NIGERIA

Nigeria is situated at the extreme inner corner of the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of Africa. It borders with Chad to the northeast, Cameroon to the east, Benin to the west, Niger to the northwest and by the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea) to the south.

Location

Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon .

Geography

The Niger enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea.

Capital

Abuja

Climate

Varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north .

Language

English (official)
Hausa
Yoruba
Igbo (Ibo)
Fulani

Monetary Unit

naira (NGN)

Largest Cities

Ogoyo
Kano
Ibadan
Kaduna
Port Harcourt
Benin-City
Maiduguri
Zaria
Aba
Jos

Principal rivers

Niger
Benue

Places to Visit

lagos
badan
badan
kano.

Airports

Abuja
Akure
Bauchi
Benin City Benin
Calabar
Enugu Emene
Ibadan
Ilorin
Jos
Kaduna
Kano Aminu Kano
Lagos M. Muhamm
Maiduguri
Makurdi
Minna
Port Harcourt
Sokoto
Yola
Zaria