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 ...

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 ...