Nigeria, Economic

Question 1

cultural influence

Answer 1

Nollywood

Question 2

economic influence

Answer 2

Africa’s leading nation, top 20 2050, largest GDP/ farming output

Question 3

political influence

Answer 3

ECOWAS, common wealth, supply 2.7% world’s oil demand

Question 4

effect of colonialism

Answer 4

divide, tension in votes and religion, north muslim south christian

Question 5

environmental disadvantages of economic development

Answer 5

1500 oil spills into Niger Delta since 2007, leaching due to poor water and agricultural waste, logging, squatter settlements (landfill > leaching)

Question 6

direct employment from shell

Answer 6

65000

Question 7

effect of Shell’s investment and operations into Nigeria

Answer 7

Scholarship scheme (more educated, more secondary employment), more FDI, infrastructure, consumer society

Question 8

jobs in supply chain of industries

Answer 8

shell gives 90% contracts to Nigerian companies, 250k

Question 9

disadvantages of Shell

Answer 9

economic leakage into HIC operations, 1.3mill tonnes oil into Delta, poor pay, unreliable source of FDI (decrease 34% 2015)

Question 10

advantages of Shell

Answer 10

employment, tax ,charity programmes (15 mill to scholarships), technological skills (FDI 5bill per year), high incomes, efficient farming

Question 11

how much tax does Shell contribute per year?

Answer 11

50 billion