Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa and the most populous country on the African continent. Nigeria shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north, and borders the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Since 1991, its capital has been the centrally-located city of Abuja; previously, the Nigerian government was headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city by population.

The people of Nigeria have an extensive history, and based on archaeological evidence, human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BC. The Benue-Cross River area is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium AD. However, the Nigerian state came into being on October 1, 1960 when Nigeria declared its independence from the British and at present consists of 36 states and the federal capital territory. Nigeria re-achieved democracy in 1999 after a sixteen-year interruption by a series of military dictators. From 1966 until 1999, Nigeria had been ruled (except the short-lived second republic, 1979-1983) by military dictators who seized power in coups and counter-coups.

Etymology

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The country's name first appeared in print in The Times in 1897 and was suggested by the paper's colonial editor Flora Shaw who would later marry Frederick Lugard, the first Governor General of the Amalgamated Nigeria. The name comes from a combination of the words "Niger" (the country's longest river) and "Area". Its adjective form is Nigerian, which should not be confused with Nigerien for Niger.

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ナイジェリアの北部でコレラの流行、20名死亡で計169名 L'épidémie de choléra fait 20 morts supplémentaires dans le nord du Nigeria http://bit.ly/NjrKZ #cholera
makoto_au_japon (makoto) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:52:42 -0000
ナイジェリアの北部でコレラの流行、20名死亡で計169名 L'épidémie de choléra fait 20 morts supplémentaires dans le nord du Nigeria http://bit.ly/NjrKZ #cholera
#losemynumber if u dont know which continent Nigeria is located << Didnt u do ur homework b4 askin me out... LMAO! sha #lightupnigeria
MissYxclusive (Yinka ★ Donna) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:52:38 -0000
#losemynumber if u dont know which continent Nigeria is located << Didnt u do ur homework b4 askin me out... LMAO! sha #lightupnigeria
#losemynumber cos ur stupid ass joked d@ u thot in my country, we live in forests << Asshole, Nigeria is a Sexy African Country.
MissYxclusive (Yinka ★ Donna) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:51:49 -0000
#losemynumber cos ur stupid ass joked d@ u thot in my country, we live in forests << Asshole, Nigeria is a Sexy African Country.
Botswana, Nigeria and Cape Verde Secure USD 441 Million for Energy and Poverty Reduction projects: Executive di.. http://bit.ly/1jpu4n
Jembcotech (Chijioke Mbigb) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:51:06 -0000
Botswana, Nigeria and Cape Verde Secure USD 441 Million for Energy and Poverty Reduction projects: Executive di.. http://bit.ly/1jpu4n
#nigeria admin: Wednesday Kickaround - Washington Post (blog) (News) - http://nspace.nigeria.com/main/node/139507
NigeriaDotCom (NigeriaDotCom) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:51:04 -0000
#nigeria admin: Wednesday Kickaround - Washington Post (blog) (News) - http://nspace.nigeria.com/main/node/139507
Nigeria is close in proximity to the Luo Tribe, Obamas Tribe and the Kings African Royals. Bill Cosby!! Your Son! Bingo!!
CoveRealty (Kenneth Labbe) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:48:18 -0000
Nigeria is close in proximity to the Luo Tribe, Obamas Tribe and the Kings African Royals. Bill Cosby!! Your Son! Bingo!!

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