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What was Nigeria's flag journey before independence in 1960?

What did the Nigerian flag look like before independence? | Pulse Nigeria

Temi Iwalaiye

Nigeria used many flags before they settled for the green white green that’s still in use today.

Here’s a breakdown of Nigeria’s flags:

<ul><li>British Takeover (1800): Britain took control of Nigeria and used British naval flags (Blue and White Ensigns).</li></ul>

<ul><li>British West Africa (1870): A British Blue Ensign with a badge featuring an elephant, palm tree, sand, and green mountains is adopted for the region that includes Nigeria.</li></ul>

Flag of the British West Africa [Wikipedia]

<ul><li>Oil Rivers Colony (1884): Britain claims the Niger Delta, renaming it the Oil Rivers, and continues using the British Blue Ensign.</li></ul>

British Oil River Protectorate [Wikipedia]

<ul><li>Royal Niger Company (1887–1888): This company controls parts of Nigeria and uses a flag based on the British White Ensign with a unique badge. They later switch to a blue ensign with the same badge.</li><li>Niger Coast Protectorate (1893): The Oil Rivers Protectorate gets a new name, but the British Blue Ensign remains the flag.</li></ul>

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<ul><li>Nigeria Split (1900): The country is divided into north and south, each using a variation of the British Blue Ensign: the North keeps the blue ensign, and the South uses a green circle on a white background.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Unified Colony (1914): Nigeria becomes a unified British colony, and the British Blue Ensign returns as the sole flag.</li><li>Independence (1960): Nigeria gains independence and adopts its current green-white-green tricolour flag, designed by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi. This new flag symbolised wealth (green) and peace (white).</li></ul>

How did Nigerian flag before independence [pinterest]

What did the Nigerian flag look like before independence?

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