The reign of Olu Erejuwa I in the 18th century represents one of the most economically significant eras in the history of the Warri Kingdom. The period marked an expansion…
Map of Calabar. Photo credit; Wikipedia.
The Efik of Old Calabar developed one of West Africa’s most sophisticated socio-economic institutions: the “House system,” known in Efik as Ufok. Far more than…
Duke town, a key settlement in the seaport’s trade network. Photo credit; Wikipedia.
For more than four centuries, Calabar has stood as one of West Africa’s most influential seaports, serving as…
Palaver of Chiefs on board HMS Decoy, at Duke Town, Old Calabar River - The Graphic 1880. Photo credit; Wikipedia.
The Efik people of southeastern Nigeria developed a remarkable position of…
The comey system was a key feature of commerce in Old Calabar, the main trading center of the Efik people along the Cross River in southeastern Nigeria. From the seventeenth…
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…
