Happy New Year Nairalanders and a big thank you to the founder of Nairaland Seun Osewa for giving us this wonderful platform, for the next 366 days I take upon myself to update Nigerians on this platform daily historical events that has shaped our existence as a nation.

HISTORICAL EVENTS

1862 Lagos Island is annexed as a colony of Britain

1900 British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria established

1901 Nigeria became a British Protectorate

1913 The Customs Departments of Northern and Southern Nigeria were amalgamated

1914 Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria

1947 The first pre-independence Constitution, the Richards Constitution became effective on January 1, 1947.

1947 Sonny Okosun, 'Ozziddi'musician, was born at Enugu.

1960 Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa becomes Nigeria's first Prime Minister


1963 The state of emergency imposed on the Western Region is lifted


1973 The naira was introduced, replacing the pound at a rate of 2 naira = 1 pound. This made Nigeria the last country to abandon the £sd currency system.

1980 Alhaji Shugaba Abdulrahman Darman, Borno State House of Assembly Majority
Leader, is deported to Chad on the allegation that he is not a Nigerian



1983 General Muhammadu Buhari became Head of State and Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria after ousting the government of Shehu Shagari in a palace coup, marking the end of the second republic


1985 The Nigeria Postal Service Department (NIPOST) came into being with the establishment of the Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL)


1998 The University of Abuja was established.


2011 Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin became the Executive Director of UNFPA.


http://www.onlinenigeria.com/todayinhistory/
http://www.todayinhistory.com.ng/
http://www.onthisday.com/countries/nigeria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Nigerian_history

vry nice a piece!!!!!

1984.
GENERAL MOHAMMADU BUHARI OVERTHREW A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
Please remove History form all schools to minimize this embarrassment.

Learning continues... God bless you Op

cckris:

1984.
GENERAL MOHAMMADU BUHARI OVERTHREW A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
Please remove History form all schools to minimize this embarrassment.

History na history na, why make dem remove am?

cckris:

1984.
GENERAL MOHAMMADU BUHARI OVERTHREW A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
Please remove History form all schools to minimize this embarrassment.

why should history be removed?

This is a country with almost nothing to celebrate.

This nigeria has been led majorly by God forsaken peoples that never believed in the country.

Honestly, as a country, one can only wonder what we spent the last 50 Years doing....
We don't have much to show for a country that 'grew up' in the 20th century.
Its saddening when you reflect on these issues.
I can only hope at best, that this country gets better.
Especially when you consider the present leadership.
I'm awed.....

Hmmmmm naija!!!

darlingtonIIV:
why should history be removed?

IT'S EASY DECEIVE ANYONE THAT CAN'T REMEMBER PAST EVENTS
Like most black Africans.