Technological innovations, which in the nineteenth century were principally developed by European nations, were a crucial factor in transforming economies – not only those of the countries in which they originated, but also those of their colonies. This case study of Nigeria explores
the way the British controlled the colony and subjugated the local people as a result of their superior technology. Upon taking over the territory, to aid the country's economic development, they began to construct railway lines to link major resource zones of the north and south. This facilitated
the more efficient shipment of natural resources from these zones to the coastal ports for onward shipment to Britain. Indigenous production and the rendering of palm oil were transformed by the introduction of oil presses. The article examines the transformative impact of technology in resource
exploitation, focusing specifically on railways and oil presses and their impact on Nigerian society.
Indigenous people conflicts on chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) crop raiding and natural resource exploitation, case study: Kimbi-Fungum National Park and Kom-Wum Forest Reserve NW, Cameroon