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Nigeria and her important dates, 1900-1966. 1966. Day to day events in Nigeria : a diary of important happenings in Nigeria from 1960-1970. 1982. Twenty-one years of independence : a calendar of major political and economic events in Nigeria, 1960-1981. 1982. Institut für Afrika-Kunde; Rolf Hofmeier, eds. (1990).
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, [1] the Benin Kingdom, [2] and the ...
It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi). With a population of more than 230 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.
History of Nigeria. Depiction of Benin City by a Dutch illustrator in 1668. The wall-like structure in the center probably represents the walls of Benin, housing the Benin bronze decorated historic Benin City Palace. The history of the territories which since ca. 1900 have been known under the name of Nigeria during the pre-colonial period ...
Official Website. The Nigerian Postal Service, abbreviated as NIPOST is a Nigerian government-owned and operated corporation postal company responsible for providing postal services in Nigeria. [1] It has more than 12,000 employees and operates more than 3,000 post offices. The Nigerian Postal Service has the following departments:
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. [1] The novel depicts the events of pre-colonial life in Igboland , a cultural area in modern-day southeastern Nigeria , and the subsequent appearance of European missionaries and colonial forces in the late 19th century .
Economic history of Nigeria. The economic history of Nigeria falls into three periods. They are the: pre-colonial, the colonial and the post-colonial or independence periods. [1] The pre-colonial period covers the longest the part of Nigerian history. The colonial period covers a period of 60 years, 1900-1960 while the independence period dates ...
since October, 2023. The Nigeria Postmaster General ( PMG) is the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency. The PMG is selected and appointed by the Governing Council of the Nigeria Postal Service, the members of which are appointed ...