Hausa and fulani people nigeria people and culture. Ethnic groups in nigeria the complete list of all 520. Nigeria is a mosaic of many ethnolinguistic groups, some large, many very small indeed, altogether numbering about 250. An extraordinarily heterogeneous society, nigeria has a population of about 140 million according to the 2006 census, more than 400 linguistic groups and some 300 ethnic groups. Download pdf yor b elites and ethnic politics in nigeria. Yoruba elites and ethnic politics in nigeria investigates the dynamics and challenges of ethnicity and elite politics in nigeria, africas largest democracy.
The minority groups comprising over 250 smaller ethnic groups have often been regarded as inconsequential in political contests. Nigeria has witnessed an increase in the activities of ethnic and regional militia, vigilantes, and other armed groups in the last few years. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. Genetic structure in four west african population groups. There are more than 300 nigerian tribes and among the largest include hausafulani, igbo, yoruba, ijaw, kanuri, annang, tiv, ibibio, etsako, and efik. The predominant racial group is west african negroid.
The country has abundant of human and natural resources and number six in terms of oil wealth global ranking, and an opec. Causes and solution nigerians are very sensitive when it comes to their ethnic groups. Ethnic militias is an extreme form of ethnic agitation for self. May 10, 2017 nigeria is made up of several ethnic groups, majority of which are the igbo, hausa and the yoruba. Africa unit 3 and 4 combo government and economics study guide. The yoruba school children had a higher prevalence rate of 22. The following is a nonexhaustive list of ethnic groups in nigeria. They make up 70% of the total population in nigeria. The history of nigeria explained in 6 minutes 3,000 years of nigerian history. Other major ethnic groups of the north are the nupe, tiv, and kanuri. Kamwe adamawa state and borno state republic of cameroon name of ethnic group state abayon. List of ethnic groups in nigeria and their states oasdom. Managing ethnic and cultural diversity for national. In such fusions, the groups of which they are composed maintain a limited individual identity.
The yoruba people are predominant in the southwest. In nigeria, federalism has been adopted as a mechanism for accommodating diversity and managing potential conflict. In some colonial territories, for instance nigeria, the strategy of decolonization gave impetus to political ethnicity. Many ethnic groups and nations of subsaharan africa qualify, although some groups are of a size larger than a tribal society. Pdf a historical survey of ethnic conflict in nigeria. Nigeria is a west african country located in the southern coastal part of western africa. The groups are thus composed of smaller groups, but there is as much difference between even the small groups.
Media in category ethnic groups in nigeria the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. This file is a resource pack about the basic types of economic systems found in south africa, nigeria, and kenya as outlined by the georgia standard of excellence ss7e1. Ethnic conflict and sustainable development in nigeria. These are the politicians we call them polithiefcians and their cronies who promise to better the lives of the struggling and suffering masses yet they end up looting and pillaging the treasury. The prevalence of umbilical hernia in the rural school pupils was 19. The purest lineage is now found in the southeastern forest belt, but negroid stock forms the basic substratum throughout most of nigeria. Cultural identity implies freedom of association with groups, communities and ideologies which can go beyond national boundaries. Ethnic groups and conflicts ethnic group means different things to different people. While democracy permits greater freedom of religious expression in nigeria, it has also intensified the political and economic friction between ethnic groups. Wikimedia commons has media related to ethnic groups in nigeria pages in category ethnic groups in nigeria the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Hausa is the biggest tribe in nigeria they are the major inhabitants of about 10 states in nigeria which includes. Nutritional status and umbilical hernia in nigerian school. But through this link, you can access the pdf files of the colonial reports of the 1930 s of. Just as we have many authors, so we have several definitions of. Jun 24, 2005 we investigated population structure or stratification in four ethnic groups in two countries in west africa akan and gaaadangbe from ghana, yoruba and igbo from nigeria using data from 372 autosomal microsatellite loci see additional file 1 typed in 493 unrelated persons 986 chromosomes. This is a list of nigerian ethnic groups and their states.
Ethnic structure, inequality and governance of the public. The study investigated influence of cultural values and home on childrearing practices in nigeria. National identity and crisis of integration in multiethnic. The hausa and fulani people are located mostly in northern part of nigeria. Nigeria has about 374 ethnic groups that are broadly divided into ethnic majorities and ethnic minorities. Nonnegroid racial types include the fulani fulbe, of mediterranean extraction, who are widely dispersed.
List of ethnic groups in nigeria and their states 19. This entry provides an ordered listing of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population. Ethnic conflicts in nigeria only the working class can. Nigeria is found in west africa and borders benin, chad, cameroon, and niger. Ethnic identity and constitutional reprentative governance in. I honestly do not think we have anything close to 100 ethnic groups in the right sense of the word. Nov 09, 2019 this is undoubtedly one of the largest ethnic groups in africa with an estimated population of 35 million people. Value systems are embedded in the culture of people. Dec 04, 2017 file type icon file name description size revision time user. Nigeria, africas most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups definition. People can and do have multiple identities that are complementary. Within these ethnic groups are several tribes numbering 371. Pages in category ethnic groups in nigeria the following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. File type icon file name description size revision time user.
Theories influenced by post modernism tend to stress the complexity of being nigerian and the diverse ways in which nigerian people from different ethnic groups interpret nigerian identity. Top richest tribes in africa 2019 today current update. Wikimedia commons has media related to ethnic groups by country subcategories. The relationship between nutritional status and umbilical hernia was assessed among hausa and yoruba school children in rural areas of kwara state, nigeria. Nigerias population is projected to grow from more than 186 million people in 2016 to 392 million in 2050, becoming. At the end of this article, youll be able to decide if that statement is true not. The population is roughly balanced between muslims and christians with a small minority of those who practice indigenous beliefs. Bauchi, borno, niger,taraba, jigawa, kaduna, kano, kastina, kebbi, sokoto with. A historical survey of ethnic conflict in nigeria article pdf available in asian social science 84 march 2012 with 2,851 reads how we measure reads. Nigeria has over 200 ethnic groups, you dont expect the report to drop off information on all of them. Kamwe adamawa state and borno state republic of cameroon name of ethnic group state abayon cross river state. These three hegemonic ethnic groups constituted 57. In nigeria, the ethnic groups are occasionally fusions created by intermarriage, intermingling andor assimilation. Uganda ethnic groups ugandans can be classified into several broad linguistic groups.
Nigerian people, culture, population, languages, houses. However, since 1999, nigerias political arena has been changing following political action by groups in the niger delta and the middlebelt communities who have increasingly become vocal in national politics. The three major ethnic groups in nigeria are hausa, yoruba, and igbo. Democracy, in the liberal perspective, is government by popular representation. These recognized ethnic groups in nigeria as the major ethnic groups are, igbo, yoruba, hausa, kanuri, fulani, ijaw, ibibio. Ethnic conflicts are very common and they bring about damage to lives and properties. The three major ethnic groups in nigeria include the hausafulani, who predominantly occupy the northern region of the country, the igbos, who occupy the southeast and the yorubas, who occupy the southwestern region. Domestic and marital violence among three ethnic groups in. It has been estimated that nigeria has as much as 350 ethnic groups based on lingual classification. Nigerias federal framework dampens ethnic conflicts forum.
But through this link, you can access the pdf files of the colonial reports of the 1930 s of nigeria, including that of 1933, where i got the screenshots on the this thread from. The major ethnic groups are the hausafulani of the north, the yoruba of the southwest, and the igbo of the southeast. Solution to ethnic problem in nigeria current school news. Nigeria is made up of several ethnic groups, majority of which are the igbo, hausa and the yoruba. Ethnic groups are groups with ascribed membership, usually but not always based on claims or myths of common history, ancestry, language, race, religion. The work focuses on ethnic identity and constitutional representative governance in nigeria and how it has been aided or impeded by ethnic politics. This is particularly important in a country like nigeria which has about 370 different ethnic groups alubo, 2006. According to wikipedia an ethnic group or ethnicity is a category of people who identify with each other based on common language, ancestral, social. Louis wirth hepburn 1978, 1 defined an ethnic minority group as a group of people who because of their physical or cultural characteristics, are singled out from the others in the society in which they live for differential and unequal treatment and who therefore regard themselves. Nigeria is located in western africa with a population of over 180 million people as of 2016.
Media in category ethnic groups in africa by country this category contains only the following file. The national question in nigeria is probably one of the most complicated in the world with over 120 languages spoken, three main ethnic groups, none of which constitutes a majority of the population, and the religious divide between christians in the south and muslims in the north. Nigeria is a country with almost 200 million people and approximately 500 ethnic groups speaking different languages and culture with about fifty percent muslims, forty percent christians and ten percent others. Fearon department of political science, stanford university, stanford ca 943056044, usa for their empirical evaluation, several active research programs in economics and political science require data on ethnic groups across countries. The notes include important facts and key vocabulary. For instance, people living in nigeria would be expected to have a strong sense of nigerian identity.
There are more than 300 nigerian tribes and among the largest include hausafulani, yoruba, igbo, ijaw, kanuri, annang, tiv, ibibio, etsako and efik. Violence among muslim and christian ethnic groups was largely kept in check by a succession of military regimes until 1999, when nigeria returned to civilian rule. An average nigerian often sees his own tribe as being superior to others. Ethnic groups in nigeria the complete list of all 52050.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The origin, development, ethnic politics, impacts, postcolonial governance. Ethnic militials therefore are organised violenceoriented groups populated by diverse elements, cutting across different age strata, but drawing membership exclusively from an ethnic group and established to promote and protect the interests of an ethnic group. Nigeria has been referred to as the giant of africa, due to the large population and distinct economic achievements in comparison to countries that surround this land. This diversity in ethnicity has posed numerous problem to the country and we would be proffering solutions to the identified problem caused as a result of divers ethnic groups in the country. Over the past few years thousands of people have been killed in ethnic clashes. The world factbook countrylocation locator map modal. It is important however to remember that this nation came into being not by.
I think owerri comprised ibo groups that now make up imo, abia, part of ebonyi like afikpo region and igbos in rivers. There are also many useful graphic organizers and creative activities inc. They make up 20% of the population in nigeria and due to the fact that they accepted western education earlier, more professionals come from this tribe than any other tribe in nigeria. Due to its rich history, nigeriaa country in west africahas a varied population comprised of different ethnic groups. In nigeria, state creation was originally conceived as a solution to the problems of ethnic minority groups. We hope to answer any question you might have about nigeria tribes here. Africa nigeria the world factbook central intelligence. Nigeria is africas most populous country and has one of the largest aggregation of ethnic groups in africa. Influence of cultural value system and home on childrearing. Attached is an ms word doc containing the list of the ethnic groups. Wale adebanwi demonstrates how the corporate agency of the elite transformed the modern history and politics of one of africas largest ethnic groups, the yoruba. Other nigerian tribes apart from the ones listed constitute a smaller percentage of.
Nigeria is home to over 250 ethnic groups, with over 500 languages, and the variety of customs, and traditions among them gives the country great cultural diversity. The key causes and solution to ethnic conflict in nigeria. With a population of over 30 million, they have the largest population in west africa because of their intermarriages and constant interaction with different peoples. The independent effects of ethnicity on domestic violence suggests that specific interventions may be needed for women belonging to different ethnic groups if the problem of domestic violence is to be dealt with effectively in nigeria. These mostly originate with the sahelian kingdoms of the medieval period, such as that of the igbo of nigeria, deriving from the kingdom of nri 11th century. Recent statistics has shown that there is over 500 different tribes in nigeria.