1886Event
Lagos is separated from the Gold Coast
Lagos became a separate colony again in 1886, the same year the Royal Niger Company received its charter.
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1886
Lagos is separated from the Gold Coast
Lagos became a separate colony again in 1886, the same year the Royal Niger Company received its charter.
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Lagos became a separate colony again in 1886, the same year the Royal Niger Company received its charter. Britain was reorganizing both coastal administration and Niger-basin commercial power.
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