CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Federal Republic of Nigeria was admitted as a member state of the United Nations on 7 October 1960, having gained independence on 1 October the same year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Exactly 62 years ago, on October 1, 1960, Nigeria gained independence from the British Empire and was added to the growing list of independent nations which the United Kingdom had set aside to grant independence to become a sovereign state. Nigerians celebrated this historic break from colonialism across the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -In October 1960, Nigeria became a member of the United Nations as part of its sovereign right as an independent African nation. There were high hopes that Nigeria was an emergent power in Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Founded (1963) Although Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960, the nation retained the British monarch, Elizabeth II, as titular head of state until the adoption of a new constitution in 1963 declaring the nation a republic.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nigeria first became a republic in 1963, but succumbed to military rule after a bloody coup d’état in 1966. A separatist movement later formed the Republic of Biafra in 1967, leading to the three-year Nigerian Civil War. Nigeria became a republic again after a new constitution was written in 1979.