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Colonial Economy

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Traditional Igbo money: Cowries, manillas, brass rods – uses and value

Before the imposition of the British pound and the modern naira, the Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria operated within a sophisticated and multifaceted economic system. This system was supported by various forms of “commodity money” that facilitated local trade, regional exchange, and the “commercial empire” of the Niger Delta hinterland. The evolution of Igbo currency…

Sir Mathias Ugochukwu: A Post-Independence Nigerian Industrialist and Entrepreneurial Pioneer

Where the historical record is thin or debated, Sir Mathias Ugochukwu occupies a notable place in Nigeria’s post-independence economic history as one of the early indigenous businessmen who expanded African participation in large-scale commerce and industry. Emerging during a period when economic power was still largely dominated by expatriate firms, Ugochukwu represented a generation…