1964 in Nigeria
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1964 to Nigeria and its people.
Incumbents
Events
- February - Mid-West Region legislative election takes place with National Council of Nigerian Citizens winning the majority of seats[1][2]
- October - Nigeria participates in the 1964 Summer Olympics and wins its first medal[3][4]
- December - the Nigerian parliamentary election starts and continues into 1965[5][6]
- The National Library of Nigeria whose construction started in 1962 opens[7][8]
- Construction of the Kanji Dam begins[9][10]
- The Nigerian Defence Academy is established[11]
Births
- 2 February - Goodluck Nanah Opiah, politician and former speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Nigeria.[12]
- Tubal Rabbi Cain, writer
Deaths
- 20 January - Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, Roman Catholic priest who worked in Nnewi, Dunukofia, Akpu/Ajalli and Aguleri.[13][14][15] and was later beatified by Pope John Paul II (born 1903)[16][17][18]
References
- ↑ vanguard (17 October 2013). "From the Archives: The forgotten political crisis of 1964 and the coup of 1966". Vanguard News. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Nigeria - Politics in the Crisis Years". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Shehu, Idris (25 July 2024). "TIMELINE: Maiyegun in '64, Ajunwa in '96... ALL Team Nigeria's 27 Olympic medals". TheCable. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (24 July 2021). "Nigeria's history at the Summer Olympics". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (7 February 2019). "Second term syndrome and electoral perfidy in Nigeria". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Commission – INEC". www.inecnigeria.org. Archived from the original on 17 April 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "A National Library in Ruins". This Day. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "National Library of Nigeria (NLN) - About". www.nln.gov.ng. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kainji Dam - Cometonigeria". 11 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ej Atlas". ejatlas.org. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "NDA – Ministry of Defence". Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Ogwo, Charles (12 July 2022). "Meet Goodluck Opiah, minister of state for education". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Entirely for God: the life of Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, p. 37, Elizabeth Isichei (Cistercian Publications, 1980)
- ↑ "Bl. Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi". U.S. Catholic. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Blessed Cyprian Tansi". www.mountsaintbernard.org. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hundreds turn out in Leicestershire for saint-to-be". BBC News. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (27 January 2026). "Can a Nigerian become a saint?". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Blessed Michael Iwene Tansi". Catholic Bishops' Conference. Retrieved 5 June 2026.