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Six zones, one country

From the Atlantic to the Sahel

Follow Nigeria from the lagoons of the south-west to Lake Chad in the north-east: its peoples, cities and landscapes.

  1. South West

    Lagos and Yoruba land

    Lagos, Ibadan and Abeokuta: Nigeria’s commercial heart and the home of the Yoruba.

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  2. South East

    The Igbo heartland

    Enugu, Owerri and Awka: Igbo culture, trade and the story of the civil war.

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  3. South South

    The Niger Delta

    Rivers, creeks and mangroves, and the centre of the oil and gas industry.

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  4. North Central

    Abuja and the Middle Belt

    The federal capital, the Jos Plateau and the meeting of the Niger and Benue rivers at Lokoja.

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  5. North West

    The Hausa kingdoms

    Kano, Sokoto and Kaduna: old trading cities, Hausa culture and the savanna.

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  6. North East

    Lake Chad and the Sahel

    Maiduguri and the Lake Chad basin, at the southern edge of the Sahara.

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