African country, African nation - countries occupying the African continent

Abuja, capital of Nigeria, Nigerian capital - capital of Nigeria in the center of the country

Ibadan - a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university

Katsina - a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people

Lagos - chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria

Maiduguri, Yerwa-Maiduguri - a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center

Zaria - a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center

Africa - the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

Niger, Niger River - an African river; flows into the South Atlantic

Nigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria