| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
 | 700–1380 | Flag of the Kanem Empire | A white field with a green palm tree in the center. |
 | 1380–1893 | Flag of the Bornu Empire | A brown field with a white crescent moon in the center. |
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1640–1902 |
Flag of the Aro Confederacy |
A black background with a sword and gun with a bird on top with the word “OMU” and “ARO-CHUKWU at the bottom of the flag.On the right and left are two crowns and in the middle two hands appearing to be trading something. |
 | 1897 | A flag which was captured by British forces from the Kingdom of Benin in 1897 | A red background with a man with a sword cutting someone’s head off. |
 | 1804–1903 | Flag of the Sokoto Caliphate | |
 | 1887–1888 | Flag of the Royal Niger Company | |
 | 1888–1899 | |
 | 1870–1888 | Flag of the British West African Settlements | |
 | 1888–1906 | Flag of the Lagos Colony | |
 | 1884–1893 | Flag of the Oil Rivers Protectorate | |
 | 1893–1899 | Flag of the Niger Coast Protectorate | |
 | 1900–1914 | Flag of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate | |
 | Flag of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate | |
 | 1914–1952 | Flag of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria | British blue ensign with a green six-pointed star described as the Seal of Solomon,[30] surrounding a Tudor Crown with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc. |
 | 1952-1960 | British blue ensign with a green six-pointed star described as the Seal of Solomon, surrounding a St. Edward's Crown with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc. |
 | 1959 | Akinkunmi's original proposal for the flag of independent Nigeria | |
 | 1960–1998 | Naval ensign | A white field with a red St. George's Cross, with the national flag in canton. |
 | 1963 | Former flag of the president, adopted in 1963 | |
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