15 Historic photos of Nigeria that show how much the country has changed..

Historic photos of Nigeria - Olayemi is a Nigerian Yoruba lady infatuated with vintage photos and history of Nigeria. She is the face behind the Nigerian Nostalgia Project, a project set to show Nigeria from late 19th century to 1990s. Over time, a lot of things have changed in the country generally. More..

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Lagos Market (1956) <img class="size-full wp-image-309822 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151549/tumblr_mvk4ck0AJy1s0i6geo1_400.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151549/tumblr_mvk4ck0AJy1s0i6geo1_400-194x300.jpg 194w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151549/tumblr_mvk4ck0AJy1s0i6geo1_400.jpg 388w" alt="tumblr_mvk4ck0AJy1s0i6geo1_400" width="388" height="600" /> Navigate using arrows below 2. Police College Lagos (1972) <img class=" wp-image-309823 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151828/tumblr_mvk3ivI0az1s0i6geo1_1280.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151828/tumblr_mvk3ivI0az1s0i6geo1_1280-225x300.jpg 225w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151828/tumblr_mvk3ivI0az1s0i6geo1_1280.jpg 720w" alt="tumblr_mvk3ivI0az1s0i6geo1_1280" width="528" height="704" /> 3. A Nigerian Wedding (1967) <img class=" wp-image-309824 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151955/tumblr_mqkztktrUk1s0i6geo1_1280.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151955/tumblr_mqkztktrUk1s0i6geo1_1280-300x217.jpg 300w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08151955/tumblr_mqkztktrUk1s0i6geo1_1280.jpg 720w" alt="tumblr_mqkztktrUk1s0i6geo1_1280" width="547" height="396" /> 4. A Nigerian market in Iddo Island (1940s) <img class=" wp-image-309825 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08152623/tumblr_muhrzm478Z1s0i6geo1_1280.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08152623/tumblr_muhrzm478Z1s0i6geo1_1280-225x300.jpg 225w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08152623/tumblr_muhrzm478Z1s0i6geo1_1280.jpg 720w" alt="tumblr_muhrzm478Z1s0i6geo1_1280" width="550" height="733" /> 5. Independence Building and Lagos Harbour (1974) 6. General Post Office, Lagos (1973) <img class=" wp-image-309829 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153521/General-Post-Office-Lagos-1973.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153521/General-Post-Office-Lagos-1973-300x225.jpg 300w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153521/General-Post-Office-Lagos-1973.jpg 640w" alt="General-Post-Office-Lagos-1973" width="499" height="374" /> 7. The Parliament <img class=" wp-image-309827 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153345/Nigeria-Leaders-Olden-days-480x305.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153345/Nigeria-Leaders-Olden-days-480x305-300x191.jpg 300w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153345/Nigeria-Leaders-Olden-days-480x305.jpg 480w" alt="" width="585" height="372" /> 8. Western House of Assembly, Ibadan 9. Asaba-Onitsha Ferry (1959) <img class=" wp-image-309832 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153826/Asaba-Onitsha-ferry-crossing-1959.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153826/Asaba-Onitsha-ferry-crossing-1959-300x202.jpg 300w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08153826/Asaba-Onitsha-ferry-crossing-1959.jpg 719w" alt="" width="591" height="397" /> 10. Lagos-Kaduna railway (1936) <img class=" wp-image-309833 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154208/The-Lagos-Kaduna-railway.-This-picture-was-taken-in-1936.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154208/The-Lagos-Kaduna-railway.-This-picture-was-taken-in-1936-300x196.jpg 300w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154208/The-Lagos-Kaduna-railway.-This-picture-was-taken-in-1936.jpg 720w" alt="" width="579" height="379" /> 11. Central Bank of Nigeria (1950) <img class=" wp-image-309834 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154358/Central-bank-of-Nigeria-Lagos.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154358/Central-bank-of-Nigeria-Lagos-300x212.jpg 300w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154358/Central-bank-of-Nigeria-Lagos.jpg 717w" alt="" width="602" height="426" /> 12. Lagos Airport (1960) 13. Old Carter Bridge, Lagos <img class=" wp-image-309836 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154657/Old-Carter-bridge-Lagos-480x256.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154657/Old-Carter-bridge-Lagos-480x256-300x160.jpg 300w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08154657/Old-Carter-bridge-Lagos-480x256.jpg 480w" alt="Old-Carter-bridge-Lagos-480x256" width="583" height="311" /> 14. Class taking place on the streets of Ibadan, 1975 <img class="wp-image-309838 aligncenter" src="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08155610/tumblr_mjokimcqT61s0i6geo1_1280.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px" srcset="http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08155610/tumblr_mjokimcqT61s0i6geo1_1280-255x300.jpg 255w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08155610/tumblr_mjokimcqT61s0i6geo1_1280-768x902.jpg 768w, http://static.omgvoice.com/images/2016/03/08155610/tumblr_mjokimcqT61s0i6geo1_1280.jpg 817w" alt="tumblr_mjokimcqT61s0i6geo1_1280" width="599" height="704" /> 15. C.M.S. Cathedral, Ibadan (1966) CLICK HERE to join our BBM Channel for faster updates

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