SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE Nigeria is not a vital political unit. Discuss. 4.0 CONCLUSION This study dealt with the socio-historical analysis of the evolution of Nigeria as apolitical unit. We have seen how the dynamics of such evolution passed through different stages mostly engineered by British colonial masters. 5.0 SUMMARY In this study unit I introduced you to the knowledge of the different stages of the evolution of Nigeria as apolitical unit. Therefore, at the end of this unit you are expected to mention the first Europeans to arrive Nigeria state the contribution of the British in the creation of Nigeria explain about the different amalgamations that occurred in Nigeria explain about the Nigerian nationalism identify some unanswered questions left by the colonialists state if Nigeria is a vital political unit, etc