Nigeria- Case study

Question 1

Where is Nigeria located?

Answer 1

• Africa
• North of the equator
• Borders Chad, Benin and Niger

Question 2

What is an NEE?

Answer 2

Newly emerging economy

Question 3

Why is Nigeria an NEE?

Answer 3

• Nigeria’s economy is rapidly developing

Question 4

Why is Nigeria important within Africa?

Answer 4

• Largest agriculture output
• Africa’s largest and fastest growing economy
• Largest number of cattle in Africa (19 million)

Question 5

Why is Nigeria globally important?

Answer 5

• Owns 2.7% of the world’s oil
• Contributes to global financial services, telecoms and media
• Ranks as the 5th largest contributor to UN peacekeeping missions around the world

Question 6

What is Nigeria’s social context?

Answer 6

• Multi ethnic and multifaith country
• Social diversity can be considered to be one of Nigeria’s great strengths
• Economic inequality between the north and south has created new religions and ethnic tensions

Question 7

What is Nigeria’s political context?

Answer 7

• Europeans exploited Africa’s resources, including its people
• In 1960’s many African countries gained their independence

Question 8

What is Nigeria’s cultural context?

Answer 8

• ‘Nollywood’ is the second largest film industry in the world
• The Nigerian football team has won the African cup 3 times

Question 9

What are Nigeria’s regional variations?

Answer 9

• Urban areas have a greater share of public services and facilities
• GDP is generally higher in the south

Question 10

What is a TNC?

Answer 10

• Transnational corporation
• Have operations in other countries like factories

Question 11

Why is Shell an TNC and why does it locate in Nigeria?

Answer 11

• Shell is a TNC because it has factories and operations in many different countries all across the world
• It locates in countries like Nigeria they own lots of the worlds oil and it has cheap labour and relaxed environmental laws

Question 12

What is international aid?

Answer 12

• International aid is help given by one country to another
• Aid can be given as advice, technology, food and money

Question 13

Why does Nigeria need aid?

Answer 13

There is still a significant inequality of wealth within the country

Question 14

What are the issues with giving aid to Nigeria?

Answer 14

• Corruption in the government and individuals means aid is lost or not given to the right people
• There have been claims aid money has been used to supply the Navy
• Donors of aid may have political influence over who does and does not benefit. In addition, they may use donations to promote themselves

Question 15

How does Nigeria benefit from aid?

Answer 15

• Nets for Life project provides education on Malaria and give mosquito nets to households to prevent the spread of the disease
• World Bank-funded loans to businesses to help diversify the economy away from being dependent on oil so that new companies and industries are developed
• The UK government has funded health and HIV programmes providing health and education in rural areas. This will help to protect people against infection in the future and help them to work and improve their own live

Question 16

What are the environmental impacts of economic development in Nigeria?

Answer 16

The rapid rate of economic development in Nigeria has had a negative impact on the environment due to:
- Mining and oil failure
- Industrial development
- Urban growth

Question 17

How does mining and oil failure impact the environment?

Answer 17

• Oil spills have destroyed aquatic ecosystems
• Burning gases associated with oil extraction has caused considerable air pollution, leading to the release of greenhouse gases and causing respiratory problems for local people
• Tin mining has caused soil erosion and has polluted water supplies

Question 18

How does industrial development impact the environment?

Answer 18

• Toxic chemical discharge into drains and open sewers in cities and this poses considerable danger to public health and ecosystems
• The wide-spread emission of poisonous gases that affect the health of local people and contribute to climate change
• Up to 80% of Nigeria’s forests have been lost. Deforestation has led to increased soil erosion and an increase in climate change gases being released into the atmosphere. An important carbon store has been lost due to deforestation

Question 19

How does urban growth impact the environment?

Answer 19

• Countryside has been lost to the construction of squatter settlements and industry
• Inadequate sanitation and increased domestic and industrial waste has caused watercourses to become polluted
• Urban growth has also led to a rapid increase in the amount of traffic, leading to increased air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions