HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT NIGERIA (PART 3)

1.      DEC. 1999 – THE NEW N100 NOTE WAS INTRODUCED

2.      DEC. 2000 – THE NEW N200 NOTE WAS INTRODUCED

3.      DEC. 2001 – THE NEW N500 NOTE WAS INTRODUCED

4.      1959 – FIRST TELEVISION STATION IN NIGERIA, MWTV NOW NTA WAS ESTABLISHED IN IBADAN

5.      FIRST NIGERIAN WOMAN TO DRIVE A CAR – MRS. FUNMILAYO KUTI

6.      FIRST NIGERIAN WOMAN TO BUY A CAR – MRS. EFUROYE TINUBU

7.      FIRST NIGERIAN WOMAN MAJOR GENERAL – MAJ. GEN. RONKE KALE

8.      FIRST NIGERIA MAJOR COUP PLOTTER – CHUKWUEMEKA NZEOGU ON JANUARY 15, 1966

9.      1949 – NIGERIAN TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER WAS ESTABLISHED BY CHIEF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO

10.  FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE VICE CHANCELLOR – PROF. GRACE ALELE WILLIAMS

11.  FIRST NIGERIAN TO SPEAK A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – OBA ESIGIE OF BENIN

12.  FIRST NIGERIAN CHIEF JUDGE – ADEMOLA ADETOKUNBO

13.  FIRST NIGERIAN INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE – LOIUS EDET IN 1964

14.  FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE – MRS. BISI UGOWE

15.   FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE MEDICAL DOCTOR – DR. MRS. ABIMBOLA AWONIYI

16.  FIRST NIGERIAN TO OWN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS – CHIEF RAIMOND DOKPESI

17.  JANUARY 27, 2002 – IKEJA BOMB EXPLOSION OCCURRED

18.  FEBRUARY 2, 2002 – NIGERIAN POLICE WENT ON STRIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

19.  NOVEMBER 17, 2001 – MISS AGBANI DAREGO OF NIGERIA BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN EVER TO WIN MISS WORLD

20.  1920 – APAPA WARF WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED

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