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Nigerian Culture

People of Nigeria

Nigeria is made up of three large ethnic groups - the Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo- who represent 70 percent of the population. Another 10 percent comprises of several other groups numbering more than 1 million members each, including the Kanuri, Tiv, and Ibibio. More than 300 smaller ethnic groups account for the remaining 20 percent of the population. However, these groups are similar in nature, thus melting all the boundaries to become a huge group. Most Nigerians speak more than one language. The country's official language, English, is widely spoken, especially among educated people. Apart from English, 400 native Nigerian languages are also spoken, out of which some are being threatened with extinction.
Flag of Nigeria

The flag of Nigeria has three equal vertical bands of green towards the hoist side, white in the middle and green at the bottom.
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Economy of Nigeria

The oil-rich Nigerian economy, long caught in political instability, corruption, and poor macroeconomic management, is undergoing substantial reform under the new civilian administration. Nigeria has seen seven coups in 32 years, during which the military rulers had failed to diversify the economy away from over dependence on the capital-intensive oil sector, which provides 20% of GDP, 95% of foreign exchange earnings, and about 65% of budgetary revenues. The largely subsistence agricultural sector has failed to keep up with rapid population growth, and Nigeria, once a large net exporter of food, now must import food. Nonetheless, increases in foreign oil investment and oil production had kept the economic growth at 3% in 2002.


Information on Nigeria, Its Geography & History


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This is one of my favorite images

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Beautiful Waterfall, Isn't It?

I've always loved this waterfall! You can see ones just like it near my house, just a couple of miles away!

This is one of my favorite images

I took it when he wasn't looking. I took it when he wasn't looking. I took it when he wasn't looking. I took it when he wasn't looking. I took it when he wasn't looking.

Beautiful Waterfall, Isn't It?

I've always loved this waterfall! You can see ones just like it near my house, just a couple of miles away!