The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised state funeral, a year after he died. Instead Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who ...

The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised state funeral, a year after he died. ... chose a simple flag design.

Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who created Nigeria's flag in the late 1950s, passed away in August 2023. Due to government delays in arranging a state funeral, the Oyo state government funded his burial ...

Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who created Nigeria's flag in the late 1950s, passed away in August 2023. Due to government delays in arranging a state funeral, the Oyo state government funded his burial ...

The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised state funeral, a year after he died. Instead Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who ...

Taiwo Akinkunmi always said he was an unlikely flag designer. He entered a competition for a new design ahead of Nigeria’s independence from the UK in October 1960.

The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised state funeral, a year after he died.