Nigeria Flashcards
(22 cards)
Oil represents X amount of exports
95%
When was oil discovered
1958
Oil brings in X daily
$280 million
How many oil spills?
4000
Niger Delta ecosystem
150 species of fish, 60% of West Africa’s stock
One of the 5 most polluted areas on the planet
80% of forests cut down
GDP per capita
$2500
60% live on less than $1.25 a day
How many employed in Agriculture
70%
Literacy rate
59% (UK is 99)
Infant Mortality
71.2 per thousand (UK 4)
Population
186 million
TNC Shell Oil jobs
250,000 related jobs
65000 direct
Changing political/ trading relationships
Trading with UK for 300+ yrs
China invested $10bn in new oil fields (growing Chinese investment)
Life expectancy and years in education change
43 to 53 yrs
7 to 9 yrs
LAGOS population
21 million, growth rate of 600,000 per year
LAGOS GDP
30% of Nigeria’s
LAGOS jobs
80% of Nigeria’s industry is around Lagos
90% (30?) of new jobs in informal sector
9.9% unemployment
LAGOS waste
Only 40% is collected each day. 13% of that is recycled
Olusosun dump provides 5000 jobs
LAGOS water shortage
Demand gap of 113 litres a day per person
Only 10% receive piped water
If Gov. we’re to invest in water it would equate to 14% of their GDP
LAGOS poverty
60% live in slums and on less than $1.25 a day
68% have a secondary education
Eko Atlantic
City of 250,000
150,000 jobs
Pollution and accident rate
Pollution 5 x recommended max.
Fatal accident rate is 28/100,000
(One of the worst globally
LAGOS: urban planning
2014 Makoko floating school provides a class for 60 children. Solar panels, collects rainwater (clean)
Collapsed in a storm in 2016
