Colonial Nigeria
Explore Nigeria’s colonial era (c. 1861–1960), from the annexation of Lagos and the Royal Niger Company to the 1914 amalgamation and the road to independence. This category examines British administration, missionary education, commerce and railways, taxation and labor, cultural change and urban life, and the rise of nationalist movements, including women’s protests, unions, and political parties. Discover biographies, key events, and documents that reveal resistance, collaboration, and everyday experiences across Nigeria’s regions.
Colonial Public Flogging Scandal
From the early 1900s until the 1930s, corporal punishment, particularly public flogging, was a defining feature of British colonial justice in Northern Nigeria. Though...
Enugu Iva Valley Massacre: The Strike That Shook Colonial Nigeria
On 18 November 1949 British colonial police opened fire on striking coal miners at the Iva Valley colliery, near Enugu. The shooting, commonly called...
Old Calabar: Efik Merchant Houses, Ekpe Authority, and the Shift from Slaves to Palm Oil
Old Calabar, encompassing Duke Town, Creek Town, and Henshaw Town along the Cross River, was one of the principal trading centres of the Bight...