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Heart of Africa.com
The Heart of Africa Project is a cohesive information programme for Nigeria's image management and economic progression. The Project was principally designed to promote Nigeria's national brand assets but will also tackle the negative issues confronting the nation. Lagos, Abuja, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Sokoto, Kano, Obudu, Yoruba, Hausa, Ibo, Calabar, Niger Delta, Shell, Agip, Oil, Banana, Beach, Sahara, Soyinka, Football, Sports textiles, pottery and ceramics, fiber crafts, bronze, tourism, tourists, hotels, motels, entertainment, cultures, arts.

Implementation of Nigeria's Democracy by 'Yinka Vidal
Nigeria News:OUTCRY Magazine Press Report Feb. 22, 1999 Nigeria Shall Rise Again! Presidential Election on Saturday February 27, 1999 by 'Yinka Vidal - Foreign correspondent in US.

Imo State Government Website
Imo State derives its name from Imo River, which takes its course from the Okigwe/Awka upland. It lies within latitudes 4°45'N and 7°15'N, and longitude 6°50'E and 7°25'E. It occupies the area between the lower River Niger and the upper and middle Imo River. The state is bounded on the east by Abia State, on the west by the River Niger and Delta State; and on the north by Anambra State, while Rivers State lies to the south. Imo State covers an area of about 5,100sq km. The population of Imo State is predominantly rural. Some of the most densely settled areas of Nigeria are found in Imo State, where a direct relationship exists between population density and the degree of dispersal of rural settlement.

In Search Of Abubakar's Choice
For over two hours last Saturday, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Nigeria's latest military leader displayed traits of simplicity. He turned up at some polling stations in the Federal Capital Territory: December 9, 1998.

Jigawa State Goverment Home Page: The state was created on Tuesday August 27, 1991, when the Federal Military Government under General Ibrahim Babangida announced the creation of nine additional states in the country bringing the total number of states to thirty. The announcement was given a legal backing through the State Creation and Transitional Provisions Decree No. 37 of 1991. Excised from Kano State, it covers a total land area of about 22,410sq Km. It is bordered on the West by Kano State, on the East by Bauchi and Yobe States and on the North by Katsina States and the Republic of Niger.

Kaduna State Goverment Home Page: Kaduna State occupies part of the Central position of the Northern part of Nigeria (with Kaduna as its capital) and shares common borders with Zamfara,Katsina, Niger, Kano, Bauchi and Plateau States.  To the South-West, the State shares a border with the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.  The State occupies an area of approximately 48,473.2 square kilometers and has a population of more than 6 million (2006 census). 

Kano State Government Official Site
Kano exerted a tot of economic influence on its neighbours in the area referred to as Hausaland or Central Western Sudan. It therefore, received many settlers and migrant groups from far and wide as a result of which It grew into a great trading post of immense commercial importance for the trades of North and West Africa. States, Businesses, Hausa, Fulani, Technology, Internet Services, Northerners, Trade, Commerce, Islam, Religions, Sharia, Education, Language, Major Tribes, News, Commodities, Industries, Technologies, Services, Local Government, Legislations, Decree, History, Tourism, Mineral Resources & Festival.

Official Website of the Kano State National Assembly
You can get information regarding your Member of the Legislative Assembly or read about the latest bill being debated in the Assembly. Citizen knowledge and participation is vital to our system of democracy. The site is very dynamic with changes occurring daily.

Kebbi State Government Official Site
Kebbi was formed out of Sokoto State in August 27, 1991 by the then regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. It's capital is Birnin-Kebbi. Its major towns include Birnin-Kebbi, Argungu and Yelwa. Located in North Western Nigeria, Kebbi State occupies 36,800 square kilometres. Kebbi State shares boundaries with Sokoto State on the North-Eastern axis, Zamfara State on the Eastern part, Niger state on the Southern part and Republic of Niger on the Western part.

Kogi State Government Official Site
Kogi State was formally a geo-political unit called Kabba province in the Northern Nigeria under the Colonial Administration. It was made up the Igala, Ibira, Kogi and Kabba Division with its administrative headquarters in the present State Capital, Lokoja. The abolition of the provincial and regional unit in 1967 led to the merging of the then Ilorin. Kogi state is popularly refereed to as museum of colonial history. This is evident in the abundant colonial relics that abound in Lokoja, the festival Administrative and commercial headquarters of the colonial administration in Nigeria.

Kogi State Rural Women Development
The official website of Kogi State Rural Women Development. Our Vision is to improve the quality of life for Rural Women in Kogi State through proactive and sustainable development projects. In addition, to Create Enabling Environment for Rural Women to Overcome Poverty By Implementing community micro projects by Strengthening Women's Entrepreneurship. Empowering women in the rural area is key to driving economies and reducing feminized poverty.

Kwara State Government Official Website
Kwara State was created on 27th May 1967 when the Federal Military Government of General Yakubu Gowon broke the four regions that then constituted the Federation of Nigeria into 12 states. At its creation, the state was made up of the former Ilorin and Kabba provinces of the then Northern Region and was initially named the West Central State but later changed to “Kwara”, a local name for the River Niger. The capital of the State is Ilorin, which lies 306km northeast of Lagos and 500km southwest of Abuja.

Official Website of Lagos State Government
Lagos State was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria's Federation into 12 States. Prior to this, Lagos Municipality had been administered by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority, while the Lagos City Council (LCC) governed the City of Lagos. Equally, the metropolitan areas (Colony Province) of Ikeja, Agege, Mushin, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry were administered by the Western Region.

Lagos State Tourism
WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THELAGOS STATE WATERFRONT & TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Lagos, an exciting blend of traditional African culture and modern development  is a state of adventure. It parades many monumental buildings like the National Arts Theatre, the International Trade Fair Complex, the National Museum and the Nation Stadium and it is endowed with the largest and most developed beaches-Bar Beach, Lekki, Badagry.  TOURING LAGOS STATE: A worthwhile Lifetime Adventure. -Government, Properties, Entertainment, Investment, Businesses.

National Automotive Council Of Nigeria
The National Automotive Council (NAC) was established in 1993 to implement the Auto Policy. The Council is made up of the Governing Council, its Committees and the Council Secretariat. Membership of the Governing Council is drawn from stakeholders in the automotive industry. The Council is funded from a 2% levy on the CIF value of all automotive imports into the Country.

National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)
The National Board for Technical Education is a principal organ of Federal Ministry of Education specifically created to handle all aspects of Technical and Vocational Education falling outside University Education. It was established by Act No. 9 of 11th January, 1977. In addition to providing standardised minimum guide curricula for technical and vocational education and training (TVET), the Board supervises and regulates, through an accreditation process, the programmes offered by technical institutions at secondary and post secondary levels. It is also involved with the funding of Polytechnics owned by the Government of the Federation of Nigeria.

National Bureau of Statistics
The Bureau of Statistics provides comprehensive, timely, relevant, responsive and customer focused Statistical Information relating to the social and economic activities as well as conditions of the inhabitants of Nigeria. Vigorously collaborate with all the tiers of Government and their agencies in the production of administrative statistics; coordinate statistical orderliness; and promote general use of statistical standards. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) came into being with the merger of the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS) and the National Data Bank (NDB).

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was established via Act 12 as amended by Act 50 of 1999, to manage disasters in Nigeria. Therefore, from inception, NEMA has been tackling disaster related issues through the establishment of concrete structures and measures. Such measures as the education of the public in order to raise their level of awareness and reduce the effects of disasters in the Country. Children, Environment, Environmental crisis, War, Accident, Fire, Government, Agencies, Government Agencies, Chemical, Dam Failure, Earthquake, Fire , Flood, Organizations, Organisations, Hazardous materials, Heat, Hurricane, Landslide, Nuclear, Terrorism, Thunderstorm, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcano, Wildfire, Winter Storm, Bomb blasts, Victims, Zones, Regions, Ocean, Health, Housing, Oil, Gas, Federal.

National Examinations Council
One of the last acts of the Abdulsalami Abubakar military administration was the promulgation of a decree, in April 1999, that created the National Examinations Council (NECO).  That act, however, was only the climax of a process whose beginning predated the administration. By its mandate, NECO was to take over the responsibilities of the National Board for Educational Measurement (NBEM) which was created, in 1992, by the Ibrahim Babangida administration, although its enabling decree was promulgated in 1993.

National Gallery of Art, Nigeria
The National Gallery of Art is a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Nigeria responsible for the collection, preservation, documentation and presentation of Nigeria's contemporary plastic arts, with headquarters at the prowling city of Abuja, capital of Nigeria but with branches in the six geo-political zones of the Country.