Flag of Nigeria

Nigeria
Use National flag
Proportion 1:2
Adopted October 1, 1960
Design A vertical bicolour triband of green, white and green
Designed by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

Variant flag of Nigeria
Use State flag
Proportion 1:2
Design A vertical bicolour triband of green, white and green; charged with the Coat of arms in the centre

Variant flag of Nigeria
Use Civil ensign
Proportion 1:2
Design A red field with the national flag, in the canton

Variant flag of Nigeria
Use State ensign
Proportion 1:2
Design A blue field with the national flag, in the canton

Variant flag of Nigeria
Use Naval ensign
Proportion 1:2
Design A white field with the national flag in the canton, with the Naval seal in the fly.

Variant flag of Nigeria
Use Air force ensign
Proportion 1:2
Design A sky-blue field with the national flag in the canton, with the air force roundel in the fly.

The Flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on October 1, 1960. The flag is a horizontal bicolor of green and white. The two green stripes represent Nigeria's natural wealth, while the white band represents peace.


The national flag is an adaptation of the winning entry from in a competition held in 1959. The original submission had a red radiating sun badge in the center triptych of one white horizontal with a green horizontal on each side. After the badge was removed by the judges, the flag has remained unchanged. Like other countries, Nigeria has special ensigns for civil and naval vessels. Some of its states also have flags. One Nation, Many Flags] The designer of the national flag was a twenty-three-year-old student. He was studying at in England when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper that submissions were being accepted for the design of a new National flag. In 1959 Akinkunmi's design was chosen as the winner and, with adaptations, was first officially used on October 1, 1960, Nigeria's Independence Day.

Flag specifications

Color specifications

Colour scheme Green White
RAL
None		 9003
Signal white
CMYK 100.0.39.47 0.0.0.0
Hexadecimals #008753 #FFFFFF
Decimals 0,135,83 255,255,255

Gallery

Flag of the President of Nigeria
Flag of the President as Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces
Former flag of the President, adopted in 1963
Flag of the Nigerian Defence Forces
Naval ensign of Nigeria (1960-1998)
Akinkunmi's original proposal

Historical flags

Flag of the Royal Niger Company (1887-1888)
Flag of the Royal Niger Company (1888-1899)
Flag of the British West African Settlements
Flag of the Lagos Colony (1886-1906)
Flag of the Oil Rivers Protectorate
Flag of the Niger Coast Protectorate
Flag of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate (1900-1914)
Flag of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate (1900-1914)
Flag of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (1914-1960)

See also

References

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