{"id":83382,"date":"2023-07-14T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=83382"},"modified":"2023-07-14T10:37:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:37:22","slug":"who-was-the-first-man-to-buy-a-car-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/who-was-the-first-man-to-buy-a-car-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Was the First Man to Buy a Car in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Herbert Macaulay was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria. However, there is no available record of the type of car and at what price it was bought.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buying a car during the early colonial era in Nigeria was a luxury not everyone could afford. It was, in fact, the rarest thing you would find even among the elites in the country. You could even count the number of car owners in the whole country. This, however, began to change after the First World War. More cars were being produced and a few more wealthy Nigerian elites<\/a> afforded them. Get to know facts about the first man to buy a car in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Who Was the First Nigerian to Buy a Car?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Olayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay, popularly known as Sir Herbert Macaulay is known to be the first man to own a car in Nigeria. The exact year he bought his car is unknown and it is unclear what car brand he bought.<\/p>\n

However, considering it was still in the colonial era, some of the best cars used at that time included Caddilac and Winton Bullet. It is a four-cylinder gas-powered racer that was built in 1902. The Ford Model T was also in good use in the colonial era, and it was worth around $300 in the 1920s.<\/p>\n

Who Was Herbert Macauley?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Born on November 1864, Herbert Macauley was a Nigerian journalist, nationalist, politician, surveyor, engineer, architect, and musician. He was the first to found a political party in Nigeria. His iconic photograph adorned the old one-naira note from 1979 until 1991 when the note was replaced by a coin.<\/p>\n

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