Adam Oufkir 3/26/12 Nigeria: Shell Oil Crisis In the early 20th century Britain colonized Africa and created false borders through out the continent. The creation of such false countries as Nigeria caused the grouping of people that didn’t get along well. This action by Britain caused severs instabilities in the country of Nigeria. This may have made the country unstable at first but now the problem is caused by Shell. The problem in Nigeria is not caused currently on going not because of imperialism
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INTRODUCTION The Niger Delta of Nigeria is among the richest deltas in the world. Other major deltas are either famous for crude oil and natural gas (Amazon in Brazil‚ Orionoco in Venezuela‚ Mississippi in the U.S.A.‚ Mahakarn in Indonesia) or grow mainly rice (e.g. Indus in Pakistan‚ Ganges in Bangladesh‚ Mekong in Vietnam). The Niger Delta however has huge oil and gas reserves and ranks as the world’s sixth largest exporter of crude oil and the second largest producer of palm oil‚ after Malaysia
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2004). To explore this issue I wish to analyze the effect of globalization on one of the richest countries in resources in Africa – Nigeria. I want to explore in particular the negative and positive effects that oil prospecting has had in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria‚ economically‚ socially and environmentally. I also wish to analyze the extent to which the Nigerian government is responsible for the region’s lack of economic prosperity. My hypothesis is that the involvement of foreign companies
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industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in Africa’s most populous nation. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s‚ the oil industry has been married by political and economic strife due to a long history of corrupt military regimes and the complicity of multinational corporations‚ notably Royal Dutch Shell. However it was not until the early 1990s‚ after the Nigerian state execution of playwright and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa‚ that the situation
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This paper recommends that some drastic measures be taken to nip in the bud the menace of kidnapping. One of such measures‚ the paper suggests‚ is to address the issue of unemployment in the country. Keywords: Social problem‚ Kidnapping‚ Ransom‚ Niger Delta‚ Anomie theory INTRODUCTION Kidnapping is becoming a global phenomenon. Most countries of Asia‚ Europe‚ America and Africa have witnessed unprecedented wave and spate of violence and crime. Indeed Nigeria has witnessed various forms of militancy
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commanded a premium over onshore On-going Shell divestment process will provide a number of further benchmarks (US$ per 2P boe) $9.0 Announced Date Asset/Target Value (US$ MM) Acquired Stake (%) Acquirer Description Onshore/Offshore Total 2P Reserves (mmboe) 2P Reserves Multiple (US$ per boe) 05-Jul-2013 First Hydrocarbon Nigeria 105 23 Afren Acquisition of a 23% stake in a corporate entity with a 45% working interest in OML 26 in the Niger Delta Onshore 14 7.46 1‚550 100 Oando
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DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION BY IYABRADE IKPORUKPO (Ph.D) DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY‚ WILBERFORCE ISLAND BAYELSA STATE E-mail: ijikporukpo@gmail.com ABSTRACT The Niger Delta region is the bedrock of Nigeria’s crude oil production. The region is prone to developmental challenges and socio-political crisis. This paper examines the nature and character of the Nigerian State that undermine the development of oil producing communities of the Niger Delta. This study
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The history of INTER-BAU‚ Nigeria’s foremost indigenous Construction Company‚ dates back to the early eighties with the establishment of its operational base in the Delta State Capital Asaba. The company was founded in response to the increasing road construction‚ rehabilitation and maintenance potential in the country following the oil boom and the attendant growth in all sectors of the economy. INTER-BAU is undoubtedly best known through the high quality road... construction and other related
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Social class‚ status‚ and power are predetermined by one’s gender. Within today’s patriarchal society‚ men simply possess greater power than women‚ “and enjoy greater access to what is valued by the social group.” (Code 1993‚ Patriarchal thought produces male dominance‚ and authority within multiple areas‚ including politics. Throughout history‚ governments have designed laws to maintain such divisions of power‚ resulting in the oppression of women. “Patriarchal power
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industries has become a cause for distress especially in rural areas (Niger delta). production of oil has held the highest negative influence on the environment. Environmental pollution caused by oil spillage will disrupt activities of the people in the rural area. Such as farming‚ hunting‚ palm wine tapping‚ fishing which seems to be a major source of income and livelihood to a very large number of people in rural areas. The Niger Delta is simply one of the most oil-polluted areas in the world. About
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