Amalgamation means bringing together two or more groups or territories under one administration. At the wake of the British conquest of the different parts of Nigeria, those territories were initially administered independently. This was because the territories were conquered at different times. Consequently, there was need for a central administration. Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914 by the British led to the birth of Nigeria and made it easier for the colonial government to administer the country as one unity.   DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE AMALGAMATION OF NIGERIA The process of amalgamation of Nigeria officially in 1914 was not achieved over night. It went through some processes…