Portal:Nigeria

Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   The Nigeria Portal 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, and has an area of 923,768 km². With an estimated 133,530,000 people as of 2005, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and the ninth most populous country in the world. A founding member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, it is one of the top ten oil producers in the world, but has been wracked by violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta, where locals demand a larger share of petroleum profits. The country has a mix of religions, including Christianity, Islam, and traditional beliefs, as well as a variety of ethnic groups, such as the Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba. More about Nigeria ... edit   Selected article Kano is the administrative center of the Kano State and the third largest city in Nigeria, in terms of geographical size, after Ibadan and Lagos. In population, it is the second most populous city in the country after Lagos. Originally controlled by the Hausa, the city, along with the other Hausa states, was seized by Fulani radicals during the early nineteenth-century Fulani War and captured by the British in 1903. The city's traditional ruler is the Emir of Kano, and the current Emir, Ado Bayero, has been on the throne since 1963. Kano's history is detailed in the Kano Chronicle. edit   Selected biography Late Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (born 1951 in Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria) was the 2nd President of Nigeria's Fourth Republic. He served as governor of Katsina State in northern Nigeria between May 29, 1999 and May 28, 2007 . He was declared the winner of the controversial Nigerian general election of 2007, held on April 21, and was sworn in on May 29, 2007. He was a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). (more...) edit   Did you know... ...that Bayajidda, the mythical ancestor of the Hausa people, is said to have fathered three children with three different women? ...that of Nigeria's 521 languages, 9 are extinct and 2 are spoken only as second languages? ...that the Defaka people are gradually abandoning their language in favor of the language of the Nkoroo, their close neighbors? ...that the Area Boys are a gang of street children and teenagers who roam the streets of Lagos extorting money from passers-by? ...that at the time of his death in 1955, Kano businessman Alhassan Dantata was the richest man in West Africa? president Good luck Ebele Jonathan the former deputy President to late President Umar Yar Adua is now the president of Nigeria, he currently serving his own tenure having completed the tenure he had with the late president Yar Adua. edit   Projects and resources General: Africa project • Africa notice board • Current events in Africa • Countering systemic bias Nigeria-related: Nigerian Wikipedians • WikiProject Nigeria [1]--Listing of all houses in Nigeria. Wikipedias in Nigerian languages: Fulfulde Wikipedia • Hausa Wikipedia • Igbo Wikipedia • Yoruba Wikipedia Nigeria Search Engine Wikipedians • WikiProject Nigeria [2]--Categorized listing of Nigerian Websites and Resources. edit   Selected picture Kwa Falls, a waterfall along the Kwa River in Cross River State. edit   Related Portals Ghana Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo (All Africa-related portals) edit   Nigeria Topics History Timeline | Kingdoms and empires (Oyo | Nri | Akwa Akpa | Benin | Fulani | Kanem-Bornu) | Northern Nigeria | Southern Nigeria | Economic history | Civil War | Foreign relations | Military | Postal | Archaeology Politics 1st Republic | 2nd Republic | 3rd Republic | 4th Republic | Constitution | Political parties (PDP | ANPP | AC) | Elections Government Executive branch ( President & Vice-President | Cabinet (Federal Executive Council) | Council of State) | Legislative branch (Senate President & Speaker | National Assembly: House of Representatives | Senate) | Judicial branch (Chief Justice | Supreme Court) | Law enforcement | Military | Federal Parastatals | Human rights Geography Adamawa Plateau | Jos Plateau | Niger Delta | Niger River | Mountains | Islands | Rivers | States | Cities | Local Government Areas Economy Agriculture | Companies | Nigerian Naira | Petroleum in Nigeria | Central Bank of Nigeria | Stock Exchange Society Demographics | Languages | Religion | Media | Education (Universities) | Holidays | Opinion polls Culture Nigerian Pidgin English | Sport | Igbo mythology | Yoruba mythology | Music ( Jùjú | Afrobeat | Hip Hop) | Cinema | Literature (Poets) | Cuisine | Dance | Architecture National Symbols Flag of Nigeria | Coat of Arms of Nigeria | Seal of the President of Nigeria | Seal of the Vice-President of Nigeria | National Anthem | Presidential Villa (Aso Rock) | National Arts Theater Other Communications | Transportation (Highways | Airports) | List of Nigerians | Tourism | Conflict in the Niger Delta | Corruption in Nigeria | Ethnic organizations (MASSOB | MOSOP | Oodua Peoples Congress) | Ethnic groups | Crime | Advance fee fraud edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? 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