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Northern Nigeria still had between 1 million and 2.5 million slaves around 1900. [138] The attempt to enforce this system in the south also met with varying degrees of success. In the Yoruba region of the south-west, the British were able to tie in with existing or formerly existing kingdoms and their borders.
5 January – Six soldiers and 34 militants are killed during an ambush by Boko Haram in Damboa, Borno State. [1] 7 January – Two people are killed in a bomb attack on a school in Bwari, Abuja. [2] 11 January – At least 21 members of the Katsina Community Watch Corps are killed in an ambush by bandits in Baure, Katsina State. [3]
Nigeria has 143,000 troops in the armed forces (army 100,000, navy 25,000, air force 18,000) and another 80,000 personnel for "gendarmerie & paramilitary" in 2020, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. [148] Nigeria spent just under 0.4 per cent of its economic output, or US$1.6 billion, on its armed forces in 2017.
The Nigerian national football team, [72] nicknamed the "Super Eagles", is the national team of Nigeria, run by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). According to the FIFA World Rankings, Nigeria ranks 42nd and holds the sixth-highest place among the African nations. The highest position Nigeria ever reached on the ranking was 5th, in April 1994.
Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation. Nevertheless, it is not spoken as a first language in the entire country because other languages have been around for over a thousand years making them the major languages in terms of numbers of native speakers.
Here's a look at 14 shocking facts and stats about the richest people in the world. Last updated: May 25, 2021 2021 Happy New Year with US dollar money glass American on wood table background.
To mark this day, here are 5 shocking facts about police brutality in the United States: 1. More than 920 people have been killed by the police in 2015. Suspect Dies Baltimore
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