Africa: Africa Day 2026 - Nigeria Has Obligations to Africans

[Vanguard] Six days after the October 1, 1960 independence of Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa stood before the United Nations, UN.

The historical mission of Nigeria he said, is to develop Africa, the continent which gave birth to humanity and modern civilization.

The date was October 7, 1960 in the hallowed chambers of the UN in New York. ...