This transaction laid the foundation for formal British colonial rule over ... Unlike Niger, Nigeria has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. The Nigerian flag was not named by a specific person.

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

Germany returned 20 Nigerian sculptures looted by British troops ... to terms with our dark colonial history,” she added. In July, Germany signed a deal with Nigeria to return the estimated ...

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