Claim: Country music in Nigeria, which was introduced to Nigeria by American Christian missionaries, became popular in Nigeria in the 1960s and remained highly popular as of the 90s.
Evidence: Country was introduced to Nigeria in the middle 20th century by a combination of visiting American Christian missionaries from the southern United States, by returning Nigerian expatriates, and by a Don Williams-owned radio station that operated in the nation. By the 1960s, the genre had become "a part of everyday Nigerian life". As of the mid 1990s, country music remained highly popular among Nigerian radio listeners.