(a) On an outline map of Nigeria, locate and name:
(i) the rail lines linking Lagos to Nguru
(ii) the railway line linking Port-Harcourt to Kaduna
(b) Explain any four ways in which rail contributed to the economic development of Nigeria
(c) Highlight any three problems of rail transportation in Nigeria
Explanation
(b) Four contributions of railway to the economic development of Nigeria include:
(i) Transportation of manufactured goods
(ii) Evacuation of agricultural goods
(iii) Generation of income to government
(iv) Provision of employment to people.
(c) Three problems of rail transportation in Nigeria include:
(i) Slow speed of rail
(ii) Inadequate capital
(iii) Poor management of rail transport