United Nations Security Council Resolution 160
Resolution 160 of the UN Security Council is a resolution that was decided by the United Nations Security Council in the 908th meeting on October 7, 1960 unanimously. She busied herself with the inclusion of Nigeria as a member of the United Nations.
Background
The newspaper owner and party leader Herbert Macaulay became the leading figure of an emerging Nigerian nationalism. For the first time in 1938 raised serious claims to give Nigeria the status of a British Dominion, so to put it on a par with Australia and Canada. As in other African countries affected by the Second World War, which was also Nigerian soldiers took part on the British side of freedom and democracy as a catalyst for independence. 1954 Nigeria was divided into four regions, which were governed by elected governors and received their independence in the wake of decentralization of Nigeria. 1957 self-government with a parliamentary system was introduced in the ( south- ) western and ( south- ) eastern regions of the country. The power of the central government remained weak in comparison with the autonomy of the regions. The North rejected the influence of the Central predominantly from, in 1959, he chose as the regions of the south to self- government on a parliamentary basis as part of an "independent Federation Nigeria ".
At a conference at Lancaster House in London, the course had been definitively made towards independence in 1957 and 1958. In December 1959, there were general elections for a Nigerian House of Representatives, where the majority of seats was reserved due to the larger population in the north. On October 1, 1960 Nigeria was dismissed by a legislative act in the British Parliament to independence.
Content
The Security Council announced that he has asked that Nigeria as a potential new member of the United Nations and recommended to the UN General Assembly to agree to a recording.
Accession
Nigeria joined the United Nations in the same day (October 7 ).