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Flag of Nigeria
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The flag of Nigeria was designed by Taiwo Akinkunmi and was officially adopted to represent Nigeria at midnight on 1 October 1960, the day the country gained independence. The flag was chosen as part
Nigerian flag at the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC
Nigerian flag at the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC
Colonial Nigeria
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Colonial Nigeria formed part of the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960, when Nigeria achieved independence. Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River
Flag of Nigeria
…national flags After the amalgamation of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914, Lord Lugard designed a new flag for Nigerian Protectorate, consisting of a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, and a red disc on the fly side, within it a green hexagram surrounding the royal crown…
Queen Victoria on a stamp of the Niger Coast Protectorate, 1894
Queen Victoria on a stamp of the Niger Coast Protectorate, 1894
British stamps used in 1898 at Akassa by the Royal Niger Company
British stamps used in 1898 at Akassa by the Royal Niger Company
The British Colonial Office in Westminster, created in the 1860s by architect George Gilbert Scott; illustrated in 1875
The British Colonial Office in Westminster, created in the 1860s by architect George Gilbert Scott; illustrated in 1875
Contemporary photograph of the same building, now housing the Foreign, Commonwealth and Office
Contemporary photograph of the same building, now housing the Foreign, Commonwealth and Office