This is a timeline of Nigerian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Nigeria and tis predecessor states.To read about the background to these events, see History of Nigeria.See also the list of heads of state of Nigeria
Replaced by his deputy, Lt-Gene Olusegun Obasanjo, who helps introduce US-style presidential constitution.
Timeline of Major Events in Nigeria – All in Nigeria.
Boko Haram claims responsibility.President Jonathan declares state of emergency to contain violence by Boko Haram.More than 100 killed in single day of co-ordinated bombings and shootings in Kano, shortly after Boko Haram tells Christians to quit the north.President Goodluck Jonathan says he will seek a second term in office in elections, but these are postponed from February 2015 because of the Boko Haram insurgency.Nigerian army captures Gwoza, which it believes is Boko Haram’s main stronghold, in late March, leaving the armed group with only two towns under its control.All content provided on this website is for informational purposes only. 1472 – Portuguese navigators reach Nigerian coast. Nigeria History Facts and Timeline (Nigeria, NG, West Africa) One of the most affluent of all the countries in Africa today, Nigeria comes from humble origins. Discovered by the Portuguese and eventually colonised by the British, it achieved independence in 1960, before its big oil find in the 1970s. In 1821 the British government sponsors an expedition south through the Sahara to reach the kingdom of Bornu.
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circa 800 BC – Jos plateau settled by Nok – a neolithic and iron age civilisation. circa 11th century onwards – Formation of city states, kingdoms and empires, including Hausa kingdoms and Borno dynasty in north, Oyo and Benin kingdoms in south.