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The Ijaw culture of the South has been influenced greatly by its location on the coast and the interaction with foreigners that it necessitated. Its members amassed great wealth while serving as middlemen , and the preponderance of English names among them today is a testament to the trade names adopted by their ancestors at this time.
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Nigeria is a multinational state inhabited by more than 250 ethnic groups speaking 500 distinct languages, all identifying with a wide variety of cultures. [13] [14] [15] The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausa in the north, Yoruba in the west, and Igbo in the east, together constituting over 60% of the total population. [16]
The culture of Northern Nigeria is mostly dominated by the culture of the Fourteen Kingdoms that dominated the region in prehistoric times, but these cultures are also deeply influenced by the culture of over one hundred ethnic groups that still live in the region.
The coat of arms of Nigeria consists of a black shield with a wavy white pall, symbolising the meeting of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja.The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil, while the two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent dignity.
Historical population of Nigeria. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa [1] [2] [3] [4] and the sixth most populous in the world. [5] [6] Nigeria is also one ...
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The Nok culture is a population whose material remains are named after the Ham village of Nok in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Nok people and the Gajiganna people may have migrated from the Central Sahara , along with pearl millet and pottery, and diverged ...