DAY 20: FUN FACT FRIDAY
Amarachi Anastasia Okoro@amarachiokoro
20 days ago
An interesting fact about my country
Nigeria
* Nigeria is the most populous black nation on Earth. Her people are talented, brilliant and smart. Their known for happy lifestyle.
* Nigeria has two outstanding UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa and Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osun.
* Unrivalled cultural magnificence. Nigeria is a multinational that inhabited by over 250 ethnic groupings, of which the three largest are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. These ethnic groups speak over 500 different languages, have diverse cultures, and exhibits unique art.
* Nigeria is a home to Africa's oldest dye pit. Kofar Mata Dye Pit in Kano was established in 1498 and is Africa's oldest. It continues to preserve the traditional tye and dye production process used in northern Nigeria. Methods and skills used are ancient, and handed down from generation to generation.
* Nigeria has one of the world's largest diversity of butterflies. It has an exceptional biodiversity and boasts an abundance of fauna and flora. Presently, there are over 1000 documented species of butterflies. New species are still being discovered.
* From the Benin Kingdom to contemporary art, Nigerian artists and artisans are unrivalled. Fueling artistic expressions through art.
Nigeria's film industry 'Nollywood' is the world’s second largest film industry and pioneer of Afrobeats.
* A Nigerian was the first African to receive a Novel Prize for Literature
* Wole Soyinka or Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright and political activist and the first African to receive a Novel Prize for Literature in 1986.
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