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Order Of States Creation In Nigeria (North And South)
S/N
1
2
3
4
5
6
YEAR
1952
1967
1976
1987
1991
1996
GOVT.
Lord Lugard
Yakubu Gowon
Murtala Mohammed
Babangida
Babangida
Abacha
STATES
4
12
7
2
9
6
UPDATE
4
12
19
21
30
36
NORTH
2
6
10
11
16
19
SOUTH
2
6
9
10
14
17
Notable Personalities
•First Nigerian Bishop - Samuel Ajayi Crowther
•First Nigerian female Vice Chancellor - Prof. Grace Alele Williams
•First Nigerian Chief judge - Justice Ademola Adetokunbo
•First Nigerian female Medical Doctor - Dr. Mrs. Abimbola Awoniyi
•First Nigerian Inspector General of Police - Lios Edet
•First Nigerian female Deputy Inspector General of Police-Mrs Bisi Ugowe
•First Television station in Nigeria - WMTV (NTA Ibadan presently)1959
•First Nigerian woman to drive a car - Mrs Funmilayo Kuti
•First Nigerian woman to buy a car - Efuroye Tinubu
•First Nigerian female Pilot - Mrs. Chinyere Onyemaucheya (1982)
•First Nigerian female Professor - Mrs Elfrida Adeho
•First Nigerian female Author - Flora Nwakpa
•First Nigerian female Govenor - Lady Virginia Etiaba of Anambra State
•First Nigerian female Commissioner - Dorathy Miller
•First Nigerian female Senator - Mrs Wuraola Esan
•First Nigerian FemaleChief Juctice of Nigeria - Maryam Aloma Muktar
Memorable Dates (Assassinations)
1966: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa - First Nigerian Prime Minister
1966: Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello
1966: Adekunle Fajuyi
1966: Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi - Military Head of State
1976: Murtala Mohammed - Military Head of State
1986: Dele Giwa - Journalist
1995: Ken Saro-Wiwa - Activist
2001: Bola Ige - Justice Minister
2006: Funsho Williams - Politician
2006: Ayo Daramola - Politician
2009: Dipo Dina - Politician
Nigeria Natural Resources and Location
1.Oil and Gas
2.Coal
3.Cocoa
4.Cement
5.Iron ore
6.Ignite
7.Tin
8.Salt
9.Rubber
10.Palm Oil
11.Ply Wood
12.Marble
13.Lead Zinc
14.Limestone
15.Gold
16.Rice
17.Cotton
Rivers, Cross river, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Edo, Imo, Abia, Bayelsa
Enugu
Ondo, Oyo, Cross river
Nkalagu, Ewekoro, Calabar
Agbaje, Ajaokuta, Aladja
Asaba
Jos
Abia, Ebonyi
Cross river, Delta, Edo
Delta, Imo, Cross river, Rivers, Kogi
Sapele, Port Harcourt
Igbeti
Abakaliki, Ogoja
Sokoto , Ewekoro, Ukpilla, Abeokuta
Sokoto, Ilesha
Ogoja, Ekiti
Bauchi
