Nigeria Flashcards
(14 cards)
Location of Nigeria
A country in West Africa, bordering Benin Niger Chad and Cameroon and the Gulf of Guinea.
Global importance of Nigeria
Supplies 2.7% of world oil - 12th in world
Currently 5th largest contributor to UN peacekeeping missions around the world
Nigeria importance in Africa
Largest economy in Africa
One of the largest militaries in Africa
Political links such as the African Union
What happened Ed between 1967-1970
A civil war where the Igbo-dominated south east tried to separate from Nigeria until these Biafrans were defeated
Political context of Nigeria
They became fully independent from the UK in 1960
Cultural context
Football - African cup of nations three times
Nollywood - second biggest
Enviornment in Nigeria
North is semi desert and the Jos is a midland Region wetter and cooler and south has high temperature and annual rainfall
Political links in Nigeria
African Union
ECOWAS
United Nations
Main exports of a Nigeria
Refined petroleum
Rubber
Cocoa
Main imports of Nigeria
Telephones
Why do TNC choose foreign countries
Cheaper labour
Access to wider market
Laxer environmental laws
Tax incentives
Shell oil in Nigeria benefits
Provide direct employment for 65,000 and a further 250,000 in related industries
Giving 91% of shell contracts to Nigeria companies
Making major contribution in taxes, export revenue and money spend in economy
Shell oil in Nigeria negatives
Working conditions qin to poor
Oil spills causes water pollution and soil degradation - fishing lose jobs
Frequent oil flares send toxic fumes into the air
Bodo oil spills facts
In 2008 and 2009 but oil spills and caused shell to pay a 55 million pound compensation fee
