GST 102: Nigeria Peoples and Culture (Exam Revision Note)

 The Berlin Conference was held between the year 1884 and 1885
 Identify the three major Tribes in Nigeria are Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba
 Nigeria is a secular state religiously because the Nigeria constitutions identify the main
religious groups of Islam, Christianity and African Traditional Religion
 The British was the European power that colonies Nigeria
 In the year 1914, the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria were amalgamated
 Nigeria became an independent state in the year 1960
 There over 250 Ethnic groups in Nigeria
 5 among the major ethnic groups in Nigeria are: Fulani, Junkun. Ebira, Ibibio, and Bini
 The Yoruba speaking people of Nigeria are concentrated in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun,
Ekiti, and Lagos, and part of Kwara state
 The Igbo inhabit the entire Imo and Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States, while significant
fractions of them are found in Delta, Rivers and Edo states of Nigeria.
 The original 7 states Hausa Bokwai are Biram, Daura, Katsina, Zaria, Kano, Rano and
Gobir
 Banza Bokwai. These states are Kebbi, Zamfara, Nupe, Gwari, Yauri, Ilorin and
Kwararafa.
 Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with several ethnic groups
 The people of Nigeria are classified under two major geographical groups, namely the
forest peoples and the grassland (savannah) people.
 The Bini people could be found in Edo State of Nigeria