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Nov 3, 2018 · Economic History of Nigeria. Looking back at the pre-colonial era, particularly between 1680 and 1800, the economy of Nigeria was dominated by the Atlantic slave trade because of the growth of the Atlantic plantation system. It was during this period that the country adopted more efficient currencies which reduced the cost of doing business.
The economic history of Nigeria falls into three periods. They are the: pre-colonial, the colonial and the post-colonial or independence periods. [1] The pre-colonial period covers the longest the part of Nigerian history. The colonial period covers a period of 60 years, 1900-1960 while the independence period dates from October 1, 1960.
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Dec 4, 2020 · The currency policy during the colonial era makes Nigeria economy to be an extension of Britain domestic economy as noted by Olarewaju (1996:74–76). With the growth of foreign trade came the need of modern financial institutions, especially banks, mainly from Britain. Among the early banks were the Bank of British West Africa (now First Bank ...
- Sunday Olabisi Adewara
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- 2021
Although colonial rule appeared secure in the first two decades of the 20th century, the British struggled to keep control of their Nigerian colony and continued to do so until Nigeria became independent in 1960. The British, when faced with dissent, tended to grant political reforms in an effort to dispel the attractiveness of more-radical ...
A pure traditional economy has had no changes in how it operates (there are few of these today Traditional economies are popularly conceived of as "primitive" or "undeveloped" economic systems, having tools or techniques seen as outdated (Anene, 1966). Nigeria traditional economic structure is an economic system which is very constant
Mar 18, 2022 · The history of Nigeria’s colonial economy is intertwined with its political history. Colonization brought to power a government determined to “develop” the country by making it an exporter of crops attractive to global markets, on terms that favored Britain and western countries. A vast expansion of cash cropping, other opportunities for ...
e. Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. [8] Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River Protectorate in 1884. British influence in the Niger area increased gradually over the 19th century, but Britain did not effectively occupy the area ...
