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What continent is Nigeria in?
Africa
Name two of Nigeria’s surrounding countries.
Benin
,
Niger
,
Chad
,
Cameroon
What could be said of Nigeria’s economy in 2014?
21st
largest
in the world
Nigeria is the worlds 12th largest producer of which resource?
Oil
What % of the population are employed in agriculture?
Around
70%
In what year did Nigeria gain independence from the uk?
1960
When did the Nigerian civil war end?
1970
How are the school attendance rates in rural and urban areas different?
Higher
in urban
60%
attend secondary compared to
36%
in rural.
What is nollywood and why is it important?
Nigerian
film
industry-second
largest
film industry in the world
What ecosystems are found mostly in northern parts of Nigeria?
Semi-desert
and
savanna
What are ECOWAS and CEN-SAD examples of?
Political links
Nigeria has with other
African nations.
What do the initials OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries
What is one of Nigeria’s fastest growing imports ? Why?
Mobile phones.
In demand from growing/
emerging middle classes.
What is sweet oil?
Oil with
low sulphur content
- makes it
higher quality.
Which country is now the largest customer for Nigerian oil?
India
Which two African countries does Nigeria primarily trade with?
Ghana
,
Ivory Coast
What percentage of Nigeria’s GDP does manufacturing account for?
10%
What do the initials
TNC
stand
for
?
Trans-National Corporation
/Company
Which TNC employs around 1500 people in Nigeria?
Unilever
In which part of Nigeria are Shell’s operations mainly centered on?
Niger Delta
How many people does Shell directly and indirectly employ in Nigeria?
Directly-65,000
,
indirectly-250,000
what percentage of Shell contracts are given to Nigerian companies?
91%
Around how many people in Nigeria are thought to live on less than $1/day?
100 million
Give two
factors
that explain why aid is not used effectively in Nigeria.
Corruption in government
,
money diverted
to
be used for other purposes
How did the NGO ‘nets for life’ help Nigerians?
Provide
education
on
malaria prevention
and distribute
anti-mosquito
nets to
households.
What environmental problem is made worse by large scale dams and irrigation schemes?
Desertification
In what year did the Bodo Oil Spills take place?
2008/9
In
2015
, how much did Shell agree to pay in compensation for the oil spills?
£55 million
What was Nigeria’s HDI score in 2012?
0.5
Which countries, at a similar level to development to Nigeria 30 years ago, are now much more developed than Nigeria is?
Malaysia
and
Singapore