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Nigeria lies on the west coast of Africa between 4 and 14 degrees north latitude and between 2 and 15 degrees east longitude. It occupies approximately 923,768 square kilometres of land, stretching from the
18 mar 2022 · Consisting of thirty-six chapters, the Handbook is separated into five major sections, starting with the historiography of Nigeria—namely, the systems of knowledge handed down by the...
Geography . 1.2.1. Geographical location of Nigeria. The geographical location of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is on the Gulf of Guinea in Western Africa. It is between Benin in the West and Cameroon in the East. In the North are Chad (NE) and Niger (NW). (Map 1.1)1.
Nigeria became a federation of three regions in 1954 and remained so until its independence in October 1960, with the Lagos area as the Federal Capital Territory. Three years later, on October 1, 1963, Nigeria became a republic. Nigeria has since had different administrative structures.
This chapter traces the history, location, population of Nigeria, the birth rate among the Nigerian people, ethnic breakdown, languages, the Nigerian flag and national symbolism, description of the Nigerian flag, flag Laws of Nigeria, the Nigerian.
This is a brief description on the Groundwork of Nigerian History. The aim was to provide a work of synthesis which would serve as a basic textbook on Nigerian history for teaching and learning in higher institutions and secondary schools in Nigeria. Also a reference book for all.
AHISTORYOFNIGERIAA. ISTORY OF NIGERIANigeria is Africa’s most populous country and the world’s eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption, and. n ailing economy. Toyin Falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted ...
