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The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC.
5 lis 2024 · A survey of notable events and people in the history of Nigeria. The country, located on the Atlantic coast in western Africa, has a diverse population and is home to some 250 ethnic groups, and hundreds of languages are spoken in the country.
3 dni temu · Nigeria is a country located on the western coast of Africa that has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. Hundreds of languages are spoken in Nigeria, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. Nigeria’s capital is Abuja.
2 dni temu · Nigeria - Colonialism, Independence, Civil War: Evidence of human occupation in Nigeria dates back thousands of years. The oldest fossil remains found by archaeologists in the southwestern area of Iwo Eleru, near Akure, have been dated to about 9000 bce.
18 lut 2019 · A chronology of key events in the history of Nigeria from its earliest civilisations to the present day.
28 lip 2023 · Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with the modern state taking its present territorial shape as a result of 19th Century British colonialisation. It became independent in 1960 and...
The region of West Africa currently delineated by the boundaries of the independent country of Nigeria has a long, rich, and complex history exhibiting dramatic political, economic, social, and cultural change over time.