Waƙar gargajiya wani nau'i ne mai mahimmanci a Najeriya, yana da tarihin tarihi wanda ya yi tasiri ga al'adun kiɗan ƙasar. Salon yana siffanta shi ta hanyar amfani da fasahohin haɗar turawa da sautunan gargajiya na Afirka da kaɗe-kaɗe. Daya daga cikin fitattun mawakan gargajiya a Najeriya shine Fela Sowande. An haife shi a Legas a 1905 ga dangin mawaƙa, Sowande ya ci gaba da karatun kiɗa a Landan kafin ya dawo Najeriya a cikin 1930s. An san shi da ayyukansa waɗanda ke haɗa kiɗan gargajiya na Yammacin Turai da abubuwan Afirka. Wani fitaccen mawakin gargajiya a Najeriya shi ne Akin Euba, wanda ya bayar da gudunmawa sosai wajen bunkasar irin wannan fanni a kasar. Ayyukansa, waɗanda sau da yawa suka yi ta hanyar kiɗan gargajiya na Afirka, ƙungiyoyin kade-kade ne suka yi a duniya. Akwai gidajen rediyo da yawa a Najeriya da ke kunna kiɗan gargajiya, gami da Classic FM da Smooth FM. Waɗannan tashoshi an sadaukar da su ne don haɓaka nau'in kuma galibi suna yin hira da mawaƙa da mawaƙa na gargajiya, da kuma wasan kwaikwayo kai tsaye. A cikin 'yan shekarun nan, an samu karuwar sha'awar wakokin gargajiya a tsakanin matasan Najeriya, inda ake samun karin dalibai da ke daukar kayan kida da karantar wakokin gargajiya a jami'o'i. Wannan yanayin yana da kyau ga makomar kiɗan gargajiya a cikin ƙasa da ci gaba da haɓakawa da haɓaka nau'ikan.