Lord Lugard

  Southern Nigeria’s first Governor, Lord Lugard, came into the world from the family of a preacher, who was performing his service in Madras, in India, around 1858. Lord Lugard, who travelled into little regions as a British soldier, was first Nigeria’s Southern governor, the very first high commissioner in Nigeria, and Nigeria’s last Northern Governor from 1912 … Read more

Sir Lord Frederick Lugard was a British Soldier, leader and Colonial administrator. He amalgamated the Southern Protectorate and the Northern Protectorates to become one country The amalgamation took place in 1914.   The name “Nigeria” was formed and coined by a British woman, Flora Shaw who later became Lord Frederick Lugard’s partner later. It was … Read more