Everything you need to know about Nigeria: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Nigeria: World’s Most Populous Black Country and Major Oil Market
Portuguese explorers were the first Europeans to reach Nigeria and soon they colonialised it in the first half of the 18th century. In the second half of 18th century British-Nigeria started and soon Britain colonized Nigeria. Nigeria was under strong British control till the end of the WW II. After considerable struggle it was finally able to win complete independence in 1960. After 16 years of military rule the new Nigerian constitution was adopted in 1999 and power transferred to elected representatives. The newly elected government started massive reforms throughout the country to institutionalise democracy and counter corruption and mismanagement. The government also developed economic tie up with several developed nations in order to accelerate its petroleum-based economy.
Nigeria Profile: Overview of Facts and Figures
Geographical Information on Nigeria:
Nigeria is located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Nigeria is bounded by Republic of Benin from west, Chad and Cameroon from the east and Niger from the North.
The Nigeria enjoys three different types of climate depending on latitude and longitude. The Nigerian far south enjoys tropical climate, where annual rainfall is 60 to 80 inches in a year. The far north of Nigeria enjoys desert-like climate, where rain is less than 20 inches in a year. The rest of country enjoys moderate climate, where rainfall is 20 and 60 inches in a year.
Culture, Cuisine and Tradition of Nigeria:
Nigerian culture is as multi-ethnic as the people in Nigeria. The people of Nigeria still cherish their traditional languages, music, dance and literature. Diversity can be seen in the culture of Nigeria due to the presence of more than 250 ethnic groups. The three most dominating ethnic groups are the Hausa in the north, the Ibo or Igbo in the east and the Yoruba in the west. Animism is popular among Yoruba tribes of the western part of Nigeria. There are also numbers of smaller sects that are a mélange of two or more religions combining together.
The cuisine of Nigeria is similar to the cuisine of West Africa. Different types of spices and herbs are used in order to enhance the flavor of Nigerian food. Nigerian cuisines are rich in different types of fruits and vegetables. Different varieties of meat goat, cow, chicken, turkey, geese, guinea fowls, pigeon, fish, shrimp, crabs are used while preparing non-vegetarian dishes.
Tourist Attractions of Nigeria:
Tourists flock to Nigeria due to its vibrancy in culture, landscapes and heritage that is reflected through its 36 States. The natural beauty of Nigerian landscapes scattered in the form of beaches, rainforests, Lagos estuary, wild life of savannah to sand dunes of Sahara.
Azumini Blue River Rose: Azumini Blue River is located in Abia State and known for its attractive features that include crystal-clear blue water; canoe rides and silvery sandy beaches.
Yankari National Park: Wildlife sanctuary of Nigeria famous for its birds, animals and plants species. The elephant safari of Yankari National Park is famous through out the world.
Major Sight-seeing Places in Nigeria include:
Ebola is considered one of the most dangerous diseases in the world as till now there is no effective treatment or vaccine against the Ebola virus.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): India is leading other countries in the world with the highest number of deaths due to preterm births by a difference of millions, according to a new report.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): India is leading other countries in the world with the highest number of deaths due to preterm births by a difference of millions, according to a new report.
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New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India's Bharti Airtel Wednesday reported a 16 percent growth in revenue in its Africa operations at $1.2 billion during the quarter ended March 31 over the like period of the previous financial year.
Colombo, May 2 (IANS) A Philippine national who had cocaine stashed in his stomach has been arrested, police said Wednesday.
London, April 29 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed Sunday in a gun and bomb attack at a university in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, BBC reported.
Abu Dhabi, April 27 (IANS/WAM) Top officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met their counterparts from Portugal, Italy, Peru, China, Spain and Nigeria to discuss strengthening ties.
Abuja, April 27 (IANS) Airtel Nigeria, the Nigerian arm of Indian mobile services provider Airtel, and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have announced a joint initiative to set up a call centre that would provide information on HIV/AIDS and help fight its spread in the West African country.
Lagos, April 26 (IANS) At least 37 people were killed and 100 others injured Thursday when suicide bombers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the office of This Day daily, a leading Nigerian newspaper, in the capital city Abuja. A second office was bombed in Kaduna state in which three people died.
Lagos, April 26 (IANS) At least 37 people were killed and 100 others injured Thursday when a powerful explosion hit the office of Thisday daily, a leading Nigerian national newspaper, in the capital city Abuja. A second office was bombed in Kaduna state.
Lagos, April 26 (IANS) Two offices of a leading national newspaper in Nigeria were bombed by unidentified attackers Thursday, Xinhua reported.
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Around 13 percent of the world's adults -- or over 640 million people -- would like to emigrate with roughly 150 million, including ten million Indians wishing to settle in America.
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD), India's third largest spirits company, is to launch 'Officer's Choice Blue', a semi-premium whiskey, in Nigeria and Malaysia within a couple of months, a top company executive said Tuesday.
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) Experts in China have called for more measures from the government to stop the outflow of talent after an American study said 22 million Chinese want to leave the country and settle in the US.
A recent study by Indian origin researcher has revealed that the extracts of neem tree that are found in abundance in the tropical and subtropical areas can help to prohibit the multiplication of virus.
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): An Indian origin researcher has hinted that extracts from neem tree, profuse in tropical and subtropical areas, may thwart the virus from multiplying.
Madrid, April 22 (IANS/EFE) Spanish physician Jose Manuel Machimbarrena, kidnapped in Nigeria April 4, has been freed and is in good health though "pretty tired", officials at Spain's foreign ministry said Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): India is all set to host the World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2012 at the Vigyan Bhawan here on Tuesday.
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) In the first such tie-up, the Indian School of Business (ISB), one of the top B-schools in the world, Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karachi's Institute of Business Administration (IBA) to provide executive education in Pakistan.
Abuja, April 13 (IANS) About 70,000 newborns in Nigeria are HIV positive, a top government official of the west African nation has revealed.
London, Apr 13 (ANI): Britain will have tough visa tests for Pakistani students wanting to come to the country after a pilot scheme found that as many as four in ten applicants may be bogus.
London, April 12 (IANS) Britain's border control agency has wasted millions of pounds on chartering half-empty flights to deport illegal migrants, including Pakistanis and Sri Lankans, a media report said Thursday.
Madrid, April 12 (IANS) Spain retained first position in the newly-released FIFA rankings but the Netherlands, which were second in March, dropped to fourth, while Germany and Uruguay moved up to the second and third positions, respectively.
Madrid, April 12 (IANS/EFE) The kidnapping in Nigeria of a Spanish physician has "all the characteristics" of being an economic crime rather than a political one, Spain's foreign minister said Wednesday.
Washington, April 9 (IANS) US naval robocopters, carrying powerful sensors, will be able to ferret out small pirate boats even if they are indistinguishable from other vessels.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Family members of a Kerala sailor, who is among 17 Indians on board a Nigerian vessel hijacked by Somali pirates, have urged the Indian government to intervene in seeking their release.
United Nations, April 6 (IANS) The 2011 version of a UN report on urbanization has projected that there will be significant increases in population in cities on the Asian and African continents by the year 2050, an official said here.
Tehran, April 5 (IANS) Iran's national football team will play a friendly match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in preparation for the final stage of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil.
Kaduna (Nigeria) April 2 (IANS) A bomb explosion in Nigerian city of Kaduna left a suspected bomber as killed while seriously injuring two others, said police.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Tuesday stressed the urgent need for India, the first among 12 countries where open defecation takes place, to check and curb the practice and reduce the high rate of water-borne disease in rural communities.
Bangalore, March 24 (IANS) Ninth seed Donna Vekic, the 15-year-old from Croatia, ranked 397, won the $25,000 QNet ITF Open women's tennis tournament beating fourth seed Andrea Koch Benvenuto of Chile 6-2, 6-4 in the final here Saturday.
Geneva, Mar.23 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council's adoption of a resolution on Sri Lanka demonstrates strong international support for accountability for abuses committed in Sri Lanka's armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said.
New Delhi, Mar.12 (ANI): Former Nigerian president Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo will undertake a five-day visit of India from March 12 to 16. He will be accompanied by a nine-member delegation that includes prominent Nigerian businessmen.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has removed India?s name from the list of polio-endemic countries.
New Delhi, Feb.25 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken India off the list of polio-endemic countries.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will inaugurate the two-day 'Polio Summit 2012' at the Vigyan Bhawan here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will inaugurate the two-day 'Polio Summit 2012' at the Vigyan Bhawan here on Saturday.
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), feb.17 (ANI): Inaugurating the eighth National Telecom Seminar with the theme ' Telefocus' here this week, Akhil Gupta, Deputy CEO and MD, Bharti Enterprises, said that he believed that the future of the Indian telecom industry was secure and bright, while admitting that it was facing some problems.
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), feb.17 (ANI): Inaugurating the eighth National Telecom Seminar with the theme ' Telefocus' here this week, Akhil Gupta, Deputy CEO and MD, Bharti Enterprises, said that he believed that the future of the Indian telecom industry was secure and bright, while admitting that it was facing some problems.
London, Feb.8 (ANI): Britain and the Olympics face a growing threat from "lone wolf" terrorists who have taught themselves how to build bombs using al Qaeda publications, a leading security think tank has warned.
Abuja, Feb 6 (ANI): Al-Qaeda operatives in North Africa have reportedly helped to transform Boko Haram into a terrorist group capable of killing hundreds in sophisticated attacks.
Abuja (Nigeria), Jan 28 (ANI): Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram, which has killed almost 1,000 people in the country, has vowed to continue its campaign of violence until the nation reverts to sharia law.
Abuja (Nigeria), Jan 28 (ANI): Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram, which has killed almost 1,000 people in the country, has vowed to continue its campaign of violence until the nation reverts to sharia law.
