Overview
Describe the arrangements made by the British for administering Nigeria. Discuss the native court and native authority systems. Examine why the British built roads and railways, and what part Nigerians played. Discuss how various Nigerian peoples reacted to the British rule.
What you'll learn
- Early administrative structures;
- (a) Provinces
- (b) Divisions
- (c) Districts.
- The Native court system in the protectorate of southern Nigeria.
- The native Authority system in the protectorate of Northern Nigeria.
- Establishment of communication network-roads, water ways etc.
- Intensified exploitation of Nigeria’s natural resources.
- Reaction of Nigerian peoples to British rule.