Economic Development - Nigeria

Question 1

How much did Shell pay in taxes in 2013?

Answer 1

£20 billion

Question 2

How much has Shell spent in LICs?

Answer 2

£10 billion

Question 3

How much does oil revenue make of Nigeria’s economy?

Answer 3

75%

Question 4

How much does Shell contribute to Nigeria’s economy?

Answer 4

38%

Question 5

What is MOSOP?

Answer 5

Movement for the Survival pf the Ogoni People against Shell in 1990s

Question 6

When was Ken Saro-Wiwa hanged?

Answer 6

1995 along with 8 others

Question 7

How much is crude oil has Shell extracted from the Niger delta worth from the 1950s?

Answer 7

£25 billion

Question 8

What years marked oil spills and what was the response?

Answer 8

2008 and 2009, Shell had to pay $80 million in compensation to the Bodo community

Question 9

Since what years has Nigeria’s GDP doubled?

Answer 9

2009-2011

Question 10

What percentage does oil account for Nigeria’s GDP?

Answer 10

14%

Question 11

How many mobile phone users are in Nigeria?

Answer 11

115 million / 185 million

Question 12

Where does Nollywood rank in the worlds film industries?

Answer 12

3rd

Question 13

How many movies does Nollywood make a year?

Answer 13

2000 as of 2013 worth £3 billion total

Question 14

What is the population of Nigeria?

Answer 14

184 million

Question 15

What does MINT stand for?

Answer 15

Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey

Question 16

How many ethnic groups are there in Nigeria?

Answer 16

500

Question 17

What are the three ethnic groups that dominate?

Answer 17

Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa

Question 18

What are the differences between agriculture I’m the north and south?

Answer 18

Coca and oil palm in the south, peanuts in the north

Question 19

What is the name of the northern terrorist group?

Answer 19

Boko Haram

Question 20

How many people have Boko Haram killed?

Answer 20

17,000

Question 21

How have China helped Nigeria?

Answer 21

• China Railway Construction Corporation won a $12 billion bud for 1400 km railway along west coast of Nigeria
• invested $10 billion in the oil industry

Question 22

How much does the UK give to Nigeria a year?

Answer 22

£300 million

Question 23

What percentage of the population lives below the poverty line?

Answer 23

60%

Question 24

What did Nigeria do to tackle malaria?

Answer 24

Sent out 60 million mosquito nets with the help of the World Bank and the US

Question 25

What happened I’m 2005 that got rid of Nigeria’s debt?

Answer 25

All the HICs cancelled the debt of the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs)