1. This year Nigerians are celebrating 100 years since the amalgamation of North and South Nigeria in 1914. To commemorate this, a special edition of the board game MONOPOLY - the Nigeria Centenary Edition - has been created.
2. Guinness Nigeria is the second largest producer of the famous Irish milk stout in the world.
3. Nigeria’s Nollywood is the 2nd largest film industry in the world after Bollywood. Both now produce more films than Hollywood.
4. Because it is the most populous country in Africa (and 7th in the world), one in every 7 Africans will be Nigerian!
5. By 2015 Lagos will be the third largest city in the world.
6. The richest black person in the world is Nigeria’s business magnate Aliko Dangote.
7. Nigeria has five of the world’s 10 richest church ministers in the world.
8. There are more than 250 ethnic groups in the country and the Yoruba people have the highest rates of twins in the world.
9. Nigeria is also known as the most corrupt nation in the world based on amount squandered. They also have the highest paid legislators in the world.
10. The areas around the small city of Calabar has the world’s largest diversity of butterflies.
Source: answersafrica.com, www.vanguardngr.com, wikipedia.org, isabelledumortier.wordpress.com
10 things you may not know about Nigeria
1. This year Nigerians are celebrating 100 years since the amalgamation of North and South Nigeria in 1914. To commemorate this, a special edition of the board game MONOPOLY - the Nigeria Centenary Edition - has been created.
2. Guinness Nigeria is the second largest producer of the famous Irish milk stout in the world.
3. Nigeria’s Nollywood is the 2nd largest film industry in the world after Bollywood. Both now produce more films than Hollywood.
4. Because it is the most populous country in Africa (and 7th in the world), one in every 7 Africans will be Nigerian!
5. By 2015 Lagos will be the third largest city in the world.
6. The richest black person in the world is Nigeria’s business magnate Aliko Dangote.
7. Nigeria has five of the world’s 10 richest church ministers in the world.
8. There are more than 250 ethnic groups in the country and the Yoruba people have the highest rates of twins in the world.
9. Nigeria is also known as the most corrupt nation in the world based on amount squandered. They also have the highest paid legislators in the world.
10. The areas around the small city of Calabar has the world’s largest diversity of butterflies.
Source: answersafrica.com, www.vanguardngr.com, wikipedia.org, isabelledumortier.wordpress.com
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