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In 2019, Netflix was already a fixture in our lives. With a global pandemic keeping everyone in their homes for most of the year and a barrage of boorish politicians and natural disasters making ...
The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria 's multiple ethnic groups. [ 1][ 2] The country has 527 languages, [ 3][ 4] seven of which are extinct. [ 5][ 6][ 7] Nigeria also has over 1,150 dialects and ethnic groups. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausas that are predominantly in the north, the Yorubas who predominate in the southwest ...
University of Cardiff. University of Aberdeen. Occupation. Lawyer, politician. Hannatu Musa Musawa (born November 1, 1974) is a Nigerian lawyer, politician, and author, currently the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy in Nigeria. [ 1] She is from Katsina State in the northern part of Nigeria and belongs to the Hausa-Fulani ethnic ...
Media corruption. Brown envelope journalism in Nigeria is a practice whereby monetary inducement is given to journalists to make them write a positive story or kill a negative story. [ 1] The name is derived from cash inducements hidden in brown envelopes and given to journalists during press briefings. It is a common practice in Nigeria and ...
Nigerian Political and Economic change between 1980s - 2020. Unlike the 1970s, a major feature of Nigeria's economy in the 1980s was its dependence on petroleum, which accounts for 87 percent of export receipts and 77 percent of the Federal government's current revenue in 1988. Falling oil output and prices contributed to another noteworthy ...
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, [ 1] the Benin Empire, [ 2] and the ...
The cinema of Nigeria, often referred to informally as Nollywood, consists of films produced in Nigeria; its history dates back to as early as the late 19th century and into the colonial era in the early 20th century. The history and development of the Nigerian motion picture industry is sometimes generally classified in four main eras: the ...
Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of ...