Concept:The first amalgamation in Nigeria was the fusion of the Lagos Colony with the Southern Nigeria Protectorate.
Explanation:To get the correct answer, recall the major colonial mergers in Nigeria and the year each one happened.
In
1906, the Lagos Colony was merged with the Southern Nigeria Protectorate.
This union produced the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria.
This was the first amalgamation because it happened before the famous
1914 amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates.
The year
1914 relates to that later merger, not the first one.
The year
1886 marks the charter of the Royal Niger Company.
The year
1900 marks the formal creation of the separate Nigerian protectorates.
Since the question asks for the first amalgamation, the correct date is
1906.
Answer:C.
1906