Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colony_and_Protectorate_of_Nigeria
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf British colony
gptkbp:area 923,768 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lagos
gptkbp:currency gptkb:British_West_African_pound
gptkbp:dissolved 1960
gptkbp:established 1914
gptkbp:flag Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952)
Flag of Nigeria (1952–1960)
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
gptkbp:independenceDate 1 October 1960
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Sir_James_Robertson
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkb:Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Edward_VIII
gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkb:George_V
gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:notableEvent Amalgamation of 1914
Independence in 1960
Constitutional reforms of 1946
Constitutional reforms of 1954
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population about 45 million (1950s)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkb:Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkbp:successor Federation of Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:colonial_Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5