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The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through 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 the ...
Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.
t. e. Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. [ 8 ] Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River Protectorate in 1884. British influence in the Niger area increased gradually over the 19th century, but Britain did not effectively ...
Bodija,Ibadan. Died. 2007. Nationality. Nigerian. Occupation. Activist. Dare Odumuye was a Nigerian LGBTQ rights activist, one time executive director of Alliance Right Nigeria [1] and one of the foremost sexual right activist from Nigeria. [2] He was 2004 Ashoka fellow [3] and considered as the erelu of the Gay community in Nigeria.
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. It features three vertical stripes, with green on the outer bands and white in the middle ...
Nigeria and her important dates, 1900-1966. 1966. Day to day events in Nigeria : a diary of important happenings in Nigeria from 1960-1970. 1982. Twenty-one years of independence : a calendar of major political and economic events in Nigeria, 1960-1981. 1982. Institut für Afrika-Kunde; Rolf Hofmeier, eds. (1990).
Nigeria participated in World War II as a British colony in September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom 's declaration of war on Nazi Germany [1] and entering the war on the side of the Allies. It was a key country in the African theatre, a critical part of the Allied strategy in Africa.
Full member. Since. 7 October 1960 (1960-10-07) UNSC seat. Non-permanent. Permanent Representative. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande. Nigeria is a member of the United Nations. Nigeria did not become independent from the United Kingdom until 1960, while the United Nations had already been established by the Declaration by United Nations in 1942.