NigeriaBy: Tyler Dean

Location

Nigeria is located on the continent of Africa

Nigeria’s official name is the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Became independent on Oct. 1, 1960

Capital is Abuja

National Anthem and Motto

Nigeria’s motto is “Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress.

National Anthem: “Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria’s call Obey”› Was adopted in 1978

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots%2C_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey

Flag

Three equal vertical bands in green, white, green

The green stands for Nigeria’s forests and agriculture

The white stands for the River Niger, unity and peace

Adopted on October 1, 1960

Coat of arms Nigeria’s coat of arms is a black

shield with 3 white lines that look like a Y› Represent the 3 rivers that

run thru Nigeria› Black shield represents good

earth Also has two white horses on

each side› Represent dignity

Also has a red eagle on top of shield› Represents strength

There is also a yellow band, and flowers under the shield› The band represents rich

agriculture, and the flowers are the national flower of Nigeria

Technology

Nigeria is a third world country Though has 8 million people using the

Internet Nigeria has 1.688 million telephone

lines in use Nigeria has 32.322 million people using

cellular devices

Economy

Major product is oil and natural gas They import some oil machinery,

chemicals, transportation, food and live animals

They export $61.81 billion worth of products

Government

Nigeria is a federal republic› Modeled after the United States

Nigeria has a president, a vice president, speaker of the house, senate president and a chief justice

They have a legislative, judicial, and an executive branches of government

Clothing

Women› Buba- loose neck blouse› Iro- bottom part of dress› Gele- head piece

Men› Buba- loose neck t-shirt› Sokota- is their pants› Fila- a round cap› Agbada- a festive t-shirt

that they wear over the buba and sokota

Global Issues with Nigeria

Oil Refugees from other countries.

› They are already over populated with out the refugees

Nigeria’s health plan

Nigeria started the NHCP in 1992 Stands for Nigeria Health Care Project There primary objective is to supply

health care facilities in rural Nigeria which currently poor or non-existent services.

History

Nigeria’s earliest settlers were there as early as 9000 BC. In 1885, after the Napoleonic wars, Britain expanded trade

with Nigeria, by 1900 it was under British control. In October of 1960 got its independence. In 1966 a group of army officers overthrew the NPC-NNDP

government and assassinated the prime minister In 1967, the Igbo people started a civil war, ended a year

later, with the defeat of the Igbo people At this time General Mohammed was the leader, Feb. 3, 1976

he was assassinated. For 17 yrs. They tried different constitutions. November 17, 1993, Sani Abacha took control, 5 years later

he died of heart failure and General Abubakar took control He turned the government over to civil rule.

Climate

Nigeria is a very hot place There is very little difference between

summer and winter The seasons are defined as wet and

dry season. The wet season from April from

October The dry season is from November until

March.

Agriculture

The climate allows people to grow s variety of crops

Some crops:› Sorghum› Yams› Cassavas› Cowpeas› Corn › Sweet potatoes

The north part of Nigeria is mostly savanna, and it is unable to grow crops

Living conditions

Nigeria is a third world country Since it is a third world country, living

conditions are poor. One US $1 is equal to N=140 in Nigeria

Famous people from Nigeria

Michael Olowokandi› Famous NBA player› Born on April 3, 1975› Led his college team

to the NCAA tournament

› Was drafted first overall in the 1998 NBA draft by the Los Angles Clippers

› Is considered to be one of the biggest busts in NBA history

Sports

Nigeria’s most famous sport is football (soccer)

The Nigerian Super Eagles is the pride and joy of African soccer fans

Both youth and adult soccer teams won multiple national championships

Won gold medal in the 1996 Olympics

Land marks

There are many famous landmarks and parks

Most famous park is the Yankari National park.› Established in 1991› Is rich in wildlife

Transportation

Nigeria has 70 Air ports The most common way to travel is by

the roads› Some paved and others not

Language

Most Nigerians speak more than one language

There are estimated to be at least 521 different languages in Nigeria

The most common languages are› Yoruba› Ibo› Hausa language› Kanuri

English is the official language of Nigeria

Ethnic Groups

There are more than 250 different ethnic groups

Each with different beliefs and customs than others

The three largest are Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo

Industries

The most popular industries› Banks› Oil companies

Religion

There are four major religions in Nigeria

They are› Christianity› Islam› Orisha› Animism

References

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria#Religion