The Royal Niger Company was influential in the formation of Colonial Nigeria because it
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Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Royal Niger Company enabled the British Empire to establish control over the lower Niger against the German competition led by Bismarck in the 1890s. Its company-controlled territories were made Protectorates and later amalgamated as the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.
The Royal Niger Company enabled the British Empire to establish control over the lower Niger against the German competition led by Bismarck in the 1890s. Its company-controlled territories were made Protectorates and later amalgamated as the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.