Today Nigeria is one of Humanities Oldest Locations.
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Credible information gotten from archaeological sites states that Nigeria has an indication of human life that goes back as early as 11,000 BC. The remains of an ancient skulls were found in Iwo Eleru, neighbouring Akure.

And also the first and oldest noticeable sign of civilization found in the country was the Nok civilization, which started about 3500 BC–200 AD existed in Northern Nigeria according to its cravens dating. https://twitter.com/Joe__Bassey/status/1320637725758918656?s=19

Evidence also prove that people reside earlier than the date above at Ugwuelle-Uturu (Okigwe) south-eastern of Nigeria. Microlithic and ceramic industries were grown by savannah pastoralists from at most the 4th millennium BC and continued by successive agricultural communities.

Archeological evidence from cravens also suggest that the Efik, Andoni, Ibibio, Annang, Oron, Ibeno etc in the Old Cross River Region are off a single Ancestor from the southern coastal region of Nigeria and Cameroon known to have resided in this area before 2370BC.

Another Evidence also show Mega-state at IgboUkwu to have complex social structure, produces copious artifacts including bronzes. And Yoruba civilization already being based on thirteen farming villages centered at Ilé-Ifẹ̀.

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