Mid-Western Region, Nigeria — The Mid Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, from 1976 being known as the Bendel state. It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City. It was renamed a… … Wikipedia
Western Region — Regions Northern Western Central Eastern Southern The Western Region or West Region may refer to: Western Region, Bahrain Western Region, Eastern Cape, South Africa Western Region, Ghana Western Region, Nepal Western Region, Serbia Western Region … Wikipedia
Western Region — Der Begriff Western Region kann verweisen auf: die ehemalige Western Region (Gambia), später in West Coast Region umbenannt die Western Region (Ghana) die ehemalige Western Region (Nigeria) die Western Region (British Railways) die Western Region … Deutsch Wikipedia
Western State (Nigeria) — The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. Its capital was Ibadan, which was the capital of the old region.In 1976 the state was subdivided into three… … Wikipedia
Northern Region, Nigeria — The Northern Region was one of Nigeria s federal divisions. It was created before independence in 1960, with its capital at Kaduna. In 1962 it acquired the territory of the British Northern Cameroons, who had voted to become part of Nigeria. In… … Wikipedia
Eastern Region, Nigeria — The Eastern Region was one of Nigeria s federal divisions, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its capital was Enugu. The region was official divided in 1967 into three new states, East Central State,… … Wikipedia
Nigeria — Nigerian, adj., n. /nuy jear ee euh/, n. a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 107,129,469; 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Cap.: Abuja. Official name, Federal Republic of… … Universalium
Nigeria — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Nigeria (disambiguation). Federal Republic of Nigeria Jamhuriyar Taraiyar Nijeriya … Wikipedia
Western Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction region lying south of the Sahara and east and north of the Atlantic Ocean. It is latitudinally divided into two parallel belts of land: the western portion of the Sudan, a geographic area that stretches across… … Universalium
Nigeria — Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is about equally divided between Muslims and Christians. Of 45 million Christians, Roman Catholics number 12 million, with the remainder divided among the numerous Protestant churches. The first … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
