History of nigeria

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...
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WebVisited in the 15th century by Europeans, it became a centre for the trade in enslaved people. The area began to come under British control in 1861 and was made a British colony in 1914. Nigeria gained independence in …
WebIn Nigeria: History of Nigeria Evidence of human occupation in Nigeria dates back thousands of years. The oldest fossil remains found by archaeologists in the …
WebNigeria gained a degree of self-rule in 1954, and full independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960, as the Federation of Nigeria with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as its prime minister, while retaining the British …
WebNigeria - Colonial History, Economy, People: After the British government assumed direct control of the Royal Niger Company’s territories, the northern areas were renamed the …
WebEarly Nigerian cultures. The Nok culture; Igbo Ukwu; Kingdoms and empires of precolonial Nigeria. Kanem-Borno; Hausaland; Yorubaland and Benin; Igboland and the delta city-states; The Sokoto jihad; The collapse …
18 February 2019 A chronology of key events: circa 800 BC - Jos plateau settled by Nok - a neolithic and iron age civilisation. circa 11th century …
Early history 8000 B.C. – Creation of oldest currently known artifacts and stone shelters. Igboland mostly occupied by foragers,... 3000–500 B.C. – …
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