1960 In Nigeria
Events in the year 1960 in Nigeria. Incumbents * Monarch: ** until 1 October: position not in existence ** starting 1 October: Queen Elizabeth II *Governor-General: Sir James Wilson Robertson (until 16 November), Nnamdi Azikiwe (starting 16 November) * Prime Minister: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa * Senate President: ** 1 January: position established ** 1 January – 1 October: Nnamdi Azikiwe ** starting 1 October: Dennis Osadebay * House Speaker: Jaja Wachukwu (until 1 October); Ibrahim Jalo Waziri (starting 1 October) * Chief Justice: Adetokunbo Ademola Politics *July 1960 - Adesoji Aderemi became 1st African to be appointed governor in the Commonwealth *October 1, 1960 - Nigerian Independence Day *October 1, 1960 - Tafawa Balewa became prime minister *October 1, 1960 - Sir James Robertson (1899 - 1983) became governor-general. *November 16, 1960 - Nnamdi Azikiwe Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1996), usually referred to as "Zik", was a Nigeria ...
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Years In Nigeria
This is a list of years in Nigeria. 20th century 21st century See also * Timeline of Nigerian history {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Nigeria, List of History of Nigeria Nigeria history-related lists Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

Jaja Wachukwu
Jaja Anucha Wachuku (1 January 1918 – 7 November 1996), a Royal family, Royal Prince of Ngwaland, "descendant of 20 generations of African Eze, chiefs in the Igbo country of Eastern Nigeria," was a Pan-Africanist, and a Nigerian politician, statesman, lawyer, politician, diplomat and humanitarian. He was the first Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives; as well as first Nigerian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Also, Wachuku was the first Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria), Minister for Foreign Affairs. At a time when the Federal government of the United States, United States government had already listed Nelson Mandela as a terrorist, Wachuku, who was "widely respected" as Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria intervened with the South African government and helped save Nelson Mandela and others from the death penalty at the 1963–64 Rivonia Trial. In his 1962 diary, from L ...
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