Nigeria is the most populous Black nation in the world today, with an estimated population of 204 million people. This country is marked by the emergence of various epochs of civilisations, states, kingdoms and empires, as well as a caliphate and colonial rule.
Here are the top 20 historical facts about Nigeria that you should know as a regular Nigerian or history enthusiast.
1. The British came to Nigeria in 1851, annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River Protectorate in 1884.
2. Flora Louisa Shaw, a British journalist, novelist and wife of Lord Frederick Lugard suggested the Name “Nigeria” for the British Protectorate on the Niger in “The Times of London magazine” on the 8th of January, 1897.
3. Zungeru, in Northern Nigeria, was the first Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. This was from 1900 to…Continue..Reading..
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