Nigeria - CEW Case Study

Question 1

Nigeria is the 13th producer in the world of what?
What percentage of this does nigeria supply the world with?

Answer 1

Oil
2.5%

Question 2

Nigeria has a significant global importance, it ranks as the 5th largest contributor to what?

Answer 2

UN peacekeeping missions

Question 3

What percentage of the population are employed in agriculture?

Answer 3

37%

Question 4

True or false, nigeria has the third largest manufacturing sector in africa.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Uneven wealth distribution: urban areas have a greater share of public services and facilities.
What percentage of children in urban areas attend secondary school compared to rural?

Answer 5

60% urban areas
36% rural areas

Question 6

When and where was oil discovered in Nigeria?

Answer 6

1958 Niger Delta

Question 7

What are the social advantages of TNCs?

Answer 7

Provide employment and the development of new skills.
Investment by companies in local infrastructure and education.

Question 8

What are the social disadvantages of TNCs?

Answer 8

Local workers are sometimes poorly paid.
Working conditions are sometimes very poor.
Management jobs often go to foreign employees.

Question 9

How many direct jobs does Shell provide for Nigerian workers?

Answer 9

65,000

Question 10

How many jobs are provided in related industries?

Answer 10

250,000

Question 11

What percentage of Shell contracts are given to Nigerian companies?

Answer 11

91%

Question 12

What are two environmental impacts of Shell in Nigeria?

Answer 12

Frequent oil flares send toxic fumes into the air.

Oil spills cause water pollution, soil degradation, reducing agricultural production and fishing yields.

Question 13

What year were the two Bodo oil spills?

Answer 13

2008 and 2009

Question 14

How many gallons of oil spilt in the Bodo Oil spills?

Answer 14

11 million gallons

Question 15

How much compensation was promised to the citizens of Bodo?

Answer 15

£55 million