Nigeria Today In History

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Months
Year

Friday October 01, 1954

British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation.  Read More

Saturday October 01, 1960

Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day).  Read More

Tuesday October 01, 1963

Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth.  Read More

Monday October 01, 1979

Nigeria adopts constitution Alhaji Shagari becomes president.  Read More

Friday October 01, 1982

Haruna Babangida Nigerian footballer.  Read More

Saturday October 01, 1960

Nigeria attained her independence with the day marking the beginning of a thousand-year journey filled with promise, resilience..  Read More

Monday October 01, 1979

The Second Republic began with Alhaji Shehu Shagari being the first democratically elected president of Nigeria..  Read More