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On July 29, 1966, Nigeria experienced one of its bloodiest coups, known as the counter-coup or the “July Rematch.” This coup was orchestrated by northern military officers in reaction to the January 1966 coup, which had brought Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi to power. The counter-coup led to the assassination of Ironsi and Lieutenant Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi, the Military Governor of the Western Region.

The coup was marked by widespread violence and targeted killings, especially against Igbo officers and civilians. This event significantly heightened ethnic tensions and set the stage for further instability in Nigeria, eventually contributing to the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War in 1967.

With Nigeria having multiple refineries, both government-owned and private, why does the country still heavily rely on imported refined petroleum products, and what does this indicate about the efficiency and management of the nation’s oil sector?

With Nigeria having multiple refineries, both government-owned and private, why does the country still heavily rely on imported refined petroleum products, and what does this indicate about the efficiency and management of the nation’s oil sector?

In 1974, the Nigerian government adopted the Udoji Commission’s recommendations and raised workers’ wages, benefiting primarily public sector employees. The first minimum wage law, introduced on September 3, 1981, applied to all full-time workers, excluding seasonal workers and those in enterprises with fewer than 50 employees. The initial minimum wage was 125 naira per month. Subsequently, the minimum wage has been revised multiple times—from 250 naira in 1991 to 5,500 naira in 2000, to 18,900 naira in 2011, 30,000 naira in 2019, and now 70,000 naira in 2024. The general perception around these figures from their inception has been that they rarely reflect the cost of living within the country.

On July 19, 1979, Nigeria held its first presidential election since the end of military rule. This election marked a significant transition to civilian governance. Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) won the election, leading to the establishment of the Second Republic. This event was crucial in Nigeria’s political history, as it ended a period of military dictatorship and set the stage for a new era of democratic governance.

All Lagos State after Tinubu have been born in the month of June.

Babatunde Fashola: June 28 1963.

Akinwumi Ambode: June 14 1963.

Babajide Sanwoolu: June 25 1965.

In addition, the Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila is also a June born: June 25 1962.

An anthropologist while studying the culture of the Xhosa people, a tribe in South Africa proposed a game to some of the children. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands andran together, then sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them why they had run like that as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said: “UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?”
‘UBUNTU’ in the Xhosa culture means: “I am because we are”

Till date, no Nigerian President/ Head of State has been born after 1960, the year Nigeria got her independence.

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The hidden meaning of this saying is in the fact that if something is predestined to happen, it will happen, no matter how hard you try to avoid it.