Rapid Economic Development Case Study: Nigeria

Question 1

Where is Lagos?

Answer 1

• West Africa
• Atlantic Ocean
• Northern Hemisphere
• Nigeria
• Near the border of Benin
• The Gulf of Guinea
• (Not Nigeria’s Capital)

Question 2

Nigeria is A M_ _ _ country.

Answer 2

MINT

Question 3

What percentage of Nigerians Live on less than $2 per day?

Answer 3

51%

Question 4

What is the population of Nigeria?

Answer 4

184,000,000

Question 5

What transition is occurring within Nigeria’s economy

Answer 5

Primary -> Secondary and Tertiary

Away from farming to Industrial and mechanisation

Question 6

What is Nigeria’s population demographic?

Answer 6

Youthful
- High Birth Rate

Question 7

When was Nigeria freed from colonialism?

Answer 7

1960

Question 8

How much Aid does Nigeria receive from the UK annually?

Answer 8

£300 Million in Malaria Aid

Question 9

How is Nigeria’s population expected to grow?

Answer 9

Expected to be world’s 4th largest populous by 2050

Question 10

How has Nigeria become more technologically advanced, and received access to globalised information?

Answer 10

Telecoms:

1990 - 1,000,000 people owned a mobile

Today - 119,000,000 Own a Phone

Question 11

What influence has China had on Nigeria?

Answer 11

• Belt and Road Initiative
• $12bn in Infrastructure development
  $10bn in Oil Exploration

Question 12

How many Nigerians are in Poverty?

Answer 12

100 Million

Question 13

How has Nigeria suffered due to COVID-19?

Answer 13

Oil, it’s primary resource, has fallen in value by 4%

Question 14

How many people were impacted by the Bodo Oil Spills?

Answer 14

69,000

Question 15

What is Royal Dutch Shell?

Answer 15

A TNC operating in Nigeria exploring Oil

Question 16

What negative effect has an economic boom in Nigeria caused?

Answer 16

Many people live in squatter settlements.

Question 17

What is the issue with infant mortality in Nigeria?

Answer 17

More children die in Nigeria annual than in the rest of the world

Question 18

How has Aid had a positive impact on social justices?

Answer 18

Aid has promoted Labour diversity. Leading to the emancipation of women.

Question 19

How many barrels were leaked into the Niger Delta?

Answer 19

4,000

Question 20

Which resource did the Bodo Oil Spills destroy? How did this impact Bodo?

Answer 20

• Fish
• Economic and Food Insecurity

Question 21

Environmentally, how was Bodo Impacted?

Answer 21

Oil killed the Mangrove trees on the river banks. These would usually act as natural flood defences.

Question 22

Nigeria describes itself as the Big ______

Answer 22

Big Apple of Africa

Question 23

Which charity provides aid to Nigeria?

Answer 23

Unicef - To combat water insecurity

Question 24

How are women still undervalued in Nigeria?

Answer 24

<1 in 4 go to secondary school.

Question 25

How is Shell Positively contributing to Nigerias Economy?

Answer 25

Employs 65,000

14% of the GDP is from Oil

Question 26

How is Shell Negatively contributing to Nigeria’s Economy and Environment?

Answer 26

• Leakage of Profits
• Bodo Spill

Question 27

In areas of poverty, where are challenges in water insecurity?

Answer 27

Leads to disease, people having to walk miles for water etc.