Nigeria Flashcards

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Nigeria basic

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21st GDP, largest in Africa, 3rd largest manufacturing, 182 million, 2.7% global oil

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Nigeria Importance internationally

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UN (5th), OPEC, African Union (economic + peacekeeping), ECOWAS (African trading group with Abuja as HQ), CEN-SAD (community of Sahel (economy + sport), Commonwealth

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Nigeria political

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1883 Berlin, 1960 ind, 67-70 Igbo Civil War, 2011+15 Free elections

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Social context Nigeria

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Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani, Christian, Muslim, Boko Haram

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Regional Nigeria

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Better services in urban areas (60% > 36% for school enrolment), south is more wealthy

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Cultural Nigeria

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Musics, Cinema (Nollywood 2nd), Writers eg: Wole Soyinka, African cup 3 times + premier league

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Environmental Nigeria

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North=arid (cattle + groundnuts), Jos Plateau (wet + cool dense forests), South (hot, humid, high rainfall, Niger delta and oil, rubber, palm oil, cocoa

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Nigeria trade

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Oil, gas, rubber, cotton, cocoa, imports telephone, wheat, rice, petrol, cars

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Nigerian dev

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English, tech advance, telecommunications, information tech driving economy, investment in training seen as beneficial for such a large economy

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Benefits of Nigerian dev

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Secure income, growth, employment, investors, oil processing by products

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TNC benefits

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Unilever= 1500, 2nd best, promotes investment in health, education, water
Shell = tax, exports, 91% contracts to Nigerians, 250000 +65000, support energy

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TNC loss

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Poor pay, poor conditions, management is western, profit abroad, oil spills, oil flares, theft + sabotage

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Aid from Nigeria

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$500 million development projects, education on AIDS from US + UK, NGO nets for life helps educate and tackle malaria, Aduwan health centre = encourages immunisation, tests for HIV, and polio vaccine

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Environmental issue Nigeria

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Industry (chemical waste, air pollution, 70-80% trees deforested), Urban growth (slums, waste disposal, congestion), Mining + oil (soil erosion, oil spills (20Km2 Bodo hurt fish + farming)

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QOL nigeria

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Better jobs, higher incomes,infrastructure, sanitation, diet, electricity, health

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QOL limited by

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Corruption, gov,desertification, pollution, tensions