• The following lists and talks about events that happened in 2019 in Nigeria. President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC) Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC) Senate...
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    General elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019 to elect the President, Vice President, House of Representatives and the Senate. The elections...
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    Elections in Nigeria involve choosing representatives for the federal government of Nigeria as well as the various states in the Fourth Nigerian Republic...
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    Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea...
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    Islam is one of the major religions in Nigeria, with a history that spans over a millennium. While some scholars suggest that Islam was introduced to the...
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    Corruption in Nigeria is a severe and long-standing issue. In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion to corruption since its independence...
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    Nigeria ranked 161 out of 189 countries in the United Nations Development Index in 2019—and non-energy-related infrastructure is inadequate. Nigeria has...
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  • The following are the highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time in Nigerian cinemas. The 2024 film Everybody Loves Jenifa currently leads the chart,...
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  • Democracy Day is a national public holiday in Nigeria to commemorate the restoration of democracy in 1999, commemorated on 12 June. Until 2018, it was...
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  • The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in Men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time...
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  • Nigeria is a very ethnically diverse country with 371 ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Hausa, Yoruba and the Igbo. Nigeria has one official...
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    Human rights in Nigeria are protected under the current constitution of 1999. While Nigeria has made major improvements in human rights under this constitution...
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  • The Nigeria Police Force is the principal law enforcement and the lead security agency in Nigeria. It was designated by the 1999 constitution as the national...
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    of Nigerian states. Nigeria portal Lists portal Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia Ikenwa, Chizoba (2019-10-02). "36 States in Nigeria...
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    Fashion in Nigeria is grounded by transnational fashion designers who adapted Nigerian textile and fashion traditions to the styles of former colonial...
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  • Lucifer is a 2019 Nigerian action film about a man feared in the community. It was directed by Tope Adebayo and produced by Ibrahim Yekini. Ibrahim Yekini...
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    Education in Nigeria is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education. The local authorities take responsibility for implementing state-controlled policy...
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    community in Nigeria face severe challenges. Both male and female expressions of homosexuality are illegal in Nigeria and punishable by up to 14 years in prison...
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  • of Nigeria and their Capitals". National Open University of Nigeria Exam Course - Centres. 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2020-02-04. "List of 36 States in Nigeria...
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  • Nigeria’s transport network has expanded in recent years to accommodate a growing population. The transport and storage sector was valued at N2.6trn ($6...
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    Economist Intelligence Unit rated Nigeria a "hybrid regime" in 2019. The federal government, state, and local governments of Nigeria aim to work cooperatively...
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  • Brother Nigeria, is a Nigerian reality competition television series, based on the Big Brother television franchise. On the show, contestants live in an isolated...
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    Nigeria is the largest oil and gas producer in Africa. Crude oil from the Niger Delta basin comes in two types: light, and comparatively heavy – the lighter...
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    settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, the Benin Kingdom, and the Oyo Empire. Islam reached Nigeria through...
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    money throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It controls the volume of money supplied in the economy in order to ensure monetary and price stability...
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    This is a list of Nigerian states by poverty rate as of 2019. The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The...
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    while 69.3% of the households own or raise livestock in northwest Nigeria. In the third quarter of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector grew by...
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    In 2018, Nigeria's primary energy consumption was about 155 Mtoe. Most of the energy comes from traditional biomass and waste, which accounted for 73.5%...
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    Christianity in Nigeria is a major religion, shaping the country's cultural, social, and political landscape. Introduced in the 15th century through European...
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  • Confraternities in Nigeria are secretive student groups within Nigerian higher education that have been involved in violence and organized crime since...
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