Ever before the commencement of colonialism, the people of what later became known as Nigeria were living under different administration or political arrangements. However, the pre-colonial Nigeria symbolises the methods or ways by which Nigerians govern themselves before the advent of colonialism. It means traditional systems preceded the era of colonialism.From the same position, the […]
he story of Nigeria as a substance started under two hundred years back. European forces started to investigate Africa in the fifteenth century, however their exercises, principally exchange, were restricted to the seaside zones. As these European forces experienced expanded financial issues intensified by political contentions late in the nineteenth century, they started to search […]
The Nigerian Civil War, popularly known as the Nigeria-Biafra War which lasted from 6th July 1967 – 15th January 1970 almost destroyed the unity of Nigeria. The Civil War was fought to reintegrate and reunify the country. It was a result of the Nigerian government’s efforts to counter the struggle by Igbo people of the Eastern Region to break away […]
The 1914 Amalgamation that happened not long after the naming of Nigeria was one of the critical minutes for British organization in Africa and an essential one for pilgrim Nigeria. Prior to this occasion, the Nigerian state had been a political substance with various decent varieties which made administration troublesome. The Southern Protectorate, the Northern […]
The historical backdrop of Nigeria can be followed to ancient pilgrims (Nigerians) living in the region as right on time as 11000 BC. Various antiquated African human advancements settled in the locale that is today Nigeria, for example, the Kingdom of Nri, the Benin Empire, and the Oyo Empire. Islam achieved Nigeria through the Borno […]
The Christian Missionaries who came from Great Britain introduced formal Western education to Nigeria, just before the middle of the 19th Century. Prior to then, education was done informally, as children were taught tradition, culture, history, and the likes by their parents who were in turn taught by their own parents. After the introduction and acceptance […]
Nigeria was scheduled for Independence from Britain in 1960, and three main political parties ran in the preparatory elections in 1959. the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) which had control of the Eastern Region (Igbo) led by Nnamdi Azikiwe the Northern People’s Congress (NPC) which had control of the Northern Region (Hausa-Fulani), […]