...Nigeria is a country that is located in the western part of Africa. It is located south of Niger. The population in Nigeria is fairly large, it contains more than 130 million people. As far as size, it is slightly bigger than Texas, but it has more than five times the people living in it. The weather in Nigeria fluctuates by having rainy and dry seasons, too much rain often causes flooding and periodic droughts in the southern parts. Nigeria was colonized by Britain in the year of 1885. In 1807 Nigeria began with the prohibition of the slave trade to British subjects in 1807. As the collapse of the African slave trade, there was a decline and an eventual collapse of the Oyo Empire. The Oyo Empirestretched from the woodland, grassland in Nigeria to eastern Ghana, going far south to the coast, which was mostly woodland savannah. Britain ruled over Nigeria for 60 years. Nigeria became one of the wealthiest countries in Africa their natural resources such as oil, now a days it's petroleum rather than the palm oil of the previous century. Nigeria became independent on October of 1960. The Nigerian Congress is party dominated by Northerners and those of the Islamic faith. The Igbo is mostly Christians...
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...Oil And Gas Labour Unions In Nigeria: Nupeng And Pengassan In: Business and Management Oil And Gas Labour Unions In Nigeria: Nupeng And Pengassan OIL AND GAS LABOUR UNIONS IN NIGERIA: NUPENG AND PENGASSAN INTRODUCTION The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country located in the Western Part of Africa. It was a former British colony and achieved independence in 1960. It is a federal republic constituting of 36 states and 1 federal territory. It has a current population of 155,215,573. It is the most populated country in Africa and the 8th most populated country in the world. The current President of Nigeria is GoodLuck Jonathan. Its capital city is Abuja. Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world and the 8th largest exporter of petroleum. It also has the 10th largest proven oil reserves in the world. In 1971, Nigeria joined the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Petroleum is a very important aspect of the Nigerian Economy. Petroleum accounts for 40% of Gross Domestic Product and 80% of Government earnings. The main oil producing region is the Niger Delta which consists of three states - Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States. However, various problems have afflicted the country preventing it from exporting petroleum at 100% capacity and leading to frequent disruptions. These problems include environmental pollution, human rights violations, poor working conditions and lack of proper investments in the area that would improve the standard...
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...1. MS. AMA PEPPLE Federal Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Abuja, Nigeria Ms. Ama Inyingi Pepple, CFR, had her A Levels at the College of Further Education, Bath Lane, Newcastle-Upon Tyne, England. After her A Levels, she proceeded to the University of Ile-Ife, Nigeria for University Education where she read Political Science and graduated with first class honours. In 1981, she acquired her Master of Science Degree from the School of Oriental & African studies, University of London, UK. She began her Federal Civil Service Career in 1992, as the Clerk of the Senate of the National Assembly. She served in several Ministries, such as the Federal Civil Service Commission, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ministry of Finance. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, found her worthy and appointed her a Minister of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in July 2011 and assigned her the portfolio of the Honourable Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. 2. GOVERNOR BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA |Gov. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) studied law at the University of Benin from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. | | |(Hons), degree in 1987. |...
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...OF ECONOMIC RECESSION (MELTDOWN) IN NIGERIA Broadly defined, a recession is a downturn in a nation's economic activity. The consequences typically include increased unemployment, decreased consumer and business spending, and declining stock prices.[1] Recessions are typically shorter than the periods of economic expansion that they follow, but they can be quite severe even if brief. Recovery is slower from some recessions than from others. The global financial crisis, brewing for a while, really started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems. Many blame the greed of Wall Street for causing the problem in the first place because it is in the US that the most influential banks, institutions and ideologies that pushed for the policies that caused the problems are found. For the developing world, the rises in food prices as well as the knock-on effects from the financial instability and uncertainty in industrialized nations are having a compounding effect. Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria Prof. Chukwuma Soludo on the 18th of March, 2009 at a special briefing of the Federal Executive Council said "resource flows and capital flows around the world are frozen up. Nigeria depends for more than 95 percent of its...
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...Study – Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria: Operating in a Fragile State by Dr. Isaiah A. Litvak 21 March 2011 1 Royal Dutch Shell ◦ 1907 - Merger of Shell Transport & Trading Company Ltd. and Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Shell) ◦ 1936 - Shell operations started in Nigeria – Shell D’Arcy (Shell Nigeria) ◦ “Royal Dutch Group of Companies proved more than 50% of Nigeria‟s oil and gas reserves” – (Parboteeah, 2011) Nigeria ◦ Formed by Britain in 1914 - “…the colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, governed by „indirect rule‟ through local leaders” (BBC News, 2010) ◦ High poverty and deteriorated political and security stance since existence ◦ Worldwide economic importance – Huge oil reserves ◦ 80 % revenues to Nigerian Government through oil reserves Global Business Strategy: Case Study – Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria: Operating in a Fragile State by Dr. Isaiah A. Litvak 21 March 2011 2 Compliments ◦ Support to Nigerian economy Criticism ◦ Oil Pollution (Jolly, 2011) ◦ Development of communities ◦ “Shell invests $1bn on Nigerian oilfield” (BBC News, 1999) ◦ “Currently the Delta gets 13 percent with the balance going to the central government and other states” (Ruseckas, 2009) ◦ Employment for Nigerians (Parboteeah, 2011) ◦ Involvement in violence – Ken SaroWiwa (Pilkington, 2009) ◦ Bribery (Wyatt, 2010) Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1993. Photograph: Greenpeace/AFP Shell’s Bonga offshore oilfield - Nigeria Global Business Strategy:...
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...Simon Chukwuma Okeke Jr. US Address; 73 Waldorf Avenue, Elmont, New York 11003 Telephone; 516-270-2187 Nigeria Address; 15 Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja Telephone; 08136882782 simonokekejnr@gmail.com EDUCATION: SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, New York 1/07- 2012 B.A. Hons (PEL): Politics, Economics, and Law; University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT1 0/07-12/07 St. John's University Jamaica, NY :J.. 8/2005- 11/2006 EXPERIENCE: ~ ~~.: :{.' SIVIK OIL Nigeria Ltd Director Corporate Relations (Operations) A member of the board of Directors of the company and has contributed in expansion of the Company's activities into the downstream sector in Nigeria. Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NYSC, 05/2012- Present) Position; Secretary to Director of Corporate Relations, Aiding the Agency in the creation of awareness about the Petroleum Industry Bill (PI B) and ensuring a transparent process of its passing at the National Assembly for a more productive and transparent Oil and Gas industry. United States Congress, Washington DC 01/2011--05/2011 INTERN: Worked for United States Congresswoman Gwen Moore from Wisconsin for the spring semester of my final year in the University. Internship work included attending meetings, briefings, clerical work of organization of files and general day to day running of congressional Office. Amnesty International, Youth Coordinator- Washington DC 08/2011 - 05/2012 Campaigned and...
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...PURPOSE The unit will deploy to Nigeria within 72 hours, requiring all soldiers to become familiar with the geography, culture, history, economy, governance, infrastructure, and other organizations operating in the region. All leaders should ensure that they are fully briefed in the above mentioned areas so that they may pass this information along to their soldiers. Understanding the culture of a region in the key to developing a strategy that will enable US forces to conduct operations in that region without unnecessary civilian casualties and without fomenting unnecessary hostility amongst the populace. MESSAGE Nigeria is located in the coast of western Africa, bordering Benin and Cameroon, and is about twice the size of the state of California. The only major river in the country is the Niger, which enters in the northwest and flows through tropical rainforests and swamps out to the Gulf of Guinea. The major geographical issue affecting the country is the loss of arable land due to soil degradation, rapid deforestation, and oil spills. In addition, the country is going through a period of rapid urbanization. A US force operating in the region will encounter environments ranging from open desert to tropical rainforests, and will be forced to operate in urban environments. Due to rapid desertification and air pollution, forces operating in the area will be forced to contend with high temperatures and a lack of potable water sources. Nigeria has the following natural resources:...
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...Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria For Shell, there are a few key issues that must be addressed. Since the company is located in Nigeria, the company faces a certain animosity from the native Nigerians specifically the Ogonipeople. One of the main key issues in this case comes from Ken Saro-Wiwa who is an avid Ogoni protestor to foreign companies stealing resources and suggesting that the Nigerian government gives nothing in return to the Ogonipeople. Ken argued where the Nigerian Bill of Rights had been compromised by the multinational corporation. From this conflict, violence escalated and people have died in protests against the government and Shell. Another key issue is the fact that the environment of Niger Delta is affected by the process of natural gas flaring and oil spills. Though Shell claimed that the oil spills were from the effects of corruption, their operations have damaged the land with acid rain and water contamination. This case at the time is concerned with Shells pending decision to take action in politics and violate business ethics or to sit back and face contempt of court exposing the company to judicial sanctions. Some of the key stakeholders in this case involve the government, Shell employees, CMD managers, and Shell investors. The Nigerian government relies on Shell to be profitable. At a point in time, the Nigerian government had owned between 25% to 80% through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The Nigerian government wantoil companies to...
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...INTRODUCTION Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice traditional religion. The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BCE. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined by Flora Shaw, the future wife of Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, in the late 19th century. Since 2002 there has been a spate of clashes in the north of the country between government forces and the Boko Haram militant group which seeks to establish Sharia law. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the seventh most populous country in the world, and the most populous country in the world in which the majority of the population is black. It is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies, and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. On October 1, 1960, Nigeria gained its independence...
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...Shell Nigeria is one of the largest oil producers in the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. 80% of the oil extraction in Nigeria is the the Niger Delta, the southeast region of the country. The Delta is home to many small minority ethnic groups, including the Ogoni, all of which suffer egregious exploitation by multinational oil companies, like Shell. Shell provides over 50% of the income keeping the Nigerian dictatorship in power. In 2000 oil and gas exports accounted for more than 98 % of export earnings and about 83 % of federal government revenue. New oil wealth and the concurrent decline of other sectors, fuelled massive migration to the cities and led to increasingly widespread poverty, especially in rural areas. The Nigerian government hanged 9 environmental activists in 1995 for speaking out against exploitation by Royal Dutch/Shell and the Nigeria government. The most prominent activist was Ken Saro -Wiwa and in 2009 Shell settled the case with a US$15.5 million “humanitarian gesture”. The settlement came days before the start of a trial in New York that was expected to reveal extensive details of Shell's activities in the Niger Delta. There is currently a joint effort by the government and Shell to suppress a growing movement among the Ogoni people towards, environmental justice, recognition of their human rights and economic justice (in the form of wages and equal opportunities). Additionally, Shell has brought extreme, irreparable environmental devastation to Ogoniland...
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...Requirements for the award of the Degree: Masters of International Relations and Strategic Studies. (MISS) AUGUST 2012 PROPOSAL This work, adopting a multidisciplinary approach, seeks to analyse aspects of Nigeria’s diplomacy, specifically the effect of the leader’s personality on the conduct of Nigeria’s external relations. To effectively do this, the work shall comparatively assess Nigeria’s diplomacy under Presidents Obasanjo and Yar'Adua from 1999-2010. Seeking to see the effect their personality type had on the manner, trends and approach to Nigeria’s diplomacy during the period. On record President Obasanjo undertook a shuttle diplomatic effort across the globe especially between 1999 and 2002, this is said to have reintegrated Nigeria into the comity of Nations, where she was previously a pariah. How did his personality affect these efforts? Was his personality added value or reduced value? At the point of his death President Yar’Adua was ECOWAS chairman, previously in 2009 he attended the G20 meeting in Germany, visited President George Bush at the start of his term and other diplomatic engagements. How did his personality affect all these? On the whole how did the respective personality of both leaders affect Nigeria’s Diplomacy within the period under review? And what does the country now enjoy as a legacy of their efforts, specifically the nature of their individual personae and leadership style and what lessons could the country learn from all these. Indeed we...
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...Nigeria Geographical, Political, and Economic Overview Lyla Snider HUMN 305 - U4WW (WI12) Professor Brian Kasvosve March 11, 2012 Geography and Background The Federal Republic of Nigeria, commonly referred to in short as “Nigeria” is located in Western Africa. It is bordered by Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Benin. It is also a coast line to the Gulf of Guinea located in the Atlantic Ocean. Nigeria gets its name from the Niger River which flows through the western side of the country and proves as a valuable resource. Nigeria is considered to be Africa’s most populous countries and also one of the most diverse, consisting of approximately 250 ethnic groups. The countries religious views are shared mainly between Muslim and Christian beliefs. The official language of Nigeria is English, however, many different dialects spoken including Hausa, Yoruba, and Fulani (Rosenburg, 2005). Now that you have an understanding some of the demographics of Nigeria, let’s explore a little history. In the late 1800’s Nigeria and British were heavily involved with trade. By 1914, Nigeria was officially united. The growth of education and economic development grew vastly. The drive towards “nationalism” and demands for independence moved Nigeria toward self-government and by 1922 the British introduced direct election into the legislative council By1959, the North had gained self-governing status. These political restructuring, ultimately led to Nigeria gaining full independence on October 1...
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...The debt crisis of Nigeria and Greece Introduction National debt is a problem that can inflict any country including the developed countries. Almost all countries go into budget deficit one way or the other and end up borrowing money. The most direct effect of the government debt is to place a burden on future generations of taxpayers. When these debts and accumulated interest come due, future taxpayers will face a difficult choice. Inheriting such a large debt cannot help but lower the living standard of future generations. In the 1960s and 1970 some developing countries were encouraged to borrow money to service old debts and also to finance development projects in their country like infrastructure. This has been necessitated by the availability of huge oil earnings deposited by OPEC member countries and were eager to lend at very low rates. Moreover, it is misleading to view the effects of government debt in isolation. Government debt can be divided into two categories namely domestic debt and international debt. The International debt is facilitated by the formation of such institutions like the International Monetary Funds (IMF) the International Bank for Construction and Development (World Bank). Governments borrow money from the private sector and foreign governments if they can't pay for all their spending with taxes and government revenues. A government will issue bonds at bond auctions every so often and market participants will come in and bid for them. Market participants...
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...2000) Nigerian seaports are perhaps one of the very few in the world that are majorly service ports. The port industry has over the year been responsible for over 90% of the physical carriage of Nigeria's external trade (Badejo, 2002). The importance of this mode of transportation derives not only from its fundamental overriding economics and untapped marketing, but also from the lack of a more efficient alternative to maritime transport in the carriage of the nation's bulky external trade items. Apapa port, which is the focus of this write-up, is Nigeria's most important and largest port. It contains a number of wharfs and ranges of commodities are handled at this port. These include: Wheat, Cement, Oil and Petroleum products, Fish, Dry Cargo and general Containers. Nigeria depends mostly on...
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...NIGERIA’S BALANCE OF TRADE AND EXCHANGE OF LOCAL CURRENCY WITH DOLLAR Nigeria reported a NGN 171.3 million exchange shortfall in March of 2016, contrasted with a NGN 168.7 million surplus a year prior. It was the least hole recorded following May of 2011 drove by a sharp fall in fares because of lower oil costs. Year-on-year, shipments drooped 65 percent to NGN 282 million and imports sank 31 percent to NGN 453.3 million. In the primary quarter of the year, the nation recorded a NGN 184 million-exchange crevice as shipments dropped 34.6 percent and imports declined 7.8 percent. Equalization of Trade in Nigeria found the middle value of 201123.70 NGN Millions from 1981 until 2015, achieving an unequaled high of 2177553.08 NGN Millions in October of 2011 and a record low of - 592200.72 NGN Millions in March of 2011. The National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria, accounts for parity of Trade in Nigeria. Fares of items (oil and common gas) are the primary element behind Nigeria's development and records for more than 91% of aggregate fares. In 2014, Europe and Asia were the nation's primary exchange accomplices. Europe represented 43% of aggregate deals and 34% of aggregate imports while Asia represented 29% of aggregate shipments and 43% of aggregate buys. This page gives - Nigeria Balance of Trade - genuine qualities, recorded information, gauge, outline, measurements, financial schedule and news. Nigeria Balance of Trade - genuine information, chronicled outline and logbook of...
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