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The flag of Nigeria between 1914 and 1960 was a British Blue Ensign with a green six-pointed star described as the Seal of Solomon, [1] surrounding a Tudor Crown (changed to St Edward's Crown in 1953) [2] with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc.
The flag of Nigeria was designed by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi and was officially adopted to represent Nigeria at midnight on 1 October 1960, the day the country gained independence. The flag was chosen as part of a nationwide open contest held by the government, with Akinkunmi's design being selected as the winner of a field of over three ...
National flag: Flag of Nigeria: National flag of Nigeria: 1 October 1960 The national flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, a 23-year-old student, following a nationwide competition. [3] The flag was officially adopted on 1 October 1960, the day Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule.
Flag Date Use Description 1890 - 1940 1944 - 1959: Flag of France: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). 1940 - 1942: Flag of Vichy France: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars. 1943 - 1944: Flag of Free France: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of ...
The office building of International Breweries Plc in Ilesa, January 2014 Location of Nigeria. This is a list of beer and breweries in Nigeria. Nigeria is located in West Africa. Nigeria produces about 17.72 million hl/a and the average Nigerian consumption 8 litres per capita per annum. [1]
Flag Date Use Description 2017–present: Flag of the African Union: The flag of the African Union is a green flag with the dark green map of the African continent on a white sun, surrounded by a circle of 55 5-pointed gold stars. 2008–present: Flag of the East African Community: 1992–present: Flag of the Southern African Development Community
[2] Afghanistan [3] Algeria (illegal in public, legal in restaurants, bars, hotels and homes) [4] Bangladesh (license required; illegal during Ramadan) [5] Brunei (Non-Muslims over 17 years of age may have a limited amount of alcohol, but must declare it to the customs authorities on arrival, and must consume it in private) [6] Canada
In 1885, Ghevont Alishan, an Armenian Catholic priest and historian proposed 2 Armenian flags. One of which is a horizontal tricolor flag of red-green-white, with red and green coming from the Armenian Catholic calendar, with the first Sunday of Easter being called "Red Sunday", and the second Sunday being "Green Sunday", with white being added for design reasons.