No matter where you are from, you must have heard of one or two things about Nigeria. Nigeria is an awesome country with a lot of wonderful people, I'm sure you must have met some of them here on steemit if you are a non-Nigerian. Unfortunately like other countries, there are some bad elements too. The saddest part of been a Nigerian is been judged by the deeds of the bad ones. The western Media especially have corrupted the minds of many about what Nigeria is all about. You only need to meet a couple of Nigerians to know what special breeds we are, they are here on steemit doing amazingly well.
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Let's Look some curious and some funny facts about the Giant of Africa.
Nigeria is the most populous black nation on the face of the earth with approximately 200 million people (some much melanin in a place)
Nigeria is ranked 7th most populous country of the world.
There are over 520 different language been spoken in Nigeria with Taraba state speaking more languages than 30 countries.
The Yoruba tribe in Nigeria has the highest rate and birth of twinning in the world. (Want to have a twin? Go marry a Yoruba's)
The name 'Nigeria' was coined from the phrase Niger Area by then mistress of Fedrick Luggard, the then Governor of the region.
River Niger that travels across Nigeria by a distance of 1175 km, it is the largest river in West Africa and 3rd largest in Africa covering a distance of 4100 km in length.
What Cross river state having the highest diversity of butterflies in the whole wide world....so many beautiful butterflies.
There are more than 500 different ethnic group in Nigeria.
Nigeria Legislators are the highest paid in the world...crazy, right?
Nigeria has the 6th fastest increasing internet users in the world.
Lagos is the largest city in Africa with a population of 15 million, with eight different cities also having a population of at least 1 million
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