nigeria

• NEE


  Newly emerging economy
• Nigeria is the 27th largest economy in the world and is an NEE - a Newly Emerging Economy
• Nigeria is a country which is increasingly seen as a regional leader and a dominant force in west Africa
• MINT


  One of four rapidly growing industrial countries (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey)
• Tropical monsoon climate


  • Found in the southern part of Nigeria
  • Influenced by monsoons originating from the South Atlantic ocean
  • Warm and high humidity
  • Produces copious rainfall
• Climate types in Nigeria

  • Tropical monsoon climate
  • Warm desert climate
  • Warm semi-arid climate
  • Monsoon climate
  • Tropical savanna climate
  • Sahel climate (warm semi-arid and warm desert)
• Tropical savanna climate


  • Extensive in area and covers most of Western Nigeria to central Nigeria
  • Well marked rainy season and a dry season
  • Hot and dry with the Harmattan wind during the dry season
• Sahel climate (warm semi-arid and warm desert)


  • Predominant in the northern part of Nigeria
  • Lower annual rainfall compared to the south and central parts
  • Kano is in the warm semi-arid climate region
• Warm desert climate


  • Little rainfall during the year
  • Classified as BWh according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification
• Population density is high (288 people/square mile) but not equally distributed
• Population density is highest in the south and southwest urban areas such as Lagos (1045 people/square mile) and lowest in the northeast (75 people/square mile)
• Rural-urban migration is growing in Nigeria
• Rural push factors


  Reasons that compel people to leave rural areas and migrate to urban areas (limited economic opportunities, lack of basic amenities, poor infrastructure, environmental challenges)
• Urban pull factors


  Attractions that draw people from rural areas to urban centers (better job prospects, access to improved healthcare and education, higher living standards, greater social opportunities, better infrastructure)