Excavations revealed that human habitation in the region where present-day Nigeria is, dates back to 9,000 BC. During the colonial era, it had trade relations with the Spaniards and Portuguese. In 1900, the country came under British control but gained independence on October 1, 1960.
Nigeria is an oil-rich country, but political instability, shortage of infrastructure and corruption hampered the country’s economy severely. However, in 2008 the country began following economic reforms and now is classified as ‘mixed economy emerging market’. The oil industry accounts for 95% of foreign-exchange income and around 80% of the budgetary income.
After independence, the Nigerian government got involved with education in the country. Universal primary education was introduced after the civil war of 1967. Education in Nigeria has three levels – primary, secondary and higher.
