Nigeria

• NEE located in western Africa, on Atlantic coastline

  • shares borders with 4 countries
  • capital = Abuja
  • largest city = Lagos (11 million)
  • just north of equator so has TRF conditions in south but is much drier in north
  • largest population in Africa (184 million) - rapidly growing, high birth rate, high natural increase
  • 60% urban children attend secondary school - only 36% in rural
  • poor infrastructure (roads, power, sanitation, communication)
  • multi-racial, many religions = conflict
  • 70% employed in Africa
  • 2.7% of worlds oil = 12th largest producer
  • diversifying economy
  • growing manufacturing sector
• • FDI from China
  • GDP in south = US$8300/person, whereas in north east = US$300 - wealth divide
  • Boko Haram = Islamic extremist group puts off investors
  • Widespread corruption
  • 5th largest contributor to UN peacekeeping forces
• Political Organisations:

  • African Union - 55 African countries
  • ECOWAS - economic integration
  • Commonwealth - 52 countries develop free + democratic societies
• Oil Industry

  • Niger Delta - rich in natural resources
  • high corruption - oil thieves (because of no jobs)
  • TNCs extract oil - profit not to Nigerian poor - huge wealth disparity
• TNCs

  • Unilever in Nigeria started in 1923 with soap manufacturing using palm oil - now employs 1500 people in Nigeria - has helped to improve healthcare + education. Works with Save The Children.
  • Shell Oil extracts oil in Niger Delta -  employs 65,000 workers and pays taxes to the Nigerian government, but has caused environmental damage to the Niger Delta including oil spills and fires.
• Multilateral aid

  World Bank - Nigeria

  • Saving One Million Lives Initiative Program - $500 million grant to improve health for women + children, family planning, contraception
• 'Top down' or large scale aid

  World Bank - NE Nigeria

  • $560 million to build irrigation + drainage to increase food production. flood protection. resources for agriculture, fishing + forestry
• Short term / emergency aid

  • UN 2017 - conflict in NE emergency food to 400,000
• Bilateral, Conditional, Tied Aid

  • China - Nigeria - arms equipment, training, tech to Nigerian Armed Forces
  • $4 billion in oil and infrastructure
  • $11 billion loan to improve rail networks