On this day, 39 years ago, July 18, 1986 (June 12, 1986 in the lunar calendar), Nan Yang, the first overseas Chinese in Nigeria, was appointed chief. On July 18, 1986, Nan Yang, an overseas Chinese from Nigeria, was appointed chief of the Ikja Industrial Zone in Lagos City due to his outstanding contribution to the industrial development of Nigeria. He was the first overseas Chinese in Nigeria to be appointed chief.