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    Benin and the Europeans 1485-1897
    (London: Longman Group Limited, 1969) RYDER, A. F. C.
    The Benin Kingdom—an historical perspective The era of Portuguese monopoly: 1. First contacts 2. The beginning of trade 3. The island trade and the first mission 4. The resumption of royal trade 5. The end of Portuguese monopoly: the second mission English and Dutch beginnings: 1. The English 2. The Dutch The Capuchin missions: 1. Spanish missionaries 2. Italian missionaries The Dutch at Ughoton: 1. Trade in the main river (1650-1700) 2. Establishment at Ughoton 3. Trade and conflict 4. Efforts to diversify trade 5. European rivals and Dutch decline 6. We’re here because we’re here The slave-trade era: 1. English and French in the mid-eighteenth century 2. Landolphe’s enterprise in the main river 3. The last years of the slave trade British encroachment: 1. Trade and the flag in the Benin River 2. The first consular visit to Benin 3. Retreat into the heartlands 4. The growth of commercial and consular pressures 5. The Protection Treaty of 1892 6. The dispute over trade 7. Consul-General Moor’s campaign against Benin 8. The massacre and punitive expedition
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    Report of an inquiry by Mr. R. N. Rapson, m.v.o., into alleged irregularities by the Lagos town council in connection with the collection of money and the issue of permits and the allocation of market stalls in respect of proposed temporary markets at Ereko and Oko-Awo.
    (Lagos: Federal Government Printer., 1959) FEDERAL government printer
    ■ government statement on the report; ■ appointment of inquiry and terms of reference; ■ market tolls and wares permits; ■ proposals to establish Ereko market and Oko-Awo market; ■ Lagos island; ■ allocation of wares permits for Ereko and Oko-Awo markets; receipts; ■ loss of recreational facilities, etc.; ■ political influence; ■ suggested breach of council standing orders and financial instructions; ■ brief comments on the petitions; ■ petition from the united muslim party; ■ suggestions for future action; ■ list of witnesses; ■ market tolls; ■ financial instructions section iii.
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    Views of the government of the federation on the report of the presidential commission on parastatals
    (Lagos state: Federal government of Nigeria, 1982) FEDERAL government of Nigeria
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    Mmonwu: A dramatic tradition of the Igbo
    (Ikeja, Lagos state: Lagos university press, 1984) UGONNA, Nnabuenyi
    The idea of Mmonwu; The historical development of the Mmonwu Idea; Obom and Ekwuru: The physical and sociological setting; The players; The performance; The spectacle and the spectators; The language of Mmonwu drama; Conclusion: The Mmonwu theatre;
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    The Role of microfinance banks in the economic development of a Nation:
    (Gombe state,, 2013) Ibrahim, Umaru
    The Role of Microfinance Banks in National Economic Development; Microfinance Banking in North-East Zone; The Role of NDIC in Re-positioning MFBs;