Do You Know These Facts About Nigeria?

1.There are 196 countries in the world & at least one Igbo person from Nigeria lives in every one of them.

2.The Pidgin word ‘Sabi’ came from
‘Saber’, Portuguese & Spanish for ‘to
know’. Both country’s ships traded
slaves from the Bight of Benin.

3.In 1973, the Federal Government of Nigeria considered officially changing the name of “Lagos” to “Eko”. Regarding “Lagos” as a colonial name.

4.Jollof rice, chicken breast, serve
with ice cream, tea, coffee or Bournvita, with full cream milk and
sugar: Meal Cost = 50Kobo- Unilag in
the late 1970s.

5.When British Bank of West Africa
(now First Bank) opened a branch in
Kano in 1929, Alhassan Dantata
(Dangote’s Grandfather) opened an
account depositing 20 camel-loads of silver coins.

Now you know.