Independence Day of Nigeria

E288917
national holiday public holiday

Independence Day of Nigeria is the national holiday celebrated annually on October 1st to commemorate Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule in 1960.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
#NigeriaAt60 1
#NigeriaAt63 1
Independence Day of Nigeria canonical 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Independence Day of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Nigeria Independence Day

Independence Day of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Nigerian Independence Day
category Independence days ⓘ
National days of Nigeria ⓘ
commemorates end of British colonial rule in Nigeria ⓘ
independence of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
date 1 October ⓘ
dayOfMonth 1 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
governmentOrganiser Government of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Federal Government of Nigeria
hasHashtag Independence Day of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: #NigeriaAt60

#NigeriaAt61 ⓘ
#NigeriaAt62 ⓘ
Independence Day of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: #NigeriaAt63
independenceDate 1 October 1960 ⓘ
independenceFrom British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
legalStatus public holiday throughout Nigeria ⓘ
mainVenueForNationalCeremony Abuja ⓘ
Eagle Square, Abuja ⓘ
month October ⓘ
observedBy Nigerian diaspora ⓘ
citizens of Nigeria ⓘ
relatedEvent Nigeria’s admission to the United Nations in 1960 ⓘ
significance marks Nigeria’s emergence as a sovereign nation ⓘ
symbol Flag of Nigeria ⓘ
typicalActivities cultural displays ⓘ
flag hoisting ceremonies ⓘ
military parades ⓘ
presidential address to the nation ⓘ
school celebrations ⓘ
yearOfFirstCelebration 1960 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of Nigeria → isDisplayedOn → Independence Day of Nigeria ⓘ
Independence Day of Nigeria → alsoKnownAs → Independence Day of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigeria Independence Day
Independence Day of Nigeria → alsoKnownAs → Independence Day of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Independence Day
Independence Day of Nigeria → hasHashtag → Independence Day of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: #NigeriaAt60
Independence Day of Nigeria → hasHashtag → Independence Day of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: #NigeriaAt63