Record / NG-NAT-1960

Nigeria

National flag of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

NationalAfricaVertical tribandIndependence flag
Flag of Nigeria
Wikimedia Commons public-domain asset / ratio 1:2
Quick answer

Nigeria’s flag is a 1:2 vertical triband of three equal panels: green at the hoist, white in the center, and green at the fly.

Specification

The rectangular field is twice as long as it is high and is divided into three equal vertical panels. The two outer panels are green and the center panel is white; the national flag carries no charge or emblem.

Hoist : fly1 : 2
Vertical panels3 equal
Panel widths1 : 1 : 1
SymmetryVertical

Display colors

GreenHEX #008751 / asset screen value
WhiteHEX #FFFFFF

Construction notes

Each panel occupies exactly one third of the fly. The design therefore scales without a separate device grid, but preserving the 1:2 overall ratio is necessary: a 2:3 version changes the intended relationship between panel width and flag height.

Historical record

Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi submitted the winning design during preparations for independence. His proposal included a red quarter-sun in the white panel; the selection committee removed that device, leaving the green-white-green design first raised when Nigeria became independent on 1 October 1960.

Source trail

State House, Abuja: national flag designer ↗

Nigeria at 65: independence and flag competition ↗

Federal Road Safety Corps: national flag dimensions ↗