Since the book on the Geology of Nigeria by . Kogbe, published by Elizabethan Publishing Company, appeared in 1976, no other attempt has been made to review, collate and publish the advances made in the geology of Nigeria in a comprehensive format. Yet over the years, many studies, evaluations and re-evaluations have been undertaken in many aspects of the geology of Nigeria. Kogbe’s book on the Geology of Nigeria remained the only reference book in the aspect of understanding the regional geology of Nigeria