SEC-S17W4: "Express Your Love For National Flag."

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Hello everyone I'm @spiderjr and I'll be writing on the love I have for my national flag. I'm from the county Nigeria and as you all know is the Giant of Africa. My country is not just as the Giant of Africa because of its name but it is know as the Giant of Africa because of it's people and resources it has. Located in Africa.

My country is made up of 36 states all together, has varieties of languages in the likes of; Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa also English as the general language.

Is there any history behind the formation of your national flag? If so, what happened?

Modern Nigeria can be dated back to the era when it began to come under British control in 1861 and was made a British colony in 1914. Before Nigeria was called Nigeria and also before we got our independence, Nigeria was know for many names. Examples of those names were; Royal Nigeria Company Territories, Niger Sudan, Central Sudan, and so on.

Nigeria gained independence in 1960 October 1st and became a republic in 1963. After the independence there was a civil war between the federal government and the former Eastern region, Biafra (1967–70), ended in Biafra’s surrender after the death by starvation of perhaps a million Biafrans.

What is Nigeria best known for

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Nigeria is popularly known for their music and musician all over the globe. But that's not all Nigeria is know for. We are also known by our culture, our people, and also for our Food. Nigerians are known to prepare very good delicacy that is eye catching and mouth watering.

What do the different colors or symbols on your national flag represent?

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The Nigeria flag has three colours and each of them represent something. The saffron colour in the flag represents strength and courage, the white colour signifies peace and truth, and the Green colour signifies fertility, growth and auspiciousness of the land.

There is also the Coat of Arm the coat of arms of Nigeria consists of a black shield with a wavy white pall, symbolizing the meeting of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil, while the two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent dignity.

How does your national flag represent your country on the world stage?

This is a very question to answer because anywhere you see a Nigerian flag there is a very high probability that you will see a Nigeria citizen there. So my country is a country of Joy and dignity.

Education in Nigeria

There has been a broad view for education in my country starting from Creche to higher institutions. The first school in Nigeria was a Catholic school so to say which goes by the name Thomas Anglican Primary School established in 1845 in Badagry, Lagos state, while St Thomas Anglican primary school was founded by Rev. Golmer of the church missionary society also in 1845.

Also the first university in my country was established in 1948, the University of Ibadan, UI as it is fondly referred to, is the first University in Nigeria. Until 1962 when it became a full-fledged independent University, it was a College of the University of London in a special relationship scheme.

Variety of food in Nigeria

Nigeria has different varieties of food and they are prepared differently in their own way and come out to also taste very good. Here are some dishes in Nigeria you would like to try out whenever you come visiting;
Amala and ewedu soup mostly prepared by the Yorubas, a very sumptuous meal, Gbegiri, Afang soup prepared by the Ibibios, Melon soup, Efo, Abacha, and many more.

Conclusion

Nigeria is a fun place to spend your holidays whenever you want to have one and there are also a lot of place for tourists to visit when they come down to this Wonderful country. Thank you for reading through this wonderful write up @tripsy @jozzie90 @goodybest @jeph001