Government Gazette of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria

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The Government Gazette of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria was the government gazette for the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. It was published at Old Calabar between 1900 and 1906. [1]

Government gazette Periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notice

A government gazette is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually established by statute or official action and publication of notices within it, whether by the government or a private party, is usually considered sufficient to comply with legal requirements for public notice.

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Southern Nigeria was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria, formed in 1900 from union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River.

Niger Coast Protectorate 1891-1900 UK possession in Western Africa

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It was continued by the Southern Nigeria Government Gazette when Southern Nigeria became the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in 1906.

<i>Southern Nigeria Government Gazette</i>

The Southern Nigeria Government Gazette was the government gazette for the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. It was published at Lagos between 1907 and 1913.

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References

  1. ↑ SOUTHERN NIGERIA (BRITISH PROTECTORATE) CRL Foreign Official Gazette Database, 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014. Archived here.


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