Observation

This question was very unpopular among the candidates and the few ones who attempted it performed poorly. It required them candidates to identify the features of trade development in Nigeria before the colonial era in which they were expected to explain the characteristics of trading activities. This was about how trade was carried out, articles of trade, the category of people involved, the means of exchange etc. Specifically, the candidates were expected to state the following points:

(i)        People exchanged goods on the basis of barter;
(ii)        Existence of markets and market days;

(iii) The existence of long distance trading as people went the extra mile to source for scarce goods;

            
(iv)       Existence of professional traders;
(v)       Development of trade routes as a result of regular usage.