A master’s thesis at the College of Education for Human Sciences at the University of Karbala discussed the impact of the Northern Region on the political situation in Nigeria 1914-1966, submitted by student Afrah Jassim Hamidi.
The thesis included three chapters. The first chapter reviewed the general conditions in the northern region and the changes brought about by the British authority after the merger of 1914 and the establishment of the state of Nigeria. The second chapter touched on the impact of the general conditions of the northern region of Nigeria on the southern region from 1922 to 1998. The third chapter explained the role of the people of Nigeria. The Northern Region in the events of Nigeria 1948-1966.
The study concluded that the tribal nature and administrative systems of the Northern Territory forced the British authority to follow the system of indirect rule and apply it to Nigeria.
