The leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Government - 2002 Subject: Government

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The leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the
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The Royal Niger Company was the leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s. The company was a British mercantile company formed in 1879, which was granted a royal charter in 1886 to trade in the Niger River Delta and to develop the interior of the Niger Basin. The company's activities in the region helped to establish British hegemony over the area and paved the way for the colonization of Nigeria by the British government.
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