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Nigeria

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The Giant of Africa
First University of Ibadan Courses Commence
Aba Women's Riots: Igbo women lead anti-colonial revolt in southeastern Nigeria.
The Formation of NNDP: Nigeria's First Political Party
Clifford Constitution: Limited Elective Representation Introduced
Egba Uprising in Abeokuta against Colonial Rule
Colonial Rule Begins in Nigeria
End of the Sokoto Caliphate: British control over vast territory.
Formation of Niger Coast Protectorate.
Establishment of the Royal Niger Company by British investors
British Navy Annexation of Lagos
Devastation of Oyo Empire's capital by Fulani Jihadists.
Establishment of Kano Emirate under Fulani Rule
Formation of the Sokoto Caliphate under Usman dan Fodio
Formation of Aro Confederacy
Calabar's Transformation into Slave Trade Hub
Exploration of Lagos by the Portuguese
Sultan Suni Ali Conquers Hausaland
Early Christian missionaries reach Nigeria's shores for the first time.
The Emergence of the Oyo Empire
Rapid Spread of Islam in Northern Nigeria
The Emergence of the Kano Kingdom
Title: Hausa City-States Emergence in Northern Region
The Igbo Kingdom of Nri
Yoruba City-States Expansion
Rise of the Kanem-Bornu Empire
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