If you are asked what the origins of the Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa or Tiv people of Nigeria are, or what you know about the colonial history, civil war and military coups of Nigeria; will you be able to give an intelligent and accurate account of these events? Or are you one of those who think [...]
Not too long ago, controversy trailed the scrapping of History from the Academic Curriculum for Schools across Nigeria. The reason for this was that History is supposedly less important; incapable of contributing to National Growth. But this perspective as was expressed by the “Lawmakers” who called for the scrapping of the subject is nothing but [...]
How many of us know the history of our nation Nigeria very well? Here is an opportunity to know more about it. Nigeria is a Federal Republic composed of 36 States, and a Capital Territory, with an elected President and a Bi-cameral Legislature. It operates the Presidential system of Government with three distinct but complementary [...]
The 1957 Constitutional Conference Major Decisions Taken: Self - government to be granted to the Eastern and Western Regions on August 1957 while that of the North would be in 1959. Following the decision, the Western and Eastern regions had their self- government in 1957 while the North had their own in 1959. Eastern region [...]
