Flag of Nigeria

Flag origins

Nigeria's flag is a vertical green, white and green tricolor. Government explanations link green with agriculture, nature and natural resources, and white with peace and unity. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, then a twenty-three-year-old student in Britain, submitted the winning competition design. It was raised at independence on 1 October 1960.

Flag story

Akinkunmi's original proposal included a red radiating sun in the central white band. The judges removed it, producing today's plain design. In Flag Akinator the correct answer to a sun question is therefore No, even though the designer's first version did contain one.

Editorial notes and references

Edited by ABELHA WORKS. The English text translates the administrator-edited Japanese description. Legends should be distinguished from documented history. General reference links do not substantiate every statement in the text.

• Nigeria — general information on Wikipedia
• Japan MOFA: countries and regions (Japanese)

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