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What Do You Know About Nigeria?

You probably know that Nigeria is a country in Africa, but what else do you know about this country?
Map: We see a map of part of Africa. Nigeria is highlighted in red. The other countries are a pale yellow.
Map of Nigeria. Govva: TUBS / CC BY-SA 4.0

Brainstorm:

Start by having a brainstorm where everyone writes down three things they associate with Nigeria. Use a shared document, an interactive presentation tool like Mentimeter, or write the key words on the board.

Link to Mentimeter

You can find Mentimeter by following the link below. There is a free version, but at least one person, for example the teacher, will have to create an account.

Link to the webpage mentimeter.com

Talk:

Work with a partner.

Study the pictures: What do they tell you about Nigeria?

Photo: In the foreground is a man in orange work clothes and a yellow construction helmet, carrying yellow wires. Behind him we see a pile of building materials and the outlines of an oil refinery.
Oil refinery being built near Lagos in Nigeria. Govva: Akintunde Akinleye / CC BY-NC 4.0
Photo: Landscape picture we see rows of green mountains disappearing into the distance. The sky above is blue, with a few clouds.
Obudu Mountain in Cross River State, Nigeria. Govva: Laminartosin / CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: A man dressed all in white bends down towards a crowd of hands, fist bumping one of the hands. He has a microphone in his other hand.
The Nigerian artist D'banj at a concert in Lagos. Govva: Sunday Alamba / CC BY-NC 4.0
Photo: We see a lot of simply built houses surrounded by water. The houses have roofs in different colours. In the distance we see a line of taller buildings.
An aerial view of the Makoko community in Lagos, Nigeria. Govva: Seun Sanni / CC BY-NC 4.0

Take the quiz:

This quiz consists of true/false questions about Nigeria; how many do you know the answers to?

Write:

Research:

Work in groups.

A number of Nigerian musicians have found international fame. Find one such artist, listen to their music, and find out more about them.

Then present your musician and their music to another group, or to the class.

Nigerian musicians:

If you cannot find anyone – here is a list of Nigerian musicians who have found international fame:

Fela Kuti

D'banj

WIZKID

Davido

Tiwa Savage

Asa

Simi

King Sunny Ade

Burnaboy

(Main source: Nigerian Tribune "Highlights Of The Most Successful Nigerian Musicians Of All Time." Link to Nigerian Tribune's website: article about the most successful Nigerian artists of all time. )

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