Pre-1960

-1851 (December 26-27): Royal Navy warship bombards

-Lagos. Oba of Lagos (Oba Kosoko) is wounded and, flees to Epe.

-On board the ship was Lt. Labulo Davies, probably the, first Nigerian to be commisioned in a naval force.

-1862 (January 1): Lagos Island is annexed as a colony of Britain

-1862 (January 22): Mr H.S Freeman is appointed as the first Governor of Lagos Colony.

-1877: George Taubman Goldie arrived in the Niger Delta in 1877

-1885: Oil Rivers Protectorate proclaimed by the British after they had defeated of King Jaja of Opobo, the Oba of Benin and subdued all prominent oil merchants of the Niger Delta.

-1892 (19 May): At the Battle of the (sacred) Yemeni River the British wreaks havoc amongst the Ijebu infantry with a British Maxim (capable of firing 2000 rounds in three minutes).

-1893: Oil Rivers Protectorate renamed Niger Coast Protectorate with its capital at Calabar.

-1890's: British Journalist Flora Shaw, later wife of Lord Frederick Lugard, suggests the name "Nigeria" after the great Niger River.

-1897: The British overthrow Oba Ovonramwen of Benin. One of the last independent West African kings.

-1900: Niger Coast Protectorate was merged with the colony and protectorate of Lagos and renamed Protectorate of Southern Nigeria

-1914: Formation of Nigeria under Governor Frederick Lord.

-1929 (October): (Aba Women's Riot). Women in Abu demonstrate against high taxes and low prices of Nigerian exports.

-1954: The position of Governor was created in each region after the Federal System of Government is adopted.

-1958: Nigerian Armed Forces came under Federal control. The Nigerian Navy is created.

-1959: The new Nigerian currency is introduced

-1959: Northern Peoples Congress(NPC) and Niger Delta Congress(NDC) go into alliance to contest parliamentary elections. The alliance earned the Brass Division a seat in the Federal Parliament for the first time.

-1960(July): Sir Adesoji Aderemi becomes 1st Nigerian and 1st African to be appointed Governor in the Commonwealth. He became Governor before Nigeria got independence.

-1960 (October 1): Nigeria's Independence Day: Nnamdi Azikiwe ("Zik" becomes 1st indigenous Governor General. At independence, the Nigerian government consisted of three ethnic states united in a federation. Each state was controlled by a single dominant ethnic based party.

All information were gotten from http://www.ngex.com/nigeria/keyevents/default.htm

1960-1969

-1960 (October 1): Independence. Nnamdi Azikiwe ("Zik" ) becomes 1st indigenous Governor General.

-1960-1966: First Republic of Nigeria under a British parliamentary system.

-1960: Nigeria's joins with Liberia and Togo in the "Monrovia Group" which advocated an extremely loose organization of African states.

-1961 (February 11 and 12): People of Northern and Southern Cameroon went to the polls to decide on joining independent Nigeria or the French territory of Cameroon. The south voted to leave Nigeria and the North decided to join Nigeria.

-1961 (June 1): Northern Cameroon becomes Sarduana Province of Nigeria, the thirteenth province of Northern Nigeria.

-1961 (October 1): Southern Cameroon ceases to be a part of Nigeria

-1962: By this time, the northern Northern People's Congress (NPC) controlled the federal government, while violence in the western region forced the dominant party there, the Yoruba "Action Group" (AG), to split in two.

-1963: Nigeria proclaimed Republic. Nnamdi Azikiwe becomes its first President.

-1964: The Northern Peoples Congress(NPC) aligns with a breakaway faction of the Action Group (AG) led by Chief Ladoke Akintola, the Nigerian National Democratic Party(NNDP),to form the Nigerian National Alliance (NNA) to contest elections. At the same time,*the main Action Group led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo forms alliance with the United Middle-Belt Congress (UMBC) and Alhaji Aminu Kano's Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) and Borno Youth Movement to form the UPGA (United Progressive Grand Alliance).

-1965 (November): Elections triggered violence in the western region, where Igbo civil servants of the Hausa-dominated federal government represented authority to the Yoruba population. .

-1966 (January 15): The Nigerian army staged its first
coup.

-1966 (May 29): Massive rioting starts in the major towns of Northern Nigeria against the Igbo minority in the north and nearly 30,000 died.

-1966 (July 29): A group of Northern officers and men storm the Government house Ibadan where General Aguiyi Ironsi was staying with his host, Lt. Col Adekunle Fajuyi. The men are arested and killed.

-1966 (August 1): Lt. Col Yakubu Gowon announces a take-over of the government to the nation

-1967 (January 4): Nigeria's military leaders travel to Aburi near Acrra, Ghana to find a solution problems facing the country.

-1967 (May 30): Eastern leadership announces Republic of Biafra

-1967 (July 6): First shots are fired that formally start of about thirty months of the Biafran war.

1970-1979

-1970-1979: Military rulers like Gowon (1967-1975), Murtala Muhamed and Olusegun Obasanjo ran Nigeria and altered the constitution again, creating 19 federal states.

-1970 (January 15): The Biafran War came to an end, leaving nearly two million people dead.

-1971 (April 2): Nigeria changed from driving on the right hand side of the road to the left.

-1973 (May): Government establishes the National Youth Service Corps Scheme and introduces compulsory one year service for all graduates of Nigerian universities.

-1974: General Gowon reneged on a promise to restore*civilian rule in 1976.

-1974: Gowon announces indefinite delay in transition plan.

-1975 (October): Gowon was overthrown in a coup, on the anniversary of his ninth year in office, by General Murtala Mohammed. Murtala rolls out transition plan to civil rule due to terminate in 1979.

-1976 (February 13): Murtala Mohammed was gunned down, in an abortive coup attempt, on his way to work from his residence.

-1976 (February 14): General Murtala Mohammed was succeeded by General Olusegun Obasanjo. Oya sango pledges to keep to Murtala's transition agenda.

-1976 (September 2): The Universal Primary Education Scheme (UPE) is introduced. This was to make education free and compulsory in the country.

-1978: Ban on political parties was lifted

-1979 (October 1): General Obasanjo handed over to Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari (Excutive President of Nigeria). Five parties competed for the presidency, and Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) won.

-1979 (October 1) -1983 (December 31): Second Republic of Nigeria under Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN).

1980-1989

- 1980: The National Party of Nigeria(NPN) forms an accord with the Nigeria People's Party(NPP)to get a majority in parliament.

-1981: The end of the oil price boom led to a general strike and the expulsion of more than one million foreign (non-Nigerian) African workers.

-1981: The end of the oil price boom led to a general strike and the expulsion of more than one million foreign (non-Nigerian) African workers.

-1982: Governors of the opposition parties, NPP, UPN, GNPP and PRP form the Progressive Alliance to checkmate the ruling party, NPN, especially after the crash of NPN/NPP accord at the national level.

-1983: Elections are marred by widespread cheating.

-1983(September): In Nigeria's second national elections, Shehu Shagari was re-elected president of Nigeria in August-September 1983.

-1983(December 31): Major-General Muhammed Buhari led another military coup and overthrew the government of Shehu Shagari. Buhari suspended the 1979 constitution and arrested Shagari and other civilian politicians.

-1983-1985: Buhari's "War Against Indiscipline (WAI)" uncovered corruption in the ranks of government and society.

-1985 (August 27): General Ibrahim Babangida takes over power in a bloodless coup.

-1986: General Babangida promises to restore civilian rule in 1990.

-1987: Babangida postpones the date of return to civilian rule from October 1990 to October 1992.

-1988: The government reduced fuel price subsidies as part of its austerity program. In response, transporters raised their prices 50-100% and the rest of the population, especially students, went on strike. Fuel prices were lowered again, making Nigeria a source of smuggled fuel to neighboring countries.

-1988: The government increased the number of states in Nigeria to 21 (from 19). Later on, a further increase brought the number to 30.

-1989(October): Babangida's government refused to legalize 13 independent political parties. Instead, the government founded the SDP (Center-left) and the NRC (Center- right) as the only legal political parties.

1990-2000

-1991(September): Administrative reform produced new states and 140 additional local government areas. The date for transition to civilian rule was pushed back again, to January 2, 1993.

-1991: The government reversed itself and allowed "old breed" politicians to take part in presidential politics.

-1991(December): Elections for state governors were dominated by new breed politicians, but the presidential campaigns featured new and old breed politicians.

-1992: Babangida shifs handover date again to 1993.

-1992: Census figures show that Nigeria is Africa's most populous country, with 88.5 million people (Egypt is second with 52 million). Nigeria's GDP is second in Africa ($35 million to South Africa's $90 million), but per capita income is only $395.

-1992(August/September): Presidential primaries marked by corruption, boycotts, violence, and illegality.

-1992(October/November): Babangida cancelled the presidential primaries, banned leaders of both parties, and pushed the date of the presidential election back to mid 1993.

-1993(March): New primaries yield Abiola and Tofa as presidential candidates. Primaries were marked by corruption.

-1993 (June 12): Presidential elections are held and businessman Moshood Abiola of the SDP takes unexpected lead in early returns.

-1993 (June 23): Babangida came on air to give reasons for annulling the results of the Presidential election. At least 100 people killed in riots in the southwest, Abiola's home area.

-1993(August): Scheduled second round of presidential elections were not held.

-1993 (August 26): Babangida keeps his promise to step down by naming an interim government of his own choice, headed by Ernest A. Shonekan.

-1993 (October): The youthful group Movement for the Advancement of Democracy hijacked a Nigerian airliner to Niger in order to protest official corruption.

-1993 (November 17): General Sani Abacha, defence minister in the interim government and most senior officer, seizes power abolishes the constitution and promises a short tenure.

-1993 (November): The senate impeached their president, SDP member Iyorchia Ayu, a strong opponent of the interim government.

-1993 (December): Abacha decided to keep the state governorships in military hands, in order to use them as patronage.

-1994: Abiola proclaims himself president, is arrested and charged with treason. Army suppressed riots and strikes.

-1994 (May): Abacha organizes the election of a Constitutional Conference.

-1994 (October): The Nigerian government established the "Petroleum Trust fund" to disburse profits from the oil industry for public works and social intervention.

-1995 (27 June): To celebrate the completion of a Draft Constitution by the Constitutional Conference, General Abacha re-allows political parties and political activity without "ruthless or provocative expressions". He does not, however, announce relief for political prisoners nor a deadline for elections

-1995 (July): Former President Obasanjo is sentenced to 25 years in prison by a secret military tribunal for alleged participation in an attempt to overthrow the
government.

-1995 (September): Abacha gives way to international pressure by reprieving alleged coup plotters who have been sentenced to death.

-1995 (1 October): Independence day; set date for the Provisional Ruling Council's proofreading of the Draft Constitution.

-1995: Writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight members of his Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People are hanged for murder. Commonwealth suspends Nigeria. Arms and visa restrictions are imposed by the United States, European Union and South Africa impose. Abacha announces plan to restore civilian rule on October 1, 1998.

-1996 (May): Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria's first president, died.

-1996 (June): Kudirat Abiola, wife of Moshood Abiola, was shot by unknown gunmen.

-1997 (January): Price of petrol is raised by 338 percent by the the Nigerian government, to reduce inflation and combat corruption. The governemt also introduces a five percent value-added tax (VAT), and devalued the currency by 386 percent.

-1997 (December): Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, a former vice-president and political opponent of Abacha, died in prison, leading to charges that he was poisoned.

-1998 (April): All five legal political parties adopt General Sani Abacha as their candidate for August 1 presidential elections.

-1998 (June : General Sani Abacha died unexpectedly of a heart attack as he is poised to stand as the sole candidate in the August presidential elections.

-1998 (June 9): Abubakar sworn in as Nigeria's eighth military ruler,by the "Provisional Ruling Council" (29 military officers). He promises to restore civilian rule.

-1998 (July 7): Moshood Abiola died in detention of a heart disease before he could be released in a general amnesty for political prisoners. Rioting in Lagos led to over 60 deaths.

-1998 (July 20): Abubakar promises to relinquish power on May 29, 1999.

-1998 (Aug 31): People's Democratic Party becomes first major party to launch itself.

-1998 (Sept 7): Release of draft constitution.

-1998 (Nov 3): Obasanjo declares his intention to run for the presidency.

-1999 (January 9): Elections to elect governors and legislators for Nigeria's 36 states.

-1999 (January 28): Former finance minister Olu False selected by Alliance for Democracy (AD) as presidential candidate.

-1999 (February 14): The executive of All Peoples Party announces choice of little known Ogbonnaya Onu it's presidential candidate.

-1999 (February 15): Former military ruler Obasanjo wins the presidential nomination of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

-1999 (February 16): Falae named joint candidate of the alliance of All Peoples Party and Alliance for Democracy. Ogbonnaya Onu refuses to stand down for Falae.

-1999 (February 17): Electoral commission clears Obasanjo and Falae for presidential elections.

-1999 (May): A new Constitution adopted. It is based on the 1979 Constitution.

-1999 (May 29): Former Military Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo, is sworn in as Nigeria's democratically elected civilian President.

-1999 (July 19): Scandal breaks out in the Federal House of Representatives over the qualifications of the speaker, Ibrahim Salisu Buhari.

-1999 (July 21): Ibrahim Salisu Buhari resigns as the Speaker of the Fedral House of Representatives.

-1999 (October 27): Zamfara State adopts Sharia Law.

(whistles the royal band's 1st tune on a happy day) tuwi twi twi tu few fu

cool....got my memory upgraded

Add March 28 that sinks the boat of a corrupt era.

Nice one.... Tough time never last.

All dis achievements and we are still underdeveloped and being killed like goats in a neighbourin country?

kul 1 bt Add April 8 dia

I tell u say i wan go who wants to be a millionaire. Dis country has come a long way. We started from the bottom and we are still @ the bottom

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**singing***
In the morning,early in the morning
In the morning, I will book space on NL

Noted

All I want to see is March 28, 2015 election. The day Nigerians decided to embrace the wind of change despite all the Orubebes in the country.

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Booked

Love dis

We already know dis, please tell us future events on how buhari will jail goodluck, Alison madueke and ngozi okonjo after probing the $20bn

ok le

The Year 1914 was when darkness fell upon a people. The greatest error in our existence. My condolences to the Benue and Nasarawa people killed by the ever bloodthirsty Fulani herdsmen. RIP to the dead.

-1998 (April): All five legal political parties adopt General Sani Abacha as their candidate for August 1 presidential elections.

-1998 (8 June : General Sani Abacha died unexpectedly of a heart attack as he is poised to stand as the sole candidate in the August presidential elections

The Death of Abacha was a good riddance

Lagos. Oba of Lagos (Oba Kosoko) is wounded and, flees to Epe.

Nice. My folks have always been their brother's keeper - great ancestors in Epe helping a brother out in the face of European tyranny.

Too bad all the folks the Europeans used in colonising Africa, thus killing millions of indigenous folks, from Nigeria, to Ghana, to Congo Kinshasa (King Leopold), to Ethiopia (Mussolini), to Kenya - were all black conscripts in the European army, with hez on.

Black Uncle Toms are as old as the black race hence there's no hope for the black race - but Epe folks have always helped their own brothers.

Good one. Thanks much.

-1959: Northern Peoples Congress(NPC) and Niger Delta Congress(NDC) go into alliance to contest parliamentary elections. The alliance earned the Brass Division a seat in the Federal Parliament for the first time.


Elections are won by alliances and not by bragging.

zigger:
I tell u say i wan go who wants to be a millionaire. Dis country has come a long way. We started from the bottom and we are still @ the bottom

o ti funny ju....the 'truthest' truth though!

The history of this country is about to be rewritten.
A hunch nonetheless

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Btw: wat about Dele Giwa