So you want to know how flags came into being, when the Nigerian
flag was first officially used and what other things a flag could be
used for? Then read this:
1. The Nigerian national flag is an adaptation of
the winning entry from Taiwo Akinkunmi in a competition held in 1959.
The original submission had a red radiating sun badge in the center
triptych of one white vertical with a green vertical on each side. After
the badge was removed by the judges, the flag has remained unchanged.
2. The designer of the national flag was Michael
Taiwo Akinkunmi, he was a twenty-three-year-old student of Norwich
Technical College in England, where he was studying electrical
engineering.
3. When he saw an advertisement in a newspaper
that submissions were being accepted for the design of a new National
flag entered the competition and his design was selected as the best in
the year 1958.
4. The flag with adaptations was first officially used on October 1, 1960, Nigeria’s Independence Day.
5. Like many countries of the world apart from
Nepal (whose shape is two overlapping triangles) , the Nigerian flag is
rectangular in shape.
Did you know that Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for other decorative purposes? Well, yes, it is!
Also, the study of flags is known as vexillology, from the Latin word vexillum, meaning flag or banner.
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