See History Of Nigeria Journalism Below….. The Nigerian mass media started out with the publication of Iwe Iroyin; that was in 1859. It was published by Rev. Henry Townsend, who was a Briton. This represents the very first news media that was published in Nigeria and it was published in the southwest. The publication was in […]
Before Nigeria gained Independence, the special British anthem was sung at all official or important events. However, months before the country’s freedom from the British rule, a Nigerian National anthem was composed. It was written by Miss Lillian Jean Williams and was rendered by Miss Frances Benda. Both the music composer and the writer were […]
In the history of Insurance in Nigeria, there were some events that have really brought a lot of development to the Nigerian market and this history is one that should not go down with time. They signify the pioneering steps responsible for the industry’s growth and are engraved in the stone of our development. It […]
The quasi-military Nigerian Marine Department was established in 1914 and cooperated with the Royal Navy in capturing Cameroon in the First World War. The Nigerian Navy came into official existence in 1956, staffed by 200 people from the Marine Department, with the tasks of mine-sweeping, ports examination and naval control services. The Nigerian Marine Training […]
Nigerian Law History The history of Nigerian law is interwoven with the evolution of the Nigerian legal system. The geographical expression that has become Nigeria (The Federal Republic of Nigeria) consisted of a host of indigenous, autonomous communities with their unique socio-cultural and political identities. They had their traditional systems for basic law and order […]