WAEC Government 1993 Question 36

Question 36

Nationalism

Nigerian educated elite agitated against colonial rule

  1. A.by engaging in guerilla warfare.
  2. B.by fighting civil war.
  3. C.through lobbying.
  4. D.through newspapers.
  5. E.by bribing colonial governors.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (through newspapers.)

Explanation

Nigerian nationalists used newspapers such as the Lagos Daily News and the West African Pilot to criticise colonial rule and spread nationalist ideas.