Needs a little editing. What's "morally wrought"? Of the colonialism choices, I'd say "all the above." Nigeria's story is like that of other nations, with pain, anguish, and some triumph. My experience is from the Biafran War, which hasn't entirely ended. Indirect rule in the North has given us Boko Haram. Good series, Yaw. I'll look forward to the next post.
I would need to check it but from the go I would say that those educational numbers would land southern Nigeria and especially Yoruba land roughly in the bottom half of Latinoamerica education levels at the time, which is impressive if you consider the first european universities here were open in the XVIth century.
Thank you, Yaw This is a fascinating abbreviation of (somewhat) modern Nigerian history and especially the impacts good and bad of British colonial rule.
With any good experiment there is often a control group. In this case the control group with little outside interference was the Islamic North of Nigeria. Given how much more the South has progressed, one is forced to conclude that either (a) the British Invasion (my words) resulted in a more positive outcome for Nigerians under its influence despite its barbarities, or (b) Islam simply isn’t conducive to overall societal progress.
Unable to offer a better life to its people, the Islamic North’s answer to greater progress outside its domain is to invade the more prosperous South, from Mauritania to Cameroon. If they succeed, I think it will set back Africa’s development by 100 years or more.
Needs a little editing. What's "morally wrought"? Of the colonialism choices, I'd say "all the above." Nigeria's story is like that of other nations, with pain, anguish, and some triumph. My experience is from the Biafran War, which hasn't entirely ended. Indirect rule in the North has given us Boko Haram. Good series, Yaw. I'll look forward to the next post.
thank you! just made that edit. I appreciate it Jill
also, I loved the article, keep it up bro!
I would need to check it but from the go I would say that those educational numbers would land southern Nigeria and especially Yoruba land roughly in the bottom half of Latinoamerica education levels at the time, which is impressive if you consider the first european universities here were open in the XVIth century.
Thank you, Yaw This is a fascinating abbreviation of (somewhat) modern Nigerian history and especially the impacts good and bad of British colonial rule.
With any good experiment there is often a control group. In this case the control group with little outside interference was the Islamic North of Nigeria. Given how much more the South has progressed, one is forced to conclude that either (a) the British Invasion (my words) resulted in a more positive outcome for Nigerians under its influence despite its barbarities, or (b) Islam simply isn’t conducive to overall societal progress.
Unable to offer a better life to its people, the Islamic North’s answer to greater progress outside its domain is to invade the more prosperous South, from Mauritania to Cameroon. If they succeed, I think it will set back Africa’s development by 100 years or more.