7 Reasons we should be proud of Nigeria

7 reasons why you should be
proud to be Nigerian
1. It’s the “Giant of Africa”
With a population of 180 million,
Nigeria is Africa’s largest country
by number of inhabitants.
2. Ethnic diversity
It is home to over 250 ethnic
groups and over 500 languages.
Where else in the world will you
find this?
3. Abundance of natural
resources
It’s Africa’s largest oil producer,
pumping over 2.4 million barrels
of oil per day. In addition to this
it has a wide array of
under exploited mineral
resources which include natural
gas, coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold,
tin, iron ore, limestone, niobium,
lead and zinc.
4. A great football team
The “Super Eagles” have made
the World Cup on 4 occasions –
in 1994, 1998, 2002, and in
2010. They won the African Cup
of Nations in 1980, 1994, and
2013. They won the gold medal
for football in the 1996 Summer
Olympics (in which they beat
Argentina) becoming the first
African football team to win gold
in Olympic Football.
5. It’s home to internationally
acclaimed writers
Nigeria’s best-known writers
include Wole Soyinka, the first
African Nobel Laureate in
Literature, Chinua Achebe, Ben
Okri, John Pepper Clark, Cyprian
Ekwensi, Buchi Emecheta, Helon
Habila, T. M. Aluko, Chimamanda
Ngozi Adichie and many others.
6. Natural beauty
The Mandara mountains are just
one example of this.
7. Huge film industry
Nollywood is the 3rd largest film
industry in the world after
Hollywood and Bollywood