Thursday 1 October 2015

The name 'NIGERIA'

Nigeria gained independence partially from the british colony on the 1st of october 1969,
But it was not totally independent until the declaration of independence was signed on 1963.
The name Nigeria is derived from the word 'NIGER'

The name of the river that constitutes the most remarkable geographical feature of the country. Nigeria is a country of 923,768 square kilometers, bound to the west by Benin, to the north by the Niger and Chad Republic, east by the Republic of Cameroon, and south by the Gulf of Guinea

Flora, Lady Lugard, popularly known as Flora shaw was born on the 19th of December 1852 , and died on the 25th of January 1929,
She was a British journalist and writer. She is credited with having coined the name "Nigeria".
The country gained independence from the British government on October 1st 1960, and became a republic in 1963. The journey to independence started with some constitutional developments in Nigeria, these constitutional developments saw the country attaining self-rule in some quarters in 1957 and total liberation on Oct. 1st 1960.

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