PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence1 October 1960 (from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1985Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1993Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1999First UNESCO World Heritage siteSukur Cultural LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage
- 2001Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2003First space object launchedNigeriaSat-1GCAT
- 2005Most recent World Heritage inscriptionOsun-Osogbo Sacred GroveUNESCO World Heritage
- 2009Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2017Most recent space launchGCAT
- 2023Most recent legislative election2023-02-25IPU Parline
