An event to mark the milestone with members of the local community took place outside Council House on Tuesday A Nigeria flag has been ... its sovereignty from the British Empire on 1 October ...
A northern leader’s comment that the British edict of 1914 expired 100 years later has sparked debates on Nigeria’s continued ...
On January 1st, 1901, Nigeria officially became part of the British Empire, with territories unified under separate administrative regions: the Colony of Lagos, the Niger Coast Protectorate ...
claiming she suggested the term "Nigeria/Nigerians" for the British Protectorate on the Niger River and its environs. In addition, Richard Burton (British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar ...