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JAMB Government 2002 Question 41

Question 41

Colonial Administration

The leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the

  1. A.British Consul in Calabar
  2. B.Royal Niger Company
  3. C.Royal West African Frontier Force
  4. D.British Consul in Lagos.
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Answer: B (Royal Niger Company)

Explanation

George Goldie's Royal Niger Company held a royal charter from 1886 and signed treaties and fought campaigns in the North until the British government took over in 1900.