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The governor-general of Nigeria was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Colonial Nigeria from 1954 to 1960, and after Nigerian independence in 1960, the representative of the Nigerian head of state.
Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1st of October 1960 when ... Under the Colonial Office was the Governor, who ...
People who held the office of Governor or Governor-General of British Colonial Nigeria (1919−1960) or the Federation of Nigeria (1960−1963).; The title 'Governor' was in use from 1919—1954; and title 'Governor-General' from 1914—1919 and 1954—1963.
Sir James Wilson Robertson, KT, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, KStJ (27 October 1899 – 23 September 1983) was a British civil servant who served as the last colonial governor-general of Nigeria from 1955 to 1960.
British governors and governors-general of Colonial Nigeria. Pages in category "British governors and governors-general of Nigeria" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
Pages in category "British colonial governors and administrators in Nigeria" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first missionary house in Nigeria at Badagry. There was a small legislative council which was established when the colony was founded in 1861, with the priority mandate of assisting and advising the Governor but without formal authority, and was maintained until 1922. The majority of members were colonial officials. [32]
The current constitution of Nigeria has the president of Nigeria as the head of state and government. [1] From 1960 to 1963, the head of state under the Constitution of 1960 was the queen of Nigeria, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Nigeria by a governor-general.