Let's look at some facts about Nigeria. The News Team decided to run a countdown of the 10 most interesting facts about Nigeria. ...
The News Team decided to run a countdown of the 10 most interesting facts about Nigeria.
Here's is it:
10.Nigeria, with a 2013 estimated population of 174,507,539 is the most populous Black nation and the 7th most populated nation in the entire world, trailing after—from least to most—Pakistan, Brazil, Indonesia, USA, India and China (1.3bn)
9. The Yorubas and their bloodlines worldwide have the highest rate of twinning (having twins) in the world.
8.Once upon a time, the north was the more literate part of Nigeria. According to Lord Luggard, there were 25,000 Qur’anic Arabic schools with about 250,000 pupils in the north.
7. Nigeria has 5 of the 10 richest pastors in the entire world, with net worth’s according to Forbes, from $10-150 million. They are Pastor, David Oyedepo, E. A. Adeboye, Chris Oyakhilome, Mathew Ashimolowo and Temitope Joshua.
6. Based on amount squandered, of a supposed income of $81 billion per year, Nigeria is said to be the most corrupt nation in the world.
5. It overtook South Africa to become Africa's largest economy in 2014.
4. Nigeria was the first country to effectively contain and eliminate the Ebola threat that was ravaging three other countries in the West African region, as its unique method of contact tracing became an effective method later used by other countries, such as the United States, when Ebola threats were discovered.
3.Nigerians are the highest users of slangs in Africa and the second in the world following America.
2.The country was declared a Republic on October 1, 1963.
1. Nigeria gained her Independence on October 1st 1960 from the United Kingdom
