The purpose of this site is to guide people who want to travel to or visit Nigeria. If you plan to go to Nigeria for vacation or to stay, this site will provide you with the brief and necessary information needed to make your trip a well planned and enjoyable one. We also would like to provide you with discounts, offers, and deals from the travel companies in order to make the planning of your trip more affordable and convenient to Nigeria as well as any part of the world.
Introduction: Nigeria is an African nation that got its independence from the British on October 1, 1960. The main languages are English and Pidgin English (street English) along with other traditional languages, such as Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Edo, Ijaw, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv etc. It is located in West Africa and its main river is the Niger. It has the highest population in Africa (150 million - about 25% of the continent), it is the most populous Black nation in the world, and it is the sixth largest oil producing nation in the world.
Geography: Nigeria is bordered in the north by Niger Republic, in the west by Benin Republic, in the east by Cameroon, and in the south by the Bright of Benin/Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean). It has a longitude of 8 00 E and a latitude of 10 00 N. The nation is just over twice the size of California and it has rainy and dry seasons. The average temperature is 26 C (80 F), the hottest months are February and March (33 C / 91 F), and the coolest month is August (21 C / 70 F). The average amount of rain is 64 inches annually and 5 inches a month. The wettest month is June (13 inches), the driest month is January (1.5 inches), and the rainy season goes from March to October. There are 1885 hours of sunlight a year, an average of 5.2 hours of sunlight a day, and a range of 3 hours of sunlight daily in July to 6.7 hours in February. The natural resources include natural gas, petroleum, tin, coal, lead, zinc, and arable land.
People: Nigeria has a population of 150 million, a median age of 19, and an urban population of 48%. The life expectancy is 47 years, literacy percent is 68% of population, and the religions are split evenly between Muslims and Christians.
Government: Nigeria is a federal republic and its capital is Abuja. It is made up of 36 states and one federal capital. Some of its major cities are Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Benin City, Enugu, and Port Harcourt. It currently has a democratic system of government that was established in 1999 and its flag has 3 vertical bands of green white green. The green stand for vegetation and the white for peace.
Economy: Nigerian economy relies mainly on oil as the major source of revenue. The oil from the Niger-Delta region makes up over 95% of the total revenue of the country. About 47 million make up the labor force with 70% of them are in Agriculture, 20% in services, and 10% in industry.
Communication: As of 2008, Nigeria has 1.3 Million land phones; 63 million cellular phones; the area code is 234; a radio station number of 83 AMs, 36 FMs, and 11 short waves; 11 million internet users; 3 Television broadcasting stations with 15 repeater stations (in 2001); and the internet code of .ng.
Transport: Nigeria has 56 airports, 3 heliports, 3,500 km of railway, 193,000 km of roadways, and 8,600 km waterways. Ports are in Lagos and Calabar with an inshore terminal in Bonny.
Currency: Nigeria uses the Naira (N), which has an average exchange rate of N150 to the United States dollar ($1) as of Jan 2010.
