nigeria

Question 1

Nigeria’s location and importance

Answer 1

worlds 27th largest economy
Africa’s highest GDP
supplies 2.2% of worlds oil

Question 2

Advantages of TNCs in Nigeria

Answer 2

provide employment, training and development of new skills
stimulate the multiplier effect (by supplying industries etc)
Invest into local infrastructure

Question 3

Disadvantages of TNCs in Nigeria

Answer 3

Wages may be low
environmental damage may be caused
most of the profits go abroad
working conditions poor

Question 4

Why is the Shell investment controversial?

Answer 4

employs thousands, gives contracts to Nigerian companies, pays taxes, investments

oil exported is unrefined, production is lost through sabotage and theft, pollution contaminates soil

Question 5

Political context

Answer 5

Former UK colony, gained independence in 1960
Political instability and civil war broke out
Stable government since 1999 (encourages investments)

Question 6

Social context

Answer 6

multi-ethnic, multi-faith country
recent religious/ethnic tensions

Question 7

Cultural context

Answer 7

Music (Fela Kuti)
Large film industry (Nollywood)

Question 8

Environmental context

Answer 8

Pests and disease (Tsetse fly - lethal to livestock)
14% of rainforest lost from 2005 to 2020