Discovering Africa within the Diverse Landscape of Nigeria's Identity We weren’t able to create a summary for you. Refresh your page to try again. Nigeria , country located on the western coast of Africa . Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. However, Nigeria ’ s most diverse feature is its people. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. The country has abundant natural resources, notably large deposits of petroleum and natural gas. Nigeria , country located on the western coast of Africa . Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. However, Nigeria ’ s most diverse feature is its people. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. The country has abundant natural resources, notably large deposits of petroleum and natural gas. Therefore, this study proposes to investigate how Africa can manage its ethnic and cultural diversity for effective political and economic development through the prism of Nigeria as a case study. Before colonialism, the region now known as Nigeria comprised distinct ethnic nationalities, villages, and empires, each with its own identity, culture, and traditions. These diverse groups were merged through the 1914 Amalgamation, creating a geopolitical entity with deep ethnic divisions.