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Petroleum, first discovered in 1956, is the most important source of government revenue and foreign exchange. The economy has been based on petroleum since the 1950’s

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Nigeria has a variety of both renewable and nonrenewable resources, including Solar energy the most extensive of the underutilized renewable resources. The most economically valuable minerals are crude oil, natural gas, coal, tin, and columbite.

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In Nigeria women play a big role in trade by setting up trade post. Trade mostly occurs in the North and the south. Unfortunately through western influence international trade has gone down.

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About two-thirds of all Nigerians obtain a living from agricultural production. Root crops -yams, cassava- are the main food in the south, whole grain and legumes- corn ( maize), millet- are the staple crops of the drier north.

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Marked differences exist between north and south, not only in physical landscape, climate, and vegetation but also in the social organization, religion, literacy, and agricultural practices of the people.

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The Nigerian economy is one of the largest in Africa. Since the late 1960s it has been based primarily on the petroleum industry.

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Nigeria has more than 250 ethnic groups.

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At the beginning of the 20th century, most Nigerians were followers of traditional religions ... At the beginning of the 21st century, about half of the population was Muslim, slightly less than that was Christian, and only a small number claimed to follow traditional religions

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The National capital is Abuja which was created in 1976.

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Nigeria’s most diverse feature is its people. Hundreds of languages are spoken, including Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa...