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7th July, 2022

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  • Nearly 600 prisoners escaped in a jailbreak in Nigeria's capital city, following an attack on Islamic extremist rebels.
  • The rebels attacked the prison with “very high-grade explosives,” killing one guard on duty.
  • According to the official source, the name of the rebel group was “Boko Haram”.
  • The extremists' violence by rebel groups is the most serious security challenge in Nigeria.

 

Nigeria

  • Nigeria is officially known as the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  • It is a country in West Africa.
  • It is geographically situated between the Sahel in the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the south in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • It is the most populous country in the African continent and the world’s 7th-most populous country.
  • Nigeria shares borders with:
    • Niger in the North.
    • Chad in the North-East.
    • Cameroon in the East.
    • Benin in the West.
  • Nigeria is inhabited by more than 250 ethnic groups speaking 500 distinct languages.
  • The three largest ethnic groups are;
    • Hausa in the North.
    • Yoruba in the West.
    • Igbo in the east
  • The official language is English.
  • It is a regional power in Africa and an emerging global power.
  • Nigeria's economy is the largest in Africa.
  • Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world, Petroleum accounting for 40% of GDP and 80% of government earnings.
  • Nigeria also has a huge reserve of underexploited mineral resources including coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold, tin, iron ore, limestone, niobium, lead and zinc.
    • Despite huge deposits of natural resources, the mining industry is underdeveloped in Nigeria.

 

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