Hello guys. Please, this question looks quite simple but the answers I am getting from left and right proof otherwise. The facts are given as follow:
1. Nigeria got her independence in 1960.
2. There was an amalgamation of the Northern/Southern protectorates in 1914.
3. Flora Shawl actually coined that name, Nigeria, in 1897. At that time, it was used on a geographical area.

Based on the aforementioned, who can prove without any reasonable doubt the year Nigeria was created?

NB: this is not a Math question but you still have to do the Math. Thanks!
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