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Nigeria definition

Nigeria means the Federal Republic of Nigeria including any area outside the territorial sea of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which in accordance with international law has been or may hereafter be designated, under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and in accordance with international law concerning the continental shelf, as an area within which the rights of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with respect to the sea-bed, sub-soil, their natural resources, and superjacent waters may be exercised;
Nigeria means the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
Nigeria means the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Examples of Nigeria in a sentence

  • Mexico Banco Nacional de Mexico (BANAMEX) Morocco Citibank Maghreb Namibia Standard Bank Namibia Ltd Netherlands BNY Mellon Asset Servicing BV New Zealand National Australia Bank Niger Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire Nigeria Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc Norway DnB NOR Bank ASA Oman HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.

  • Any waiver to this rule will be in accordance with the Articles 17(1) (d) of the Agreement Establishing the African Development Bank and 4.1 of the Agreement Establishing the Nigeria Trust Fund.

  • In addition, we have country offices in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania.

  • Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (‘Seplat’ or the ‘Company’), the parent of the Group, was incorporated on 17 June 2009 as a private limited liability company and re-registered as a public company on 3 October 2014, under the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAP C20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

  • On acquisition of 100% shares of Eland Oil and Gas Plc, the Group acquired indirect holdings in Elcrest Exploration and Production (Nigeria) Limited.


More Definitions of Nigeria

Nigeria. A Country Study (Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1991) xxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx/nigeria/14.htm 97 Xxxxxxxx, X.X., African Reformation: African Initiated Christianity in the 20th Century (Eritrea: African World Press, Inc., 2001), 63 98 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx, “Nigerian Theatre and Drama: A Critical Profile” in Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, (ed.), was already staging Yoruba farces built around the concept of the revered Ogboni cult.99 Nigeria became a British colony shortly after the 1885 Berlin conference, which concluded on the partitioning and sharing of Africa between the European powers and the ultimate defeat of Kano and Sokoto by the British West African Frontier Force around 1902 and 1903. Xxxxxx Xxxx, built through the efforts of some elite indigenous members of Lagos and a couple of Europeans in 1899100 for performances and other social engagements served as a venue for indigenous performances without the prejudice of the church who would never allow the use of their school hall for cultural performances with exception of European shows. By this time, the theatre triumphed within the breakaway African churches. A truly Nigerian drama in the class of the European’s literary form came from the African churches in 1902.101 This was the performance of X.X. Xxxxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and Princess Xxxxx of Kontagora “under the joint sponsorship of the Bethel African Church and St Jude’s Church.”102 The play was staged at the Bethel African Church school-room.103 Ogunbiyi notes that, for a long time the play “became the prototype of most Yoruba drama being written in Lagos.”104 Aside from the fact that the churches where responsible for vibrant theatrical activities in the European mode, one significant reminder is that this period is considered a ‘period of cultural renaissance and nationalism’ awakening by both the Nigerian Christians and the educated elites. Until this moment, the Christian church frowned at the masquerade theatre as a pagan performance which the converted Africans must not participate in. The early churches also discouraged the wearing of indigenous costumes, the use of indigenous music and musical instruments in worship. The breakaway churches, however, utilized them. Theatre was developed around the events of 99 Adelugba, D., Xxxxxxx, O., Xxxxxxx, S., “Nigeria”, in Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, (ed.), A History of Theatre in Africa (Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, 2004), 146 100 Adelugba, D., Xxxxxxx, O., Xxxxxxx, S., “Nigeria”, in Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, (e...
Nigeria for the purpose of this Act, means the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Nigeria means the Federal Republic of Nigeria “NIPF” means the National Investor Protection FundThe “NSE” or the “Exchange” means the Nigerian Stock Exchange
Nigeria means the territory of the Federal Republic of Nigeria inclusive of its land borders, territorial waters, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone;
Nigeria means the entire geographical land area, the territorial waters and air limits of Nigeria and any area to which the provisions of the Act applies ;
Nigeria. Chronology of main political events since independence.” IRIN, 2003. Accessed Thur. 26 Aug. 2010. xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/InDepthMain.aspx?InDepthId=30&ReportId=70462. ▪Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx. African oral Literature: Backgrounds, character and Continuity. Bloomington/ Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1992. ▪Xxxxx, Valentine U., Xxxxx, Xxxx X. (eds.), The Feminization of Development Processes in Africa: Current and Future Perspective. Westport: Praeger, 1999. ▪Xxxx-Xxxxxxxxx, Sofiri. “On the Militarization of Nigeria’s Niger Delta: The Genesis of Ethnic Militia in River State, Nigeria”, Niger Delta Economies ViolenceWorking Papers. Working Paper No. 21, 2007.1-21. ▪Jeyifo, Biodun. “Literary Drama and the Search for a Popular Theatre in Nigeria.” Drama and Theatre in Nigeria. Ed. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx. Lagos: Nigerian Magazize, 1981.411-421. ▪Jeyifo, Biodun. The Yoruba Popular Theatre of Nigeria. Lagos: Nigerian Magazine, 1984
Nigeria means the Colony and the Protectorate together with the Cameroons;