History
🏛️ Course Description
This course takes you on a journey through Nigeria’s past — from early empires and kingdoms to colonial rule, independence, and modern times. You’ll explore key events, leaders, and stories that shaped the nation.
🎯 What You Will Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify major pre-colonial Nigerian kingdoms and empires, and describe their political, social, and economic systems.
- Explain the causes, events, and outcomes of the Sokoto Jihad, the decline of the Oyo Empire, and the British invasion of Benin.
- Trace how the British used treaties, diplomacy, and warfare to colonise Nigerian territories, including the effects of the 1914 amalgamation.
- Discuss the roles of nationalist movements and key figures in Nigeria’s struggle for independence, and examine the parliamentary system of the First Republic.
- Analyse the impact of military intervention in Nigeria’s governance from 1966 to 1985, highlighting major reforms, conflicts, and transitions.
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