Interesting Facts About Nigeria

Nigeria is a very interesting country. She houses a lot of good and evil. below are the most interesting facts about Nigeria.

1. Nigeria has the most number of species of butterflies in Africa. wow right?

Nigeria’s abundance of butterflies is not contested in Africa. A checklist by the African Butterfly Research Institute shows 1,828 butterfly species have been identified in the country. 2. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Nigeria has about 160 million people, which makes her the most populated country in Africa and 9th in the world. 3. The longest bridge in West Africa which is the third main-land bridge can be found in Nigeria. It was the longest bridge in Africa until 1996. This bridge was built by Ibrahim Babangida and by the Julius Berger compaany

4. The yoruba ethnic group and its bloodlines have the highest rate of twins in the country.

5. Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa and the 25th in the world. He is estimated to have a net worth of $16.1b.

6. The great wall of Benin is recorded as the largest man made structure after the wall of china.