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National integration is one of the un-accomplished desires in Nigeria. This paper examines cultural cum ethnic pluralism and national integration in Nigeria. The objective is to prove how cultural diversities and ethnic differences play negative roles against achieving national integration and cohesiveness in Nigeria. Basic concepts, such as: culture, ethnicity, ethnic pluralism, cultural pluralism, national integration and other related terms are clarified. The functions of culture as well as the cultural patterns of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria are discussed. This paper also, addresses the problems of cultural and ethnic pluralism in Nigeria to ensure unity within diversity for a strong, united, virile and democratic society in Nigeria. Among other suggestions, this paper recommends that massive cultural education should be embarked upon by relevant agencies, like the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to take pride in the strength and plurality of Nigeria. It concludes that Nigerians see themselves first as members of one cultural or ethnic group or the other, and secondarily as Nigerians. This does not promote national integration and nationhood. Hence, it suggests the way forward that would enhance national integration, which is crucial for peace and the development of the Nigerian people.

This translation by Italian language exposes the general report presented by the Brazilian intellectual, Gilberto Freyre, to the 30th study session of the International Institute of Different Civilizations, held in Lisbon, April 15-18, 1957. It is about the cultural aspect of the problems of ethnic and cultural pluralism in intertropical communities. This text was first published in Brazil, in 1968, in a set of essays entitled Brasis, Brasil e Brasília where the author addresses social issues - sociological, anthropological and even political - of general interest, not just Brazilian, and under mainly scientific criteria. ; A presente tradução em língua italiana, de minha autoria, expõe o relatório geral apresentado pelo intelectual nordestino, Gilberto Freyre, à 30ª sessão de estudos do Instituto Internacional de Civilizações Diferentes, realizada em Lisboa, de 15 a 18 de abril de 1957, sobre o aspecto cultural dos problemas de pluralismo étnico e cultural em comunidades intertropicais. Este texto foi publicado, pela primeira vez no Brasil, em 1968, dentro de um conjunto de ensaios intitulado Brasis, Brasil e Brasília onde o autor aborda temas sociais - sociológicos, antropológicos e até políticos - de interesse geral, e não apenas brasileiro, e sob critério principalmente científico.

This study expanded the conceptual definition of community structural pluralism to include a consideration of community ethnic pluralism, and used that revised definition as a basis for analyzing the relationships among community characteristics and the orientations of local newspaper editors. Findings indicate that editors in more ethnically pluralistic communities are more likely to include ethnic minorities in their lists of influential persons and important news sources. Editors who include ethnic minorities in a list of important news sources are more likely to consider it important to cover stories about ethnic minorities.