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Nigeria Facts and info

Nigeria Facts and info. The Nigerian Flag. The flag consists of three vertical bands of green, white, and green. Major Cities in Nigeria. Lagos Ibadan Abuja – the capital Kano Enugu. English The official language Edo Efik Fulani Adamawa Fulfulde Idoma. Igbo (Ibo) Central Kanuri

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Nigeria Facts and info

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  1. Nigeria Facts and info

  2. The Nigerian Flag The flag consists of three vertical bands of green, white, and green

  3. Major Cities in Nigeria • Lagos • Ibadan • Abuja – the capital • Kano • Enugu

  4. English The official language Edo Efik Fulani Adamawa Fulfulde Idoma Igbo (Ibo) Central Kanuri Yoniba Yoruba Hausa Languages of Nigeria

  5. Nigeria’s Different Ethnic Groups • Nigeria has more than 250 Ethnic groups • Hausa & Fulani • Dominated in the north • Yoruba • Dominated in the southwest • Igbo • Dominated in the east • Ijaw • Dominated in the Niger Delta

  6. New Year’s Day January 1st Eid al Kabir Feast of the Sacrifice Movable date Eid al Maulud Birth of the Prophet Movable date Easter Movable date during March or April Worker’s Day May 1st Eid al Fitr End of Ramadan Movable date Independence Day October 1st Christmas December 25th Boxing Day December 26th Nigerian Holidays

  7. Geography of Nigeria • Nigeria is located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea between Benin and Cameroon • Nigeria has an area of 923,768 square kilometers, including about 13,000 square kilometers of water • Nigeria’s coastline along the Gulf of Guinea totals 853 kilometers

  8. Environmental Factors • In Nigeria urbanization and industrialization have led to a waste management crisis, resulting in widespread air, water, and soil pollution • Oil spills, natural gas flaring, automobile emissions, the open burning and dumping of waste, and improperly constructed landfills all contribute to serious environmental damage • By 2008, Nigeria will convert natural gas into liquefied natural gas.

  9. Judicial & Legal System of Nigeria Based on a combination of: • Statutory law • English common law • Customary law • Islamic law

  10. Thank you for watching this presentation!

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