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2012 Nigeria Floods [12] The 2012 Nigeria floods began in early July 2012, killed 363 people and displaced over 2.1 million people as of 5 November 2012. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 30 of Nigeria's 36 states were affected by the floods. The floods were termed as the worst in 40 years, and affected an estimated ...
Patrick Okedinachi Utomi (born 6 February 1956 [1]) is a Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert. [2] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria [3] and a former presidential candidate. [4] He is the founder of Centre for Value in Leadership (CVL) [5] and the African Democratic Congress.
Website. State House website. Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu GCFR (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. [1] He was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic . Tinubu spent his early life in southwestern Nigeria and later moved to the ...
Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR ( Hausa pronunciation ⓘ; 25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018) was a Nigerian politician who was the first democratically elected president of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979 giving rise to the Second Nigerian Republic. [2]
This is a list of political parties in Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has a multi-party system. The largest by National Assembly seats are the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Jos / ˈdʒoʊs / is a city in the North-Central region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. [2] Popularly called " J-Town ", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. The city is situated on the Jos Plateau which is embedded in the Guinea ...
Healthcare in Nigeria is a concurrent responsibility of the three tiers of government in the country. [1] Private providers of healthcare have a visible role to play in healthcare delivery. The use of traditional medicine (TM) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased significantly over the past few years.
Peter Obi. Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi CON ( Igbo: [òbí] ⓘ; born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian politician, statesman, political activist and businessman who served as the Governor of Anambra State from June 2007 to March 2014. He has previously held the position from March to November 2006 and February to May 2007.