FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR RISE AND GROWTH OF NATIONALITY IN NIGERIA.

I learned a plethora of information about the decades leading up to the Nigerian civil war as a result of this reading. Firstly, I never knew that the process of gaining independence was a systematized and prolonged one in the sense that there were 10-year programs established to facilitate this process, including the development and expansion of “social services, infrastructure, and local industries” (Falola and Heaton 146). I don’t know why I had always romanticized the independence of Nigeria to be an abrupt and quick toppling of the entrenched colonialist systems.

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Evidence of this first presented itself after Aguiyi-Ironsi dissolved the regional governments of Nigeria after the initial military coup of 1966 (Falola 1999, 118). His Unification Decree incited outrage among Nigerians, whose lives were based upon opportunities granted to them by their provincial governments (Falola 1999). The federal government rewarded members of the provinces’ ethno-political elite with

The things that held the Igbo tribe together were their close bonds of clan kinship, unified allegiance to their gods, and their democratic society. These were the very things that the English set out to attack, to ‘put a knife on’. Once they began this process, Igbo society was never to be the same again. Chinua Achebe’s The African Trilogy, while an excellent piece of literature in its own right, can also be read as an excellent historical

Women have always been partly equal to men in pre colonial Nigeria, having equal but separate roles politically and shared authority in the home. Colonialism changed this form of life of the Igbo culture by imposing Christianity and the idea of the man being the head of the village and the women inferior. Women were also stripped of their rights to have or not have children and forced to be in abusive arranged marriages. Colonialism then ended because the natives felt that self-determination had to replace colonialism and the colonizing nations were bankrupt from World War I resulting in small investment to the colonies. Decolonization was not an effortless trouble, but rather arduous and extensive, especially to women’s rights. Women’s roles in the Igbo culture changed drastically from equal, to less than men and to struggling to get by in each stage of colonialism within the work force, family and rights.

get older because they feel the children have a solid foundation academically and are responsible. Like Amy Chua, Nigerian Parents “assume strength not fragility” (Chua, 2011 p.52). Nigerian parents/student immigrants understand this because of where they come from. For all Nigerian/African immigrants, America is deemed as the land of opportunity and so there is no room for failure when transitioning from no opportunity to many opportunities and possibilities. “Believe that their kids owe them everything” (Chua,2011, p.53). I find similarities in this statement by Amy because again Nigeria is still going through many economic issues and first generation Nigerian Immigrants did not have an easy life, so they look to their children to do far

The study of British colonialism is a rather new field with much to discuss and a lot more to debate. The recent recognition of new nation-states that were once under the control of Britain was a growing phenomenon and one that continues to play a large role in today’s global politics. Since the rather recent period of these new nations, new study’s have been done into the history of a) the peoples that inhabited the land before Britain, b) the way Britain occupied and control and land, and now c) post-Britain. This is a growing topic in the historical field because seventy-five years ago there was no thought that Britain would relieve control of India or Nigeria. That is why post-British colonialism is important to today, because it is a

In 1963 Ghana’s first nationalist leader and president, Kwame Nkrumah, argues that European imperialism has affected the people of Ghana because they are in a state of disunity. European imperialism has hurt Africa politically in such a negative manner that Nkrumah explains in three ways how to unify the people of Ghana with his own strategy. One way that Nkrumah mentions to unify the people is “Firstly, we should have an overall economic planning on a continental basis”. The African countries were split up into territories because of inter-African jealousy between the states. Therefore, they were not on the same page in regards to economy.

By 1906 British controlled Nigeria. Britain ruled through existing political institutions rather than establishing a whole new administrative network. African officials were set up, and in most cases not accepted by the mass of the people but were able to rule only because of the British power that stood behind them. The important decisions were made by the British Governor, and the African rulers soon lost all of their authority. Under the British, railroads and roads were built and the productions of cash crops were encouraged. The country became more urbanized as cities grew in size and importance. Africa continued to have no role in higher level government issues. In 1947, Great Britain declared a constitution that gave the African authorities a greater voice in national affairs. Three major political parties developed: The National council of Nigeria, the NCNC (National Convention of Nigerian Citizens) and the NPC (Northern People’s Congress). The constitution failed by 1952 and a new one, solidifying the division of Nigeria into three regions replaced it in 1954. In 1954 the Eastern and Western regions became internally self-governing, and the Northern region as well in

Missionaries have had a profound and resounding effect on southeastern Nigeria that remains today, missionaries still playing a significant role in the culture of the Igbo. Although missionaries were initially synonymous with colonization, European coloniasts enforcing Christian ideals on the ‘save’ natives in an effort to civilize them, missionaries remained in Nigeria even after it gained its independence on October 1, 1960 through a series of constitutions legislated by the British government. Despite the abolition of British colonial forces, missionaries remained, exerting extensive influence on local culture. Missionaries promoted western education, which was widely popular among the Igbo and viewed as a method to move up the social ladder.

Nigeria would be of a seed if there was any Nigeria before 1914. Britain was so ambitious to change our way of life; hence Biafra problem started. Maybe Biafra would be beautiful and civilized if there was no Fredrick Lugard in 1914. Lugard tampered with what was organic that has led to early graves over 5 million Biafrans, that was when Biafrans rejected fact of being unjust. The death of the over five million Biafrans cannot be in vain. Then read the New York Times report of 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1970 about the persecution of the Biafran people. We must agree that Nigeria was created as a trap to destroy Biafran people and to serves the interest of Britain. Radio Biafra (Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB) has made it clear that Biafrans do not understand what Nigeria

In this paper I will discuss Nigeria, a country that was created by European imperialism. Nigeria is located on the Atlantic Coast in West Africa and is border by Benin, Chad, and Cameroon. It is the largest country in Africa. Nigeria has three main tribes which are the Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo and other tribes as well. The official language of Nigeria is English although, the Yoruba, Ibo, and Hausa tribes represent the principal native language. Dance and music are a focal point in the Nigerian livelihood. The traditional Nigerian uses dance at births and deaths, on happy and sad occasions, and in worship. Nigerian music consists of many instruments. They are the trumpets, brass, vocals, percussion frame drums, kettle drums, double bass, flutes, and the electric guitar. Drums are considered very important to the Nigerian music and dances. In the Nigerian culture, art serves as a social or religious purpose. Nigeria is a celebratory country. Many holidays and festivities are observed by the Nigerian community to preserve their cultural heritage. Two of the most common are the National Day and The New Yam Festival. Traditional Nigerians have

Many complexities determine the nature of decolonization, and even the nature of nationalism, or lack there of. Nationalism was, and Shepard’s and Chafer’s theory is that it continues to be, in Africa, a direct consequence of colonialism, and the two are closely tied and possibly even correlated, although the nature of nationalism in Africa differed for each nation. Parts of Africa, like Algeria, found strong, nation-wide support towards a singular nationalist movement, where as others, like in the case of the Mau Mau and the loyalists in Kenya, found schisms within their own community regarding how the nation should be decolonized and how sovereignty should be addressed. As a result, many nations found that they upheld the same colonial structures that oppressed them in the first place, or at least worked closely with such colonial institutions. The reasons for such differences have to do with the colonial powers and how they viewed the decolonization process. Although both the French and British wanted to retain influence throughout the process, the methods through which they decolonized were vastly different. Surprisingly, even though the French found themselves in bloody conflict in Algeria, they were able to retain significant influence over their colonies in West Africa and the sub-Saharan. Just as diverse as Africa is demographically, it also proved to be just as diverse in how African nations

The Igbo people of Nigeria were in dismay when the British imperialism took over their tribe. Like many instances of a larger group overthrowing people there is bound to be backlash from those people. The British completely overturned their traditional way of life to the point that many of the people were leaving such as the sons of Umuofia who have “gone their several ways”. At the start the British provided a new language, allowed Nneka to keep her twins due to the new religion, and introduced trade into their non-existent economy, but as they began to use the tribe Okwonkwo turned on them. They ended up having a negative impact on the tribe rather than a positive one. Forcing them into their own government and violating their religion was

How should an empire assert their claim to territory and how should they govern it? This question is important because there are a number of methods an empire could employ presiding over a colony. For example the French empire employed a system call direct rule. The French rulers wanted to assimilate or incorporate the peoples of West Africa . The British however preferred a system called indirect rule and it was applied to many of their West African colonies including Nigeria and Ghana. It has proven to be detrimental to problems in Africa and can be linked to the political past of the British colonial government. The goal of this paper is to expose the reasons for indirect rule in British colonies and the negative impact of post colonial development in West Africa.