Discuss social and economic development in Nigeria under the British.

Candidates will offer a considered and balanced review of the social and economic development in Nigeria under the British. Candidates may offer equal coverage of social and economic developments, or there may be some imbalance between the two factors. They may also stress the strong connection between the two. They may refer to British indirect rule, which entailed a more hands-off approach to African societies. Alternatively, they may focus on initiatives such as the establishment of government schools in non-Islamic areas and the subsequent increase in literacy levels, on British encouragement of the growth of cash crops such as palm oil and cotton, or improvements to transportation and communication such as the construction of railways, a telegraph system and all-weather roads. Candidates may stress positive as well as negative factors. They may stress differences in developments in different regions of Nigeria.