The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) was established on 5 February 1964 in response to the defence needs of independent Nigeria to train officers for the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Before then, the institution was known as the Royal Military Forces Training College (RMFTC). After independence in 1960, it became known as the Nigerian Military Training […]
See History Of Nigeria Geography Below….. Nigeria is a country in West Africa. Nigeria shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the south and it borders Lake Chad to the northeast. Noted […]
See Below The History Of Nigeria Mass Media The Nigerian mass media started out with the publication of Iwe Iroyin; that was in 1859. It was published by Rev. Henry Townsend, who was a Briton. … It was learnt that the Nigerian newspapers that were available then contributed greatly to the achievement of Nigeria’s independence from […]
Since the 1945 introduction of the Nigerian Football Federation, the country has become a top soccer contender on the international stage. Nigeria, under British control for centuries, has played in the World Cup and Olympics, and held its own professional national championships since gaining full independence in 1960. Early Sports Although sports have been an […]
The Nigeria National flag was actually designed in the year 1960 by Mr. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, who was then a student studying in London. His ensign of the national flag was adjudged as the best among the other entries for prestigious National Flag Design Competition held at the university campus. The then Nigeria High Commissioner […]
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) is an export credit agency in Nigeria, established in 1991. Established 1991 in Abuja, Nigeria by the Federal Government of Nigeria with Act 38 of 1991 to replace the Nigerian Export Credit Guarantee & Insurance Corporation, NEXIM provides export credit guarantees and export credit insurance for exports of Nigerian commodities and services within and outside West Africa. In 2014 it had a […]
THE HISTORY OF NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET The origins of the Nigerian Capital Market date back to colonial times when the British Government ruling Nigeria at the time sought funds for running the local administration. Most these funds derived from agriculture, produce marketing and solid mineral mining. Discovering that these sources were inadequate to meet its […]