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List of Nigerian flags

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This is a list of flags used in Nigeria.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1960- Flag of Nigeria A vertical bicolour triband of a green, white and green

Governmental flags

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Flag Date Use Description
State flag A vertical bicolour triband of a green, white and green; charged with the coat of arms in the centre
Civil ensign A red field with the national flag, in the canton
State ensign A blue field with the national flag, in the canton

Presidential flags

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Flag Date Use Description
Flag of the president of Nigeria
Flag of the president as commander-in-chief of the armed forces

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
Flag of the Nigerian Defence Forces
1998– Naval ensign A white field with the national flag in the canton, with the Naval seal in the fly.
Air force ensign A sky-blue field with the national flag in the canton, with the air force roundel in the fly.
Flag of the Nigerian Army

Subnational flags

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Flag State Adopted Description
Abia [1]
Adamawa
Akwa Ibom [2][3]
Anambra [4]
Bauchi
Bayelsa [5]
Benue [5]
Borno [6]
Cross River [7]
Delta [8][9][10]
Ebonyi [11]
Edo [12]
Ekiti
Enugu [13]
Gombe
Imo
Jigawa
Kaduna [2]
Kano [14][13]
Katsina
Kebbi
Kogi [5]
Kwara
Lagos [15][16][17]
Nasarawa [18]
Niger [19][circular reference]
Ogun [20][21]
Ondo [22]
Osun
Oyo [23][24]
Plateau
Rivers [25]
Sokoto [26]
Taraba
Yobe
Zamfara
Federal Capital Territory [27][28]

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
700–1380 Flag of the Kanem Empire A White Field with a Green Palm Tree in the center.
1380–1893 Flag of the Bornu Empire A Brown Field with a White Crescent Moon in the center.
1640–1902 Flag of the Aro Confederacy A black background with a sword and gun with a bird on top with the word “OMU” and “ARO-CHUKWU at the bottom of the flag.On the right and left are two crowns and in the middle two hands appearing to be trading something.
1897 A flag which was captured by British forces from the Kingdom of Benin in 1897 A red background with a man with a sword cutting someone’s head off.
1804–1903 Flag of the Sokoto Caliphate
1887–1888 Flag of the Royal Niger Company
1888–1899 Flag of the Royal Niger Company
1870–1888 Flag of the British West African Settlements
1888–1906 Flag of the Lagos Colony
1884–1893 Flag of the Oil Rivers Protectorate
1893–1899 Flag of the Niger Coast Protectorate
1900–1914 Flag of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate
1900–1914 Flag of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate
1914–1952 Flag of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria British blue ensign with a green six-pointed star described as the Seal of Solomon,[29] surrounding a Tudor Crown with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc.
1952-1960 Flag of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria British blue ensign with a green six-pointed star described as the Seal of Solomon, surrounding a Tudor Crown with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc.
1959 Akinkunmi's original proposal for the flag of independent Nigeria
1960–1998 Naval ensign A white field with a red St. George's Cross, with the national flag in canton.
1963 Former flag of the president, adopted in 1963

See also

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References

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  4. ^ "Anambra State (Nigeria)".
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  8. ^ "Delta wins National Sports Festival in style". 16 December 2018.
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  16. ^ "Team Delta win National Youth Games for record 6th time - P.M. News".
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  19. ^ "File:Niger State Emblem.PNG".
  20. ^ "Governor quick to present N5million to #BBNaija winner, but won't keep promises to best teachers". 30 September 2021.
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  22. ^ "2022 Para Games: Team Bayelsa Won 93 Medals to Emerge Champion — Transcontinental Times". 17 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Oyo Trains 3,300 Youths in Agribusiness to Boost Food Security". 10 August 2021.
  24. ^ Makinde, Seyi [@seyiamakinde] (10 November 2020). "This afternoon, we inaugurated the Oyo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality, Violation of Rights of Citizens and Unlawful Killings. The panel is made up of eleven (11) members led by Justice Bolajoko Adeniji (retired), as Chairman of the Panel. https://t.co/4p0i1JODI9" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ National Sports Festival 2020 [@nsf_edo] (8 April 2021). "A thread of states at the opening ceremony of the #NationalSportsFestival #Edo2020 #NSF2020 https://t.co/RJ2YzKoE4I" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  28. ^ "The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). – FCT Residents Engagement Platform".
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