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THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (CAPITAL I AND 2) BY EGURIASE S. M OKAKA Lagos and Year of making it Capital Lagos was the first federal capital of Nigeria. It was made the capital of Nigeria in 1914 following the amalgamation of the Southern and the Northern Protectorates. Lord Fredrick Lugard became the first Governor-General of Nigeria when Lagos was made the federal capital of Nigeria. Before 1914, Lagos had been the crown colony of the British Government. When Nigeria gained independence in 1960, with the creation of states in 1967, Lagos remained the federal capital of Nigeria. Therefore, between 1914 and 1991, Lagos served as an independent state and as a federal capital of Nigeria. The location of the capital of Nigeria in Lagos was Ikoyi. Abuja and Year of making it Capital Abuja is the current federal capital of Nigeria. The then Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed proposed the relocation of the federal capital of Nigeria from Lagos to Abuja in 1975. Abuja was ...

CREATION OF STATES IN NIGERIA BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Nigeria is located in West Africa. It is one of the most populous nations in Africa. Looking at the country one is tempted to think how it’s developed into 36 states as it is today or as at the time of writing this article. My late father was the first person who told me about the developments of states in Nigeria. It started with regions before developing into states as it is today. Nigeria was organized into three regions in 1946. The division of Nigeria into three regions was as a result of the emergence of the Richards Constitution of 1946. The three regions were: Northern, Eastern and Western Regions. In 1963, the fourth region was created when Nigeria became a republican nation on 1st of October, 1963. This was called Mid-Western Region. Thus, the regions in Nigeria were: • Northern Regions • Eastern Region • Western Region • Mid-Western The Northern region is occupied by these major ethnic groups: Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri, ...

Writing Compositions By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Types of Composition Introduction Essay writing is very important aspect of English language. The primary purpose of essay writing is to pass on a message that is clear to the reader about a particular subject. To do this effectively, you need to keep the interest and the background of the reader in mind. There are different types of composition and each has its own features and a different approach. The purpose of all compositions; however, is to assess students’ ability to use English language as an effective means of communication. • Narrative This is the act of telling story. The story may be real or imaginary or a combination of reality and imagination. In this type of composition, you are expected to tell a story and also describe characters, events, and actions vividly so that the reader understands, very well, the story that is being narrated. This means that narration has some elements of description. Narrative compositions fo...