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The Name: Nigeria was a former British colony. The name 'Nigeria' (meaning Niger Area) was first suggested by the girlfriend of Lord Fredrick Lugard, the former British Governor-general of the colony in 1914. Nigeria got its political independence from Britain on the October 1, 1996. It is the most populated black country in the world, as well as largest populated country in Africa (about 135 million). It has total land area of 923,768 sq. km. (356,668 sq. mi.) making it the 14th largest country in Africa in land mass. Its coastline, on the Gulf of Guinea, stretches 774 km (480 mi.). Nigeria is bordered by Chad, Cameroon, Benin, Niger, and the Atlantic Ocean in the south. Nigeria. Full History Official Colors: Nigeria's official colors are Green and White. It's flag represents the two colors with two solid green colors at each end and a solid white color in the middle. Full History The Motto:
Tribes and Languages: Nigeria has three major tribes: The Hausas in the North, Yorubas, in the west, and the Igbos in the east. However, the country has many more minority tribes speaking well over 250 different languages. However, Nigeria's official language is English (Queen's English) Full History Type Of Government: Nigeria has 30 states with its capital at Abuja. It practices the federal system of with three tiers of government (the Federal, State, and Local Governments). At the federal level, the country has two legislative arms (the Senate, and the Federal House of Representatives), a central Judiciary, and the Executive arm made up of the President and the Ministers. Each state is headed by a State Governor, with a state house of assembly as the legislative arm. Each Local Government Area (LGA) is head by a Council Chairman. Full History |
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motto of Nigeria as shown in its coat-of-arms is "Unity and
Faith, Faith, Peace And Progress"
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