The Federal Republic of Nigeria, regularly alluded to as Nigeria, is a government republic in West Africa, circumscribing Niger in the north, Chad in the upper east, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its coast in the south is situated on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The alliance involves 36 states and 1 Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja is found. Nigeria is authoritatively an equitable common nation. Nigeria has been home to various antiquated and indigenous kingdoms and states throughout the centuries. The cutting edge state started from British pioneer rule starting in the nineteenth century, and took its present regional shape with the converging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914. The British set up authoritative and lawful structures while rehearsing aberrant guideline through conventional chiefdoms. Nigeria turned into a formally autonomous organization in 1960. It encountered a common war from 1967 to 1970. It from that point shifted back and forth between equitably chosen non military personnel governments and military fascisms until it accomplished a steady popular government in 1999, with the 2011 presidential decision believed the first to be sensibly free and reasonable. Nigeria is frequently alluded to as the "Monster of Africa", attributable to its huge populace and economy.

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria situated in the focal point of the nation inside the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is an arranged city and was constructed basically during the 1980s, supplanting the nation's most crowded city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's topography is characterized by Aso Rock, a 400-meter (1,300 ft) stone monument left by water disintegration. Abuja is Nigeria's regulatory and political focus. It is likewise a key capital on the African landmass because of Nigeria's geo-political impact in provincial issues. Significant religious destinations incorporate the Nigerian National Mosque and the Nigerian National Christian Center. The city is served by the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Abuja is known for being one of only a handful couple of direction manufactured capital urban communities in Africa, just as being one of the wealthiest.

Costus barbatus, otherwise called winding ginger, is a perpetual plant with a red inflorescence. It is a standout amongst the most normally developed Costus species. The foliage of Costus barbatus is dim green and fluffy underneath. The since quite a while ago red inflorescences are complimented with splendid yellow rounded blooms. Clusters spread effectively and produce plants that typically get to six feet tall.

The black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) is a flying creature in the crane family Gruidae. It happens in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, in spite of the fact that in homes in to some degree wetter environments. There are two subspecies: B. p. pavonina in the west and the more various B. p. ceciliae in east Africa. This species and the firmly related dim delegated crane, B. regulorum, which favors wetter natural surroundings for scavenging, are the main cranes that can settle in trees. This propensity, in addition to other things, is a reason the generally little Balearica cranes are accepted to intently look like the hereditary individuals from the Gruidae. It is around 1 m (3.3 ft) long, has a 1.87 m (6.2 ft) wingspan and weighs about 3.6 kg (8 lbs). Like all cranes, the dark delegated crane eats creepy crawlies, reptiles, and little warm blooded animals. It is imperiled, particularly in the west, by environment misfortune and debasement.

Eagle is the regular name for some huge winged creatures of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles have a place with a few gatherings of genera, not which are all firmly related. The greater part of the 60 types of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this zone, only 14 species can be discovered—2 in North America, 9 in Central and South America, and 3 in Australia. Eagles are huge, capably constructed winged creatures of prey, with overwhelming heads and noses. Indeed, even the littlest eagles, for example, the booted eagle (Aquila pennata), which is practically identical in size to a typical vulture (buteo) or red-followed peddle (B. jamaicensis), have moderately more and all the more uniformly wide wings, and more straightforward, quicker flight – in spite of the decreased size of streamlined plumes. Most eagles are bigger than some other raptors separated from certain vultures. The littlest types of eagle is the South Nicobar snake eagle (Spilornis klossi), at 450 g (0.99 lb) and 40 cm (16 in). Like all fowls of prey, eagles have huge, snared noses for tearing tissue from their prey, solid, strong legs, and amazing claws. The nose is commonly heavier than that of most different winged animals of prey. Eagles' eyes are incredibly ground-breaking.