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Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Muslims, who live mostly in the north part of the country, and Christians, who live mostly in the south; indigenous religions, such as those native to the Igbo and Yoruba ethnicities, are in the minority. [20] Nigeria is a regional power in Africa and a middle power in international affairs.
[19] [20] The biggest security problem is the numerous kidnappings, 38% of Nigerians personally know a kidnap victim. [21] Due to the abrupt economic turnaround in 2023, 64% of Nigerians are hungry or cannot finance basic needs. [22] 78% rate the work of President Tinubu as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’. [22]
The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria's multiple ethnic groups. [1] [2] ... BBC. 20 November 2013. "Interesting Facts About Nigerian People and Culture".
Nigeria and her important dates, 1900-1966. 1966. Day to day events in Nigeria : a diary of important happenings in Nigeria from 1960-1970. 1982. Twenty-one years of independence : a calendar of major political and economic events in Nigeria, 1960-1981. 1982. Institut für Afrika-Kunde; Rolf Hofmeier, eds. (1990). "Nigeria".
Nigeria is a very ethnically diverse country with 371 ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Hausa, Yoruba and the Igbo. [1] Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation.
Nigeria is the largest African crude oil supplier to India – it annually exports 400,000 barrels per day (64,000 m 3 /d) to India valued at US$10 billion annually. [165] India is the largest purchaser of Nigeria's oil which fulfills 20% to 25% of India's domestic oil demand.
Over 1.2 million people living in Nigeria (0.5% of its total population, or 1 in every 200 people living in Nigeria) are from a continent other than Africa. There are 100,000 people from the United States, [ 14 ] 75,000 are from Lebanon , [ 15 ] 60,000 are from China [ 16 ] and 16,000 are from the United Kingdom.
Annual rainfall totals are low. The rainy season in the northern part of Nigeria lasts for three to four months (June to September). The rest of the year is hot and dry with temperatures climbing as high as 40 °C (104.0 °F) . Potiskum, Yobe State in the northeast of Nigeria recorded Nigeria's lowest ever temperature of 2.8 °C (37.0 °F).