TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 7

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: British protectorate in Nigeria

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

State colonial administrative headquarters of British protectorate
State when they were made headquarters of British Protectorate of Nigeria Area
Explain the meaning of Protectorate

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: map of Nigeria showing the protectorate

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC	The teacher revises the previous lesson on the states creation by Gen Sani Abacha	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She then explains the meaning of protectorate: Protectorate is a territory being protected and exploited by the British as a result of treaty signed by the British government and Nigerian rulers.	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She explains the Protectorates of the British in Nigeria and their colonial administrative headquarters	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a short note on the board for the pupils to copy	The pupils copy the note from the board

NOTE

Protectorate is a territory being protected and exploited by the British as a result of treaty signed by the British government and Nigerian rulers.

BRITISH PROTECTORATES IN NIGERIA

NORTHERN NIGERIA PROTECTORATE

It lasted from 1900-1914 and covered the Northern part of what is now called Nigeria. It included the Sokoto Caliphate and the former Bornu Empire conquered in 1902. Lord Lugard was the first Commissioner, followed by Percy Girouard in 1902 and then Henry Hesketh Bell in 1909.

The headquarters of the protectorate was Lokoja. Lokoja remained a convenient administrative town for the British colonial government after the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Nigeria in 1914.

SOUTHERN NIGERIA PROTECTORATE

It was formed in 1900 by the union of the Niger Coast Protectorate and the territories. The Lagos Colony joined them and it formed the Southern Protectorate which lasted till 1914 when the Northern and Southern Nigeria was amalgamated. The Commissioners were Ralph Moor (1900-1903), Sir Walter Egerton(1903-1921) and Lord Lugard(1912-1914)

The headquarters was Calabar. It lost its status to Lagos when the amalgamation took place.

EVALUATION: 1. Explain the meaning of protectorate

Write short notes on the following
Northern protectorate
Southern protectorate

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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