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particularly the culture of the southeastern part of the country. He noted that Nigeria is a very large country with more than 250 tribes in it. The northern part of the country is dominated by Muslim tribes and is quite different, he said.
He noted th-at Nigeria supplies more oil to the United States than any country except Saudi Arabia, but "said that while the oil comes from the south, the refinery is in the north and northerners get most of the benefit from oil exports.
Mr. Akban said that young people are raised not to bring shame to their families. In the traditional culture marriage failure is rare, he said, because that would bring shame to the families. A child has an obligation to bury his or her parents, and death brings a week-long celebration of the life of the person, he said.
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