Guides and Directories

BBC News - Country Profile: Nigeria
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064557.stm

CIA - The World Factbook: Nigeria
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html

Columbia University Libraries - African Studies: Nigeria
Directory of categorized and annotated links.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Nigeria.html

The Economist - Country Briefings: Nigeria
News, comment and analysis focused on business and economics. Includes country profile, background material, surveys, currency converter and web resources.
http://www.economist.com/countries/Nigeria/

E-Nigeria
Country guide including news, statistics, social profiles, maps, events, activities, government and commerce information.
http://www.e-nigeria.net

Geographic Alliance of Iowa: Nigeria
Lesson plans and background material for use in United States schools; include information on society and culture, climate, history, transportation, and other topics.
http://www.uni.edu/gai/Nigeria/Nigeria.html

The Index on Africa - Nigeria
Extensive set of categorized and annotated links to web resources from the Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA).
http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Nigeria/

lagoSmart Network
Portal site offering business, social, government, and medical information.
http://lagosmart.net/

NationMaster - Nigeria
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ni-nigeria

Nigeria Infonet
Search engine and categorized listing of Nigerian websites.
http://www.nigeriainfonet.com/

Nigeria Masterweb
Categorised directory of Nigerian businesses, organisations and resources also includes links to web sites when available.
http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/

NigeriaExchange
Portal site. Offers links, personals, news, poetry section, message board, articles, jokes, business directories, travel information and a variety of other features.
http://www.ngex.com/

Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Nigeria
Annotated directory of links to web resources.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria.html

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Nigeria
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/sub-saharan-africa/nigeria

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Nigeria
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/nigeria.htm

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Nigeria
Annotated directory of links to resources.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Nigeria.html

US Department of State - Nigeria
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ni/

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Nigeria
June 1991 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ngtoc.html

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Nigeria
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/nigeria/nigeria.html

USAfrica: Nigeria
General information about Nigeria for business, travel and education. Includes related links and photo albums.
http://us-africa.tripod.com/nigeria.html

Wikipedia - Nigeria
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture of the West African country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria