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Nigeria (from 1 October 1960) Capital: Lagos. Federation of Nigeria (from 1 October 1960 to 1 October 1963) [66] [67] First Nigerian Republic (from 1 October 1963 to 15 January 1966) [67] Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 7 October 1960). Commonwealth realm (to 1 October 1963).
Colonial Nigeria: Nigeria: 1914 1960 Lagos: Nigeria, Federation of: Nigeria: 1960 1991 moved to Abuja: Igbo-Ukwu: Nri, Kingdom of: Nigeria: 1043 1911 Kingdom was absorbed by Colonial Nigeria: Aného: Togoland: Togo: 1880s 1897 moved to Lomé
Senegal (1677–1960) French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) (1896–1960) French Togoland (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, mandate became a French colony) (now Togo) Nigeria. The Enclaves of Forcados and Badjibo (territory under a lease of 30 years) (1900–1927) The Emirate of Muri (Northeast of Nigeria) (1892–1893) Gambia. Albreda ...
July 1960 - Adesoji Aderemi became 1st African to be appointed governor in the Commonwealth; October 1, 1960 - Nigerian Independence Day; October 1, 1960 - Tafawa Balewa became prime minister; October 1, 1960 - Sir James Robertson (1899 - 1983) became governor-general. November 16, 1960 - Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) became governor general
1960 in Nigeria (5 C, 3 P) 1960 in Niue (1 P) ... Pages in category "1960 by country" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
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Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos , one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa .
The Federation of Nigeria was a predecessor to modern-day Nigeria from 1954 to 1963. It was a British protectorate until its independence on 1 October 1960. British rule of Colonial Nigeria ended in 1960, when the Nigeria Independence Act 1960 [2] made the federation an independent sovereign state.