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These monkeys were living there before Unilag was brought to their land: Mona monkeys (Cercopithecus mona) on the University of Lagos (UNILAG) campus are a unique urban wildlife population that predates the establishment of the university in 1962.

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Some of those foreign banks that set up branches in Nigeria back in the days. Barclays Bank of Nigeria Limited. Barclays Bank of Nigeria Limited was the historical predecessor of Union Bank of Nigeria, tracing its roots to 1917.

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How many houses were built in 30 days during the construction of festac town? Construction started in 1973 when General Yakubu Gowon was Head of State. During the construction of Festac Town in Lagos, an average of 125 to 140 housing units were built every 30 days.

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Spoiler…. Catastrophic Frank… Wonder where Betty was?

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Completed in 1895 (131 years ago), the Old Secretariat (Lagos Colonial Secretariat) is a historic colonial landmark located at No. 14 Marina, spanning across to Broad Street on Lagos Island.

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Louder……

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You remember his name right? Hope you so?

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There was nothing like Nigeria Army when this photo was taken. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was commissioned as an officer in the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) on June 12, 1949, prior to this, he had enlisted in the Nigerian Regiment of the RWAFF as a private in 1942.

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In 1851, Heinrich Barth (a German scholar who spent several years in northern Nigeria in the 1850s) mentioned that Kano had a 10-mile long 30 ft high clay walls with a population of 30,000 with commerce and manufacturing abundant. Now You Know

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A 1903 British newspaper commentary described Kano as the ‘Manchester of Nigeria’ and emphasized its reputation for textile manufacturing and indigo dyeing. Now You Know