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iaajah-2575	Nwachukwu J. Obiakor, PhD; Abuoma C. Agajelu	BRITISH COLONIAL ECONOMIC POLICIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN NIGERIA: THE RAIL TRANSPORT EXAMPLE, 1898-1960	2022	15	.pdf	application/pdf	5655	291	51	Adopting the thematic method of analysis, this work attempts a holistic approach towards discussing the colonial rail transport infrastructure development in colonial Nigeria. A.A Lawal states the need for transportation and other infrastructural development in the colony when he stated: Colonial economic policy sought to modernize local transport, the distributive system, money and banking, distribution and use of land and labour with the objective of expanding export production and distribution of European manufactured goods.2 In fact, the need for basic transportation infrastructure in colonial Nigeria cannot be overtly emphasized.	cache/iaajah-2575.pdf	txt/iaajah-2575.txt