Nigeria’s Economy

Nigerian Economy. Photo Credit: www.nigeriaintel.com

Nigeria has a sound and vibrant economy, the atmosphere for doing business in the country has significantly improved, Nigerians and external investors are now confident of doing business in Nigeria. They also are commending the Nigerian government for current developments witnessed across the country. After almost a decade of military interference, the Nigerian state has finally embraced and consolidates on democracy which has started yielding great impact on the economy. In the 1990s, the Nigerian economy was stagnated and was growing slowly at an average rate of 2.8% annually. By the year 1998 the Nigerian economy

Nigeria's Senate Presidents 1960-2015

Nigerian Senate President. Photo Credit : www.imostate.blog.com

The first senate president in Nigeria was senator Nmandi Azikiwe of blessed memory. As the then senate president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Azikiwe presided over the various law making processes after Nigeria's independence before handing over to senator Dennis Osadebay. The current Nigeria's senate president is senator David Mark. Senator David Mark hails from Benue State. He is the only senate president in Nigeria to retain the senate presidency twice in succession. The third republic senate president Nwafor Orizu was known to be the only Nigerian senate president to ascended to the position of senate

Banking History In Nigeria

Nigerian Central Bank & Logo. Photo Credit: naijaparrot.com

The Nigerian central bank was established in 1958 by the central bank of Nigeria act. The CBN became operational on 1^st July 1958. The main aim of the CBN as duly stated in the 1958 act was primarily to maintain Nigeria’s external reserve, ensure stability of its monetary policies by providing great financial space to the banking sector and regulate the activities of other banks with Nigeria.

Before the establishment of the central bank in 1958, banking activities in Nigeria was hugely uncontrolled. An investigation in 1948 to ascertain the banking and financial dealings in Nigeria was conducted by G.O Paton and his finding and report became the blueprint for the

Nigerian National Holidays and Dates

Nigerian Public Holidays. Photo Credit - www.nigeriaworld.info

The Federal Republic of Nigeria observes different sets of holidays as set aside by the two main religious bodies the Christians and Muslims. Some of these holidays are also estranged in the Nigerian constitution. Most of the holidays observed therein are fixed while others varies depending on when it is officially announced by either the government or supreme head of any of the religious bodies. Even though Nigeria is made up of two basic distinct religious structures, each mutually observes holidays declared by the other. The national democracy day MAY, 29TH is a day Nigerians set aside to commemorate the return of Nigeria to democracy. It is regarded as the most important of all the national holidays

Nigerian Leaders From 1960 To 2014

 

President Goodluck Jonathan. Photo Credit: en.wikipedia.org

 Goodluck Ebele Jonathan became the 14th Nigerian President assuming office in May 6th 2010. He was formerly the vice president to the late President umaru Yar’dua. His present vice architect Namadi Sambo is a graduate of Architect from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. Goodluck hails from ogbia a small community in bayelsa state. He is a former graduate of Uniport, Rivers State. He is a member of the Nigeria’s ruling party, the people’s Democratic Party. He is happily married

Nigerian National Anthem and Pledge

 

Nigeria’s National Anthem Composer: Pa Benedict E Odiase Photo Credit - www.nigeriaworld.info

Pa Benedict Odiase was the composer of the Nigeria’s Anthem “Arise “O” Compatriots. He composed this anthem in the year 1978. Pa Odiase was a police officer who retired from the Nigerian police in 1992 as DC of police. 


Stanza One…….
“Arise O Compatriots” (1978-Present)
Arise, O compatriots,
Nigeria’s call obey
To serve our Fatherland
With love and strength and faith.
The labor of our heroes past
Shall never be

The New Nigerian Passport.

The Nigerian Passport. Photo Credit: www.habanaija.com

The Nigerian passport is a travel document which every Nigeria must obtain before he or she can travel outside the country. It is like a small note book and is normally issued by the passport office of the immigration office under the ministry of internal affairs. It contains all the details or particulars of the owner. such as particular includes the full name of owner, his or her date and place of birth, his or her photograph and type of work he or she does. The Nigerian passport can be owned by a man and his wife. In such a case, the photographs and other particulars of the man and his wife are all inserted in the passport, the name; sex and date of birth of all the children are also inserted.

Nigerian First Lawyer

Sapara Williams The First Nigerian Lawyer.  Photo Credit: www.abiyamo.com

Sapara William's Wife: Danko Sapara.  Photo Credit: www.abiyamo.com

Do you know that Sapara Williams was the first layer in Nigeria? Sapara Williams Christopher hails from Ilesha in the present day osun state, Nigeria. He was given birth to in the year 1855, July 14th in Sierra Leone. Charles Williams Alexander a Nigerian and Johnson Nancy an English slave were the parents of Sapara Williams. Sapara had two lovely siblings: Clementina Anne Mary and his brother Sapara Odunbaku Oguntola. The sister  Clementina died in 1877 during the process of childbirth. This tragic incidence left her brother Odunbaku so devastated that he decided to pursue a course in medicine with focus on midwifery. Christopher later went to CMS grammar school before leaving for Wesley College in UK to pursue a career in Law. In 1888, after graduation Sapara Williams returned back to Nigeria to practice

Nigeria's Ministers and Portfolios

 

Nigeria's Ministers 2010-2015. Photo Credit : www.nigeriaworld.info

The lists below are names of the current ministers in President Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration.  These Ministers are seasoned technocrats who are all professionals in their different fields. As they pilot the affairs of this great nation, we anticipate that will carry out their duties diligently without any fear or favor. Long live the ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Long live Nigeria. Please Note that is blog is dynamic. To keep our information up to date we

Nigeria Governor's Funny Pictures

Governor Aregbesola on Uniform: Photo Credit - www.Abiyamo.com

Governor Aregbesola Rauf of Osun State is not smiling here as he decides to lead by example. He looks great on this new secondary school uniform and pairs of stockings.  Demonstrating his love and passion for education has our amiable governor is emphatically pointing what stake holders in the education sector should do to achieve the universal primary education by

Registered Political Parties In Nigeria and Their National Chairmen

All newly formed Nigeria Political Parties. Photo Credit : www. thewillnigeria.com

 

Before Nigeria fully returned to democracy there were few registered political parties in existence. However, before the 1999 Nigerian general election there sprung up several political parties that were registered to participate in the general election. These newly formed political parties had to pass through the hurdle of passing through the registration process with the Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission. The main objectives of these political parties was to be a part of the rebuilding process of the new democratic regime in Nigeria after a almost a decade of military rule. These newly formed political parties were duely registered based on the guideline put in place by INEC. In this post, you are given the list of these parties, there acronyms and their chairmen. Some of these political parties may have

Nigerian Head of States Who Died on Active Service

 

Late President Musa Yar'adua. Photo Credit : www.biography.com

The Federal Republic of Nigerian have had great leaders in the past who ruled but passed away while still holding the position as either the president or the head of state. Most of these illustrious and selfless leaders were military leaders that were removed from office either through coup de'tat or as a result of natural course. However the last leader who ruled Nigeria and died while still in office was the former president Umaru Yar'adua who died on the 5th May 2010. This sincere and visionary leader was saddled with the mandate of transforming Nigeria was gone too soon as death never gave him the opportunity to rule away. Musa Yar'adua was fondly known to be a upholder of accountability, due process and transparency. An ardent advocate of electoral transformation and credible

Nigeria's Sharo Cultural Festival

Sharo Cultural  Festival. Photo Credit : www.nigeriaworld.info

 The Sharo cultural festival is a very unique festival observed by the fulani tribes of northern Nigeria. Majority of the Fulani living in Nigeria are cattle rearers who usually migrate from the north to the southern part  of the country in search of greener pasture during the dry season for their animals. However, in celebration of one of their important culture “The Sharo Festival” they all return home during the raining season to prepare for it. This festival is normally allowed to coincide with any of the Muslim’s celebration days such as the Id-El-Kibir Or Id-el-Fitir as most fulanis are Muslim. Any young Fulani old enough to get marry certainly looks forward to this annual festival. Different and beautiful attires worn to match usually add color to this important celebration. To commence the festival, the young males form a very big circle and then the bride will walk out graciously to the centre to display her beauty. If the

Nok Culture of Nigeria

 

The Nok Terracotta Sculpture. Photo Credit : www.en.wikipedia.org 

The earliest form of terracotta sculptures were produced by the Nok people who lived in the central region of Nigeria. Nok sculptures were found in Nigeria in early 1000BC and completely disappeared without any known means in 300AD in the West Africa region. The culture was known to be one of the earliest art culture in the sub Sahara Africa. An English archeologist Lt Colonel Dent Yong led a tin mining excavation in 1928 in a small village called Nok in the present plateau state during which a miner dug clay terracotta of a small head of a monkey.  Few other miners in the team found terracotta of human foot and head which was later collected by colonel Dent and carefully preserved in the Jos national

Nigerian Banks, Branches and Managing Directors

Nigeria Banks Logo. Photo Credit : www.Nigeriaworld.info

How well do you know Nigerian Banks? Below are the list of major Nigerian banks, their branches and Managing directors. The thorough cleansing carryout by the former Governor of the central bank of Nigeria and further strengthened by the present Governor Lamido Sanusi has produced a banking system that is not only attracting plenty investors but also instilling confidence of doing business in the banking sector. Nigerian bank as of today are rated highly and are found to be among the

List of Sultans in Nigeria

Sultan Attahiru, Sultan Maccido & Sultan Sa'adu Abubakar. Photo Credit : www.en.wikipedia.org

Past rulers of the Sokoto dynasty were known as the sultans. Sultans were the ones who ruled the ancient Sokoto caliphate. The position of the sultan was a very powerful one that was headed only by a trusted Muslim spiritual leader mostly from the northern part of Nigeria. The first sultan to rule the Sokoto caliphate was the great Shaihu Usman Dan Fodio. The Sokoto Caliphate was founded in 1809 at the middle of the famous Fulani war. During the 18th century the Sokoto caliphate was among the powerful empire in Nigeria. The British in 1903 abrogated this famous empire and put it in under the Nigerian Northern Protectorate. The list below shows the name

Nigeria History

Flora Shaw: Coined the Name Nigeria. Photo Credit : www.naijablog.co.uk

The name Nigeria was first coined by Flora Shaw the wife of former governor general of Nigeria Frederick Lord Lugard. Nigeria was named after the great Niger River (Niger Area).  It is officially called the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Structurally this beautiful country is divided distinctively into 36 states with a federal capital territory. Nigeria is located in the western part of Africa surrounded by the republic of Benin (West), Chad & Cameroon (East) and Niger (North). It has a beautiful coast that lies at the Gulf of Guinea in the south where the Atlantic Ocean is found. This multi lingual and multi racial country has 3 major tribes which are the Yorubas, Hausas and the igbos. Nigeria is divided sharply

Nigeria Facts and Figures

Facts About Nigeria. Photo Credit : www.connectnigeria.com

The Federal Republic of Nigeria got her independence on October 1st, 1960 and became a republic on October 1st, 1963. As of last census count the total population of Nigeria is estimated to be 164,729,000. The country has a land mass of about 923,770km2 and its Gross National Income per capital is $1,140 as stipulated by the World Bank. The most populous state in Nigeria is Kano State which as roughly about 9,383,682. The southern and the northern protectorate of Nigeria were amalgamated in 1914. Officially, Nigerian speaks English but has other major and minor languages. The three major tribes in Nigeria are the Yoruba, Ibo and Hausa. The smallest state in Nigeria is Lagos state with a land