Nigeria Economic Developments

Question 1

List agricultural developments in colonial Nigeria

Answer 1

1.Agriculture waS the main activity
2.Growing of cash crops- cocoa, palm-oil, and groundnuts. 3.Accounted for 70% of Nigeria’s total export in colonial times.
4.Modified indigenous production techniques by increasing the kinds of seedlings known to the farmers and improving quality of cash crops
5.Increased plantations

Question 2

List trade developments in colonial Nigeria

Answer 2

Influx of foreign companies eg United African Company (UTC), African Timber and Plywood Company (ATP), Ensured the implementation of colonial import and export policy.
Establishment of trade links between Nigeria and other countries through exports
Introduction of portable currency Facilitated trade amongst Nigerians
Exportation of mineral products such as tin, columbite, and gold to the British and European factories.
Importation of manufactured goods

Question 3

List 5 examples of railway developments in colonial Nigeria

Answer 3

The Lagos-Ibadan Railway completed in 1901
Kano-Port Harcourt Railway
Bauchi light railway 1913
The Eastern line railway
The Northern line railway

Question 4

5 examples of road developments in colonial Nigeria

Answer 4

Carter Bridge road 1901
Enugu-port harcourt road
Lagos-Ibadan road
Benin-Asaba-Onitsha road

Question 5

5 examples of waterways development

Answer 5

Construction of river ports in towns such as Lokoja, Onitsha and Burutu
Construction of Lagos Harbor 1892

Question 6

5 examples of air transport development

Answer 6

Establishment of Nigeria Airways 1958
Kano airport in 1936
Lagos airport 1947
International air services eg. British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and West African Airways Corporation (WAAC)
Training of local pilots eg. West Africa Flying Training School in Zaria,

Question 7

5 agricultural developments

Answer 7

Introduction of cash crops eg.cocoa, groundnuts, rubber, and palm oil
Cocoa production in Nigeria increased from 6,000 tons in 1910 to over 70,000 tons in 1950.
the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) was established in 1939 to promote research on oil palm cultivation
Promotion of livestock production eg Sokoto Gudali Cattle Breed Improvement Scheme to improve the quality of local cattle breeds.

Question 8

5 developments of communications network in colonial nigeria

Answer 8

Introduction of the telegraph
Establishment of postal services
Development of radio broadcasting eg Radio Nigeria, established in 1951.
The first telephone exchange in Nigeria was opened in Lagos in 1893.

Question 9

developments in minerals by british in colonial nigeria

Answer 9

Establishment of mining companies
Promotion of mineral exports
Introduction of new mining technologies

Question 10

Currency developments in colonial nigeria

Answer 10

Introduction of British currency.
Establishment of currency boards eg West African Currency Board was established in 1912.
Establishment of central banks eg the Central Bank
of Nigeria was established in 1958.