An annual large-scale Tiv cultural gathering held in Makurdi. It celebrates Tiv heritage through traditional food, music, and dance. The festival is especially associated with Nyamkyegh sha shwa, a traditional chicken and beniseed dish that holds deep cultural meaning for the Tiv people.
This festival serves as a living expression of Tiv culinary heritage and communal identity. It brings together Tiv people across generations to share, perform, and transmit their food traditions, dances, and music. The Nyamkyegh sha shwa dish is central to the gathering, symbolising Tiv domesticity and agricultural heritage.
Traditional Tiv food preparation and sharing, cultural dances, music performances, community gathering, display of traditional attire.
Food and Cultural Festival