The Evolution Of Rijau District Of Niger State

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page - - - - - - - - i

Certification - - - - - - - - - ii

Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii

Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - iv-v

Table of Contents - - - -- - - - - vi-viii

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 1-2

1.2 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 2

1.3 Aims and Objectives of the Study - - - - - 2

1.4 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - 3

1.5 Scope and Limitation - - - - - - - 3

1.6 Literature Review - - - - - - - 3-5

1.7 Methodology - - - - - - - - 5

Endnotes - - - - - - - - 6

CHAPTER TWO: BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF RIJAULAND AND ITS PEOPLE

2.1 Land and People - - - - - - - 7-13

2.2 Location and Climate - - - - - - - 13

2.3 Historical Origin of Rijau - - - - - - 17

Endnotes - - - - - - - - 18-19

CHAPTER THREE: RIJAU BEFORE COLONIAL RULE

3.1 Political Administration - - - - - - 24

3.2 Subordinate Government - - - - - - 27

Endnotes - - - - - - - - 28

CHAPTER FOUR: RIJAU SINCE 1900

4.1 System of Colonial Administration - - - - 29-34

4.2 Rijau District Administration Since Independence - - - 35-39

Endnotes- - - - - - - - - 40

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - 41

5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - 42-43

5.3 Bibliography - - - - - - - - 43-44