Students will learn how Nigeria got its independence. From how it was formed in 1914 and the trials and tribulations it underwent before it eventually became independent of the British Empire on October 1st, 1960. 

I am a researcher of African history since 2011. I have been researching Nigeria in the African History museum at the Smithsonian for 3 years. I myself am Nigerian and I was raised there and provided education on the nation's history.

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