THE RIVERS IN NIGERIA

The Rivers
The most important river in Nigeria is the River Niger, which takes its

source from the hills of Futa Jalon. It is about 4170 km long, but only

1/3 of this length is within Nigeria. It enters Nigeria from the west
and flows south-easterly until it joins the River Benue, almost at the
center of Nigeria.
The Benue is the second most important river in Nigeria. It takes its
source in the northern section of the central hills of the Cameroon
Republic, and enters into Nigeria from the east. It flows south-west to

join the Niger at Lokoja. Other important rivers in Nigeria are Sokoto,

Yobe, Hadejia, and Kaduna in the north and Ogun, Osun, Owena, Osse,
Anambra, and Cross River, in the south.
The mangrove forests of the south are criss-crossed by a network of
lagoons, mostly in an east-west direction.