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The history of the territories which since ca. 1900 have been known under the name of Nigeria during the pre-colonial period (16th to 18th centuries) was dominated by several powerful West African kingdoms or empires, such as the Oyo Empire and the Islamic Kanem-Bornu Empire in the northeast, and the Igbo kingdom of Onitsha in the southeast and ...
A History of Nigeria. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-511-39712-7; Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution: The Challenge of Democratic Federalism in Nigeria — John N. Paden; Oriji, John N. Political Organization in Nigeria Since the Late Stone Age: A History of the Igbo People. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (St. Martin's ...
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose date remains at least 13,000 BC through the early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri , [ 1 ] the Benin Kingdom , [ 2 ] and ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Nigeria. Of the mammal species in Nigeria , one is critically endangered, thirteen are endangered, sixteen are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.
The museum has collections of Nigerian photo history with over 35,000 photographs. [1] It houses photographs and portraits of the slave trades and its relics from the Berlin Conference of 1884/85, the era of Expeditions of Mungo Park, Richard Landers, etc. [2] The museum is located at 138 Ejigbo-Idimu road, Alimosho Council, Lagos, Nigeria. [3]
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October - Nigeria participates in the 1964 Summer Olympics and wins its first medal; December - the Nigerian parliamentary election starts and continues into 1965; The National Library of Nigeria whose construction started in 1962 opens; Construction of the Kanji Dam begins; The Nigerian Defence Academy is established