Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa and the most populous country on the African continent. Nigeria shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north, and borders the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Since 1991, its capital has been the centrally-located city of Abuja; previously, the Nigerian government was headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city by population.

The people of Nigeria have an extensive history, and based on archaeological evidence, human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BC. The Benue-Cross River area is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium AD. However, the Nigerian state came into being on October 1, 1960 when Nigeria declared its independence from the British and at present consists of 36 states and the federal capital territory. Nigeria re-achieved democracy in 1999 after a sixteen-year interruption by a series of military dictators. From 1966 until 1999, Nigeria had been ruled (except the short-lived second republic, 1979-1983) by military dictators who seized power in coups and counter-coups.

Etymology

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The country's name first appeared in print in The Times in 1897 and was suggested by the paper's colonial editor Flora Shaw who would later marry Frederick Lugard, the first Governor General of the Amalgamated Nigeria. The name comes from a combination of the words "Niger" (the country's longest river) and "Area". Its adjective form is Nigerian, which should not be confused with Nigerien for Niger.

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marvski (Marvin Lucas) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:06:01 -0000
@djfive stats don't lie. If you're nigerian, you're a scammer. Like your baby boy bangs...you still got chance. Naw mean?
RT @DEELAMI #Nigerian Movies: which one is" Royal tears" again?..what of commoner's tears??...Kmt!...&smh<--you Nigerians & ur movie titles
VESTITOBENE (AL Vestito Bene) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:04:35 -0000
RT @DEELAMI #Nigerian Movies: which one is" Royal tears" again?..what of commoner's tears??...Kmt!...&smh<--you Nigerians & ur movie titles
Anyone remember puregist.com.. Im about to Turn my blog into a Nigerian Gossip Blog.. I will leak all of your secrets.. MUAHUhAHAHAHAAAHAH!
Damien_Blk (Kanayo Adibe) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:42 -0000
Anyone remember puregist.com.. Im about to Turn my blog into a Nigerian Gossip Blog.. I will leak all of your secrets.. MUAHUhAHAHAHAAAHAH!
The word 'swagger' seriously needs to be banned from Nigerian music
towmee (Tomi O) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:53:02 -0000
The word 'swagger' seriously needs to be banned from Nigerian music
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groby (Rachel Blum) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:52:17 -0000
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natehick (Nate Hick) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:45:25 -0000
@itsMsVeronica LOL, okay now. . .u have 2 make up your mind!! WHAT ARE YOU.. #Jamaican,#Nigerian,#African, or #AghettoChickFromTheSouf lol

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