A National Conference to discuss Nigeria’s future is opening, with the division of oil money and powers expected to be the main issues. Some 500 delegates are attending, representing Nigeria’s many ethnic, linguistic and religious groups. The National Conference comes 100 years after the mainly Muslim north and largely Christian south were united.
Delegates have been barred from discussing whether the country should be divided. However, some groups say they will still raise this issue during the three-month conference in the capital Abuja.
