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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
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). Nigeria was a federation of three regions ...
A new capital, Little Bay, is currently under construction. Plymouth (de jure) Brasília Brazil: South America: Rio de Janeiro was the capital until 1960. See also: Capitals of Brazil. Bratislava Slovakia: Europe: Brazzaville Congo: Africa: Bridgetown Barbados: North America: Brussels Belgium: Europe Brussels also serves as de facto capital of ...
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Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1st of 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 occupy ...
The following table presents a listing of the states of Nigeria, and the dates of their creation. [1] State ... Federal Capital Territory: 3 February 1976 Benue ...
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
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.