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The South West (often hyphenated to the South-West) is one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's southwest. It comprises six states — Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo. [4] [5] It makes up part of Yorubaland in Nigeria, with Kwara and parts of Kogi completing it.
Heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States agreed Sunday night to set up a committee "to study and make a full report on Nigeria's land border closure with her neighbours ...
The Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo says that over the days it has recaptured several towns that fell to M23 rebels and other armed groups in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. Nigerian bandit conflict. At least 40 people are killed during an attack by Boko Haram gunmen in Dumba, Borno State, Nigeria.
The six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is divided into six geopolitical zones, commonly just called zones. They are a type of administrative division grouping the country's states, created during the regime of president General Sani Abacha. Nigerian economic, political, and educational resources are often shared ...
News Central TV is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria. The parent company, News Central Media, was founded in 2017 by Anthony Dara. It began broadcasting in August 2018. Its primary focus is producing news and current affairs programs on Nigerian and global issues.
The Trans–West African Coastal Highway or TAH 7 is a transnational highway project to link 12 West African coastal nations, from Mauritania in the north-west of the region to Nigeria in the east, with feeder roads already existing to two landlocked countries, Mali and Burkina Faso.
Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It borders Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west and north-west, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe River which bisects the state before flowing into the Bight of Bonny. [4]
The South-South Region was created from parts of both the Western and Eastern regions of Nigeria in 1997 through the recommendation of the Alex Ekwueme panel, by the national regime of General Sani Abacha. Edo, Delta, one-quarter of Bayelsa, and the Ndoni section of Rivers states were from the old Western region.