The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told ... white-green vertical stripes - and it replaced the colonial flag that had included the British union jack and a six ...

British colonial rule in Nigeria lasted for decades, shaping the country’s political, economic, and social structures. Today, several places across Nigeria still bear the marks of this era ...

They circulated widely through the Onitsha market and the pamphlet style spread to market centers across Nigeria, which gained independence in 1960 after nearly a century under British colonial rule. ...

Taiwo Akinkunmi said the green in his flag design symbolised Nigeria's rich agricultural ... green vertical stripes - and it replaced the colonial flag that had included the British union jack ...