Amalgamation of 1914: Why Lord Lugard Joined Northern and Southern Nigeria

In 1912, Lord Frederick Lugard was appointed Governor-General of both Northern and Southern Nigeria with the mandate to unite the two Protectorates. His main mission was to complete the amalgamation into one colony.

Northern Nigeria at 716,880 km², occupy 77.6% of Nigeria’s landmass which is nearly four times the size of Southern Nigeria at 206,888 km².

Although controversial in Lagos, where it was opposed by a large section of the political class and the media, the amalgamation of 1914 did not arouse passion in the rest of the country.

Lugard ran the country with half of each year spent in England, distant from realities in Africa where subordinates had to delay decisions on many matters until he returned, and based his rule on a military system. #HistoryVille #Amalgamation1914 #Nigeria

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