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Nigeria at a Glance
Official Name:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Conventional Short Form:
Nigeria
Capital and Seat of Government:
Abuja (approx. 2.6m residents)
Form of Government:
Federal Republic, Presidential Democracy
(“Fourth Republic”) was introduced in 1999
Head of State and Government:
President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR), President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, elected in April 2007
Area:
923.800 sq km
Population:
2006 148 million (annual growth rate of 2 %)
Ethnic Groups:
More than 250
Religious Groups:
Muslims (50%), Christians (40%), indigenous religions (10%)
Languages:
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani
Currency:
Naira, 1 NGN = 100 Kobo
117 NGN = 1 USD; 174 NGN = 1 EUR
Memberships in International Organisations
ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific States), AU (African Union), Commonwealth, ECOWAS (The Economic Community of West African States), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), G77, G15, G24, IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development), ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), ICC, ICFTU (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions), IDA (International Development Association), IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), IFC (International Finance Corporation), IFRCS (International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement), IHO, ILO (International Labour Organization), IMF, IMO (International Maritime Organisation), Interpol, IOM (International Organization for Migration), IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union), ITU (International Communication Union), MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency), MINURSO, MONUC, OAS observer (Organization of American States), OIC (Organization of Islamic conferences), ONUB, OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons), OPEC, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, United Nations and sub-organisations (UNAMSIL), UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMOVIC, UNOCI, UPU (Universal Postal Union), WCO (World Customs Organization), WFTU (World Federation of Trade Unions), WHO (World Health Organization), WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), WMO (World Meteorological Organization), World Bank, WTO.
Major Media Outlets
Press
BusinessDay, Champion, Comet, Daily Independent, Daily Sun, Daily Times, Daily Trust, Guardian, New Nigerian, Newswatch, Punch, Tell, This Day, Vanguard, various daily papers, weekly magazines and political magazines.
Television and Radio
Africa Independent Television (AIT), Channels TV, Degue Broadcasting Network (DBN), Galaxy TV, Minaj TV, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA),Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Ray Power, Voice of Nigeria and Private Broadcasting.
