oyo, Ife nasi Ibeze nke Wori.
A ma la iliton nso wodu sa 1900 n’abe afa nke Naijeriya swene kolo ardungogo (16th si 18th ) wodu baba mambaeze nke Afrika Huest juka, bika keshan Oyo nasi keshan nke Islam Kanem-Bornu na iyaka Not-Ist, nasi Ibeze nke Igbo Onitsha na Sauti-Ist nasi ibeze Hausa-Fulani eso.