KENWORTHY, Leonard S.2024-02-182024-02-181960https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1222Nigeria? I never heard of it.” That is what a lot of people said until a short time before Nigeria became independent on October 1, 1960. Then, all of a sudden, Nigeria shot into the news. Newspaper writers called it “Africa’s Biggest Country” or “The World’s Newest Nation.” Radio commentators talked about it as a “country of color, of contrasts, of change, and of complexities.” TV programs began to show pictures of its “mammy wagons” its colorful dances, its music, and its leaders in their flowing robes or western business suits. But all these accounts have given us only odds and ends of information about Nigeria. They have been like a jigsaw puzzle before it has been put together. In this book we hope to fit the pieces into a brief, comprehensive picture of the new nation of Nigeria. We think it is a fabulous country with millions of fascinating people. We hope you will think so, too, when you have finished reading this volume.Nigeria's location and size; Why we have never heard of Nigeria; The Land and major regions; The People of Nigeria; Their Homes and food; Their Clothes; How they earn a living; Their Markets; Their Transportation and communication; Their Chief cities; Their Health; Their Schools and education; Their Religions; How they have fun; Their Arts and crafts; Their History and government; Their Political leaders; Their Future.enBook