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Nigerian History

Key Points

  • Amalgamation of Nigeria: 1914 by Lord Lugard
  • Independence: October 1, 1960; Republic: October 1, 1963
  • Nigerian Civil War: 1967–1970 (Biafra secession)
  • Pre-colonial states: Benin, Oyo, Kanem-Bornu, Hausa-Fulani Caliphate
  • British abolished slave trade 1807; slavery 1833

Practice Questions

2 questions
1

Nigeria gained independence from Britain on:

2

The Biafran War (Nigerian Civil War) lasted from: