Church Missionary Society in Northern Nigeria (1864–1914)

1. Samuel Ajayi Crowther consecrated for Niger mission

   Jun 29, 1864Labels: Samuel Ajayi, Niger Mission

   • Project Canterbury
   • Anglican Niger

2. CMS opens Lokoja station at Niger–Benue confluence

   Jan 1, 1865Labels: Lokoja, Niger Benue

   • UoB CMS

3. Bishop Crowther documents Lokoja as key station

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Samuel Ajayi, Lokoja

   • Project Canterbury

4. Northern Nigeria Protectorate proclaimed under British rule

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: Northern Nigeria, Royal Niger

   • N Nigeria Prot
   • Lugard

5. CMS “Hausaland mission” period begins in Niger papers

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: Hausaland mission, Niger papers

   • UoB CMS

6. Walter Miller establishes CMS station at Ghirku

   Jan 1, 1901Labels: Walter Miller, Ghirku station

   • Orr Memoirs

7. Zungeru becomes Northern Protectorate headquarters

   Jan 1, 1902Labels: Zungeru, Northern Protectorate

   • N Nigeria Prot

8. CMS establishes mission station at Bida

   Jan 1, 1903Labels: Bida station, CMS

   • UoB CMS

9. Kano captured in British campaign to control the north

   Feb 3, 1903Labels: Kano, British campaign

   • Battle Kano
   • Lugard

10. Sokoto taken; caliphate’s authority sharply reduced

    Mar 15, 1903Labels: Sokoto, Sokoto Caliphate

    • Battle Sokoto
    • Burmi

11. CMS begins Zaria station as northern strategic outpost

    Jan 1, 1905Labels: Zaria station, CMS

    • UoB CMS

12. Cambridge University Missionary Party starts Plateau stations

    Jan 1, 1907Labels: Cambridge Missionary, Plateau stations

    • UoB CMS

13. Northern Protectorate ends with 1914 amalgamation

    Jan 1, 1914Labels: Amalgamation 1914, Colony and

    • N Nigeria Prot
    • Nigeria January 1914