Administrative principles and practices in some Nigerian emirates: 1900-1918

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Title:	Administrative principles and practices in some Nigerian emirates: 1900-1918
Author:	Ubah, C.N.
Year:	1976
Periodical:	Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria
Volume:	8
Pages:	37-54
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Northern Nigeria Great Britain
Subjects:	Sokoto polity administrative reform colonialism
Abstract:	At the beginning of the 19th century an attempt was made to introduce uniform principles into some territories of the Sokoto Caliphate. A century later the British government introduced a new administration with its own set of principles. The theorists of the 19th century based their ideas on traditions of the Islamic world; those of the 20th century a.o. on economic grounds. The article examines the place of these principles in the administration with a view to ascertaining their relevance in the practical scheme of things. Notes.