Urbanization in Nigeria is depicted, and based on the populace builds a urban pecking order is recommended, with Lagos to finish everything, developing at a managed rate four times the national normal. The 1967 authoritative rearrangement of the four districts into twelve states, and the development and also the adjustment in the distributional example for […]
See Below The History Of Nigeria Library The national library of nigeria came into existence by the national library act passed in september, 1964. This act was later replaced and substituted with the national library decree no 29 of 1970. It is a grade “a” parastatal and the apex library in the country. It is the […]
See History Of Nigeria Currency Below…. The West African Currency Board was responsible for issuing currency notes in Nigeria from 1912 to 1959. Prior to the establishment of the West African Currency Board, Nigeria had used various forms of money including cowries and manilas. On 1st July, 1959 the Central Bank of Nigeria issued the Nigerian […]
Before the advent of the British Government in 1861, Nigerians operated customary land tenure system which was indigenous to the people. Like all other customs, the customary land tenure system varied from place to place and was accepted as ‘a mirror of accepted usage’, see Owoniyi v. Omotosho (1961) 1 All NLR 304 and Kimdey […]
See History Of Nigeria Crude Oil In Nigeria Below…. Oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1956 at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta after half a century of exploration. The discovery was made by Shell-BP, at the time the sole concessionaire. Nigeria joined the ranks of oil producers in 1958 when its first oil field came on […]
The Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) organizes university-level sports events in Nigeria. It hosts interuniversity sports competition called the University Games. The first NUGA games were held at the University of Ibadan in 1966. 36 Nigerian universities are members. NUGA approves fifteen different sporting events at the University Games: track and field, badminton, basketball, chess, […]
Before the advent of the British to the area now known as Nigeria, there were different systems for the administration of criminal law. In the Southern part of Nigeria, the criminal justice system was administered using the local traditions of the society. In most parts of the North, the criminal justice system was regulated by […]