Did You Know
Did You Know
Explore Hidden Facts About Nigeria
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Actor Hugo Weaving (known for his roles in The Matrix trilogy and V for Vendetta) was born in Nigeria?
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On February 22, 2013 Dr Bello became the first Nollywood movie to be released in US cinemas.
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The first African to be president of the International Court of Justice was Taslim Elias, a Nigerian.
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The oldest rock painting in Nigeria is the Birnin-Kudu Rock Painting in Jigawa State.
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Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was the first Nigerian woman to hold the positions of Finance Minister and Foreign Minister.
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Stephen Keshi is one of two men (the other being Egypt’s Mahmoud El-Gohary) to have won the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach.
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Grace Alele-Williams was the first Nigerian woman to earn a doctorate. She earned a PhD in mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1963.
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The first faculty of law set up in Nigeria was the Sapara Williams College of Law of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. It was established in 1961.
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Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu, who served as the de facto Vice President during the military regime of General Babangida, was responsible for giving the Nigerian football team the nickname "The Super Eagles".
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The CMS Grammar School in Lagos is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria. It was founded on June 6, 1859.
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In 1974, Ayodele Awojobi became the first African to earn a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Imperal College, London.
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Ebun House, located at 85 Odunfa Street, was the first three-story building built in Lagos. It was constructed in 1914.
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Chibundu Onuzo is the youngest female author to be signed by British publishing house Faber and Faber.
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As of 2006, the Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos was believed to be the largest ICT accessories centre in Africa.
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Until 1973, the Nigerian currency was the pound.
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Flora Nwapa was the first African woman to be published internationally in English with her novel Efuru (1966).
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The first set of octuplets on record was born on December 20, 1998 in Houston, Texas to a Nigerian couple.
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Queen Elizabeth II remained Nigeria’s official head of state until the First Republic was declared in 1963.
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At independence in 1960, Nigeria had a population of 36 million people.
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Fuji music has its roots in Islamic traditions: it originated from were/ajisari music, which is performed during Ramadan to wake Muslims up to pray before dawn.
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The city of Abeokuta (the capital of Ogun State) was originally set up in 1875 as a refuge from slave hunters from Dahomey (modern day Republic of Benin) and Ibadan.
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Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was the first African to lead a UN military operation. He was Force Commander of the UN Operation in Congo during the country’s 1960-1966 Crisis.
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Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University.
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The Nigerian Declaration of Independence was signed at the Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.
