Nigeria

Last modified: 1997-09-03 by alessio bragadini
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by zeljko heimer 25-JAN-1996

• Description of the flag
• Naval flag
• Lagos
• Republic of Benin
• British Nigeria
• Biafra

According to Pedersen in "The International Flag Book in Color" (English Edition, 1971) the Nigerian National and Merchant Flag and Jack was "Chosen in 1959 from among 2870 suggestions in a competition; it was designed by a student from Ibadan, Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi. The green panels represent agriculture; the white, peace and unity." In "Flags Through the Ages and Across the World" by Whitney Smith, 1975, this flag was first officially hoisted 1 October, 1960, Nigeria's date of independence. So the flag that was adopted in 1959 didn't become the official flag of the country until Nigeria became an official country on 1 October 1960.
nick artimovich 5-FEB-1996

Original proposal had a red sun on the white field, but that was not accepted.
zeljko heimer 6-FEB-1996

Nigerian naval flag is red cross on white (St.George) with Nigerian flag in canton.
zeljko heimer 6-FEB-1996

In the Whitney Smith's book there is on Nigeria page a flag of State of Lagos. What is interesting is that the flag is in proportions aprox. 5:6, green-white-green with coat of arms in the middle (not Nigerian but some other) obviosly based on Nigerian flag.
zeljko heimer 6-FEB-1996

Flag of the so-called Republic of Benin established in mid-west Nigeria in 1967.
stuart notholt 30-JUN-1996