Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

is a

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republic in West Africa, bordering

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

in the west,

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

and

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

in the east, and

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largest economy, worth more than $500 billion and $1 trillion in terms of nominal GDP and

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respectively. It overtook South Africa to become Africa's largest economy in 2014. The 2013

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was 11 percent. Nigeria is considered to be an emerging market by the

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; it has been identified as a

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, ''ISS'' and has also been identified as an emerging global power. Nigeria is a member of the

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group of countries, which are widely seen as the globe's next " BRIC-like" economies. It is also listed among the " Next Eleven" economies set to become among the biggest in the world. Nigeria is a founding member of the

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and a member of many other international organizations, including the United Nations, the

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and

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. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see " Business entities in Nigeria".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. Most of these companies (defunct or thriving) had or have their head offices in Lagos State of Nigeria. Lagos is unofficially recognized as the Commercial Capital of Nigeria. File:Kuje Market.jpg, Market in

Kuje Kuje is a local government area in the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria. It has an area of 1,644 km² and a population of 97,367 at the ct 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 905. Attractions Kuje is a busy market city with a r ...

. File:Gates of oil refinery in Port Harcourt.jpg, Port Harcourt oil refinery gates.

References

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Notable firms

See also

References