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Nigeria's principal streams are the Niger, from which it got its name, and the Benue, the primary tributary of the Niger. The country's most elevated point is Chappal Waddi (or Gangirwal) at 2,419 metres or 7,936 feet, situated in the Adamawa mountains in the Gashaka-Gumti Public Park, Taraba State, on the border with Cameroon.
Nigeria is a federation of thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which are divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in total. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A clickable map of Nigeria showing its 36 states and the federal capital territory.
Most of Nigeria's oil fields are small and scattered, and as of 1990, these small fields accounted for 62.1% of all Nigerian production. This contrasts with the sixteen largest fields which produced 37.9% of Nigeria's petroleum at that time. [185] Petrol was Nigeria's main import commodity until 2021, accounting for 24% of import volume. [186]
The city's yearly temperature is 29.39 °C (84.9 °F) and it is -0.07% lower than Nigeria's averages. Nasarawa typically receives about 136.71 millimeters (5.38 inches) of precipitation and has 155.37 rainy days (42.57% of the time) annually. [12] In Nasarawa, the dry season is humid and partially cloudy, and it is hot all year long. The wet ...
Onitsha (Igbo: Ọ̀nị̀chà Mmílí [7] or simply Ọ̀nị̀chà) is a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Anambra State, Nigeria.Onitsha along with various cities and towns in southern Anambra State, northern Imo State and neighboring Delta State on the western bank of the Niger River, form a continuous metropolitan area.
Detail of 1898 map showing Lagos, Nigeria. 1829 - Oba Idewu Ojulari in power.; 1837 - Oba Oluwole in power.; 1841 - Akitoye becomes Oba. [1]1845 - Oba Kosoko in power. [1]1851 - British bombardment of Lagos.
The power station is located across the Kaduna River, near the town of Zungeru, in Niger State, in northwestern Nigeria. [1] [2] Zungeru lies about 66 kilometres (41 mi), by road, northwest of Minna, the capital city of Niger State. [3] This is approximately 221 kilometres (137 mi), by road, northwest of Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. [4]
It takes its name from the historic emirate of Adamawa, with the emirate's old capital of Yola serving as the capital city of Adamawa State. The state was formed in 1991 when the former Gongola State was broken up into Adamawa and Taraba states. [4] The state is one of the most heterogeneous in Nigeria, having over 100 indigenous ethnic groups.