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... rule administered by traditional rulers was applied throughout Nigeria , and colonial officers were instructed to interfere as little as possible with the existing order . In 1916 Lugard formed the Nigerian Council , a consultative body ...
... rule administered by traditional rulers was applied throughout Nigeria , and colonial officers were instructed to interfere as little as possible with the existing order . In 1916 Lugard formed the Nigerian Council , a consultative body ...
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... rule , civil war , and peaceful reconstruction . If any nation typified political scientist Richard Sklar's charac- terization of the African continent as a " workshop of democracy , ' it would certainly be Nigeria . The country has ...
... rule , civil war , and peaceful reconstruction . If any nation typified political scientist Richard Sklar's charac- terization of the African continent as a " workshop of democracy , ' it would certainly be Nigeria . The country has ...
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... rule . The FMG expanded its control over the economy to the extent that in 1990 the states depended on it for up to 90 percent of their revenues . The federal government also took over such matters as education , which formerly had ...
... rule . The FMG expanded its control over the economy to the extent that in 1990 the states depended on it for up to 90 percent of their revenues . The federal government also took over such matters as education , which formerly had ...
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EARLY HISTORY | 4 |
Index 367 | 8 |
Principal TransSaharan Trade Routes Ninth to Seventeenth Centuries | 12 |
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Abuja African agricultural air force areas armed forces army Awolowo Babangida Bank became Benin border Borno Britain British Buhari Cameroon capital census century Chad chief cities civilian rule colonial Command constitution Council coup Decree Number defense Eastern economic ECOWAS elections emirates established export federal government foreign Fulani Gowon Hausa Ibadan Igbo included increased Islam Kaduna Kano Kanuri Katsina labor Lagos Lake Chad late leaders major ment middle belt military million missions Murtala Muhammad Muslim naira naval navy NCNC Niger Niger River northern Nigeria Northern Region Obasanjo officers organized parties percent petroleum police political population Port Port Harcourt president prison production regime religious River Royal Niger Company rural savanna schools Second Republic sector slaves social Sokoto Sokoto Caliphate southern staff tion trade Union United urban West Africa Western Region World Yoruba