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  Nigeria
Federal City
 Federal Capital Territory    
Institutions
  President  Bola Tinubu 2 +7.56%
 Nigeria Supreme Court    
National Assembly
  Senate  All Progressives Congress 0 +21.10%
  House of Representatives  All Progressives Congress 0 +15.83%
State
 Abia    
 Adamawa    
 Akwa Ibom    
 Anambra    
 Bauchi    
 Bayelsa    
 Benue    
 Borno    
 Cross River    
 Delta    
 Ebonyi    
 Edo    
 Ekiti    
 Enugu    
 Gombe    
 Imo    
 Jigawa    
 Kaduna    
 Kano    
 Katsina    
 Kebbi    
 Kogi    
 Kwara    
 Lagos    
 Nasarawa    
 Niger    
 Ogun    
 Ondo    
 Osun    
 Oyo    
 Plateau    
 Rivers    
 Sokoto    
 Taraba    
 Yobe    
 Zamfara    

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Websitehttp://www.nopa.net/
Established October 01, 1960
Disbanded Still Active
ContributorUser 13
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia March 17, 2024 07:11pm
Description Nigeria is a nation in western Africa. The main languages are English, Yoruba, Igbo, Ful and Hausa. Nigeria received it's independence for the United King in 1960. The country is a federal presidential democratic republic with strong autonomy of the states.

Formal Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria

Local Name: Nigeria

Capital: Abuja; Lagos (until December 12, 1991)

Currency: Naira (NGN)

National Holiday: October 1 - Independence Day

Population: 129,934,911 (2002)

Ethnic groups: Nigeria is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous
and politically influential: Hausa 17.2%, Yoruba 17.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 13.3%, Fulani 10.7%, Ijaw 10%, Ibibio 4.1%,
Kanuri 3.6%, Egba 2.9%, Tiv 2.6%, Igbirra (Ebira) 1.1%, Nupe 1%, Edo 1%, other 15% (2000)

Total Armed Forces: 76,500 (2000)

Merchant marine: 43 ships (2002)

Religions: Muslim 43.9%, Christian 45.9% (of which independent Christian c.15%, Anglican c.13%, other Protestant c.9%, Roman Catholic c.8%), indigenous beliefs 9.8%, other 0.4% (2000)

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 09, 2023 04:00pm News Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote  Article IndyGeorgia 
Jun 05, 2021 08:10am News Nigeria bans Twitter after company deletes President Buhari's tweet  Article IndyGeorgia 
Nov 02, 2018 03:35pm General Nigerian Army embraces Trump's words to justify killing protesters  Article RP 
Mar 22, 2013 08:00am Obituary Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies  Article IndyGeorgia 
Jul 25, 2012 03:00pm General Five 'jealous' wives rape Nigerian man to death  Article J.R. 
Dec 25, 2011 11:00pm News Christmas Day Bombings Sweep Nigeria, At Least 39 Dead  Article Homegrown Democrat 

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