In the spirit of Independence today's
edition of #DidYouKnow Facts is about Nigeria! - The Niger Delta (which is the second
largest delta on the planet), has the
highest concentration of monotypic fish
families in the world, and is also home to
sixty percent of Nigeria’s mangrove
forests.

- The Jos Plateau Indigobird, a small
reddish-brown bird, is found nowhere
else on the planet but Plateau
state,Nigeria and the Anambra waxbill, a
small bird of many beautiful colours, is
found only in Southern Nigeria and nowhere else on earth. - Nigeria is home to seven percent (7%)
of the total languages spoken on earth.
Taraba state alone has more languages
than 30 African countries.

- Nigeria is one of the Oldest Locations of
Human Existence.Evidence from
archaeological discoveries have shown
that there was a history of human
existence in Nigeria which has been
dated to as far back as 9000 BC.The Nok civilization (around 500 BC- 200 AD) is
the earliest known civilization here. - Did you know that Nigeria’s mangrove
forests are the largest in Africa and third
largest on earth? - The Third Mainland Bridge (in Lagos
State) connecting Lagos Island to the
mainland is the longest bridge in Africa.It
measures about 11.8km.The bridge was
built by Julius Berger Nigeria PLC and
opened by President Ibrahim Babangida in 1990. - Nigeria is the most populous country in
Africa and the 8th most populous in the
world with a population of more than 160
million people .The next African country
to come close is Ethiopia with a
population count of 84 million. God bless nigeria.

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