Overview
Examine the background to the amalgamation. Discuss the factors which encouraged the merging of various administrative units under one political control. Describe the administrative arrangements that went with amalgamation. Examine the significance of amalgamation for Nigeria
What you'll learn
- Reasons for amalgamation.
- Lugard’s conception of Nigeria and the nature of the amalgamation.
- The administrative arrangements that went with amalgamation.
- Significance of the amalgamation for the history of Nigeria.