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... land clearing and heavy soil conservation work , which they generally performed . Thus , in forest areas from which there was much male migration , thickly overgrown land that had been left fallow for ex- tended periods would not be ...
... land clearing and heavy soil conservation work , which they generally performed . Thus , in forest areas from which there was much male migration , thickly overgrown land that had been left fallow for ex- tended periods would not be ...
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... Land Use , Soils , and Land Tenure • very fectile In 1990 estimates indicated that 82 million hectares out of Nige- ria's total land area of about 91 million hectares were arable . However , only about 34 million hectares ( or 42 ...
... Land Use , Soils , and Land Tenure • very fectile In 1990 estimates indicated that 82 million hectares out of Nige- ria's total land area of about 91 million hectares were arable . However , only about 34 million hectares ( or 42 ...
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... land - tenure practices occurred . In predominantly Muslim areas , traditional land inheritance laws were allowed to remain in force . As a result of the government's support of local customary laws , encroachment by outsiders appears ...
... land - tenure practices occurred . In predominantly Muslim areas , traditional land inheritance laws were allowed to remain in force . As a result of the government's support of local customary laws , encroachment by outsiders appears ...
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EARLY HISTORY | 4 |
Yorubaland Eleventh to Nineteenth Centuries | 8 |
Principal TransSaharan Trade Routes Ninth to Seventeenth Centuries | 12 |
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Action activities African agricultural areas armed forces army authority Babangida Bank became border British capital central century changes chief cities civil civilian colonial Command constitution continued Council coup Decree defense dominated early Eastern economic elections especially established ethnic export federal force foreign formed groups growth Hausa head House Igbo important included increased independence interests Islam issues Italy labor Lagos land late leaders lived major ment middle military million missions Muslim Niger Nigeria northern officers operations organized parties percent period political population Port president production regime region relations religious remained represented Republic responsible result River rule rural schools Second slaves social southern staff tion trade traditional Union United University urban West Western World Yoruba