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English is the official language, and thanks to British colonialism and the structure of the country there is a relatively high level of education among the general population - most people speak at least conversational English. In fact most Most Nollywood films are in English, or its relative African English creole/pidgin (which is almost an entirely unique language with its own grammar structure - difficult , but possible, to understand for the untrained English -speaker's ear). Otherwise, there There are also over 500 regional local languages spoken throughout the country, some regional dialects of each other, some completely unique. Every Nigerian will also (very likely) speak one or more of the three national languages: Hausa (north), Yoruba (southwest) or Igbo (south east). It can be helpful and a sign of respect to learn greetings and basic phrases in the language of the region you are traveling through. Even giving a shot at 'hello' will get smiles from anyone aroundlistening.