answersLogoWhite

0

Nigeria was named after the British administrator Lady Florence Shaw, who was the wife of Nigeria's first Governor-General, Sir Frederick Lugard. The current name is still Nigeria.

User Avatar

AnswerBot

1y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Who named the Jordan the country?

the British CREATED JORDAN


Why is Nigeria called Nigeria who named it?

The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined by Flora Shaw, the future wife of Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, in the late 19th century.


Why won't Windows XP change an administrator to limited?

Windows XP will not change an administrator account to limited if it is the only administrator account on the system (other than the account named Administrator).


President Obama named the first African American to head NASA - what was his name?

Charles Frank "Charlie" Bolden, Jr. is the current Administrator of NASA selected by president Barrack Obama.


Who is Hugh low?

Hugh Low (May 10, 1824 - April 18, 1905) was a British colonial administrator and naturalist. He was the first successful British administrator in the Malay Peninsula. His methods became models for future administrators. He made the first documented ascent of Mount Kinabalu in 1851. Both Kinabalu's highest peak as well as the deep gully on the other side of the mountain are named after him.


What is a south American country that was formerly named British Guiana?

Guyana is the South American country that was previously called British Guiana. The country's official language is English, and its estimated population is 735,554.


Is the country Guyana owned by France?

No. Guyana is an independent country which was formerly the British colony of British Guiana. Suriname was formerly a Dutch colony named Dutch Guiana. French Guiana remains a French overseas department.


Is Bezile a continent or country?

There is a country named Brazil and there is a country named Belize but there is no country or continent named Bezile.


As the administrator of an estate can you contest a named beneficary of an estate based on the requsets of parental hiers?

Not if it is in the will.


What was Allenby British Columbia named for?

Allenby was an important copper-mining company town in the Similkameen Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, just south of the town of Princeton. Allenby was named for Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby (1861-1936).


What country is now Numidia?

There is no current country named Numidia. Numidia was an ancient Libyan kingdom located in modern-day Algeria and part of western Tunisia in North Africa.


Was the country Turkey named after turkeys or were turkeys named after the country Turkey?

The bird was named for the country. The turkey bird was mistakenly identified as a guineafowl when the British settlers arrived. Since guineafowl were from Turkey, the bird was named a turkey. Similar with other things that were misidentified and mislabeled (like Native Americans being called "Indians"), the title of turkey stuck for the animal, even though it has nothing to do with Turkey at all.