Annual Report on the Department of Commerce and Industries for the Year 1955-56
Date
1958
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Lagos: Federal government printer
Abstract
• Section II: Functions and Organisation • Section III: Accounts • Section IV: Commerce • Section V: Shipping • Section VI: Economic Publications • Section VII: Industries • Section VIII: Lagos Trade and Industrial Advisory Committee • Appendices I–VIII
Description
This official administrative document serves as the eleventh annual report of the Department of Commerce and Industries in Nigeria, detailing operational activities, structural reorganizations, and financial statements for the fiscal period extending from April 1, 1955, to March 31, 1956. Functioning under the newly established federal constitution of 1954, the department prioritized key economic initiatives aimed at helping indigenous Nigerian merchants secure a larger share of internal and external trade while promoting secondary industries.