New voices on Nigerian economic history: Introduction to the special issue

2 Initially conceived in 2019, this project has had a long and complex gestation.The COVID pandemic, and a series of financial and bureaucratic bottlenecks in Manchester significantly delayed the workshop.We are thankful to the British Academy for their patience and support, and to those colleagues in Manchester who actively sought to assist us in overcoming a long series of administrative obstacles.Our overall experience confirms the necessity of establishing meaningful and equitable partnership between UK and