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WEEK 8
TOPIC: FEDERALISM
CONTENT:
ORIGIN OF FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA
NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
(a) Structure of Nigerian Federalism.
(b) Features of Nigerian federalism.
SUB-TOPIC 1: ORIGIN OR EVOLUTION OF FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA
Before the advent of colonial rule, Nigeria was made up of various independent kingdoms which were tribal in nature. The British government annexed Lagos in 1861 and formally took over the administration of Nigeria in 1900. The British government then established two protectorates namely Northern and Southern Protectorates and administered it separately from the Colony of Lagos. The origin of Nigerian federalism can therefore be traced to from 1914 as outlined below.
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