Protectorate of Northern Nigeria
The Northern Nigeria Protectorate (Engl. Northern Nigeria Protectorate ) was from 1900 to 1914 a British protectorate in West Africa . Together with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria , it formed the basis of the former colony of Nigeria .
history
The Protectorate of Southern Nigeria was formed in 1900 from territories of the trading company Royal Niger Company . As a result, the British colonial administration delimited itself from German and French interests and limited the power of the traditional caliphates Sokoto and Bornu . These were finally defeated in 1903 and 1906 respectively. In 1914, the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria merged with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria to form a single colony, whose territories, however, were de facto administered separately until 1946.
Northern Nigeria was administered by a high commissioner until 1900, then by a governor. High Commissioners of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria 1900–1906 Sir Frederick Lugard , who was represented by Sir William Wallace (Governor) from 1906–1907 , and Edouard Percy Cranwill Girouard 1907–1908 . Governors 1908–1909 were again Edouard Percy Cranwill Girouard, 1909–1912 Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell and 1912–1914 again Sir Frederick Lugard, who also held the office of governor of southern Nigeria.
literature
- Colin Newbury: Accounting for Power in Northern Nigeria. In: The Journal of African History. Vol. 45, No. 2, 2004, pp. 257-277, doi : 10.1017 / S0021853704009466 .