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Nigeria

A HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF NIGERIA Nigeria came into existence as a nation in 1914 (Buah, 1960), a result of the amalgamation of the northern and southern regions and boundary adjustment with Cameroon by the British government led by Lord Lugard and supported by the efforts of missionaries, after a struggle of 40 years. Nigeria became independent in 1960. Currently, Nigeria's population is 122,443,748, and its capital, Abuja, has a population of 511,471. In 1963, Nigeria joined other African nations to form the Organization of African Unity (which was recently renamed the African Union in 2002). …