Colonial administration Colonial Nigeria

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undated british archival photo of locomotive in nigeria


walter egerton s sixfold agenda 1908, detailed on 29 november 1907, in telegram colonial office, representative of british priorities.





egerton supervised improvements lagos harbour , extension of local telegraph network.


from 1895 1900, railway constructed running lagos ibadan; opened in march 1901. line extended oshogbo, 100 kilometres (62 mi) away, in 1905–1907, , zungeru , minna in 1908–1911. final leg enabled meet line, constructed 1907–1911, running baro, through minnia, kano.


some of these public work projects accomplished of forced labour, referred political labour . village heads paid 10 shillings conscripts, , fined £50 if failed supply. individuals fined or jailed refusing comply.








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