నైజీరియా: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

 

2009 మార్చి 29 న నైజీరియా ఫెడరలు మినిస్ట్రీ ఆఫ్ సైన్సు అండు టెక్నాలజీ, నిగ్కోట్సాటు లిమిటెడు, నిగుకాంశాటు-1R శాటిలైటు కక్ష్యలో డెలివరీ కోసం మరొక ఒప్పందం మీద సంతకాలు చేసాయి. నిగుకాంశాటు-ఐ.ఆర్. కూడా ఒక డి.ఎఫ్.హెచ్-4 ఉపగ్రహంగా ఉంది. విఫలమైన నిగుకాంశాటు-1 కు బదులుగా 2011 డిసెంబరు 19 న క్సిచాంగులో చైనా ద్వారా కక్ష్యలోకి విజయవంతంగా ప్రవేశపెట్టబడింది. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cgwic.com/In-OrbitDelivery/CommunicationsSatellite/Program/NigComSat-1.html|title=Nigcomsat-1 Program – In-Orbit Delivery Program – Communications Satellite – CGWIC|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cgwic.com/In-OrbitDelivery/CommunicationsSatellite/Program/NigComSat-1.html |title=Nigcomsat-1 Program – In-Orbit Delivery Program – Communications Satellite |publisher=CGWIC |accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref> అప్పటి నైజీరియా అధ్యక్షుడు గుడ్లకు జోనాథను ప్రకారం ఉపగ్రహము నిగుకాంశాటు-1 భీమా పాలసీ ద్వారా చెల్లించ బడింది. ఇది 2009 లో కక్ష్యలో కక్ష్యలో ఉంది. ఉపగ్రహము వివిధ రంగాలలో జాతీయ అభివృద్ది, ఇంటర్నెటు సేవలు, ఆరోగ్యం, వ్యవసాయం, పర్యావరణ రక్షణ, జాతీయ భద్రత పర్యవేక్షబాధ్యతలు నిర్వహిస్తుంది.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://africanspotlight.com/2011/12/nigeria-launches-satellite-in-china/|title=Nigeria Launches Satellite in China|publisher=African Spotlight|accessdate=10 March 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214013850/http://africanspotlight.com/2011/12/nigeria-launches-satellite-in-china/|archivedate=14 February 2012}}</ref>

{{Main|Demographics of Nigeria}}

[[File:Population density map of Nigerian states - English.png|thumb|upright=2.05|Population density in Nigeria]]

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In the middle of the 19th century, a number of ex-slaves of [[Afro-Cuban]] and [[Afro-Brazilian]] descent<ref>Toyin Falola, ''The History of Nigeria'', Greenwood Press, 1999, pp. 41, 47.</ref> and emigrants from [[Sierra Leone]] established communities in Lagos and other regions of Nigeria. Many ex-slaves came to Nigeria following the emancipation of slaves in the Americas. Many of the immigrants, sometimes called [[Saro (Nigeria)|Saro]] (immigrants from Sierra Leone) and Amaro (ex-slaves from Brazil)<ref>Abiola Dosumu Elegbede-Fernandez, ''Lagos A Legacy of Honour.'' Spectrum Books, 1992, pp. 19, 27.</ref> later became prominent merchants and [[missionaries]] in these cities.

 

[[File:Nigeria linguistical map 1979.svg|thumb|upright=1.45|right|Map of Nigeria's linguistic groups]]

 

With the majority of Nigeria's populace in the rural areas, the major languages of communication in the country remain indigenous languages. Some of the largest of these, notably Yoruba and Igbo, have derived standardised languages from a number of different dialects and are widely spoken by those ethnic groups. [[Nigerian Pidgin English]], often known simply as "[[Pidgin]]" and "Broken" (Broken English), are also popular [[lingua franca]], though with varying regional influences on dialect and slang. The pidgin English is widely spoken within the [[Niger Delta]] Regions, predominantly in [[Warri]], [[Sapele, Delta|Sapele]], [[Port Harcourt]], [[Agenebode]], [[Ewu]], and [[Benin City]].

 

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) announced creation of new Owerri mission in Nigeria in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/christianity/mormon-church-announces-new-missions-in-africa-and-vietnam|title=Mormon Church announces in missions in Vietnam and Africa|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=|via=}}</ref>

 

[[File:Primus International Superspeciality Hospital.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.25|A hospital in Abuja, Nigeria's capital]]

[[File:Teni at the Dentist's.jpg|thumb|At a dental office in [[Lagos]].]]

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[[File:University of Lagos2.jpg|The [[University of Lagos]]|thumb]]

 

Nigeria provides free, government-supported education, but attendance is not compulsory at any level, and certain groups, such as nomads and the handicapped, are under-served. The education system consists of six years of primary school, three years of junior secondary school, three years of senior secondary school, and four, five or six years of university education leading to a bachelor's degree.<ref name=CP2006/>

 

[[File:Open University of Nigeria, Lagos Nigeria 01.jpg|thumb|[[National Open University of Nigeria|Open University of Nigeria]], Lagos]]

The government has majority control of university education. Tertiary education in Nigeria consists of Universities (Public and Private), Polytechnics, Monotechnics, and Colleges of education. The country has a total number of 129 universities registered by NUC among which federal and state government own 40 and 39 respectively while 50 universities are privately owned. In order to increase the number of universities in Nigeria from 129 to 138 the Federal Government gave 9 new private universities their licences in May 2015. The names of the universities that got licenses in Abuja included, Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos; Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State; Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State; Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State; Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun State; Micheal and Cecilia Ibru University, Owhrode, Delta State; [[Mountain Top University]], Makogi/Oba Ogun state; Ritman University, Ikot-Epene, Akwa- Ibom State and Summit University, Offa, Kwara State.

Students with required documents<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://studentguide.com.ng/blog/guide/required-documents-for-admission-screening/|title=The Required Documents for Admission Screening {{!}} The Other Side|date=22 January 2018|work=The Other Side|access-date=8 February 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> typically enter [[university]] from age 17-18 onwards and study for an [[academic degree]].

 

[[File:SECTower.jpg|thumb|SEC Tower, home of the Securities and Exchange Commission.]]

Nigeria is home to a substantial network of [[Nigerian organized crime|organised crime]], active especially in drug trafficking.