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Complete details about Nigeria in Africa with capital city Abuja
| Country Name | Nigeria (Nigeria) |
| Country Code | NGA |
| Capital City | Abuja |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Independence Year | 1960 |
| Population | 111506000 |
| Surface Area | 923768.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 51.6 years |
| GNP | 65707.0 (old 58623.0) |
| Government Form | Federal Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Bura (1.6%) Edo (3.3%) Ful (11.3%) Hausa (21.1%) Ibibio (5.6%) Ibo (18.1%) Ijo (1.8%) Joruba (21.4%) Kanuri (4.1%) Tiv (2.3%) |
Major Cities |
Lagos, Lagos (population 1518000) Ibadan, Oyo & Osun (population 1432000) Ogbomosho, Oyo & Osun (population 730000) Kano, Kano & Jigawa (population 674100) Oshogbo, Oyo & Osun (population 476800) Ilorin, Kwara & Kogi (population 475800) Abeokuta, Ogun (population 427400) Port Harcourt, Rivers & Bayelsa (population 410000) Zaria, Kaduna (population 379200) Ilesha, Oyo & Osun (population 378400) Onitsha, Anambra & Enugu & Eb (population 371900) Iwo, Oyo & Osun (population 362000) Ado-Ekiti, Ondo & Ekiti (population 359400) Abuja, Federal Capital Dist (population 350100) Kaduna, Kaduna (population 342200) Mushin, Lagos (population 333200) Maiduguri, Borno & Yobe (population 320000) Enugu, Anambra & Enugu & Eb (population 316100) Ede, Oyo & Osun (population 307100) Aba, Imo & Abia (population 298900) Ife, Oyo & Osun (population 296800) Ila, Oyo & Osun (population 264000) Oyo, Oyo & Osun (population 256400) Ikerre, Ondo & Ekiti (population 244600) Benin City, Edo & Delta (population 229400) Iseyin, Oyo & Osun (population 217300) Katsina, Katsina (population 206500) Jos, Plateau & Nassarawa (population 206300) Sokoto, Sokoto & Kebbi & Zam (population 204900) Ilobu, Oyo & Osun (population 199000) Offa, Kwara & Kogi (population 197200) Ikorodu, Lagos (population 184900) Ilawe-Ekiti, Ondo & Ekiti (population 184500) Owo, Ondo & Ekiti (population 183500) Ikirun, Oyo & Osun (population 181400) Shaki, Oyo & Osun (population 174500) Calabar, Cross River (population 174400) Ondo, Ondo & Ekiti (population 173600) Akure, Ondo & Ekiti (population 162300) Gusau, Sokoto & Kebbi & Zam (population 158000) Ijebu-Ode, Ogun (population 156400) Effon-Alaiye, Oyo & Osun (population 153100) Kumo, Bauchi & Gombe (population 148000) Shomolu, Lagos (population 147700) Oka-Akoko, Ondo & Ekiti (population 142900) Ikare, Ondo & Ekiti (population 140800) Sapele, Edo & Delta (population 139200) Deba Habe, Bauchi & Gombe (population 138600) Minna, Niger (population 136900) Warri, Edo & Delta (population 126100) Bida, Niger (population 125500) Ikire, Oyo & Osun (population 123300) Makurdi, Benue (population 123100) Lafia, Plateau & Nassarawa (population 122500) Inisa, Oyo & Osun (population 119800) Shagamu, Ogun (population 117200) Awka, Anambra & Enugu & Eb (population 111200) Gombe, Bauchi & Gombe (population 107800) Igboho, Oyo & Osun (population 106800) Ejigbo, Oyo & Osun (population 105900) Agege, Lagos (population 105000) Ise-Ekiti, Ondo & Ekiti (population 103400) Ugep, Cross River (population 102600) Epe, Lagos (population 101000) |
Nigeria's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Reuters | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:28 -0700 | |
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has arrested 45 Chinese illegal textiles traders in its main northern city of Kano and plans to deport them, the city's top immigration official said on Wednesday. Nigerian law forbids foreigners from certain trades meant to ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Washington Post | Wed, 23 May 2012 02:14:49 -0700 | |
| Nigeria immigration officers arrest, plan to deport 45 Chinese workers back to ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: Chicago Tribune | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:13:48 -0700 | |
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A Congress push to designate Nigerian militant group Boko Haram a "foreign terrorist organization" would not help efforts to start dialogue and does not have Nigeria's backing, its defense minister said on Wednesday. read full story |
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| Publisher: Huffington Post | Tue, 22 May 2012 14:05:36 -0700 | |
| Nigeria Imploding? Boko Haram, Religious Violence and Oil (VIDEO) read full story | ||
| Publisher: AllAfrica.com | Tue, 22 May 2012 18:19:45 -0700 | |
| Nigeria: Letter to Secretary Clinton from Nigeria Scholars read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Daily Star | Wed, 23 May 2012 12:02:11 -0700 | |
| Shootout in northern Nigeria kills two read full story | ||
| Publisher: BusinessWeek | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:48:09 -0700 | |
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By Mike Cohen on May 23, 2012 Nigeria and South Africa pledged to strengthen diplomatic ties and boost trade in oil and other products after patching up a diplomatic row over deportations. The governments of sub-Saharan Africa's two largest economies ... read full story |
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| Publisher: AllAfrica.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:13:38 -0700 | |
| Govt Will Look to Nigeria for Secure Oil Supply - Motlanthe read full story | ||
| Publisher: WorldStage | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:02:58 -0700 | |
| Nigeria, South Africa sign MOU on cooperation read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters Africa | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:30:36 -0700 | |
| S.Africa keen to replace Iranian crude with Nigerian read full story | ||
| Publisher: Leadership Newspapers | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:38:48 -0700 | |
| Nigeria, South Africa Agree On Visa Issuance read full story | ||
| Publisher: SuperSport.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 12:02:56 -0700 | |
| Obuh wants Cape Town glory read full story | ||
| Publisher: Citizen | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:18:18 -0700 | |
| Nigerian in SA on diplomatic visit read full story | ||
| Publisher: Bloomberg | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:46:24 -0700 | |
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Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, plans to export at least 72 cargoes of crude oil in July, according to loading plans obtained by Bloomberg News. A total of 72 cargoes of 17 main grades will be exported in July, amounting to 64.8 million barrels ... read full story |
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| Publisher: CHANNELS | Wed, 23 May 2012 12:02:38 -0700 | |
| Nigeria to export over two million barrels per day of crude oil read full story | ||