On which exact date did Lord Frederick Lugard formally amalgamate the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria with the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria to create modern Nigeria?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1 January 1914
- Step 1: Amalgamation was promulgated by British royal letters patent and orders-in-council on 1 January 1914. Step 2. Lord Lugard became the first Governor-General of the unified Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, driven largely by the economic goal of subsidizing the landlocked, deficit-ridden north with southern customs revenues. Answer: 1 January 1914. Why not the others: 1960 is national independence; 1900 is protectorate creation; 1999 is Fourth Republic democracy day.
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