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Section sizes

Section size for Nigeria (58 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	18,908	18,908
Etymology	1,709	1,709
History	72	51,683
Prehistory	4,224	4,224
Early history	3,900	3,900
Pre-colonial era	6,345	6,345
British colonization	6,677	6,677
Independence and federal republic	2,556	2,556
Fall of the First Republic and Civil War	8,959	8,959
Second Republic and military dictatorship	3,081	3,081
12 June and the crisis of the Third Republic	3,406	3,406
Return to democracy (1999–present)	12,463	12,463
Geography	5,886	21,718
Hydrology	2,803	2,803
Vegetation	1,614	1,614
Environmental issues	11,415	11,415
Politics	74	23,414
Government	3,167	3,167
Administrative divisions	3,177	3,177
Law	2,795	2,795
Foreign relations	6,039	6,039
Military	2,262	2,262
Regional conflicts	5,900	5,900
Economy	4,562	40,865
Agriculture	8,813	8,813
Oil and natural gas	8,308	8,308
Energy	2,218	3,348
Electricity	1,130	1,130
Manufacturing and technology	9,515	9,515
Internet and telecommunications	3,382	3,382
Tourism	2,937	2,937
Infrastructure	2,193	9,948
Roads	4,036	4,036
Rail transport	320	320
Air transport	3,399	3,399
Demographics	7,808	58,106
Languages	3,674	3,674
Religion	8,618	12,694
Conflicts	4,076	4,076
Health	7,953	7,953
Education	3,294	3,294
Crime	5,285	5,285
Poverty	3,932	3,932
Human rights	13,466	13,466
Culture	43	20,492
Literature	1,076	1,076
Music	4,170	4,170
Cinema	6,080	6,080
Festival	1,009	1,009
Cuisine	846	846
Fashion	1,046	1,046
Sports	6,222	6,222
See also	100	100
Notes	26	26
References	44	670
Bibliography	626	626
Further reading	1,439	1,439
External links	1,934	1,934
Total	251,012	251,012

Government[edit]

write out all the political parties has ever recorded 197.211.59.3 (talk) 17:16, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Accuracy dispute[edit]

Why is this section's accuracy being disputed? Jarble (talk) 18:49, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It was added here by Watercheetah99 with the edit summary "This section is a bit of a mess, seemingly selective data points are used for some things while other stuff is just fabricated — it claimed the NW was 99% Muslim without sourcing and that the middle belt has "a small proportion of Muslims", both things that no one could credibly claim considering significant non-Muslim areas in the NW and the large Muslim minority in most of the Middle Belt. Needs clean-up." CMD (talk) 01:43, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New National anthem[edit]

Nigeria changed its National anthem on 29 May 2024 which is being reported. The audo file of the anthem have to be uploaded to Wikimedia commons first for inclusion on Wikipedia.

What do you think? wɔːr (talk) 05:44, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Link wɔːr (talk) 05:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

National Anthem section[edit]

I reasoned this article page should have a separate section explaining in details towards the change of National anthem.

It was formerly "Nigeria We Hail Thee" and then "Arise, O Compatriot" and then back to "Nigeria We Hail Thee"

IMO, this needs clarity in a section on the article page, Nigeria wɔːr (talk) 05:54, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]