1. 12/10/12Overview Of NigeriaPreseNted By aBiOla ige 1

2. 12/10/12 2 3. 12/10/12Map of Nigeria3 4. : 12/10/12LOCATED :WESTERN AFRICA , BORDERING THE GULF OF GUINEA ,BET WEEN BENIN AND CAMEROONGAINED FULL INDEPENDENCE IN OCT 1 ,1960CAPITAL: ABUJAPOPULATION:170,123,740GOVERNMENT: PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENTNATURAL RESOURCES:NATURAL GAS, PETROLEUM, TIN, IRON ORE, COAL, LIMESTONE,NIOBIUM, LEAD, ZINC, ARABLE LAND 4 5. 12/10/12Nigerian Coat of Arm Nigeria FlagCurrency: Nigerian Naira 5 6. 12/10/12 Major CitiesLagos 10.203 million; Kano 3.304 million; Ibadan 2.762 million; ABUJA(capital) 1.857 million; Kaduna 1.519 million (2009)6 7. 12/10/12 7 8. 12/10/12NIGERIA, AFRICAS MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY,IS COMPOSED OF MORE THAN 250 ETHNICGROUPS; THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MOSTPOPULOUS AND POLITICALLY INFLUENTIAL:HAUSA AND FULANI 29%, YORUBA 21%, IGBO(IBO) 18%, IJAW 10%, KANURI 4%, IBIBIO 3.5%,TIV 2.5% 8 9. 12/10/12Christianity MuslimIndigenous Beliefs 9 10. 12/10/12 10 11. 12/10/12 11 12. 12/10/12 12 13. 12/10/12 13 14. 12/10/12Eba andVegetable SoupPounded Yam withJollof Rice Melon-Vegetable SoupWheat and Okrosoup Moi Moi Fufu with Vegetable Soup14 15. 12/10/12 15 16. 12/10/12 16 17. 12/10/12Arts and Crafts 17 18. 12/10/12 18 19. 12/10/12Festivals 19 20. 12/10/12 Nollywood:The Nigerian film industry is thethird biggest in the world.20 21. 12/10/12 21 22. 12/10/12 22 23. 12/10/12There are 3 different types of marriage in Nigeria:TraditionalChurch/Mosque (white wedding)Court/Registry23 24. 12/10/12 24 25. 12/10/12 25 26. 12/10/12 26 27. 12/10/12Coconut Beach,BadagryOniru Beach,LekkiNational Art TheatreOlumo Rock,Abeokuta 27 28. 12/10/12 Calabar Ikogosi Water falls:EkitiEmir of Kanos Palace,Kano National Museum 28 29. 12/10/12Abuja International Stadium Afin Oba of Lagos 29 30. 12/10/12For informationContact me on igeabiola@gmail.com 30