Nigeria, popularly called the giant of Africa, a West African country with a population of over 170 million is the seventh most populous nation in the world. Nigeria attracts a lot of foreigners from Africa and the world at large for tourism or business. It is one of the liveliest places in Africa and hosts Lagos which is known as the most prominent citadel city of industry and commerce in sub-Saharan Africa. Its journey as an independent nation may have started in the 1960’s but its history and culture date far back to the pre-colonial era.
State-of-the-art facilities began to spiral up across major cities like Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The few elite began to spend more on leisure life, various resorts in Lagos, and luxury hotels like Federal Palace Hotel Lagos which became the hub of relaxation for elites who required top notch service.
Below are super 25 interesting facts about Nigeria and her people.

1. Nigeria was formed under Governor Frederick Lugard in 1914.
2. Nigerians make up one-fifth of the total population of Black Africa.
3. The Nigerian currency was introduced in 1959.
4. With 521 languages, Nigeria is the third most multilingual country in the world according to Ethnologue.
5. In the 1850s, Kano, one of the largest cities in Africa, made 10 million sandal pairs and 5 million hides for export annually.

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