{"id":3725,"date":"2015-05-04T02:57:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T02:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=3725"},"modified":"2016-12-19T17:54:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T17:54:07","slug":"10-fascinating-things-about-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-fascinating-things-about-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"10 Less-Known Facts About Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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What could this simple top ten list teach you about one of Africa\u2019s greatest countries? How many will you already know? Keep reading to find out!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">1.\u00a0The richest black man in the world is Nigerian<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/c3cfbbee48d54af2986f5fd3054be921.jpg\" alt=\"c3cfbbee48d54af2986f5fd3054be921\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/c3cfbbee48d54af2986f5fd3054be921.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/c3cfbbee48d54af2986f5fd3054be921-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/284641638924146657\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aliko Dangote, owner of the Dangote Group (which is a business conglomerate that operates in commodities such as sugar, salt, real estate and oil), is a Nigerian businessman born in Kano, Nigeria. He runs his head offices from Lagos, and his net worth was estimated to be above 21 billion dollars in January 2015. This makes him the richest black man in the world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">2.\u00a0The Yoruba people have the highest rate of twins in the world<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/25fd712921dd48096bfebecfcead09b8.jpg\" alt=\"25fd712921dd48096bfebecfcead09b8\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/25fd712921dd48096bfebecfcead09b8.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/25fd712921dd48096bfebecfcead09b8-452x300.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/552253973027836285\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The little town of Igbo-Ora in Nigeria is also called the \u201cLand of twins\u201d. This is because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/16469-twins-countries-twinning-rates.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yoruba people have the highest rates of twins in the world<\/a>, roughly 50 pairs of twins for every 1000 births. Scientists aren\u2019t quite sure why yet, but the theory is that the Yoruba diet, with the tuber root seeming to be the closest thing to a cause.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">3. 5 of the 10 richest pastors in the world live in Nigeria<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/45a36866c01882844ab5afe93b824895.jpg\" alt=\"45a36866c01882844ab5afe93b824895\" width=\"600\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/45a36866c01882844ab5afe93b824895.jpg 593w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/45a36866c01882844ab5afe93b824895-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/380343131005463879\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Forbes, these 5 pastors each have a net worth value between 10 and a 150 million dollars! These 5 Nigerian preachers are: David Oyedepo, Chris Oyakhilome, E. A. Adeboye, Matthew Ashimolowo, and last but not least, the infamous TB Joshua. Most of these pastors gain their riches by \u201ctelevangelising\u201d, meaning to preach on a television channel.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">4.\u00a0Nigeria is among the most corrupt countries in the world<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/bc7aa612c8d2e4d6ea13474ef11b6f79.jpg\" alt=\"bc7aa612c8d2e4d6ea13474ef11b6f79\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/bc7aa612c8d2e4d6ea13474ef11b6f79.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/bc7aa612c8d2e4d6ea13474ef11b6f79-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/416231190534397106\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Looking at the amount of money that is used for reckless spending, Nigeria unfortunately rates as one of the most economically corrupt countries in the world. Nigeria ranks 136<sup>th<\/sup> Most Corrupt country in the world according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparency.org\/country#NGA\" target=\"_blank\">Transparency International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">5. The people in Ife-Ife once walked on art<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/3d84a31bbf0a64c9fa695a101b19ee01.jpg\" alt=\"3d84a31bbf0a64c9fa695a101b19ee01\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/3d84a31bbf0a64c9fa695a101b19ee01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/3d84a31bbf0a64c9fa695a101b19ee01-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/497366352569467034\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 1000AD, Queen Luwo, the twenty-first ruler of the ancient city called Ife-Ife, paved the streets with quartz stones and pieces of broken pottery to decorate the city.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">6. Language diversity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/map.jpg\" alt=\"map\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/map.jpg 489w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/map-460x300.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidderrick.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/nigeria-linguistic-1979.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Although the official language of Nigeria is English, over 510 languages (not even including dialects) are spoken in the country itself. This means that 7% of the world\u2019s languages are spoken in one country: Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">7. Nollywood is one of the\u00a0biggest film industries in the world<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/Nollywood.jpg\" alt=\"Nollywood\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/Nollywood.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/Nollywood-534x300.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-I0aWbtGAVnU\/U9atrVoLoRI\/AAAAAAAAAEA\/bYgm8LTqQoM\/s630-fcrop64=1,0175210dffffdf97\/Nollywood.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian film industry, fondly called \u201cNollywood\u201d is the second biggest producer of films in the world, beating the United States and trailing just behind India. <a href=\"https:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/multimedia\/2014\/12\/nollywood-nigeriaregroups.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Nollywood\u00a0industry is valued at more than $5 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">8. Nigeria is butterfly country<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1314375e58a0a9c56236960da46dcfc7.jpg\" alt=\"1314375e58a0a9c56236960da46dcfc7\" width=\"600\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1314375e58a0a9c56236960da46dcfc7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1314375e58a0a9c56236960da46dcfc7-336x300.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/113856696803728683\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria has the biggest number of butterfly species in the entire world, especially in the region of Calabar. Lucky!<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">9. Nigeria is home to some of the happiest people in the world<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/happy.jpg\" alt=\"happy\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-xap1\/v\/t1.0-9\/10436086_746637062084755_413219903923883136_n.png?oh=d6022bbbd8df79efd28418f77f02bac3&amp;oe=5531D1E2&amp;__gda__=1429528491_e3aea8470675d19c6f7f9b8d17a7d997\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to studies done by the UK\u2019s New Scientists Magazine, out of 65 countries Nigeria rated amongst the top in both optimism and happiness.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">10. One of the oldest civilizations in the world<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/ab57c9c6219978c75f3c5149e4c99408.jpg\" alt=\"ab57c9c6219978c75f3c5149e4c99408\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/ab57c9c6219978c75f3c5149e4c99408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/ab57c9c6219978c75f3c5149e4c99408-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/151503974935686172\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Nok civilization is the earliest in the country. Artifacts dated the Nok\u00a0to around 500 BC.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a title=\"9 African Presidents Who Left Power Peacefully\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/9-african-presidents-who-left-power-peacefully\/\"><strong>NEXT: 9 African Presidents Who Left Power Peacefully. Click here &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong> \u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[\/onepage]<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[onepage] [gallerypage] Ah, the Giant of Africa, filled with beautiful landscapes, sounds, and cultures. 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