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Nigeria
Index
Like its predecessor, this study is an attempt to treat
in a
concise and objective manner the dominant historical,
social,
political, economic, and military aspects of contemporary
Nigerian society. Sources of information included
scholarly
journals and monographs, official reports of government
and
international organizations, newspapers, and numerous
periodicals. Chapter bibliographies appear at the end of
the
book; brief comments on some of the more valuable sources
suggested as possible further reading appear at the end of
each
chapter. Measurements are given in the metric system; a
conversion table is provided to assist those readers who
are
unfamiliar with metric measurements (see
table 1,
Appendix). A
glossary is also included.
Place names generally have been spelled in accordance
with
those established by the United States Board on Geographic
Names
and the Permanent Committee on Geographic Names for
British
Official Use, known as the BGN/PCGN system. The spelling
of other
proper names conforms to the current usage in the country
(where
the official language is English) or to the most
authoritative
available sources.
Nigeria created nine more states on August 27, 1991,
bringing
the total number of states to thirty. The map on the
frontispiece
reflects the 1991 status, whereas the map at the end of
chapter 1
reflects the status of Nigeria from 1987 to August 1991.
The body of the text reflects information available as
of
December 1990. Certain other portions of the text,
however, have
been updated. The Introduction discusses significant
events that
have occurred since the completion of research; the
Country
Profile includes updated information as available; and the
Bibliography lists recently published sources thought to
be
particularly helpful to the reader.
Data as of June 1991
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