Claim: Nigeria is located within Africa.
Evidence: The Federal Republic of Nigeria -LSB- naɪˈdʒɪəriə -RSB- , commonly referred to as Nigeria , is a federal republic in West Africa , bordering Benin in the west , Chad and Cameroon in the east , and Niger in the north.
West Africa , also called Western Africa and the West of Africa , is the westernmost subregion of Africa.