1)The earliest forms of Art produced in West Africa are found in Nigeria - This is the Iron Age Nok Culture.

2)The earliest anatomically modern Human fossils in West
Africa are found in Nigeria, in the area now known as Akure.
These fossils are over 10,000 years old.

3)When German Explorers first discovered the ancient city of Ile-Ife they couldn't believe that Africans were responsible for the Art (Racism) - they claimed they had discovered the lost city of Atlantis.

4)Nsibidi is an ancient form of writing existing in Nigeria over
1000 years ago; debunking racist claims about lack of writing
in Africa. This form of writing was reserved for initiations into mystical societies - cf: http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/Nsibidi.html

Nsibidi is Heiroglyphic and Hieratic in Nature.

5)Some of the earliest democratic institutions arise in the area now called Nigeria - The Old Kingdom of Oyo had a
parliamentary system called the Oyomesi in which the power
of the King was balanced by a council of Chiefs who could
drive the King to commit suicide should he overstep the
bounds of his authority.

Yorubas, a dynamic culture in West Africa believe Ile Ife is the cradle of all Life; here, Oduduwa descended from Heaven and laid the foundations of the Earth.

6)The Odu-Ifa is a form of Arithmetic Geomancy practiced by
Yorubas for over 1500 years. The Odu-Ifa is a form of
divination in which the will of the Gods is revealed through the manipulation of beads on checkered boards to the number of 256.

Santeria, Voodoo and Candomble are all South American and Carribean religions directly traceable to the Ifa religion of the Yorubas. This shows the persistence of the Yoruba culture throughout the horrors of slavery.

7)The Yoruba States are some of the most powerful states in
the early west African period; stretching from the present
Nigerian interiors to modern day Benin.

8. The Hausa states of Karnem Bornu were reputed to have the most powerful armies in their time. The leader of Karnem
Bornu was reputed to be able to summon 120,000 soldiers
within 24 hours.

9)"Things fall apart" a story by Chinua Achebe deals with the
colonial conquest of Igbo society. This story has been
translated into more than 10 languages with over 10 million
copies in print and is often compared to the great Greek
Tragedies.

10)Wole Soyinka is the only Black African to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is a Nigerian of Yoruba extract.

11)"Opa Oranmiyan," the Staff of Oranmiyan is an ancient Yoruba Monolith that has stood as a symbol of Yoruba Unity for centuries. It is based on a Yoruba myth. http:www.marcusgarvey.com/taf93.htm
The staff of Oranmiyan is covered with an ancient Yoruba
symbolic writing system.

12)Most of the Artworks made by the Kingdoms who are now under the jurisdiction of the Nigerian state are in Europe. They were stolen by European Imperialists who now display them in their Museums for huge fees.

13)The "Odu Ifa" also encompasses a wide body of oral literature, mystical recitations that are passed down from priest to priest; generation to generation.

14)Every child born in authentic Yoruba culture has a Prophecy attached to his/her life. This Prophecy is called "The Oriki" - it is a map of what the child is and what he will become.

15)The Igbos of Eastern Nigeria launched a series of massive riots that put paid to Colonialism in Nigeria. This was led by the Women of Aba, protesting the heavy taxation of the colonial Lords. They marched on the colonial offices and chased the administrators away.

Source:http://naijapositive.myfastforum.org/archive/interesting-facts-about-nigeria__o_t__t_39.html

Nice...but more research next time...ok

You didn't see the link there? I didn't write the post. Just did a little editing.