Nigeria My Pride

NIGERIA MY PRIDE

NIGERIAN MAP

Nigeria; location and size0Nigeria, a west African country is located between

longitude 3oE to 150E of Greenwich meridian and latitude 4oN to 14oN of equator

0 It is bounded to North by Niger Republic, to the east by Cameroon, Benin republic to the west and Atlantic ocean to the south.

0Nigeria has a population of about 150million0The total land area is approximately 923,768 km2. It is the

fourth largest country in west Africa

NIGERIA; History

0The Northern and Southern protectorate were amalgamated in 1914

0Nigeria Became an independent nation in 19600Nigeria became a republic in 19630The first Nigerian prime minister was sir Abubakar

Tafawa Balewa

NIGERIA; political division0Nigeria is divided into thirty six political divisions called

states and the Federal capital territory located in Abuja.0Each of the 36 states is further subdivided into local

Government Areas.0The 36 states are sub-divided into six geo-political zones;

North-east, North-west, North-central, south-east, south-south, and south-west.

0There are 774 Local Government councils in Nigeria0Nigeria has been under Democratic rule since 1999

NIGERIA: people and culture

0Nigeria is a multi-ethnic Nation with over 350 different Ethnic groups. The three major languages are Hausa/Fulani mostly found in the North, Yoruba in the Southwest and Igbo at the south eastern part

0The two major religions in Nigeria are Islam and Christianity with few practicing traditional religion

0Nigerian people are very Hospitable, kind and hardworking

NIGERIA climate0The climate of Nigeria is the tropical wet and dry type.0The climate of Nigeria is affected by

1. Wind; there are two main air masses that affect climate of Nigeria, they are;0 Tropical maritime air masses (south west trade wind); this is responsible

for rainy seasons. It blows across the Atlantic ocean toward the coast and0 Tropical continental (North East trade wind); this is responsible for dry

season and it blows across the Sahara desert.

2. Rainfall; The annual amount of rainfall decrease inland from 2800mm in the extreme south to below 600mm in the extreme north. There are two main seasons;

1. Rainy seasons; this is longest in the south and

2. Dry season: this is longest in the north

Climate cont..Other factors that affect climate in Nigeria include:0TEMPERATURE REGIME: Nigeria is a hot country except in few areas like the Jos plateau does relief reduce temperature significantly. The diurnal and seasonal ranges of temperature increase inland from the coast.0ALTITUDE0OCEAN CURRENT; the warm Guinea current affects the Gulf of Guinea. It warm adjacent coastlands and brings adequate rainfall to the area

NIGERIA; vegetation0Nigerian vegetation is classified into three major

groups;0Forest vegetation0Savannah (grassland vegetation)

0 Guinea savannah0 Sudan savannah0 Sahel savannah and

0Montane vegetation

The forest vegetation cover the southern part and the thickness of the forest decrease progressively northward to grassland (savannah) to desert at the extreme northern end

NIGERIA, Relief0The relief of Nigeria is classified into two

1. The highland/plateaux and; this are areas above 300m above sea level and are grouped into four;

i. The north central highland which include ; high plains of Hausaland and the Jos plateau.

ii. The western upland; this cover most of the highland of Yoruba states e.g. Idanre, Apata hill e.t.c.

iii. The Eastern Highlands; this represent the highest zone in Nigeria. It includes; Adamawa mountain, Mandara mountain, Biu plateau, Obudu and Oban hill

iv. The eastern Scarpland: this is found in the eastern region of Nigeria. It include the Udi-Nsukka plateau

Relief cont...2. The lowlands: these are areas with height below

300m above sea level. It cover areas along the coast and along the valleys of major rivers: the major lowlands includes;

I. The Sokoto plain in the North-West

II. The Niger-Benue trough wrapping around the North-central plateau

III. The chad basin of Borno plain in the Northeast extremity

IV. The interior coastal lowlands of western Nigeria

V. The lower Niger Delta

VI. The Cross river basin e.t.c.

NIGERIA; Drainage0Nigerian river systems is divided into four main groups;

1. The Niger and Benue river system; this include 1. River Niger the longest and largest river in Nigeria and its tributaries

such as rivers Kaduna, Anambra, Moshi and Awun

2. River Benue which has its source from the eastern highland of Mandara mountain and its tributaries e.g rivers Gongola, Katsina Ala, Donga e.t.c.

0 The rivers west of the lower Niger0 This are found on the western highland of Yaruba highland which

include river ogun, Oshun, Osse and Ossiomo which flow directly into the Atlantic ocean

0 The rivers east of lower Niger

0 The rivers flowing into lake chad

NIGERIA; Education

0Nigerian use the 9-3-4 system of education (i.e. 9 years basic education, 3 year senior secondary school and 4 year university)

0There are numerous primary and secondary schools in Nigeria as well as universities polytechnics/mono-technics and colleges of education (Public and private)

0The nine year basic education is free in all public schools

NIGERIA; mineral resources0Nigeria is blessed with abundant mineral deposite which

include;0 Coal; around Udi hill in Enugu state and Okaba in Benue state0 Tin; found around Jos plateau, Bauchi, Zaria, Benue and Kano0 Columbite; this is mine along with Tin0 Iron ore; found around Itakpe, Ajjaokuta (Kogi state) and

Oshogbo in Osun state0 Crude oil and Gas; mostly exploited around the Niger-Delta,

both onshore and offshore0 Limestone; found around Shagamu/ewekoro, Ukpilla,

Nkalagu and Sokoto0 Gold; is found in Kabba (Niger state), Ilesha(osun), Zaria

(Kaduna), Aramoko Ekiti and Sokoto areas.

NIGERIA; Tourism0We have the national theatre in Lagos 0Game reserves like Yankari game reserve Bauchi

state, 0Benin zoo Edo state and Ibadan zoo (Oyo state) 0The Lekki, badagry and bar beaches in Lagos , 0The Zuma rocks , Abuja and olumo rocks in Ogun state 0The museum in Lagos Benin, ife and Jos 0There are Eight National parks in Nigeria 0Kainji dam, Lake chad, Shiriro Dam0Obudu cattle ranch, Tinapa resort

NIGERIA; major cities1. ABUJA; is a beautiful modern city build to

accommodate the Nigerian administrative headquarters.

2. LAGOS; The former Nigerian Capital. It is the commercial capital of Nigeria. There are sea ports (Apapa, tincan island) and international airport.

3. KANO; Is an ancient commercial center and cultural center.

4. Other cities includes; portharcut, Enugu, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Sokoto, Ibadan, Benin city, Akure, Bauchi e.t.c.

Lagos, Nigeria

Abuja (FCT)

FEDRAL CAPITAL TERRITORY

0Abuja is the federal capital of Nigeria0For more information please visit; www.fct.gov.ng 0 It is where the three arm zone is located which contain

Aso rock (state House), The House of Assembly (legislative arm) and the Judiciary.

0The ECOWAS secretariat is in Abuja0The National Mosque and Christian Ecumenical center

are build to accommodate Nigerian Multi-ethnic and religious diversities

0The Nigerian Federal secretariat, the central Bank and headquarters of most private and public corporations are located in Abuja

Abuja National mosque, National Assembly & stadium

NIGERIA; Bauchi NIGERIA; Bauchi

statestate

Bauchi state, Nigeria

BAUCHI STATE0Bauchi is one of the 36 states of Nigeria0Location of Bauchi State, Nigeria (Latitude: 10° 30' 0 N,

Longitude: 10° 0' 0 E)0 It has 20 L.G.As0The state capital is located in Bauchi city0The state has over 5million people.0For detail about Bauchi state please visit the link below

0http://www.bauchistategov.org/index.html

Bauchi city0 Is the capital of Bauchi state0 It is a clean city with beautiful streets0The Governors office, Emirs palace, state secretariat,

Banks, Government offices, central mosque, city gates are some of prominent features of the city

0The traditional city is bounded by city wall built over 600 years ago

0There is a university, two polytechnics, many nursery, primary and secondary schools and a resource centre (professor Iya Abubakar community resource centre www.crcbauchi.org )

Bauchi Emirs palace

Stadium & Multipurpose indoor sport hall,Bauchi

GCDSS, Bauchi0SCHOOL NAME; Government Comprehensive Day Secondary

school0ADDRESS: Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate, Bauchi (postal

address; P.M.B. 0241, Bauchi, Bauchi state, Nigeria)0LOCATION; The school is located at the extreme north-

eastern part of Bauchi city. It is bounded by ATBH estate to the west, NTA Bauchi transmitting station to the southeast, warinje hill to the east and city cemetery to the north-east

0The school is divided into Junior and Senior sections each with an administrative Head.

0The students population is over 40000 It is a co-educational school (male and female)

My school cont..

0 It is the most populated school in Bauchi state0The school is well known for discipline, sport and

academic excellence.0 It has a library, science laboratory, computer centre,

audio-visual centre, sport complex, technical workshop, religious centres and much more

My school; GCDSS, Bauchi

GCDSS, Bauchi...

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