Flag of Nigeria

Country

Flag of Nigeria uses vertical triband. Ratio 1:2, current adoption October 1, 1960 and design credited to Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Nigeria
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Federal Republic of Nigeria
Identifier	NG / NGA
Region	Western Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	October 1, 1960
First Documented Use	1960
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Green, White
Designer	Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi
Construction	Vertical triband

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Green		#008751	0, 135, 81	100, 0, 40, 47
White		#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Green	the forests and the natural wealth of the country.
White	peace and unity.
Green bands	The agricultural richness of the land.
White band	Peace — the design won a national competition entered by a 23-year-old student.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Nigeria

Vertical triband The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with vertical tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Nigeria is Green (#008751) and White (#FFFFFF). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Green bands: The agricultural richness of the land; White band: Peace — the design won a national competition entered by a 23-year-old student.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1960. The adoption field for the present record is October 1, 1960. The designer is recorded as Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi.

Additional flag context

The green-white-green design was chosen from nearly three thousand entries in a 1959 competition; the winning entry, by a student named Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, originally included a red sun that the judges removed.

The simplicity is deliberate: no emblem, no lettering, no third colour, which makes it one of the cleanest national flags in Africa.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Vertical triband, a 1:2 proportion and the visible green bands. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Nigeria — Specialist vexillological reference

Other vertical tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Nigeria

Nigeria is recorded as vertical triband.
The reference proportion for the flag of Nigeria is 1:2.
The stored palette for Nigeria contains Green and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is October 1, 1960.
The design record traces first use to 1960.
Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the vertical tricolour design family in this library.
Green bands: The agricultural richness of the land.
White band: Peace — the design won a national competition entered by a 23-year-old student.
The green-white-green design was chosen from nearly three thousand entries in a 1959 competition; the winning entry, by a student named Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, originally included a red sun that the judges removed.
The simplicity is deliberate: no emblem, no lettering, no third colour, which makes it one of the cleanest national flags in Africa.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Nigeria

What does the flag of Nigeria look like?

Vertical triband, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Nigeria?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Nigeria?

The reference palette lists Green #008751 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Nigeria represent?

Green bands — The agricultural richness of the land. White band — Peace — the design won a national competition entered by a 23-year-old student.

When was the present flag record for Nigeria adopted?

The adoption field in this record is October 1, 1960.

Who designed the flag of Nigeria?

The designer is recorded as Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi.

Which design family does the flag of Nigeria belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with vertical tricolour designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.