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October 1, 2004, October 1, 2005, October 1, 2006, October 1, 2007, October 1, 2008, October 1, 2009, October 1, 2010, October 1, 2011, October 1, 2012, October 1, 2013, October 1, 2014, October 1, 2015, and October 1, 2016

Section sizes

Section size for Nigeria (55 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	18,155	18,155	548	548
Etymology	1,733	1,733	113	113
History	72	61,857	0	4,376
Prehistory	4,627	4,627	159	159
Early history	3,632	3,632	226	226
Pre-colonial era	9,696	9,696	712	712
British colonisation and independence	9,609	9,609	921	921
Early republic and civil war	13,563	13,563	1,029	1,029
Military dictatorship and coups	6,187	6,187	636	636
1999–present	14,471	14,471	693	693
Geography	5,912	22,572	431	1,355
Hydrology	2,927	2,927	281	281
Vegetation	1,622	1,622	154	154
Environmental issues	12,111	12,111	489	489
Politics	95	26,621	0	1,733
Government	4,252	4,252	309	309
Administrative divisions	3,369	3,369	131	131
Law	3,323	3,323	47	47
Foreign relations	6,385	6,385	502	502
Military	2,922	2,922	218	218
Communal conflicts	6,275	6,275	526	526
Economy	4,289	50,843	214	2,439
Agriculture	8,655	8,655	302	302
Oil and natural gas	8,234	8,234	388	388
Energy	2,217	3,350	242	345
Electricity	1,133	1,133	103	103
Manufacturing and technology	9,307	9,307	275	275
Internet and telecommunications	3,581	3,581	139	139
Tourism	3,137	3,137	229	229
Transport	2,280	10,290	110	547
Roads	3,922	3,922	165	165
Rail transport	622	622	63	63
Air transport	3,466	3,466	209	209
Demographics	8,298	54,924	356	2,610
Languages	3,012	3,012	215	215
Religion	9,706	9,706	389	389
Health	8,553	8,553	474	474
Education	3,061	3,061	225	225
Crime	5,999	5,999	352	352
Poverty	3,353	3,353	163	163
Human rights	12,942	12,942	436	436
Culture	87	24,056	0	1,381
Literature	1,416	1,416	121	121
Music	5,601	5,601	292	292
Cinema	6,106	6,106	269	269
Festival	1,151	1,151	80	80
Cuisine	952	952	101	101
Fashion	1,328	1,328	111	111
Sports	7,415	7,415	407	407
See also	88	88	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	44	670	0	0
Bibliography	626	626	0	0
Further reading	2,388	2,388	0	0
External links	1,879	1,879	0	0
Total	265,812	265,812	14,555	14,555

Etymology and History

Etymology:I think Names of Nigeria should have it own page plus in the Irish language, Nigeria is known as An Nigeir similar to the country Niger Republic plus there should be a detailed information on Naija. History: I think it should be classed into 4 period- Prehistoric Nigeria (Dufuna Canoe era); Ancient Nigeria (Nok Civilization and tribal kingdoms era); Colonial Nigeria (the 30+ Provinces should be included); and Modern Nigeria Indomie-Man 1994 (talk) 05:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

History: I notice dates in the pre-history section use the labels AD and BC rather than CE and BCE, as is the contemporary convention. Is there a reason for this? Is there a regional style preference being honored or is this simply a use of outdated labels? (It's probably been more than 20 years since I've seen a new publication use AD or BC.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Griffitj (talk • contribs) 21:13, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

For an explaination of "AD and BC rather than CE and BCE", refer to WP:BCE. Modifying such words is contentious and forbidden without appropriate consensus. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 03:41, 20 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "black" to "Black" Change "blacks" to "Black people" ~2026-17958-55 (talk) 02:05, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before posting an edit request. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 02:19, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]