Colonial Administration After the

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Colonial Administration After the, the JAMB History syllabus expects you to study:

• 3. Colonial Administration After the Amalgamation: a. Central Administration: - Legislative and Executive Councils b. Indirect Rule – reasons, working and effects c. Local administrative institutions, Native Authorities, Native Courts and Native Treasuries.
• d. Resistance to colonial rule- Egba Anti- tax Agitation of 1918, and the Aba Women Movement in 1929.
• 4. iv. The Colonial Economy: a. currency, taxation and forced labour b. Infrastructure (transportation, post and telecommunications) c. Agriculture d. Mining e. Industry f. Commerce g. Banking.

Study notes & guidance

Study Colonial Administration After the using a recommended History textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in History, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Colonial Administration After the, you should be able to:

1. Relate the composition of the central administrative set-up to its consequences;
2. Identify the reasons for the introduction and workings of the indirect rule system;
3. Assess the effects of indirect rule;
4. Examine the local administrative units.
5. Account for the anti-colonial movements and their significance.
6. Examine the nature of the economy as it affected the society under colonial rule.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME History syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.