Nigeria Flashcards
(16 cards)
Nigeria basic
21st GDP, largest in Africa, 3rd largest manufacturing, 182 million, 2.7% global oil
Nigeria Importance internationally
UN (5th), OPEC, African Union (economic + peacekeeping), ECOWAS (African trading group with Abuja as HQ), CEN-SAD (community of Sahel (economy + sport), Commonwealth
Nigeria political
1883 Berlin, 1960 ind, 67-70 Igbo Civil War, 2011+15 Free elections
Social context Nigeria
Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani, Christian, Muslim, Boko Haram
Regional Nigeria
Better services in urban areas (60% > 36% for school enrolment), south is more wealthy
Cultural Nigeria
Musics, Cinema (Nollywood 2nd), Writers eg: Wole Soyinka, African cup 3 times + premier league
Environmental Nigeria
North=arid (cattle + groundnuts), Jos Plateau (wet + cool dense forests), South (hot, humid, high rainfall, Niger delta and oil, rubber, palm oil, cocoa
Nigeria trade
Oil, gas, rubber, cotton, cocoa, imports telephone, wheat, rice, petrol, cars
Nigerian dev
English, tech advance, telecommunications, information tech driving economy, investment in training seen as beneficial for such a large economy
Benefits of Nigerian dev
Secure income, growth, employment, investors, oil processing by products
TNC benefits
Unilever= 1500, 2nd best, promotes investment in health, education, water
Shell = tax, exports, 91% contracts to Nigerians, 250000 +65000, support energy
TNC loss
Poor pay, poor conditions, management is western, profit abroad, oil spills, oil flares, theft + sabotage
Aid from Nigeria
$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
Environmental issue Nigeria
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)
QOL nigeria
Better jobs, higher incomes,infrastructure, sanitation, diet, electricity, health
QOL limited by
Corruption, gov,desertification, pollution, tensions