Who was the first British governor-general in Nigeria?
Who was the first British governor-general in Nigeria?
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first and only indigenous Governor–General of Nigeria (1960–1963), and the first President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1963–1966), died on 11 May 1996….
| Table 1: Carnegie Grants to Nigeria, 1932 – 1959* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Purpose of Grant | Date | Grant (in U.S.$) |
| 1. Library Development | 1932 | $6,000.00 |
Who was first governor of Nigeria?
Governor-General of Nigeria, 1914–1919
| Name | Took office |
|---|---|
| Sir Frederick Lugard (1858–1945) | 1 January 1914 |
Who was the first governor-general of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria?
Lord Frederick Lugard
On January 1, 1914, Lord Frederick Lugard, the governor of both the Northern Nigeria Protectorate and the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, signed a document consolidating the two, thereby creating the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.
Who was the first governor-general?
Warren Hastings
In accordance with the provisions of the Regulating Act of 1773, Warren Hastings became the first governor-general.
Who was the first Governor General of Nigeria?
Frederick Lugard became the first colonial Governor General of the amalgamated colony. The following slides outline Governors and Governors General of Nigeria from 1914 to its becoming a republic in 1963.
What was the name of the British colony in Nigeria?
The oil producing states known as the southern Nigeria and the North has also been turned to a dependent territory under the British powers in 1900. That means there were 3 Colonies namely Lagos Colony, Northern Protectorate and the Southern Protectorate.
When was the first colonial government in Nigeria?
Colonial Nigeria 1 Established 1 January 1914 2 Autonomous federation 1 October 1954 3 Independence
What kind of government did the British have in Nigeria?
Through a progressive sequence of regimes the British imposed Crown Colony government on the area of West Africa which came to be known as Nigeria, a form of rule which was both autocratic and bureaucratic.