The Fascinating Nation of NIGERIA

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[@GEOfocusChannel]

Hi everyone! I hope you like the new video. A note on one of the comments in the video: In the video I give the statistic that oil accounts for 40% of GDP and 80% of government revenue. Apparently this is too high, and the usual % of GDP is more like 10-18%, obviously depending on the price of oil. I'm looking into the source of the stat, but I suspect it's a very out-of-date number, and maybe the record highest % of GDP.

[@julianking4957]

Nigerian has way more problems than things going for it

[@virgieabsin4953]

The nigeria is a beautiful country good country

[@virgieabsin4953]

Yess the thundrac vibz live on Nigeria country the is beautiful country

[@nmg1909]

Lagos is the smallest in the landscape but the most populous city in Nigeria.

[@yemifest1648]

in terms of what?, if you are in terms of states of the federation ; you're right but not of cities in Nigeria, the statement above is wrong.

[@nmg1909]

@@yemifest1648 lol google is your mate

[@AwokenEntertainment]

never knew that Nigeria had such unique beautiful landscapes!

[@cheqmatesmrelationshipmatt7438]

i,m nigerian

[@johnsonlee3018]

God Bless Nigeria and Africa

[@MarcusAJohn-sp2ee]

I loved your video, balanced, fair and informative--typical of Canadians. A breath of fresh air from all the negative western press against our amazing continent!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thank you, Marcus! I do my best to be objective about every country I talk about.

[@koskeisonoya]

Iam Kenyan but Nigerians have sell African brands in music and culture.

[@Sanitamusic-y6d]

So enlightening thanks you big time,I just subscribed to your channel,I’m Nigerian 🇳🇬living in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 God bless you 🙏🏾💕✅

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thank you, sir!

[@Nil_Ardui_Est]

Wow, all this time I thought Sweden was larger than Nigeria and that Spain was the same size as Nigeria. Also, is there really a “Nollywood” sign in Nigeria? Great video as always Paul and keep up the great work!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thanks! Yeah, mercator projection is mind-blowing when you first learn about it. No, the "Nollywood" sign isn't real. We took the Hollywood sign and adapted it for the video. :)

[@PainterVierax]

having a good old globe or using different projections is very useful to understand the geographical challenges over the world. I remember an old book presenting the Cold War with a polar projection, as a teenager it was mindblowing.

[@Nil_Ardui_Est]

@@PainterVierax That’s pretty cool. It makes sense that the would use a polar projection for the Cold War since the two superpowers at the time were the United States of America and Soviet Union.

[@blackoralArt]

Nigeria is way bigger than shown on the maps as he said. It takes days to travel by road from the South to the North and hours by air. It's so diverse too with so many different cultures, languages, way of life that moving from one part to the other is like being in a different country. In a way, they are different 'countries' cos pre colonial times, today's Nigeria was made up of different kngdoms, empires and states that were lumped together by the British into one big country, hence the diversity and sometimes friction

[@ringgame]

@@blackoralArt we’d be the best if we could overcome those differences

[@dbrave1524]

I see as a Nigerian I will score you 92% of all 100% you did well I was also learning from you cheers bro what you said regarding the insecurity is exactly how we want big media to explain to the world

[@lawijeawele9560]

Nigerians has entrepreneurs spirit and their drive for success cannot be matched with any other group in the whole world.

[@ringgame]

@Richdragon it’s fax

[@kisasamadvocate3464]

Nope. An apartheid Country. Is simply a geographical location 👌

[@mawuliahiable6178]

Nigerians and bragging. Y'all look funny doing this

[@tundebakare6887]

Fact ❤

[@hammanbanjiram1611]

Great job, Paul. Well researched, and nicely presented. Very fair. Thank you, sir!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

And thank YOU, sir! I'm glad you like it. :)

[@one-People]

God bless you brother, I'm a proud Nigerian. Thank you so much for seeing facts about Nigeria, others focused negativity

[@james56660]

Nigeria is the home 🏡 of afrobeats music. Nigeria 🇳🇬 is also music 🎼 /fashion capital of the African continent.

[@Alfredo78666]

A country with a tremendous potential

[@Daniel-Adanri]

But wasted

[@georgeanderson7708]

@@Daniel-Adanri your life is wasted not nigeria

[@MIA-ti7pg]

Potential my ass y'all had a decade of independence and are still underdeveloped 🙄

[@Daniel-Adanri]

@@MIA-ti7pg facts

[@Daniel-Adanri]

@@MIA-ti7pg where are you from

[@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes]

Minor thing on the borders corresponding: The actual first time this occurred was 1 June 1961. After WW1 Cameroon was ruled under a League of Nations mandate under which France controlled most of modern day Cameroon and Britain controlled a thin strip of land to the Northwest which they administered as "Northern Cameroons" and "Southern Cameroons". In 1 January 1960, French Cameroon got its independence. Nigeria acquired its independence in 1 October 1960 and a plebiscite was held on 11 February 1961 to determine the fate of the Cameroons. The north voted to join Nigeria and was annexed on 1 June, and the south voted to join Cameroon and was annexed on 1 October. I also wasn't aware of this for a long time because it looks roughly the same shape on older maps, but a key difference is that before WW1 Nigeria was "thinner" and its border with Kamerun was a straight line for the most part, whereas modern Nigeria's boundary is more natural.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Fair enough. Thanks for adding that. I guess I could have said "More or less corresponding to" or "borders similar to", etc.

[@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes]

@@GEOfocusChannel Still great to have your videos as a baseline as always. Nigeria's size, diversity, and importance, are really significant to get across.

[@afrikanheritage99]

I am Nigerian, and thank you for your unbiased objective report about the history, geographical, and sociocultural make of Nigeria 🇳🇬 A score of A in my assessment 👏👏👏 God bless the federal republic of Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thank you very much, Princess! I appreciate it. 😊

[@afrikanheritage99]

@@GEOfocusChannel You welcome, keep up the good job. I subscribed and hit notification.

[@taofikakinyemi7417]

I'm a nigerian , I like your content 👌 full and accurate I was a student of geography, it reminds me of geography of region

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thanks, Taofik! 😊

[@Rotakins2]

You are very perfect on this information... much love i gat for you from Nigeria 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@ritachiejina892]

Thanks! However, as a Nigerian, I am not impressed with most of your pictures you showcased. You should have also showcased the great natural views and structures to show the level of physical development which we are very proud of. Thank you!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Well, there are very few stock images available for Nigeria compared to most other countries, so I have very limited selection of images to choose from. I can't just use any image I find on the internet; I have to find stock images and properly license them. I always do the best I can, and I did in this video.

[@dvchel]

@@GEOfocusChannel Interesting. I used to think you can use images you find on the internet. As long as you share the source or add copyright etc. Showing it's not yours etc.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

@@dvchel Well, you can, but someone might sue you, and it could be a big licensing company that sues you. Sometimes people might be happy if you use their image and give them credit (for example an image of their shop or product, because they get some free promotion), but it's a risk (unless you get their permission).

[@olajong2315]

Still ain’t wrong. It looks like a war torn country

[@davestrasburg408]

l always enjoy all the pictures!

[@arturbarzic1405]

Before the video, I know that Nigeria have many ethnical groups, like Igbo and Yoruba (in Brazil, my motherland, Yoruba was a important ethnical group cause the slavery period). I still wanna to travel to Lagos or Abuja someday. Travel to your neighboor countries as well (Ghana, Togo, Benin, Senegal) to see what´s like.

[@josueveguilla9069]

Nollywood is Love, Nollywood is Life

[@eemymagia]

Muy interesante. Gracias por estos vídeos Paul. Ayudan a conocer un poco más los países 😍😀👏

[@wildbull5722]

Wow you described nigeria perfectly.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thank you, WB! 😊

[@syeansim1693]

what i know about nigeria are (1) Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe....in 1977, this book was one of the my form 4 english literature class (i am from sarawak, malaysia) (2) akeem olajuwon is Yoruba and is from nigeria

[@ayibabenedict]

I am also a fan of Hakeem Olajuwon. He inspired me

[@frankbernard2702]

✅✅🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@p.millard557]

Things fall apart it's a fantastic book. I recommend it to anyone who likes good literature.

[@charlestomoon9310]

Nice videos for my Nigeria's

[@jamanees1138]

I love you Nigeria 🇳🇬 ❤❤❤❤

[@ShaihaniAhmadAbdulkadir1]

am from nigeria and i like this history

[@olakunleenikanoselu80]

Only thing u 4get to add is we Nigeria have our own made English which we use as a common language is called pidgin English originally made by us naija God bless my country nigeria

[@finikama]

2:32 The raining season is from March to October not November to March. That is the Dry season.

[@gf-nw6no]

Damn i didnt know filmaking is a huge thing over there, its nice to hear that from Indo, where film industry had just recently boomed and modernized here

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Yeah, the film industry in India is huge too!

[@inmyworldkindagirl]

Didn't know this either! Also didn't know about the oil

[@efemzyekun900]

@@inmyworldkindagirl there is a whole lot you don't know about Nigeria and Africa at large ..You must rely on CNN, BBC or Sky cable networks, to know about us. They've been lying to you, in broad daylight...trust me.

[@nigerdeltamirrortv9311]

Yeah. 2nd biggest movie producing nation worldwide, biggest oil producer in Africa, 7th in the world. ...Nigeria is big in many ways, reason it's called the giant of Africa

[@Pawsandwhiskers23]

@@nigerdeltamirrortv9311 Also biggest economy in Africa.

[@rosep5516]

My is from Nigeria and learn a lot from you thank you for your hard work

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thanks, Rose! I'm glad to hear that.

[@olasijiolajire4656]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂lege show on top.❤

[@tobby_fabulous]

Real Estates, Crypto and Music Industry was omitted however great presentation 👍👏

[@Bellasie1]

Answer: I knew about the languages because it's also a passion for me. I didn't know as many details, about the size of the country and how much the population had grown in 30 years.

[@alexanderdanieljika4047]

i knew the baifran war and i learned that yoruba is spoken in benin and as nigerian i want let people know about our music

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Can you recommend any musical genres or artists?

[@alexanderdanieljika4047]

@@GEOfocusChannel oh afro and davido, wizkid and burna boy

[@alexanderdanieljika4047]

@@GEOfocusChannel sorry for replying late

[@GEOfocusChannel]

That’s ok! Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll check them out.

[@NymaMargaret]

@@GEOfocusChannel our music genre is called Afrobeats and we have a handful of artistes

[@bhashashikkhakendro]

In India there are more than 400 spoken languages of which 20 languages are scheduled languages and Hindi and English are the official languages.

[@DirtyEdon]

India is the second most diverse culturely and genetically after Africa

[@bhashashikkhakendro]

@@DirtyEdon Yes

[@the_jujuman5269]

Nigeria has about 563 languages with half as much landmass

[@Biobele]

Nigeria has more than 500 languages

[@bhashashikkhakendro]

@@Biobele Yes. After that India. Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Nigeria and India have the most languages.

[@oluwafemijunior8208]

Impressive 👏🏽

[@genuinediasporan6661]

Thank you. Very informative.❤❤❤

[@GEOfocusChannel]

It’s my pleasure. I’m glad to hear that!

[@prospektarty1513]

Excellent video but devastated by the lack of concern for the environment especially the Niger delta. This had the only unique type of ecology of its kind in the world with its mangrove vegetation large numbers of hippopotamuses, rhinos, leopards, crocodiles, gorillas, chimps, monkeys and forest elephants, unique birds, and butterflies that were studied here for centuries. The international oil companies drove those animals into extinction by destroying their natural habitats and polluting the rivers and creeks.. the peoples lives of fishing and faring but alas there’s nothing left to fish and the farmlands have been destroyed or taking over for oil exploration to fuel the cars and factories of the West.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I think that might be a topic for separate dedicated video at some point. Country profiles like this are quite general and condensed, so every section is thin on details.

[@ndubuisiezeoye2099]

Mr Paul,you did a nice job here as always. As a Nigerian, I can testify that Nigeria is naturally blessed--productive land, good weather conditions, almost no natural disasters. Our major problem in Nigeria is bad government,very corrupt politicians who doesn't consider the grassroots, that's why the Igbos are relentlessly fighting for separation

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I won't comment on the fighting for separation, but I do hear a lot about severe corruption in Nigeria.

[@afrikanheritage99]

@The GEOfocus Channel incredibly smart guy👏👏👏 totally wise staying off controversial and polarizing topics . Subscribing 👍

[@GEOfocusChannel]

@@afrikanheritage99 Thanks, Princess!

[@afrikanheritage99]

@@GEOfocusChannel You welcome my brother 🙏

[@softduck]

Abort mission, because the government is corrupt you think the solution is separation. Get some education brother, in the new country you want to create who's going to be the government, angels from heaven? Or people from Mars?

[@mobo7420]

A thing I learned was that Nigeria is much bigger than it looks like on the standard maps. Just shows the effects of Eurocentrism (again)...

[@rogar0x785]

What is eurocentrism?

[@mobo7420]

@@rogar0x785 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocentrism

[@juniorjunior3551]

Nigeria is the richest country in Africa despite its political challenges.

[@Avaricumstudios]

If Nigeria wasn't rulled by military for that long time, Nigeria would be very wealthy

[@juvenaldasilva413]

In your dream

[@thembi9645]

Keep dreaming. If so why u flock in other countries Nd committing hurtful crimes? Why u don’t stay comfortably in your rich countries?

[@afrikanheritage99]

@Thembi Who the hell is this malicious hater copying and pasting this same garbage in all threads? Just disappear please let 🙄

[@juvenaldasilva413]

@@Avaricumstudios if the ball didn't hit the post ,it would be a goal 😁

[@viacheslavskrypnyk4340]

Cool chanel. Keep doing new videos

[@govindasharma3442]

Next one Nepal please!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

That's not possible, unfortunately. I have several months of videos uploaded and the order is already decided. But if I'm able to keep doing this channel, then I'll do Nepal someday.

[@believeinpeace]

Absolutely perfect and educational!! Thank you Paul!

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thanks, Inez! I appreciate the kind words. :)

[@jimpennin9588]

Is there a specific order you are doing this in? Or just the ones you want to do?

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I made the list of topics and decided the order based on what I want to do, but with a balance of different continents and regions, and with a balance between topics with more potential popularity and those with less. I'm hoping that keeps as many people engaged as possible. If I focus on a specific region for several videos in a row, people might stop watching when that series is over. And if I do all the big topics first, people will stop watching when I get to the smaller topics. And if I do them in alphabetical order, I'll be doing what another channel is already known for.

[@nwachichigbundu5602]

I will love for the three major tribes to go their separate ways for more peace to reign.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Do you mean separate into 3 different countries?

[@nwachichigbundu5602]

@@GEOfocusChannel yes.

[@afrikanheritage99]

@@GEOfocusChannel Good question 🤔 Please don't even entertain daydreamers😂

[@softduck]

Wake up from your sleep, nobody is going anywhere. You all better drop this idea and work for the betterment of our nation.

[@nwachichigbundu5602]

@@softduck take time and study your history. Then you decides for yourself.

[@AfricasRealities]

There is one natural disaster though: terrible river floods.

[@coolbluetunes9885]

in india pretty much every regions film industry is a "wood"

[@omrivol]

Great video. Well done!

[@emmanuelilori6721]

❤

[@rotimikayode1072]

Oil amount to only 9% of Nigeria's GDP.

[@ferdinandswam6121]

You're doing well my brother. Good research

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thank you, sir!

[@amosadewuni460]

Poorly researched video of Nigeria in 2022. It is unbelievable to say that Oil contributes 40% of gdp when it actually contributes less than 10%. It is incorrect that Lagos city is 8million in population.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

The oil stat is already corrected in the pinned comment, with a stat that covers a range of years. 8 million is the population of Lagos city proper, not the metro area. Some sources give the metro population without clearly specifying that. Some sources say 9 million, etc. The population statistics are ALL estimates.

[@MrChuksa]

Great Video with Facts. However I would have loved better pictures of the country. Most of the pictures used do not represent the actual beauty of some of the areas stated.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Unfortunately the selection of stock images from Nigeria is very limited. There aren’t many photographers taking professional photos in Nigeria and selling licenses for them through stock image services. I wish I had a much bigger selection to choose from.

[@mariax1485]

Nice video. I would like to ask: Which language is most spoken in the capital city of Abuja and in the other main city of Lagos?

[@retruthdecliesny4435]

Mostly English because they are both large cities and English is needed for inter-ethnic communication

[@GEOfocusChannel]

In Lagos the most widely spoken national language is Yoruba, if I understand correctly. But because people move there from all over the country, lots of languages are spoken, and the lingua franca is normally Nigerian Pidgin English. Abuja is even more mixed, since it’s a recently built planned city, so almost its whole population came there from somewhere else. Like in Lagos, the most common language of the streets is Nigerian Pidgin English. My knowledge is second-hand, though. If any Nigerians want to comment or clarify, go ahead! 🙂 Edit: Oh, I see that Retruth replied before I did.

[@mariax1485]

@@retruthdecliesny4435 thanks

[@mariax1485]

@@GEOfocusChannel Thanks. Do you think you'll do a language profile on yoruba, hausa or igbo anytime soon on your other channel? I'm a fan of both langfocus and geofocus so thanks again for this educational content. Best wishes and hope you keep it up 👍

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I hope to do them, but I’m not sure when it will be. Langfocus videos are huge projects and I have to struggle to get them done in a reasonable amount of time, which means I end up pushing back the topics that are harder to research. It can be quite hard to find sufficient materials for languages of Africa, and it’s hard to find people who are willing to help with the recordings and have good enough recording equipment.

[@georgeanderson7708]

Okay i just subscribed bu can't find the joint button

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thanks! The join button doesn’t appear in the iPhone/iPad app, but it appears on computer and Android. You can also click the link in the description in a web browser on iPhone/iPhone. After you join, it works on all devices. 👌🏻

[@supremestanley9630]

Am a Nigerian God bless Nigerian with all the gifts in life but the problem is the leader 10ks

[@udyfrost6380]

The problem is the system mainly. The leaders are a result of the poor system put in place govern us. If Nigeria is to change, you have to change the system completely. Having one good leader won't do much

[@johnnybarry]

You give a good knowledge research but some people hate Nigeria,wish is not fair

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thanks! 😊 Some people are stupid, unfortunately.

[@selfworm]

Nigeria is more than twice as large as Sweden.

[@ndukwuchinonso7205]

Nigeria needs good leadership

[@zeloyichinye6763]

2:32 you March to November

[@mch7933]

The ethnic and religious diversity in Nigeria is not merely "diversity" but essentially a clash of civilisations and no single country can sustain itself this way.

[@israel.s.garcia]

Well, they did.

[@mch7933]

@@israel.s.garcia why not talk about what you know, and leave topics you don't know Mr. Garcia

[@tonyeffik6781]

🤦🏾‍♂️, what a tired narrative. ethnic & religious diversity are not nigeria’s utmost problems, it’s poor governance and corruption

[@mch7933]

@@tonyeffik6781 bad governance and corruption are symptoms of the fundamental dysfunctionality of a state like Nigeria. It's not hard to understand that a country with vastly opposing cultural ideologies cannot find a direction, hence too many cracks are made open for corruption, nepotism and mediocrity in governance

[@tonyeffik6781]

@@mch7933 no just no, bad governance and corruption are a symptoms of an incompetence & criminality in the current established ruling class and a lack of conviction in the people as a whole. there are plenty of multiethnic entities both historically and in contemporary times that have made it work, nigeria is not the only diverse country in the world & we’re doing comparably better than homogenous countries in the continent such as somalia for example. the problems of an average poor nigerian are not caused by fellow poor nigerians with a different religion or tribe, but by a coterie of criminals who grind all nigerians in the dust. those criminals do not discriminate based on religion or tribe. their pernicious effects plague our present and destroy the possibilities of our future. you overrate the issues of diversity because the elites use such rhetoric to fuel ethnic sentiment & divide the people while stealing from them behind their back. nigerians as a whole need to wake up

[@akobronson3555]

What about Cameroon,

[@annefalola9278]

Some of the positives that you can say about Nigeria is that we are a vibrant people. We have some of the best brains in the world and we provide professionals to many countries both in Africa and world over. Nigeria has over 40 Universities. I am not happy that you did not show some of our beautiful areas, even when talking about Abuja, you did not show the beautiful city. Lagos also has a lot of beautiful sports and not only slums. Also the landmarks in Abuja should include the 3 powers symbol - the Legislature, the Judiciary and the Executive. They are central to Abuja with the Federal Secretariat. The housing estates in Abuja is impressive and also is the Ecumenical Centre just beside the National Mosque. We are grateful for your interest in Nigeria. Thank you!

[@sylvesterchidubem3633]

U have tried in pinpointing some of the issues in Nigeria, but the original northern Nigerians does not have any link to the Arab except religion, the fulanies are pastorians from the middle east, they are not originally Nigerians .the three tribs u mentioned are not the three ethnic groups in Nigeria but languages, the BIAFRA who speaks IGBO, the ODUDUWA who speaks yoroba and the ARIWA who speaks hawusa.

[@TheProfessional15]

Awfuo censoring, whats the point of showing a picture if the final product would be unwatchable and that photo is not really brutal, only a dead man with some blood and what? I've seen worse things in KZbin like false news, weird KZbin kids videos and unfunny pranks, and youtube doesnt do anything to stop that, this society is screwed up, we are getting more crazier with every year

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I deleted my response, because I'm not sure if you're criticizing me or KZbin for its policies. But I definitely needed to censor that image to avoid any trouble with KZbin.

[@VitaliyKhomich]

Everything was new

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I hope it was interesting!

[@VitaliyKhomich]

@@GEOfocusChannel all these videos are very interesting on your channel

[@gheorghitaalsunculitei9146]

You were the last person I've expected to say the name of the country of Niger wrong

[@gheorghitaalsunculitei9146]

The country of Niger is pronounced differently from the river

[@GEOfocusChannel]

What do you think is wrong with the way I said it?

[@gheorghitaalsunculitei9146]

@@GEOfocusChannel It should be pronounced /niːˈʒɛər

[@inmyworldkindagirl]

Bro, what you even saying?

[@gheorghitaalsunculitei9146]

@@inmyworldkindagirl I've wrote the pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

[@Elob7880]

Give us Biafra

[@jokertube8952]

Lovely video, not 100% accurate but this will do...for now at least

[@idothings1497]

It's the largest in Africa not one of the largest

[@GEOfocusChannel]

By some measures Cairo is the largest, but by others it’s Lagos.

[@funnyfun7040]

@@GEOfocusChannel by population... Not landscape

[@inowinner5969]

We need Biafra only

[@GoodMuyis]

Lagos is not the largest city in Nigeria but Ibadan. But Lagos can be said to be the most populous city in Nigeria

[@GEOfocusChannel]

When I say “largest” I mean the largest in terms of population. It’s very common to say “large” instead of “populous”.

[@anthonytv6477]

Nigeria is my country but it is very useless, but I am a biafara man we sapareting from Nigeria soon so I did not consider myself a Nigerian ☹️

[@DeZ007]

Oga rest biko. Channel your energy towards an Igbo president in 2023.

[@anthonytv6477]

@@DeZ007 which election 🤦

[@СергейПлугатырёв]

Why do you guys want to separate? Apart from the currupt government?

[@ronaldk.sitlhou2914]

If only you could have highlighted the genocide of the Igbos.

[@zeda1338]

Paul I thought your from either 🇷🇺 or former Soviets states 🤔 your from Canada 🇨🇦 had no idea mate

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I get that a lot 😄

[@adetunjitirimidhi1193]

You really try about your researches but if not because of Nigerians government, we should be competing with US by now because Nigeria ones have a equal value of exchange rate as dollars in the 90's but our Government always fuck us up, and Lagos is the main strength of Nigeria it's self. You haven't seen nothing if you come to Nigeria and you did not visit Lagos. Unlike other states they are just not comparable to Lagos

[@stephentaylor2119]

Gollywood

[@I.____.....__...__]

You forgot to mention 419 as part of their economy; they're (in)famous for it (though a couple of other countries have surpassed them in that regard in the past decade).

[@GEOfocusChannel]

lol, well I don't think that was worth including in the video. It's not representative of the country, even though it used to be the hotbed of that type of scam. To other people reading, "419" refers to money scams, ie. the "Nigerian Prince" e-mails, etc.

[@ogensevivo9861]

You Hater' are you perfect

[@andersonojoshimite6047]

@@GEOfocusChannel contrary to your claim, oil and gas account for less than 18% of the GDP.

[@chrisudoka5420]

He most be ghanana or south Africa... Hahaha boy you will die with hater

[@efemzyekun900]

It would be lovely, if you can just tell us what country you come from, at least that way, I can give you a pack file of how unsaintly your country is. I just hope you are not a victim of 419 scam, because if you are, we consider the scammed and the scammer to be best of pals, until the beans got spilled...The story the scammer gave you, must have interested you, because you are a 1st class thieve and greedy fellow yourself.

[@sumtendechaba9717]

527 languages not 400+

[@aghonelego2379]

Nigeria population in this is not correct. Estimates is far from reality. The government don't know how many Nigerians are. Good effort for this video.

[@Chainbreak2023]

Please fo Ghana next

[@meninosouza572]

I heard some parts of Nigeria were colonized by Portugal

[@naijabelle4961]

LoL...Thats not true.

[@chrisudoka5420]

Nonsense

[@ibinabos.amachree8762]

The Portuguese ran away because they were clueless.

[@nigerdeltamirrortv9311]

Nah. They only came for trade. But they left their mark by naming Lagos and some Portuguese words in our pidgin English like 'sabi' 'dash" 'chop' etc

[@ValyrianCode]

Not exactly. They were the first Europeans to reach the shores of Nigeria and they at least were more focused on business than colonisation. They introduced Christianity to the Benin Kingdom, converted Oba Ozolua to Christianity(1485) and helped him conquered territories by arming him and his soldiers. The Portuguese had a very good diplomatic relationship with the Benin kingdom that the kingdom had an ambassador in Portugal.

[@sundayngwuta8985]

You try on your history but we will tell better

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I’m sure Nigerians can explain it better than I can! 😊👍🏼 I just do my best to give a general overview of a wide range of topics, rather than specialize.

[@seandlamini5780]

Plz do South Africa next

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I already have a lot of videos made and scheduled for release. You’ll have to just wait and see what I release.

[@mawuliahiable6178]

@@GEOfocusChannel and ghana too

[@diogonaves5386]

Algum br ai pra me explicar pq ele falou do brasil??? Não tô entendendo oq o Brasil tem a ver com a Nigéria...

[@juvenaldasilva413]

Ele disse ,que a população da Nigeria ,em termos de número passou a do Brasil . Acho que pela próxima , o melhor será perguntar , se tem aí alguém que fala . Abraço apartir de Angola .

[@diogonaves5386]

@@juvenaldasilva413 passou não,eles tem 206 milhões de pessoas,já o Brasil 212 milhões,ainda faltam 6 milhões... Ou será q ele quiz dizer q futuramente a Nigéria terá mais pessoas que o Brasil?

[@juvenaldasilva413]

Ele falou, que a Nigéria actualmente é o sexto país mais populoso do mundo, e que tem uma população de duzentos e noventa milhões de pessoas.

[@truefranck]

Do Cameroon

[@mypanexogamouslineage965]

I do not understand Pidgin songs because it is mostly Nigerian-African languages phrases than English language phrases. How do you Nigerians understand it when it's using mostly using words and phrases not of your native language? what I mean by Pidgin Songs I mean Afropop, Afrobeats, High life, Naija Hip Hop, Naija Rap, and Naija Dancehall.

[@NymaMargaret]

Most Nigerians speaks more than 2 languages and the phrases use in movies and music is understood by almost every Nigerian irrespective of where the language is coming from

[@brandonmanuel2842]

Nigeria has problems with SARS Special Anti Robery Squad.

[@roupenmagardichian1899]

Do Qatar

[@davyslanguages]

I give you 5 / 10 on your research about Nigeria. This are very old images. Go an conduct a New research .

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Well, where do you think the images come from? I have to license them from stock image services, and there are very few images from Nigeria compared to other countries. If more professional photographers upload photos from Nigeria to such services, I can use them. If not, I can't.

[@biggyibukun6372]

You did not even mention the Benin kingdom which was one of the power kingdom in Africa, so I will give you 1/100

[@santodiablo_pma]

Much polygamy

[@raymondmordi7937]

Especially among the Muslims and early marriages too

[@jaybee4577]

Even though, Nigeria population count is corrupt so take the population census with a grain of salt.

[@aamodi8984]

Polygamy is better than prostitution

[@APimpNamedSlickback69]

As a Nigerian/Biafran I would have preferred u to speak more on the genocide that occured from 1967 -1970 which was termed the "Nigeria-biafra war". Over 6 million of my people (the igbos) were killed and kids were starved to death because we asked for self determination. Till this very day, the igbos are still being marginalized and killed and the whole country in general is very tensed.

[@juanpedronardin8596]

Is now the 6th most populous country surpassing Brazil, and very soon will be the 5th one. Nigeria has a higher birth rate than the countries with more population than them, and Pakistan (the 5th now) has a mininal difference in population (they surpassed Brazil little time ago too). Nigeria is an universe inself.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

I’ve seen projections that just Lagos could have a population of up to 100 million by 2100. I can’t quite comprehend that. I don’t think it will get quite that big, but it will be multiples of what it is now.

[@efemzyekun900]

@@GEOfocusChannel you are not far from the truth...Lagos is the smallest state in Nigeria by landmass, very small indeed, but still the most populated...For over a decade now, some real estate buffs have been creating man made islands along our coastlines, to make more room for investments and contain population explosion. The only alternative is for other states, especially Ogun state, which is the neighboring state to Lagos, to develop fast and relieve Lagos from imploding from within...unless that is done, i foresee a serious issue ahead.

[@eduardocajias5626]

@@efemzyekun900 Man made islands in Nigeria?! Wow! I never heard about that. Well, it means for me that, Nigerians are really big enterpreneurs! And the fact that the government moved the country capital from Lagos to Abuja is an indicator they are trying to diminish Lagos population increasing (and also make the center of the country politically more important, aren't they? Salute from São Paulo, Brazil.

[@efemzyekun900]

@@eduardocajias5626 yes, the very first successful man made island were Victoria Island, done during colonial era, the Banana Island, worth billions of dollars per a few square meter, owned by an indigenous Nigerian entrepreneur. We also have by far the biggest man made island, which is the now completed Eko Atlantic City, then the newly inaugurated Island, known as the Ocean city Lagos. All these are humongous and extremely valuable real estates, being created to provide more space for Lagos and her economic growth. Below are some links for your view: 1. *kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYnVmWCKnrSgmqc** (Ocean City Lagos).* 2. *kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKDMp4ifhbONgdk** (Eko Atlantic City).* 3. *kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6apm5acp7iei9U** (Banana Island).* You can also do some research on all the above on your own. Thanks

[@olajong2315]

Doesn’t make it great. Large populations is stupid. Nigeria had a population less than the uk during their independence and now more than 2 times? That’s just stupid and unplanned. Lack of population control, lack of proper development.

[@collinsakugbe7011]

I cannot help but notice that, you pointed out only the problems of Nigeria. Perhaps you should do a part 2, highlighting the success of Nigeria. When you spoke of the old kingdoms, you omitted the Old Benin Empire. It it worthy of note that, the old Benin Empire was the last Kingdom in Nigeria to be defeated by the British. I will give you 6/10. Proudly Nigerian🇳🇬

[@Avaricumstudios]

The old Benin empire is the old Benin empire ,better focus on the recent successes which are in plenty don't you think

[@stevenwilliams3015]

Which success? Nigeria has no success, stop deceiving yourself

[@icedheart610]

@@stevenwilliams3015 and stop fooling yourself

[@mauricio_ds2322]

@@icedheart610 he said the truth, If the World Bank’s income poverty threshold of $3.20 per day is used, Nigeria’s poverty rate is 71%, that's not something to be proud about

[@icedheart610]

@@mauricio_ds2322 nobody is proud of that, while you guys celebrate the west for always showing you their good side where all you see about Nigeria is negative, USA you guys love so much owns more than Nigeria… Nigeria is bad but let’s also talk about the good and work for betterment, not negativity all the time, and if you don’t see any good or use in Nigeria you’re just blind of ignorantly stupid

[@Samyak_2008]

Go on nigeria we are with you

[@kwas101]

Nigeria is an amazing country, and what I've seen of it the people are very enterprising. Maybe I'm wrong, but one of the main things which seems to hold the country back from success is government corruption. That's a shame, but I wonder what can be done to change that? Thanks for the video by the way, as usual with all of your videos, entertaining and informative!

[@sunsetsoverlavenderfields]

Nigeria has a fantastic music scene as well, I'd highly recommend checking out Fela Kuti, and the genre of Highlife

[@ihunnawisdom2376]

What does Fella have to do with highlife?

[@Alfredo78666]

Is it true that the lenght of the songs are of 15 to 30 minutes?

[@sunsetsoverlavenderfields]

@@ihunnawisdom2376 fela didn't make highlife, but it's from west africa as well

[@sunsetsoverlavenderfields]

@@Alfredo78666 a lot of them are very long yes. Not all afrobeat artists write songs like that though, it was more of a fela kuti thing

[@ihunnawisdom2376]

@@sunsetsoverlavenderfields everything has origin saying west Africa doesn't specify were it stated or who made and named it from the little I know it's Ghana.

[@claudianowakowski]

Great video. Of course I loved the discussion of the languages of Nigeria.

[@GEOfocusChannel]

Thanks! I'm glad to hear that. That's probably the part a lot of Langfocus fans wait for.

[@claudianowakowski]

@@GEOfocusChannel And now I want to learn more about those languages.

[@truethots3088]

as a Nigerian i would love for you to focus more on the positives, e.g there is lots for potential for young entrepreneurs. in IT, real estate, and agriculture. we have started car manufacturing etc the great and ancient Bini kingdom was a big miss in your presentation

[@MIA-ti7pg]

There's nothing positive about Nigeria lol 🙄

[@ringgame]

@@MIA-ti7pg why u hating

[@MIA-ti7pg]

@@ringgame hating on what a failed state?if I may ask?🤨

[@ringgame]

@@MIA-ti7pg your state

[@MIA-ti7pg]

@@ringgame what about my state ? Well it's way better than shit hole Nigeria that's why your ppl are flocking into it 🙄