NIGERIA

INTRODUCTION

Nigeria, republic in western Africa, with a coast along the Atlantic
Ocean on the Gulf of Guinea. Most of Nigeria consists of a low plateau
cut by rivers, especially the Niger and its largest tributary, the Benue.
The country takes its name from its chief river. Until 1991, the
capital was the largest city, Lagos, on the southwestern coast; at that
time, the city of Abuja, in the country’s interior, became capital.