| Area Total | 923,768 sq km |
| Climate | varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north |
| Natural Resources | natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land |
| Imports | China 21.1%, Belgium 8.7%, US 8.4%, South Korea 7.5%, UK 4.4% (2017) – machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs, clothing |
| Exports | India 30.6%, US 12.1%, Spain 6.6%, China 5.6%, France 5.5%, Netherlands 4.4%, Indonesia 4.4% (2017) – petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber (2012 est.) |
| Government | federal presidential republic |
| Capital | Abuja |
| Population | 214,028,302 (July 2020 est.) |
| Ethnicity | Hausa 30%, Yoruba 15.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 15.2%, Fulani 6%, Tiv 2.4%, Kanuri/Beriberi 2.4%, Ibibio 1.8%, Ijaw/Izon 1.8%, other 24.7% (2018 est.) note: Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups |
| Language | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages |
News about Nigeria
- EPL: Don’t keep them – Keane blasts three Man Utd players after Chelsea defeatby Don Silas (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
Manchester United legend, Roy Keane has hit out at three players – Rasmus Hojlund, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho – following the team’s Premier League 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Friday. Keane also insisted that Man United should not be fighting to keep the three players at the club this summer transfer window. A second EPL: Don’t keep them […]
- Abia Govt honours NYSC members for tackling unemployment, preventing viral diseasesby Daniel Chibuike (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
Abia State government has honoured two former members of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, who served in the State for tackling unemployment and for launching war against viral diseases In the local communities they served. The former Corps, members who are Owums Francis Chimaobim, an information Technologist and Dr Ngene Joseph Ekene, a Medical […]
- Presidential system not working in Nigeria – APC chieftain, Coleby Matthew Atungwu (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
Rivers State All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Tonye Cole, says Nigeria must reconsider its current presidential system of government. Cole insisted that the system is not suitable for the country. He made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, stating that most people in […]
- Kerosene-ladden tanker loses control in Ogbomosoby Musliudeen Adebayo (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
A tanker carrying 45,000 litres of kerosene has lost control in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Friday at the Taki Roundabout area. Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident. “On getting to the scene of the incident, we met a trailer tanker registration number Kerosene-ladden […]
- We’ll do everything to ensure Tinubu wins second term – Lagos PDP ex-guber candidateby Shehu Usman (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, aka Jandor, has vowed to do everything humanly possible to ensure President Bola Tinubu wins a second term. Jandor said Tinubu will reposition Nigeria if he decides to contest for a second term in 2027, which he will win. He spoke while addressing We’ll do […]
- Fire engulfs another residential building in Oyo [PHOTOS] by Musliudeen Adebayo (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
Another residential building has been engulfed by fire in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Friday at Ori-Eni Apapa Ojeomo Road in Moniya area of Ibadan, detroying properties worth millions of naira. No life was lost during the incident. The Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Fire engulfs another […]
- EPL: Fight for five Champions League spots go down to the wireby Ifreke Inyang (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
On Friday night, the two Premier League fixtures had a huge bearing on the race to finish in Champions League places. Aston Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Villa Park and Chelsea edged Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. There will be six English teams in the competition next season – the clubs that finish in top EPL: Fight for five Champions […]
- ‘I’m well, look 30’ – Wike insists he’s not sickby Seun Opejobi (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has refuted reports of being sick. Wike assured that he is hale and hearty, while attributing reports of him being sick to naysayers. He spoke in an interview with BBC Pidgin that will be released on Saturday evening. According to Wike: “As I’m talking to you, do I ‘I’m well, look 30’ […]
- Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Saturday morningby Ochogwu Sunday (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 17, 2025
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday met with his military service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police at the State House in Abuja. The meeting is coming amid escalating security challenges in parts of the northern region of the country, especially Plateau, Benue and Borno […]
- Ochacho homes, others in trouble as NESREA seals facilities in Abuja by Kabeer Bello (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 16, 2025
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed 21 facilities in Abuja for breaching multiple environmental regulations. The enforcement action, carried out on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, affected a mix of housing estates and quarry operations. Addressing journalists, NESREA Director General, Professor Innocent […]
- ‘They shot at our officers first’ – Police confirm killing of final-year student in Benueby Winner James (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 16, 2025
The Benue State Police Command has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a young woman, Emmanuella Ahenjir, following a shooting incident in Makurdi. CSP Anene Sewuese Catherine, Police Public Relations Officer, Benue State Police Command, in a statement said the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, May 16, […]
- UTME 2025: JAMB introduces emergency support centre for candidatesby Ifreke Inyang (Daily Post Nigeria) on May 16, 2025
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has set up a Candidate Counselling Emergency Support Centre. This will help in providing additional support to candidates with urgent concerns. JAMB confirmed the launch of the Candidate Counselling Emergency Support Centre in a statement on its official X handle on Friday. It read, “In addition to our […]
