The major objectives of the colonialists in Nigeria does NOT inlcude

Analyze the question: We're asked which option was NOT a major objective of the colonialists in Nigeria. This is an "EXCEPT/NOT" question, so we look for the odd one out.

Concept: European colonialism in Nigeria (and Africa generally) was driven mainly by:

• Economic reasons: securing raw materials (palm oil, cocoa, groundnuts, tin, cotton) and cheap labour.
• Market expansion: the Industrial Revolution created a need for new markets to sell European manufactured goods.
• Political/strategic reasons: national prestige, rivalry among European powers (the Berlin Conference, 1884-85), and territorial acquisition.
• Adventure/exploration: explorers such as Mungo Park and the Lander brothers opened up the interior, driven partly by curiosity and the spirit of adventure.
• Cultural domination/"civilizing mission": spreading Christianity and European culture, and regarding African ways as inferior.
• Humanitarian reasons: ending the slave trade and promoting "legitimate commerce."

Step-by-step elimination:

• A. Adventure: part of the exploration drive, so it is included.
• B. Cultural domination: part of the "civilizing mission," so it is included.
• C. Economic reasons: the main motive, so it is included.
• E. Market expansion: a key motive, so it is included.
• D. Educational reasons: the colonialists did not come to Nigeria primarily to educate Nigerians. Education was largely introduced by missionaries as a tool for evangelism and to train clerks and interpreters for the colonial administration. It was a by-product, not a major objective.

Answer: D

Tip: Remember the motives with "EPSA-M": Economic, Political, Social/humanitarian, Adventure, Missionary/cultural. If an option sounds like a benefit to the colonized people (like education) rather than a gain for the colonizer, it is usually the "NOT" answer.