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Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. As of 2015 Nigeria has the world's 20th largest economy, worth more than $500 billion and $1 trillion in terms of nominal GDP and purchasing power parity respectively. It overtook South Africa to become Africa's ...
This list comprises the largest companies in Nigeria by revenue and market capitalization as of 2024, according to the ranking of the largest 500 companies in Africa by Jeune Afrique and African Business. Around 30 of the largest 500 companies in Africa by revenue are based in Nigeria.
Foreign reserves. $38.77 billion (31 December 2017 est.) [ 19] All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. Change in per capita GDP of Nigeria, 1950–2018. Figures are inflation-adjusted to 2011 International Geary-Khamis dollars. The economy of Nigeria is a middle-income, mixed economy and emerging market [ 27][ 28] with expanding ...
Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.
After the Nigerian Civil War, many Igbo people emigrated out of the indigenous Igbo homeland in southeastern Nigeria because of an absence of federal presence, lack of jobs, and poor infrastructure. [227] In recent decades the Igbo region of Nigeria has suffered from frequent environmental damage mainly related to the oil industry. [228]
Pages in category "Lists of Nigerian people by occupation". The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation. Nevertheless, it is not spoken as a first language in the entire country because other languages have been around for over a thousand years making them the major languages in terms of numbers of native speakers.