Nigeria is in West Africa, along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea and just north of the equator. On the west of Nigeria is Benin, on the north is Niger and Chad, and on the east is Cameroon. Nigeria covers an area of 356,669 square miles (923,768 square kilometers), or about twice the size of California.
There are more than 250 ethnic tribes in Nigeria. The three most largest ethnic groups are Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo (pronounced ee-bo). Some other smaller groups include Fulani, Ijaw, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv, and Edo. Nigeria has three main environmental regions, which are the savanna, tropical forests and coastal wetlands. The dry open grasslands provide the savanna make cereal farming and herding a way of life for the Hausa and the Fulani.The …show more content…
By 1807, the last Hausa state had fallen, and started the Sokoto caliphate, which grew to become one of the largest states in west Africa. In 1486, portuguese, British, French, and Dutch ships started to come to Nigeria. They influenced the people of Nigeria to start selling slaves, in exchange for guns, metals, jewelry and liquor. Leadership was now based on wealth and economic power, rather than traditions and rituals. After 350 years of slavery, the british decided that slave trading was not good, and ordered it to stop in 1807. However, many people continued this practice, so they attacked lagos. In 1861, the british government finally established their first colony in Nigeria. A new economy was built and it was based on raw materials, agricultural products, and locally manufactured goods saw the growth of a new class of Nigerian merchants. These merchants were heavily influenced by Western ways. Christian missionaries brought Western-style education to Nigeria as Christianity quickly spread throughout the south. In 1884, as other european countries tried to take over african countries owned by britain, the british army conquered the Africans who refused to recognize British rule. In 1914, after most of the population was following the britain rules, Britain officially established the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. Over time, the british fully took over Nigeria. All the tribes in Nigeria …show more content…
Nigeria is one of the most violent corrupt city in Africa, with very high unemployment rates. Almost all political figures in Nigeria today engage themselves in corrupt activities, leaving an average man in poverty. Nigeria has many graduate students, but most of them end up on the streets with nothing to do, because their aren't many job opportunities. To survive, many people in nigeria engage in fraudulent activities. Around 45-60% of nigeria is below the poverty line, and many children have given up on education, because they don't know what to do with a degree. About 3-5 million people have HIV/AIDS and many children have lost their parents because of HIV/AIDS. Ethnic and religious conflicts between muslims and christians are also worsening the situation in Nigeria. Oil spillage, rapid deforestation and water and air pollution remain some of the major environmental issues of Nigeria up until
There are more than 250 ethnic tribes in Nigeria. The three most largest ethnic groups are Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo (pronounced ee-bo). Some other smaller groups include Fulani, Ijaw, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv, and Edo. Nigeria has three main environmental regions, which are the savanna, tropical forests and coastal wetlands. The dry open grasslands provide the savanna make cereal farming and herding a way of life for the Hausa and the Fulani.The …show more content…
By 1807, the last Hausa state had fallen, and started the Sokoto caliphate, which grew to become one of the largest states in west Africa. In 1486, portuguese, British, French, and Dutch ships started to come to Nigeria. They influenced the people of Nigeria to start selling slaves, in exchange for guns, metals, jewelry and liquor. Leadership was now based on wealth and economic power, rather than traditions and rituals. After 350 years of slavery, the british decided that slave trading was not good, and ordered it to stop in 1807. However, many people continued this practice, so they attacked lagos. In 1861, the british government finally established their first colony in Nigeria. A new economy was built and it was based on raw materials, agricultural products, and locally manufactured goods saw the growth of a new class of Nigerian merchants. These merchants were heavily influenced by Western ways. Christian missionaries brought Western-style education to Nigeria as Christianity quickly spread throughout the south. In 1884, as other european countries tried to take over african countries owned by britain, the british army conquered the Africans who refused to recognize British rule. In 1914, after most of the population was following the britain rules, Britain officially established the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. Over time, the british fully took over Nigeria. All the tribes in Nigeria …show more content…
Nigeria is one of the most violent corrupt city in Africa, with very high unemployment rates. Almost all political figures in Nigeria today engage themselves in corrupt activities, leaving an average man in poverty. Nigeria has many graduate students, but most of them end up on the streets with nothing to do, because their aren't many job opportunities. To survive, many people in nigeria engage in fraudulent activities. Around 45-60% of nigeria is below the poverty line, and many children have given up on education, because they don't know what to do with a degree. About 3-5 million people have HIV/AIDS and many children have lost their parents because of HIV/AIDS. Ethnic and religious conflicts between muslims and christians are also worsening the situation in Nigeria. Oil spillage, rapid deforestation and water and air pollution remain some of the major environmental issues of Nigeria up until