Government Gazette (Lagos)

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The Government Gazette was the government gazette for the British colony of Lagos. It was published between 1887 and April 1906. [1]

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It was continued by the Government Gazette of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria after Lagos was incorporated into the already existing Southern Nigeria Protectorate in February 1906.

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References

  1. LAGOS (BRITISH COLONY AND PROTECTORATE) CRL Foreign Official Gazette Database, 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014. Archived here.