<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Nigeria "target="blank"> Geographical location of Nigeria</a>
"Nigeria has an area of 923,768.00 sq kilometres and lies between latitude 40 and 140 North of the equator and longitudes 30 and 140 East of the greenwich meridian. This is entirely within the tropical zone.It is bounded on the West by the Republic of Benin on the North by the Republic of Niger and on the East by the Republic of Cameroun. On the North-East border is lake Chad while also extends into the Republic of Niger and Chad and touches the Northern,most part of the Republic of Cameroun. On the South, the Nigerian coast- line is bathed by the Atlantic".
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Nigeria has a Unique culture,which is express through; Arts, Literature and dance.As a land of many people,with different tribes,culture represents the identity of your tradition and which part of the country you belong to.Interestingly,the people of Nigeria still cherish their traditional languages through music, dance, dressing and literature.Cultural activites are displayed during several occassions in the Country, in which different tribes showcase their cultures. For example,the 'Kano Durbar'(Hausa Culture), the 'Eyo festival'(Yoruba culture) which is said to be among the world biggest carnival,there is also the 'Calabar carnival' among others.These cultural activities attracts thousands of tourists from around the world.
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One signifcant factor that Nigeria is called the giant of Africa, is that the country has the largest population in the whole of Africa."With a population of over 160 million people, Nigeria is Africa's most populated Country, as well as the 8th most populated in the entire world".However, according to the United Nations, estimates indicates that the "current population of Nigeria is 190,187,473 as of Thursday, March, 2017. Nigeria population is equivalent to 2.55% of the world total population".Its amazing to know more about a country with so much population, that has people with different culture and ethnic groups under one country. To know more about the Nigerian population, visit the page below.
<a href="https://buzznigeria.com/nigeria-facts/#"target="blank"> more on population</a>Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa; the country is blessed with both human and natural resources."Its re-emergent manufacturing sector became the largest on the continent in 2013, and produces a large proportion of goods and services for the West African subcontinent".Nigeria main source of revenue is the oil sector, for, "it is the biggest oil exporter in Africa, with the continent's largest natural gas reserves.The oil and gas sector accounts for about 35 per cent of gross domestic product, and petroleum exports reveanue represents over 90 percent of total exports revenue".According to World Bank reports in 2012, indicates that,"Nigeria's oil wealth has helped it maintain relatively steady economy growth despite recent global financial downturns"[[Oil->Oil]]. The country's GDP grew from 6percent in 2008 to 8.4 percent in [[2010->Agriculture]](World Bank 2012).
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<a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/nigeria/publication/nigeria-economic-report-improved-economic-outlook-in-2014-and-prospects-for-continued-growth-look-good" target= "blank"> Source</a>
Going by the Nigerian's population and the existence of different ethnic groups in the country, there is of course alot of different spoken languages in the country.The three major ethnic dominant groups in Nigeria are;the Huasa-Fulani, the Igbo and the Yoruba. Where they speak over 500 different languages.Thus, English is the country's official language which is widely spoken especially among educated people.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria"target="blank">Music and Dance</a>
Virtually, all Nigerian cultures have their own traditions of music and dance, which are central to the way Nigerians remember their past and celebrate their present. Songs and dances are played on drums, flutes, trumpets, stringed instruments, xylophones, and thumb pianos, and are often linked to specific places and events,such as the harvest, ceremonial events, and festivals". See attached link for more on Music and dance in Nigeria.
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Nigeria has an amazing tourists activities as a result of its ample amount of ethnic groups, and also rain forests, savannah and water falls. This is among the reasons why the country is blessed with so many exciting tourist attractions and exicting festivals.For example, the [[Yankari Game Reserve]].Another exciting tourists attraction in Nigeria worth visiting is [[The Obudu cattle ranch]].Addittionally,there are so many interesting festivals in the country, that attracts tourists all over the world. Apparenty,the most well attended is [[Argungu Festival]]. Interestingly,tourists activities also help in boosting the economy of the country. According to the World Travel and Tourist council "estimates that reveanue related to tourism and travel in Nigeria will exceed to 10 billion $USD IN 2007, and will account for approximately 6 percent of the gross doemstic product,the obvious implication of this development is that Tourism policies and programmes will now be aimed at making Nigeria the ultimate Tourism Destination in Africa"(World Travel Tourism and Council).
<a href="https://www.wttc.org/-/media/files/reports/economic%20impact%20research/countries%202015/nigeria2015.pdf" target="blank">source</a>Nigeria is blessed with many creative and talented artists. The most well recognised artistic work in Nigeria,is the Nigerian home movie industry-Nollywood. The Nollywood is among the largest movie industry in the world, also Nigeria has several artists that design and create extraordinary arts work and paintings.The image on this passage is a painting design by a Nigerian artist. [[Culture]]
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<a href="https://straighttalknigeria.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/unity-in-diversity/"target="blank">Unity in Diversity in Nigeria</a>
There is no doubt about the fact, that what makes Nigeria beautiful and captivating,is its Unity in diversity. It is really a country with a place of differences. Which is very hard to comprehend, how so many variations can exist and live peaceful with one another in a single place, but it does,in Nigeria. "with a country of 500 ethnic tribes spread across the 36 states in the nation. Nigerians are exposed to differences in dressing, cuisine, costoms, methods, and lots more. Indeed, it is exciting to know how Nigerians are presented with over 500 ways to view the" [[world->History]].You can read about more Unity in diversity in Nigeria on the link above.
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The Yankari game reserve has wild life animals, waterfalls, which makes it a home of several natural warm water springs, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna.The beauty and size of the Yankari Game Reserve make it the most popular reserve in Nigeria and also one of the most popular in West Africa.If you truly appreciate nature,the Yankari National Park is indeed the home of truly gift of nature,what is even more astonishing about the Yankari is the mild weather.[[Obudu->The Obudu cattle ranch]]
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankari_National_Park" target="blank">Source</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argungu_Fishing_Festival "target="blank">Argungu Festival</a>
"You may have experienced some fascinated water activities around the world but if you have not been to Argungu fishing festival, your list may not be complete. The alluring dynamics of the festival, the exciting spectators, and the anxious competitors who are ready to jump inside the river to begin their search for the biggest fish make this fishing festival extraordinary and beautiful".The Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival, remain the most widely attended in Nigeria and perhaps the oldest known festival of its kind.Click above link for more details on this extraordinary festival.
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</head><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Nigeria "target="blank">Nigerian Economy</a>
Agriculture is the mainstay of Nigeria's economy, employing approximately two-thirds of the country's total labor force and contributing 40 percent to Nigeria's GDP (IFAD 2012). "Nigeira is also the world largest producer [[of->Cassava]] yam, cowpea.Recently,the economy of Nigeria doubled,racking up hundreds of billions of dollars, ballooning to the size of the polish and Belgian economies, and breezing by the South African economy to become again the Africa's largest economy.Apart from Nigeria's Agriculuture as, one of the major source of the country's reveanue.There are other natural resources which include; natural gas,tin,iron, ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead,zinc". Interested in knowing much about the Nigerian economy,see link above.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Nigeria "target="blank">Oil in Nigeria</a>
Here is the interesting fact about Nigerian economy. "The Nigeria Economy is highly dependent on oil revenue which accounts for over 70% of its exports and brings in over 60% of government total revenue".The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest on the African continent, as of 2014, Nigeria's petroleum industry contributes about 14% to its economy. Therefore, though the petroleum sector is important, it remains in fact a small part of the country's overall diversified economy.Crude oil from the delta basin comes in two types: light, and comparatively heavy - the lighter around 36 gravity and the heavier, 20-25 gravity. Both types are paraffinic and low in sulfur. Visit the page above to get more details on the number one major revenue in Nigeria".
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</head><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava_production_in_Nigeria" target="blank"> Cassava </a>
"Nigerian cassava production is by far the largest in the world; a third more than production in Brazil and almost double the production of Indonesia and Thailand. Cassava production in other African countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda appears small in comparison to Nigeria’s substantial output". Read more on cassava production in Nigeria.
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</head>Nigerian politics has unique system of Government revolving around a framework of federal republic in which the executive power is exercised by the government.The three executive arm of Government are; the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary. Legislative power is held by the congress comprising the house of representative and the senate-the national assembly. The other arm of government is the judiciary, were supreme court preside over judicial matters and signed bills in to law.
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<a href="https://answersafrica.com/facts-about-nigeria.html"target="blank">History</a>
Historically, Nigeria has the oldest locations of human exstence. "Evidence from archeological discoveries have shown that there was a history of human existence, in Nigeria which has been dated to as back as 900BC." To know more about the history of Nigeria, see link attached.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obudu_Mountain_Resort"target="blank">Obudu Ranch</a>
The Obudu Cattle Ranch, is found within Obudu Plateau and close to the Cameroun Boarder in the northeastern parts of Cross River State of Nigeria. "The Ranch has in recent times seen an influx of both Nigerian and International tourists, because of the development of tourist facilities by the Cross- River State Government which has turned the ranch into one of the well known holiday tourist centers in Nigeria". See link above for more details on Obudu Ranch.
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</stylThis project is designed *By Najwa Ahmed* in partial fulfillment for **Digital Composition, Literature, and Pedagogy** **757/857** class requirement.
The purpose of this project, is to give a brief historical overview of Nigeria, and why it is being referred to as the giant of Africa.Also,the project would explore readers to know more about, the rich, nature, tradition, and cultural heritage,of this great Country. In the process of gathering information, I cite Wikipedia as my source, because majority of the information I Used I got them from Wikipedia.
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