The Western Region was a subdivison of the federation of Nigeria until 1967. Its capital was at at Ibadan. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ibadan is the second largest city in Nigeria and the capital of Oyo State. ...
It was established in the 1930s under British rule as a subdivision of the Southern Nigeria colony. Upon independence of Nigeria in 1960, it became one of the members of the federation, along with the Eastern Region and the Northern Region. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Southern Nigeria was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria, formed in 1900 from union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Northern Region was one of Nigerias federal divisions. ...
In 1963, two provinces Benin and Delta were split from the region to form the new Mid-Western Region. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In 1967 the regions were abolished and the area was subdivided into Lagos and Western states, which would also later be subdivided. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It is located in south-western Nigeria, 78 miles inland from Lagos and is a prominent transit point between the coastal region and the areas to the north.
The first university to be set up in Nigeria was the University of Ibadan (established as a college of the University of London when it was founded in 1948, and later converted into an autonomous university in 1962).
Ibadan and its environs before the dissolution of the WesternRegion, Nigeria was the home of the most sophisticated and liberal scientific and cultural community on the continent of Africa; as personified by the immortalized Ibadan School.
He was the first indigenous Premier of the WesternRegion under Nigeria's parliamentary system, from 1952 to 1960, and was the official Leader of the Opposition in the federal parliament to the Balewa government from 1960 to 1963.
Controversially, and at considerable expense, he introduced free primary education for all in the WesternRegion, established television service, and expanded electrification projects in the region using proceeds from the highly lucrative cacao export industry.
Chief Awolowo was respected by his peers in westernNigeria, and many politicans continue to invoke his name, his policies, and the popular slogan of his Action Group party—"Life More Abundant"—during campaigns.
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