The council constituted by Lord Lugard in 1914 has

Analyze the question: In 1914, Lord Lugard amalgamated the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria. As part of the new arrangement, he created the Nigerian Council. The question asks how many members were on it.

Concept: The Nigerian Council was set up in 1914 (it began meeting in 1914 and was formally inaugurated in 1914, with Lugard as its president). It was only an advisory body. It had no real legislative power and met once a year. Its members were:

• Official members (colonial administrators), and
• Unofficial members, including traditional rulers (such as the Sultan of Sokoto, the Emir of Katsina, the Alafin of Oyo, and the Oba of Benin), plus a few Europeans and Nigerians, such as representatives of commercial interests.

Working through the numbers: Common textbook accounts give the Nigerian Council as having 36 members, made up of 26 officials and 10 unofficial members (with 6 Europeans and 4 Nigerians among the unofficial group). The other figures are distractors:

• 105 and 50 are far too large for an advisory body of this kind.
• 25 is close to, but below, the official membership alone.

Answer: The Nigerian Council constituted by Lord Lugard in 1914 had 36 members.

Tip: Link "1914" with "36". A simple way to remember: Nigerian Council 1914 = 36 members (26 official + 10 unofficial). Also remember it was only advisory and was replaced by the Clifford Constitution of 1922, which created the Legislative Council. JAMB often asks about both.