 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

 Nigeria’s motto is “Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress.  National Anthem: “Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria’s call Obey” › Was adopted in 1978  mpatriots%2C_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey mpatriots%2C_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey

 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

 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

 Nigeria is a third world country  Though has 8 million people using the Internet  Nigeria has million telephone lines in use  Nigeria has million people using cellular devices

 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

 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

 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

 Oil  Refugees from other countries. › They are already over populated with out the refugees

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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

 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

 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

 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

 There are many famous landmarks and parks  Most famous park is the Yankari National park. › Established in 1991 › Is rich in wildlife

 Nigeria has 70 Air ports  The most common way to travel is by the roads › Some paved and others not

 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

 There are more than 250 different ethnic groups  Each with different beliefs and customs than others  The three largest are Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo

 The most popular industries › Banks › Oil companies

 There are four major religions in Nigeria  They are › Christianity › Islam › Orisha › Animism

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