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... early twen- tieth century colony that became an independent nation in 1960 . A country of great diversity because of the many ethnic , linguis- tic , and religious groups that live within its borders , Nigeria is also a country with a ...
... early twen- tieth century colony that became an independent nation in 1960 . A country of great diversity because of the many ethnic , linguis- tic , and religious groups that live within its borders , Nigeria is also a country with a ...
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... Early History All evidence suggests the early settlement of Nigeria millennia before the spread of agriculture 3,000 years ago , and one day it probably will be possible to reconstruct the high points of this early history . Although ...
... Early History All evidence suggests the early settlement of Nigeria millennia before the spread of agriculture 3,000 years ago , and one day it probably will be possible to reconstruct the high points of this early history . Although ...
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... early 1988 , when the poor 1987 harvest put pressure on food prices and opposition to austerity mounted ... early 1980s . Despite several debt reschedulings in the 1980s and early 1990s , Nigeria's debt overhang continued to dampen ...
... early 1988 , when the poor 1987 harvest put pressure on food prices and opposition to austerity mounted ... early 1980s . Despite several debt reschedulings in the 1980s and early 1990s , Nigeria's debt overhang continued to dampen ...
Contents
EARLY HISTORY | 4 |
Yorubaland Eleventh to Nineteenth Centuries | 8 |
Principal TransSaharan Trade Routes Ninth to Seventeenth Centuries | 12 |
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Abuja Action Group agricultural air force armed forces army Awolowo Babangida became Benin Benue Benue rivers Borno Britain British Buhari Cameroon capital census central century Chad chief cities civil colonial Command constitution Council coup Decree Number defense dominated Eastern economic ECOWAS elections emirates established ethnic groups export federal government foreign Fulani Gowon Hausa Ibadan Igbo included increased indigenous Islam Kaduna Kano Kanuri Katsina labor Lagos Lake Chad late leaders major ment middle belt military million missions Murtala Muhammad Muslim naval navy NCNC Niger Niger River northern Nigeria Northern Region Obasanjo officers organized parties percent petroleum political population Port Port Harcourt production regime religious result River Royal Niger Company savanna schools Second Republic sector slave trade social Sokoto Caliphate southern staff tion Union United University urban West Africa Western Region Yoruba