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GST 112 Study Session 10: DIASPORIC CULTURE AND NIGERIA’S DEVELOPMENT Objective Question

Question

Who founded the CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos, the first secondary school in Nigeria, in 1859?
Options
A Samuel Ajayi Crowther
B Samuel Johnson
C Thomas Babington Macaulay
Correct Answer
D Muhammed Shitta Bey
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

In the area of education, the first secondary school in Nigeria, the CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos, which was established in 1859, was founded by Thomas Babington Macaulay, an Anglican clergyman who had been trained in Sierra Leone and England.

Hint

The text directly names the founder of the first secondary school.

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