“In the Wider Interests of Nigeria”: Lagos and the Making of Federal Nigeria, 1941-76

From the 1940s, the colonial administration enacted policies such as ‘slum clearance’ and the construction of housing estates to remodel Lagos into its vision of a modern capital city and a center that would unite all Nigerians. The federal government of Nigeria continued this project after independ...

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Main Author: Somotan, Titilola
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-b0m7-6698