The Aso Rock presidential villa encompasses the 400 meter nonolith Aso Rock and is located within the Three Arms Zone of the Abuja Metropolis. The Aso rock villa was completed in 1991 by the Ibrahim Babangida administration. That was the same year the national …

Nigeria - Nigeria - History: Evidence of human occupation in Nigeria dates back thousands of years. The oldest fossil remains found by archaeologists in the southwestern area of Iwo Eleru, near Akure, have been dated to about 9000 bce. There are isolated collections of ancient tools and artifacts of different periods of the Stone Age, but the oldest recognizable evidence of an organized ...

Independent Nigeria Faces Ethnic Conflicts. On Oct. 1, 1960, Nigeria gained independence, becoming a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and joining the United Nations. Organized as a loose federation of self-governing states, the independent nation faced the overwhelming task of unifying a country with 250 ethnic and linguistic groups.

Northeast Nigeria In northeast Nigeria – particularly in Borno state – more than a decade of conflict between the Nigerian government and non-state armed groups has taken a severe toll. The United Nations estimates that more than 2.1 million people have …

Historic regions: 5th century BC - 20th century: Nigeria contains more historic cultures and empires than any other other nation in Africa. They date back as far as the 5th century BC, when communities living around the southern slopes of the Jos plateau make wonderfully expressive terracotta figures - in a tradition known now as the Nok culture, from the Nigerian village where these ...

The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC) with Head office in Benin City and base offices/warehouses in Port Harcourt and Warri for logistics support was established in 1988 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the NNPC with responsibility for Petroleum Exploration and Production activities. NPDC activities cover the spectrum of the ...

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Sir Joseph N. Ari Director-General/Chief Executive. Sir Joseph Ari was born on the 21st of December, 1960. He is a holder of the West African School Certificate, Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Post Graduate Diploma in Management.

Since 2002, based on a Cooperation Agreement, IOM has been supporting the efforts of the Government of Nigeria to manage migration through capacity-building, advisory services, and technical assistance on migration matters, including migration health and information, assisted voluntary returns, and counter-trafficking. Strong collaboration has ...

Nigeria. The Human Capital Index (HCI) database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the Human Capital Index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. The index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor ...

Nigeria was the United States' 52nd largest goods export market in 2019. U.S. goods exports to Nigeria in 2019 were $3.2 billion, up 19.1% ($512 million) from 2018 but down 13.2% from 2009. The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2019 were: vehicles ($938 million), cereals (wheat) ($494 million), machinery ($479 million), mineral fuels ($287 ...

The history of Nigeria can be traced back to as early as 11,000 BC when a number of ancient African communities inhabited the area that now makes Nigeria. The greatest and the well-known empire that ruled the region before the British arrived was the Benin Empire whose ruler was known as Oba of Benin.

Office Information. 9 Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello St. Asokoro Abuja. Tel: (234) 9 2908 662 / (234) 8 074 985 880. Email: [email protected]. Ari Aisen, Resident Representative. Mr. Aisen, a national of Brazil, joined the IMF in 2003 and has gained extensive experience as a macroeconomist during his career.

Abuja, the capital since 1991, has a population of more than one million. English is Nigeria's official language, although many local languages such as Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and Ijaw are also spoken. Apart from petroleum, Nigeria's other natural resources include natural gas, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc and arable land.

The United States established diplomatic relations with Nigeria in 1960, following Nigeria's independence from the United Kingdom. From 1966 to 1999, Nigeria experienced a series of military coups, excluding the short-lived second republic between 1979 and 1983. The 30-month long civil war, which ended in January 1970, resulted in 1-3 million ...

The sub-Saharan west African region that would eventually become the modern state of Nigeria shows evidence of early nomadic peoples by ca. 11000 BCE. These peoples would have made their living by hu Political History of Nigeria

The Act further mandated the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to set up its own PFA to compete with other PFAs in the emerging pensions industry and manage the accumulated pension funds of current NSITF contributors. On the 1 st of July 2014, an Act which repealed the Pension Reform Act 2004, was signed into law. The Pension Reform ...

(SMEDAN) Functions Of Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency Of Nigeria And Their Office Address Written By gmposts Category Others The sole mandate and responsibility of SMEDAN also known as The Small & Medium Enterprise Development Agency as contained in the enabling 2003 Act of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria can be summarized as follows.

Nigeria 1990, the Audit Ordinance, 1956 was adjudged to have been superseded by the 1979 Constitution and so was not included as part of the Laws of the Federation. An Introduction and History of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation, Nigeria

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with around one in every five Africans being Nigerian. History of Nigerian Independence Day European influence in modern-day Nigeria began when in the 16th century when the first explorers from Spain and Portugal began trading with locals, leading to the development of ports, such as Lagos.

Answer (1 of 3): MTN Nigeria is part of the MTN Group, Africa's leading cellular telecommunications company. On May 16, 2001, MTN became the first GSM network to make a call following the globally lauded Nigerian GSM auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission earlier …

History of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1956 at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta after half a century of exploration. The discovery was …

Nigeria (/ n aɪ ˈ dʒ i r i ə / ), officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.It is the most populous country in Africa; geographically situated between the Sahel to the north, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean; covering an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi), with a population of over 211 million.

A Brief History. In response to the increase in Nigeria's demographic figures over the decades which is put at about 160 Million and the lack of commensurate increase in energy supply to meet the country's growing economic and infrastructural development objective, the Federal Government of Nigeria realized that there was the need to break up defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA ...

A short history of the office. August 13, 2017 9.17pm EDT. For centuries people have been getting up, joining a daily commute or retreating to a room, to work. The office …

History of taxation in Nigeria. History of taxation in Nigeria dates back to even when the name Nigeria wasn't coined. During this time, the tax administrators then were the traditional chiefs tax agents. At this time, it most farm produce and other primary goods.

President Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2007) Obasanjo had already led Nigeria as a military leader, but his election to the office of President in 1999 marked Nigeria's return to civilian rule. Obasanjo won 62% of the vote and his election day is now marked as Democracy Day, a …

Please send all correspondence for the Nigeria office to: Mobil Producing Nigeria Mobil House, 1 Lekki Expressway Victoria Island PMB 12054, Lagos Nigeria Public and Government Affairs For general questions, visit the ExxonMobil corporate global contact us page.

He served as the President of Nigeria from January 16, 1966 until he was overthrown and killed in a coup on July 29, 1966. Major General J.T Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria's first military Head of State was born in 1924 in Umuahia, Abia State. He later joined the Nigeria Army in 1942 as a private and was promoted Major General in 1964.

The history of the Post in Nigeria dates back to 19th century. The first post office was established by the British Colonial Masters in 1852. It was considered to be a part of the British postal system. It was a branch of London General Post Office and this was the situation till 1874.

The report was accepted by the Nigerian government and a Nigerian Record Office was established with Dr Dike appointed Supervisor of public records. Negotiations to establish the Kaduna Branch Following the establishment of the Nigerian Record office, Dr Dike opened negotiations with the various regional governments with a view to establishing ...

The US-Nigeria Trade Council is a group of U.S.-based international business leaders with professional and technical accomplishments in both Nigeria and the U.S. Contact Us …