ABSTRACT

First Published in 1965. This book recounts Nigeria under British rule and is dedicated by the author to Mr Joseph Chamberlain who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1895 to 1903. It includes the areas of Lagos and the Niger coast as revenue generators, the Niger Delta Protectorate, the Royal Niger Company, and Amalgamated Nigeria from 1914.

chapter I|23 pages

Introduction

chapter II|44 pages

Lagos, 1851–1906

chapter III|23 pages

The Niger Delta to 1884

The Consul and Gunboat Rule

chapter VI|24 pages

The Upper Niger Till 1886

chapter VIII|37 pages

Northern Nigeria, 1900–13

chapter IX|29 pages

Amalgamated Nigeria, 1914 Till Date