NIGERIA

POPULATION

• The population of Nigeria,as of 2013, was 173.6 million
• In 1960 the population was only about 50 Million.
• By 1990 it had reached 100 million and has kept growing
• Lagos,Abuja,Calabar are the Top 3 popular cities of Nigeria

CIVIL WAR IN NIGERIA

• A civil war broke out when the nigerians attacked the Republic of Biafra
• In 1960 Nigeria gained independence from Britian
• 6 years later,Muslims started massacring Christian igbos
• After efforts by Nigeria to reunite the country failed,war broke out

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Nigeria has a lot of petroleum
• They also have these natural resources.....
• Natural gas,tin,ore,iron,coal,niobium, lead, zinc and arable land & limestone
• Nigeria is Part of OPEC.

ETHNICITIES

• The Igbo is the main ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria
• Igbo claim to have been unfairly targeted by laws that are against their faith
• They have represented some of the loyalist opponents of Sharia law

INDUSTRIES

• Agriculture is Nigeria's leading Industry
• They also have banking
• financial services, clothing and textiles, telecommunications, manufacturing

GOVERNMENT AND LEADER

• Nigeria is a Federal Republic government
• The leader of this country was Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua
• He was sworn as president in 2007 but died in 2010
• The current leader is Goodluck Jonathan

HISTORICAL EVENTS

• 1967 (July 6): First shots are fired that formally start of thirty months of the Biafran war.
• 1994 (October): The Nigerian government established the "Petroleum Trust fund" to disburse profits from the oil industry for public works and social intervention.

PHYSICAL

• Nigeria is about twice the size of California
• It has the Adamawa highlands, Mambilla Plateau, Jos Plateau, Obudu Plateau, the Niger River, River Benue and Niger Delta.

CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURE

• Nigeria has a Tropical Hot climate
• There are large scale farmers here
• They raise animals like cow,sheep,lamb,and chicken

EDUCATION

• There are 27 state owned schools in Nigeria
• The first 6 years of school is mandatory
• The third year of school they learn english

CURRENT NEWS

• Boko Harams 'slaughter wives' witnesses told what happened
• Dozens of women were forced to marry the men who work with Boko Harams
• They were slaughtered a few days ago