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Missionary Schools

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The Cradle of Western Education: Early 17th-Century Portuguese Palace Schools in Ode-Itsekiri

The history of formal Western education in Nigeria is frequently erroneously dated to the mid-19th century arrival of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in Badagry. However, a much deeper and more profound educational history exists in the heart of the Niger Delta. As early as the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the kingdom of…

The Cross and the Classroom: The CMS Mission and the Literacy Revolution in Early 20th-Century Sapele

The dawn of the 20th century in the Niger Delta was marked by a profound transformation that extended beyond the realms of trade and colonial administration. While the 17th-century Portuguese palace schools had introduced literacy to the royalty of Ode-Itsekiri, it was the arrival of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) that democratized Western education…