Nigeria is popularly known as the 'Giant of Africa' because of the esteem position the country holds among other countries in Africa.

A lot of questions have been asked overtime as regards the origin, culture, people among other factual information about Nigeria, which might not have been accurately answered in most cases.

It is against this backdrop that VANGUARD gathered these top seven amazing facts you would like to know about the country - Nigeria. Happy read!

1. Nigeria gets her name from River Niger, which is the largest River in West Africa. The name was coined by Lady Flora Shaw, the wife of the British General, Lord Fredrick Lugard. The River cover distance of 2600 miles.

2. Nigeria is also a very multi-cultural place with over 500 ethnic groups of which the three largest are Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.

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