Colonial Nigeria
Videos
Colonial Nigeria formed part of the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960, when Nigeria achieved independence. Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River
Queen Victoria on a stamp of the Niger Coast Protectorate, 1894
British stamps used in 1898 at Akassa by the Royal Niger Company
The British Colonial Office in Westminster, created in the 1860s by architect George Gilbert Scott; illustrated in 1875
Contemporary photograph of the same building, now housing the Foreign, Commonwealth and Office
Nigeria
Videos
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769
Colonial Nigeria
…Colonial Nigeria formed part of the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960, when Nigeria achieved independence. Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River Protectorate in 1884. British influence in the Niger area increased…
Nok sculpture, terracotta
Royal Benin ivory mask, one of Nigeria's most recognised artifacts. Benin Empire, 16th century.
Depiction of Benin City by a Dutch illustrator in 1668. The wall-like structure in the centre probably represents the walls of Benin, housing the Benin bronze decorated historic Benin City Palace.
The Lord and Lady Lugard, 1908