In preparation for that eventuality, the Federal Government created a total of twelve states out of the original four regions (East, West, Midwest, and North).

Region created from part of Western Region on 8 August 1963. Feb 1964 - Jan 1966, Jereton Mariere · Dennis Osadebay · Northern Region, Oct 1960 - 1962, Gawain ...

In 1963, the Midwest Region was carved out of the Western Region making a federation of four Regions. During this First Republic, a parliamentary system of ...

In a move that gave greater autonomy to minority ethnic groups, the military divided the four regions into 12 states. The Igbo rejected attempts at ...

They are a type of administrative division grouping the country's states, created during the regime of president General Sani Abacha.

In response to Azikiwe and other nationalists, the Lyttelton constitution of 1954 created a fully federal system, comprising the three geographic regions of ...

The Nigerian government abolished the four federal regions on May 24, 1966. ... The governments of Britain, Canada, Poland, and Sweden established a four ...

On Aug. 9, 1963, the creation of Nigeria's fourth region was officially announced; the new Mid-West State consists of 2 provinces, Benin and Delta, formerly ...

19 сент. 2024 г. · The Four Early Regions In Nigeria were created in 1946 by the British colonial government. Each region had its own distinct culture, language, and traditions.

In May the Eastern region's consultative assembly authorized Ojukwu to establish a sovereign republic, while, at the same time, the federal military government ...