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Pages in category "1960s in Nigeria" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1960 in Nigeria;
Pages in category "1960 in Nigeria" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The political unrest during the mid-1960s culminated into Nigeria's first military coup d'état.On 15 January 1966, Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and his fellow rebel soldiers (most of whom were of southern extraction) and were led by Major Emmanuel Ifeajuna of the Nigerian Army, executed a bloody takeover of all institutions of government.
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 - Lagos Stock Exchange and Nigeria Acceptances Limited. 1961 - Nigerian Institute of International Affairs founded. [29] 1962 - University of Lagos established. [5] 1963 Independence House built. [30] Population: 655,246. 1964 National Library of Nigeria built. Bagatelle restaurant in business (approximate date). [30] Lebanese Community ...
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".
From 1960 to 1963, Nigeria was a sovereign state and an independent constitutional monarchy. Nigeria shared the monarch with Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and certain other sovereign states. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the governor-general of Nigeria. Elizabeth II was the only monarch to reign during this ...
The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, from 1976 being known as the Bendel state. [1] [2] It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City. It was renamed a province in 1966, and in 1967 when the other provinces were divided into several states, it ...