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2023. • Total. $16.6 billion [ 1 ] • Per capita. $8,700. Climate. Aw. Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria. [ 3 ] It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after Lagos, Kano, and Ibadan.
Afemai, Esan, Isoko, Urhobo. The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, [3] are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. [4] They are prominently native to seven southern local government areas of Edo State, Nigeria. They are speakers of the Edo language and are the descendants of the founders of the Benin Kingdom, Ogiso Igodo. [5]
27 March 1997. Affiliation (s) CNN, NBC. Official website. www.itvradiong.com. Independent Television/Radio is a Nigerian private broadcast network that began transmitting on 27 March 1997. [1] It was founded by Sir Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom. [2][3][4]
Nigeria. The Kingdom of Benin, [2] also known as Great Benin or Benin Kingdom is a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. [3] It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, [4] which was known as Dahomey from the 17th century until 1975. The Kingdom of Benin's capital was Edo, now known as Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria.
Benin City, Nigeria. ISSN. 0331-2674. Website. nigerianobservernews.com. The Nigerian Observer is a daily newspaper published in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It has been published since 29 May 1968. [1] The publisher, Bendel Newspapers Company Limited, is owned by the Edo State Government. [2]
Benin's crude blockade jeopardised Niger's plan to start exports from its Agadem oilfield via the pipeline under a memorandum of understanding with Chinese state-owned oil giant China National ...
Coordinates: 6°19′56″N 5°37′12″E. Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin. The Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin is notable as the home of the Oba of Benin and other royals. [1][2] The palace, built by Oba Ewedo (1255–1280), is located at the heart of ancient City of Benin. It was rebuilt by Oba Eweka II (1914–1932) after the original ...
Benin is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, Francophonie, the Community of Sahel–Saharan States, the African Petroleum Producers Association and the Niger Basin Authority.