Colonial nigeria was the era in the history of nigeria when the region of west africa was ruled by great britain in from the midnineteenth century until 1960, when nigeria achieved independence. Colonialism and the post colonial nigeria arc journals. My personal knowledge as a nigerian who had witnessed the colonial rule for about a decade is used sparingly. The colonial government also spent quality time to source for raw materials for her growing industries. Nigeria gained its independence from britain in 1960, having been a colony and separate protectorates as far back as 1885, but has its colonial history continued to shape its. Colonial nigeria was the era in the history of nigeria when the region of west africa was ruled. This article reexamines the british colonial policy of indirect rule in nigeria. The colonisation of nigeria was not the best experience for nigerians, however, there are some positive effects it brought to the country. This project is based on the goal of explaining an event in the relatively recent past by working progressively further into the past to uncover more and more information that seems to bear on the issues. Has colonisation continued to shape nigerias politics. The first objective of colonialism is political domination. British influence in the region began with the prohibition of slave trade to british subjects in 1807. A lot of people might disagree that colonialism had any positive impact on nigeria, but nigeria would not even have its name without colonialism.
Britains colonial administrations and developments. These taxes were used to develop britain to the detriment of nigeria. Even though the effort to create biafra came out of the context of the challenges of. There is no doubt that colonialism had commercial aim. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Pdf this theoretical paper traces the reasons for the slow development of homegrown management principles andpractices in nigeria to the effects of. The advantages and disadvantages of the colonialism. Nigeria is rich in oral history, and, although it is.
After the british government assumed direct control of the royal niger companys territories, the northern areas were renamed the protectorate of northern nigeria, and the land in the niger delta and along the lower reaches of the river was added to the niger coast protectorate, which was renamed the protectorate of southern nigeria. The nigeria constitution order in council, 1954 pdf. Pdf the impact of colonialism on the development of. Nigerians were made to pay taxes to the colonial government. Furthermore, this period saw the rise of efforts by african americans and others of african descent outside of africa to link the condition of colonized africans to. Pdf on jul 10, 2019, c n o cynado and others published british conquest, colonization and administration in nigeria find. A clear example is seen in nigeria which has well over five hundred languages. In the colonial period, the ekiti people of southwestern nigeria contributed very notably to the economy of colonial nigeria generally through crops, palm oil and palm kernel. The paper integrates nigerias colonial history in the larger picture of her political and economic underdevelopment and in the process suggests new explanation. Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 ad and hausa states. After the british government assumed direct control of the royal niger companys territories, the northern areas were. Analysis of colonialism and its impact in africa tralac. The name nigeria was also given to the territory around the niger river by the colonial masters. The main focus of this paper is to xray the trend of corruption in nigeria from the period of independence till the end of obasanjo regime which terminated on 29 th may, 2007.
Nigeria is a big oil exporter, but violence and oil spills dog the industry. Nigeria the colonial legacy and transitional justice. Nearly all the ekiti towns and villages were involved in the production of these export commodities that found ready markets in europe and the united states of america. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. Let us take a look at its positive and negative impacts. British colonialism in nigeria by farida aboulezz on prezi.
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