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It occupies slightly less than one-third of Nigeria's total area and had a projected population for 2011 of 23,558,674 or 13.5% of the country's population. The inhabitants are mainly [[Fulani]] with only |
It occupies slightly less than one-third of Nigeria's total area and had a projected population for 2011 of 23,558,674 or 13.5% of the country's population. The inhabitants are mainly [[Fulani]] with only Borno State has [[Kanuri people|Kanuri]] people as majority with more than 100 minority ethnic groups. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://adamawacentral.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/North-East-Development-Commission-Bill.pdf|title=Concept Note NORTH EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION|author=Senator [[Abdul-Aziz M. Nyako]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:21, 27 July 2021
- North East is one of the geopolitical zones of Nigeria, consisting of the following states:
It occupies slightly less than one-third of Nigeria's total area and had a projected population for 2011 of 23,558,674 or 13.5% of the country's population. The inhabitants are mainly Fulani with only Borno State has Kanuri people as majority with more than 100 minority ethnic groups. [1]
References
- ^ Senator Abdul-Aziz M. Nyako. "Concept Note NORTH EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION" (PDF).
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