The Development of Western Education in Ilorin Emirate during the Colonial Rule, c.1900-1960.

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dc.contributor.authorEliasu Yahaya
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-14T09:08:46Z
dc.date.available2026-05-14T09:08:46Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractThe colonial government’s propensity towards the growth and development of her colonies in Africa directly informed the introduction of western education. It is clear that the British government in her quest to ensure efficiency of its administration required manpower for the implementation of social and economic policies, particularly in Nigeria. The paper focuses on the introduction of western education through missionary activities in the southern Nigeria. After their arrival in Benin in 1842, the missionaries were involved in the evangelization and spread of Christianity among the people. It is argued that without the introduction of western education by the Christian Missionaries, the evangelical works would not have been properly coordinated. Using relevant sources, the paper argues that by 1909, western education was introduced into Nassarawa in Northern Nigeria by the British Administration, ad it was introduced to Ilorin in 1914. It argues that, with initial apathy from the Ilorin people, particularly those who perceived western education as a means of contamination and indoctrination of Muslims, it has become an important thrust for the acceleration of manpower development in Ilorin in post-colonial era. The paper therefore concludes that through the introduction of western education engineered various oppositions and resentments from the Muslim Community, it has enhanced the social, economic and political development of Ilorin during the post-colonial era. Keywords: British, Colonia rule, Western Education, Muslims, Development.
dc.identifier.citationEliasu, Y. (2016): The Development of Western Education in Ilorin Emirate during the Colonial Rule, c.1900-1960. Al-Hikmah Journal of History and International Relations (AJHIR), 3(1), 69-80, Published by: Department of History and International Relations, Al-Hikmah University.
dc.identifier.issn2465-7336
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7093
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of History and International Relations, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin.
dc.relation.ispartofseries3; 1
dc.titleThe Development of Western Education in Ilorin Emirate during the Colonial Rule, c.1900-1960.
dc.typeArticle
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