A chronology of key events:
circa 800 BC – Jos plateau settled by Nok – a neolithic and iron age civilisation. (read more HERE)
circa 11th century onwards – Formation of city states, kingdoms and empires, including Hausa kingdoms and Borno dynasty in north, Oyo and Benin kingdoms in south. (ream more BENIN EMPIRE , OYO EMPIRE , BORNU EMPIRE ,IGBO KINGDOM OF NRI , HAUSA KINGDOMS , YORUBA KINGDOM OF IFE , NUPE KINGDOM)
1472 – Portuguese navigators reach Nigerian coast.
16-18th centuries – Slave trade: Millions of Nigerians are forcibly sent to the Americas.
Nigeria Gists 