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  2. Coat of arms of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms of Nigeria consists of a black shield with a wavy white pall, symbolising the meeting of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil, while the two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent dignity. The eagle represents strength, while the green and white twists of the ...

  3. National symbols of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Coat of Arms of Nigeria: Coat of Arms of Nigeria: May 1960 [4] The Coat of Arms of Nigeria was officially adopted in 1960, coinciding with the country's independence from British rule. The coat of arms features a black shield with a wavy white pall, symbolising the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. The black shield represents ...

  4. Nigerian heraldry - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a legally enforced aspect of the country's identity. It consists of a black shield with a wavy white pall, symbolizing the meeting of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil, while the two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent ...

  5. National Commission for Museums and Monuments - Wikipedia

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    The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), also referred to as National Museum of Nigeria was Founded in 1979 by the Federal Government of Nigeria with decree 77 of 1979 to be in charge of the collection, documentation, conservation and presentation of the National Cultural properties to the public for the purposes of Education, Enlightenment and Entertainment.

  6. Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Muslims, who live mostly in the north part of the country, and Christians, who live mostly in the south; indigenous religions, such as those native to the Igbo and Yoruba ethnicities, are in the minority. [20] Nigeria is a regional power in Africa and a middle power in international affairs.

  7. The Cleveland Museum of Art is set to return a 2,200-year-old ...

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    The figure was discovered in a large storage jar during 1937-1938 excavations of the Columned Palace at Ptolemais in Cyrenaica, now part of eastern Libya, according to a statement shared with CNN ...

  8. Category:Nigerian coats of arms - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms of Nigeria This page was last edited on 10 December 2015, at 09:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  9. Which artefacts have the British Museum been urged to return?

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    The British Museum loaned a tribal warrior’s shield – carved from red mangrove wood and thought to date back to the New South Wales of the late 1700s – to the National Museum of Australia in ...