1964 in Nigeria

none Timeline of Nigerian history Nigeria June 2026June 2026 1964 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1964 to Nigeria and its people. Incumbents President: Nnamdi Azikiwe Prime Minister: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Senate President: Nwafor Orizu House Speaker: Ibrahim Jalo Waziri Chief Justice: Adetokunbo Ademola Events February - Mid-West Region legislative election takes place with National Council of Nigerian Citizens winning the majority of seatsvanguard 2013-10-17 From the Archives: The forgotten political crisis of 1964 and the coup of 1966 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/archives-forgotten-political-crisis-1964-coup-1966/ 2026-06-05 Vanguard News en-GBNigeria - Politics in the Crisis Years https://countrystudies.us/nigeria/22.htm 2026-06-05 countrystudies.us October - Nigeria participates in the 1964 Summer Olympics and wins its first medalShehu Idris 2024-07-25 TIMELINE: Maiyegun in '64, Ajunwa in '96... ALL Team Nigeria's 27 Olympic medals https://www.thecable.ng/timeline-maiyegun-in-64-ajunwa-in-96-all-team-nigerias-27-olympics-medals/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250722205751/https://www.thecable.ng/timeline-maiyegun-in-64-ajunwa-in-96-all-team-nigerias-27-olympics-medals/ 22 July 2025 2026-06-05 en-US TheCable live Nigeria Guardian 2021-07-24 Nigeria’s history at the Summer Olympics https://guardian.ng/sport/nigerias-history-at-the-summer-olympics/ Lagos, Nigeria 2026-06-05 The Guardian en-GB December - the Nigerian parliamentary election starts and continues into 1965Nigeria Guardian 2019-02-07 Second term syndrome and electoral perfidy in Nigeria https://guardian.ng/opinion/second-term-syndrome-and-electoral-perfidy-in-nigeria/ Lagos, Nigeria 2026-06-05 The Guardian en-GBThe Commission – INEC https://www.inecnigeria.org/the-commission/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260417181101/https://www.inecnigeria.org/the-commission/ 17 April 2026 2026-06-05 www.inecnigeria.org en-US live The National Library of Nigeria whose construction started in 1962 opensA National Library in Ruins https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/12/20/a-national-library-in-ruins/ 2026-06-05 en-US This DayNational Library of Nigeria (NLN) - About https://www.nln.gov.ng/about.php 2026-06-05 www.nln.gov.ng Construction of the Kanji Dam begins2018-04-11 Kainji Dam - Cometonigeria https://www.cometonigeria.com/kainji-dam/ 2026-06-05 en-GBEj Atlas https://ejatlas.org/print/dams-on-the-niger-and-sokoto-rivers-nigeria 2026-06-05 ejatlas.org The Nigerian Defence Academy is establishedNDA – Ministry of Defence https://defence.gov.ng/nda/ 2026-06-05 en-US Births 2 February - Goodluck Nanah Opiah, politician and former speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Nigeria.Ogwo Charles 2022-07-12 Meet Goodluck Opiah, minister of state for education https://businessday.ng/news/article/meet-goodluck-opiah-minister-of-state-for-education/ Lagos, Nigeria 2026-06-05 BusinessDay en-US Tubal Rabbi Cain, writer Deaths 20 January - Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, Roman Catholic priest who worked in Nnewi, Dunukofia, Akpu/Ajalli and Aguleri.Entirely for God: the life of Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, p. 37, Elizabeth Isichei (Cistercian Publications, 1980)Bl. Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi https://uscatholic.org/calendar/bl-cyprian-michael-iwene-tansi-feast/ 2026-06-05 U.S. Catholic en-USBlessed Cyprian Tansi https://www.mountsaintbernard.org/blessed-cyprian-tansi 2026-06-05 www.mountsaintbernard.org and was later beatified by Pope John Paul II (born 1903)2010-08-29 Hundreds turn out in Leicestershire for saint-to-be https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-11124394 2026-06-05 BBC News en-GBNigeria Guardian 2026-01-27 Can a Nigerian become a saint? https://guardian.ng/opinion/can-a-nigerian-become-a-saint/ Lagos, Nigeria 2026-06-05 The Guardian en-GBBlessed Michael Iwene Tansi https://www.cbcew.org.uk/blessed-michael-iwene-tansi/ 2026-06-05 Catholic Bishops' Conference en-GB References 1964 Category:Years of the 20th century in Nigeria Category:1960s in Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria