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Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 mi²). With a population of more than 242 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.

Nigeria has been home to several indigenous material cultures, pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC. The Nok culture, c. 1500 BC, marks one of the earliest known civilisations in the region. The Hausa Kingdoms inhabited the north, with the Edo Kingdom of Benin in the south, Igbo Kingdom of Nri in the southeast and in the southwest, the Yoruba Empire of Oyo. The present day territory of Nigeria was home to a vast array of city-states. In the early 19th century the migrating Fulani Jihadis culminated in the Sokoto Caliphate. The modern state originated with British colonialization in the 19th century, taking its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and the Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914. The British set up administrative and legal structures and incorporated traditional monarchs as a form of indirect rule. Nigeria became a formally independent federation on 1 October 1960. It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970, followed by a succession of military dictatorships and democratically elected civilian governments until achieving a stable government in the 1999 Nigerian presidential election. (Full article...)

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People in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Nigeria face severe challenges. Both male and female expressions of homosexuality are illegal in Nigeria and punishable by death in the northern portion of the country and up to 14 years of imprisonment in the southern portion of the country. There are no legal protections for LGBTQ people in Nigeria—a largely conservative country of more than 230 million people, split between a mainly Muslim north and a mainly Christian south. Very few LGBTQ people are open about their sexuality, as violence against them is frequent. According to PinkNews, Nigerian authorities generally target the LGBTQ community. Many LGBTQ Nigerians seek asylum in countries with progressive laws.

Attempted same-sex marriages have also been criminalised within Nigeria since 2013. The maximum punishment in 12 northern states with Shari'a law is death by stoning. The law applies to all Muslims and those who have voluntarily consented to the jurisdiction of the Shari'a courts. However, in southern Nigeria and under the secular criminal laws of northern Nigeria, the maximum punishment for same-sex sexual activity is 14 years of imprisonment, which is less severe. In 2022, a group of Nigerian human rights organizations and activists filed a lawsuit arguing that Sections 4(1), 5(2), and 5(3) of the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of 2014 violated provisions of the Nigerian Constitution. That same year, the court ruled that these sections were unconstitutional and could not be enforced in any part of the country, effectively allowing LGBTQ+ organizations and individuals to exist and organize freely.

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... that Dahiru Musdapher, the 12th chief justice of Nigeria, was once a BBC World Service contributor for West Africa and Hausa?
... that Nigeria's independence on 1 October 1960 was marked by the lowering of the Union Jack and the raising of the country's new flag before 40,000 people at the Lagos Race Course?
... that Nigeria's Muslim–Muslim ticket challenges the norm of religious balance in politics?
... that the Nigerian film October 1 could not be released on October 1, the country's Independence Day?
... that Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was included on YNaija's 2024 list of influential people in the Nigerian film industry?
... that Hibiscus Rising, a 9-metre-tall (30 ft) artwork in Leeds, commemorates David Oluwale, a Nigerian man who drowned in 1969 after police harassment?

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Agnes Yewande Savage (21 February 1906 – 7 September 1964) was a Nigerian–Scottish medical doctor and the first West African woman to train and qualify in orthodox medicine. Savage was the first West African woman to receive a university degree in medicine, graduating with first-class honours from the University of Edinburgh in 1929 at the age of 23. In 1933, Sierra Leonean political activist and higher education pioneer, Edna Elliott-Horton became the second West African woman university graduate and the first to earn a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts.

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Nigeria News

1 June 2026 – Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria

Nigerian bandit conflict

An early-morning bandit attack in Kabba/Bunu, Kogi State, Nigeria, leaves two people dead and five injured, with 30 civilians kidnapped. Twenty-three civilians are later rescued by the Nigerian Army. (Daily Post Nigeria)

31 May 2026 – Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria

Nigerian bandit conflict

At least eight villagers are killed and 15 others were injured after more than a hundred Fulani bandits carried out a shooting in Plateau State (Daily Post)

Two policemen are killed after unidentified gunmen attacked them on a road in Anambra State. (Daily Post)

29 May 2026 – 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic

Nigeria restricts inbound flights from the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda amidst the spread of Ebola. (The Guardian)

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Elizabeth II • Independence Day (Nigeria) • October 1 (film)

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Sadiku (Boko Haram) (2026-03-06) • Ebenezer Harcourt (2026-02-14) • Ben Obumselu (2026-02-04) • Nnena Kalu (2026-01-18) • Owodo (2025-11-02) • Independence Day (Nigeria) (2025-10-01) • Ohuede (2025-07-19) • Oduwa (2025-07-12) • James Nwoye Adichie (2025-05-14) • Klingenheben's law (2025-04-23) • Oris Aigbokhaevbolo (2025-04-11) • Ehenneden (2025-03-25) • Uwa (Ogiso) (2025-03-16) • Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche (2024-09-05) • Kenneth Odumegwu (2024-06-12) • Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth (2024-04-29) • Akure–Benin War (2024-04-22) • Dahiru Musdapher (2024-04-19) • Muslim–Muslim ticket (2024-04-15) • Benin Altar Tusk (2024-01-30) • Edo literature (2024-01-10) • Blockade of Biafra (2023-12-16) • Igbo literature (2023-11-11) • Benin Moat (2023-10-29) • C. J. Okoye (2023-09-19) • Haggai Ndubuisi (2023-09-15) • October 1 (film) (2023-07-20) • Yemi Mobolade (2023-06-14) • Godwin Obasi (2023-04-29) • Nestor Binabo (2023-04-05) • Tobi Oluwayemi (2023-03-29) • Uche Eke (2023-03-07) • Lynching of Deborah Yakubu (2022-06-01) • Chibuzor Nwakanma (2022-05-08) • Nathaniel Fadipe (2021-12-27) • Mimi Fawaz (2021-12-05) • Ben Enwonwu's Daily Mirror sculptures (2021-10-15) • Tutu (painting) (2021-10-14) • Anyanwu (sculpture) (2021-10-04) • Statue of Elizabeth II, Lagos (2021-09-28) • Rosa Egipcíaca (2021-08-28) • Battle of Sambisa Forest (2021) (2021-07-15) • Ita Ekpenyon (2021-06-14) • Crushed Rock, Mpape (2020-12-16) • Grande Tema incident (2020-11-28) • Tolulope Arotile (2020-08-11) • Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (2020-07-13) • Yinka Jegede-Ekpe (2020-06-08) • The Biafra Story (2020-06-04) • Orlando Julius (2020-05-31) • Potato production in Nigeria (2020-05-24) • Tanitoluwa Adewumi (2020-05-05) • Anike (rapper) (2020-04-04) • Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (2020-01-08) • Agadzagadza (2019-09-01) • Omo Forest Reserve (2019-07-15) • Kainji National Park (2019-07-07) • Mark Angel (comedian) (2019-03-29) • Jude Akuwudike (2019-03-24) • Charles Bassey (2018-07-08) • Country music in Nigeria (2018-04-21) • Season of Crimson Blossoms (2018-01-26) • Itunu Hotonu (2017-12-31) • Emeka Ogboh (2017-08-25) • Nigeria Airways (2017-07-30) • Marion Coutts (2017-01-09) • Peppersoup (2016-09-26) • Eastern Region, Nigeria (2016-09-19) • Harcourt Whyte (2016-08-22) • Greater Port Harcourt (2016-08-22) • Humblesmith (2016-07-29) • Remi Sonaiya (2016-07-27) • Priscilla Nzimiro (2016-07-23) • Flag of Nigeria (1914–1960) (2016-07-16) • Felicity Okpete Ovai (2016-06-28) • Josiah Ransome-Kuti (2016-03-27) • Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola (2016-03-15) • Zuriel Oduwole (2015-12-30) • Folake Solanke (2015-12-15) • Omowunmi Sadik (2015-12-02) • Grace Oladunni Taylor (2015-11-18) • Mahmood Yakubu (2015-11-01) • National Association of Seadogs (2015-10-20) • Uchechi Sunday (2015-08-23) • Iwoye-Ketu (2015-08-13) • Ilorin Sallah stampede (2015-07-31) • Igogo festival (2015-07-28) • Yoruba tribal marks (2015-07-06) • Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan (2015-06-29) • Femi Robinson (2015-06-18) • Demi Orimoloye (2015-06-15) • Goat meat pepper soup (2015-06-06) • Talib Zanna (2015-01-22) • Oba River (2014-08-30) • Emmanuel Ifeajuna (2014-08-03) • Adeyinka Gladys Falusi (2014-03-23) • Fabian Udekwu (2013-07-02) • Sukur (2013-04-26) • August Agbola O'Browne (2013-02-28) • Leo Igwe (2013-02-27) • Amina Mama (2012-12-16) • John Dabiri (2012-08-09) • Dangote Cement (2012-06-28) • Nosa Igiebor (journalist) (2012-03-06) • Ecobank Nigeria (2012-01-02) • Festus Ezeli (2011-09-07) • Fali people (2011-07-29) • National Poverty Eradication Programme (2011-07-07) • Ismaila Gwarzo (2011-07-01) • Celestial City, Imeko (2011-06-23) • Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (2011-06-12) • Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (2011-06-12) • Lagos Colony (2011-06-07) • Daily Times (Nigeria) (2011-05-21) • Prince Amukamara (2011-05-09) • Okomu National Park (2010-11-16) • Gbedu (2010-02-09) • Simbo Olorunfemi (2010-01-26) • Gilbert Thomas Carter (2009-12-20) • Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race (2009-12-08) • Stephanie Okereke Linus (2009-10-11) • Arthur's Day (2009-09-24) • Nigeria women's national basketball team (2009-03-12) • 2001 Jos riots (2008-12-03) • Half of a Yellow Sun (2008-07-30) • Henry Okah (2008-07-24) • Nigerian Coal Corporation (2008-04-18) • Mining industry of Nigeria (2008-04-18) • Juju Music (2008-02-01) • Usman Nagogo (2008-01-06) • Iyabo Obasanjo (2007-12-27) • Kingdom of Nri (2007-11-21) • Alhassan Dantata (2007-10-19) • Arrow of God (2007-09-24) • Death of Eugene Ejike Obiora (2007-09-21) • Evan Enwerem (2007-08-28) • Margaret Ekpo (2007-07-02) • Frederick Rotimi Williams (2007-06-16) • Abdulsalami Abubakar (2007-06-10) • Area boys (2007-03-08) • Iya Abubakar (2007-01-12) • Nigerian Baptist Convention (2006-04-05) • Elizabeth II (2006-04-02) • Defaka people (2005-06-01) • Benin Bronzes (2004-10-28)

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The main place for Wikipedians to collaborate on all things related to Nigeria is at WikiProject Nigeria, which has 0 participants. Please join us there!
There is also a Wikimedia user group that coordinates Meetups and other in-person events in Nigeria; its page is at m:Wikimedia User Group Nigeria

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa • Wikipedia:Africa-related regional notice board • Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias

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There are 229 users who have identified themselves as Nigerian Wikipedians

Wikipedias in Nigerian languages:

Fulfulde Wikipedia • Gungbe Wikipedia • Hausa Wikipedia • Igbo Wikipedia • Naijá Wikipedia • Tyap Wikipedia • Yoruba Wikipedia

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