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800 Most Consequential Events In 100 Years Of Nigeria's History by Topsido(m): 5:52pm On Dec 30, 2021
1920

i. The first craft school in former Northern Nigeria set up in Bida.
ii. First Inter-House sports in King’s College Lagos, marking a golden era of sport that lasted for 50 years.
iii. Catholic Church comes to Kafachan through Igbos who work for the railways
iv. Ademola II, Alake Egba mounts the throne, preaches Free Trade
v. Following the German surrender in December 1918, Alaafin Ladigbolu is honoured in Oyo palace by the British colonialists in January


1921

i. Census holds in Nigeria, going beyond Lagos to include few more urban towns within the Lagos colony.
ii. Ernest Ikoli starts African Messenger to be third with already established Weekly Record and Nigerian Pioneer
iii. Ownership of Lagos lands decided in favour of natives as Amodu Tijani wins case against government in London with the assistance of Herbert Macaulay


1922

i. Bala Fredrick Mainasara becomes the first indigenous Hausa man to be ordained an Anglican cleric

1923
i. Unilever comes to Nigeria as United Africa Company, UAC
ii. Party politics begins in Nigeria with Herbert Macaulay’s Democratic Party dominating
iii. Akinwande Savage, Lagos medical doctor sets up his own Saturday newspaper, Nigerian Spectator

1925
i. First airplane lands in Lagos, Nigeria.
ii. Oba of Lagos, Eleko Esugbayi sacked
iii. First Christian Oba of Lagos, Ibikunle Akitoye, installed
iv. Construction work starts in Christ Church Cathedral, Lagos
v. Seraphim Band, now Cherubim and Seraphim Church founded in Lagos by Tunolase Orimolade

1926
i. SCOA Nigeria Plc. starts business in Kano as a private company
ii. Adeyemo Alakija starts Daily Times with friends


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