TY - BOOK AU - Falola, Toyin and Heaton, Matthew TI - A History of Nigeria SN - 978-0-521-68157-5 PB - Cambridge University Press KW - History KW - Nigeria KW - Non-Fiction N2 - Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the world's eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption and an ailing economy. The authors combine their expertise to explain the context to Nigeria's recent troubles through an exploration of its pre-colonial and colonial past, and its journey from independence to statehood ER -