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Nigeria Independence Day
October 1, 2023
Nigeria Independence Day
National Day of Nigeria is always celebrated on October 1st. It marks independence from British rule on this day in 1960.
Nigeria marked total independence from Britain when it became a federal republic when a new constitution was adopted on 1 October 1963 with Nnamdi Azikiwe as its first president.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with around one in every five Africans being Nigerian.
In New York, Nigeria’s Independence Day has been marked by celebrations since in 1991 and are the largest by any African nation in the United States.
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Centre for Sustainable Access to Health in Africa