{"id":5287,"date":"2021-07-14T09:36:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T09:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/?page_id=5287"},"modified":"2021-07-14T09:36:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T09:36:45","slug":"about-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/about-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"About Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5287\" class=\"elementor elementor-5287\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5442db80 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5442db80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23553f70\" data-id=\"23553f70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f766554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f766554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Nigeria<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6574be9b\" data-id=\"6574be9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3872e20a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3872e20a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c818ca7\" data-id=\"5c818ca7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f50e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9f50e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Government:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Federal Republic of Nigeria consists of thirty-six states, and the administrative headquarters and the capital city is Abuja located in the Federal Capital Territory, which is geographically situated in the middle of the country. Effective participation in governance by all adults is assured through the sharing of powers, revenue, and responsibilities between the three tiers of government, i.e. the Federal Government, the State Governments and the various Local and Municipal Councils of the federation.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Area:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 923,766 sq.km.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Population:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 200 million (estimate)<\/span><\/p><p><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Abuja<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Government:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Three-tier structure \u2013 A Federal Government, 36 State Governments, 774 Local Government Administrations<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Official Language: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Main Indigenous Languages:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Main Religions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Christianity, Islam, Traditional<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Main Commercial\/Industrial Cities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lagos, Onitsha, Kano, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Aba, Maiduguri, Jos, Kaduna, Warri, Benin, Nnewi<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Major Industrial Complexes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Refineries and Petrochemicals: Kaduna, Warri, Port Harcourt, Eleme. Iron and Steel: Ajaokuta, Warri, Oshogbo, Katsina, Jos. Fertilizer: Onne- Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Minna, Kano Liquified Natural Gas: Bonny Aluminium<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smelter: Ikot Abasi, Port Harcourt<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Main Ports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lagos (Apapa, Tin-can Island), Warri, Port Harcourt, Onne Deep Sea and Hub Port, Calabar (EPZ)<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Main Airports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Enugu, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Ilorin, Jos, Owerri, Calabar, Yola, Sokoto<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Road Network:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Over 15,000 km of intercity all-weather paved roads, including dual carriage express trunks.<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Railways:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2 main lines (South-West to North-East; South-East to North-West) inter-linked and terminatory at Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kaura Namoda, Maiduguri, and Nguru. Major junctions at Kaduna, Kafanchan, Zaria. Gauge: 1067mm; Total length 3505 route km.<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Energy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hydro-electric: Kainji, Jebba, Shiroro. Thermal and Gas: Egbin (Lagos), Ughelli, Afam, Sapele, National grid for electricity distribution; National pipeline network with regional depots for petroleum products distribution; National network (pipeline) for distribution of gas (under construction)<br \/><\/span><b><br \/>Currency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NAIRA and KOBO N1.00 = l00k (one naira = hundred kobo)<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nigeria.gov.ng\/about-nigeria\/history-of-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/nigeria.gov.ng\/about-nigeria\/history-of-nigeria\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70eb439c\" data-id=\"70eb439c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17f7d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e17f7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Click-Banners-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Click-Banners-1.png 550w, http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Click-Banners-1-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Click-Banners-1-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Click-Banners-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0f80e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a0f80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriaconsulateatlanta.org\/news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/news-side-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/news-side-1.png 550w, http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/news-side-1-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/news-side-1-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/79concepts.com\/nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/news-side-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Nigeria Government: The Federal Republic of Nigeria consists of thirty-six states, and the administrative headquarters and the capital city is Abuja located in the Federal Capital Territory, which is geographically situated in the middle of the country. 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