First railway line The first railway line in West and Central Africa - between Lagos and Abeokuta - was opened in Nigeria in 1898 (However, it was followed shortly afterwards by the British colony of Gold Coast/Ghana (1901), the German colonies of Cameroon (1901) and Togo (1905) and the French colonies of Dahomey (1906) and Ivory Coast (1907)). Forced labour was also (or mainly) used in the construction work. The staff of the railway company soon organised themselves and organised Nigeria's first strike in 1904.
First railway line The first railway line in West and Central Africa - between Lagos and Abeokuta - was opened in Nigeria in 1898 (However it was followed shortly afterwards by the British colony of Gold Coast/Ghana (1901) the German colonies of Cameroon (1901) and Togo (1905) and the French colonies of Dahomey (1906) and Ivory Coast (1907)) Forced labour was also (or mainly) used in the construction work The staff of the railway company soon organised themselves and organised Nigeria's first strike in 1904