Nigeria

Nigeria

1. Location

   • Nigeria is located in West Africa along the Gulf of Guinea. It neighbours four countries (Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. It’s capital city is Abuja

2. Economy

   • TNCs have a large impact on NEEs as the offer more work for the people.
     • Unilever have been working in Nigeria for 95 years, with first production starting in 1923
       • Majorly improved the quality of life for the Nigerian people
       • Employed 1500 people
       • Voted the second best place for Nigerian people to work in 2014
   • Exports
     • Nigeria’s main export is to the USA and India with 17% of exports going to the USA and 11% going to India
     • Imports are greater than exports
       • Most links are with HICs and NEEs
         • Import more from NEEs than export
       • Have a one-way link with China
       • Many exports go to Spain but don’t import
   • New manufacturing industries like Dangote Cement and increasing the pace of economic development in Nigeria in serval ways: • Improving the standard of living by the products of industries such a cement • Producing manufactured goods in the country reduces the need to import goods and can be cheaper • New industries create jobs, give people an income and contribute to the country’s wealth through tax • The expansion of Nigerian companies into other countries increases Nigeria’s influence in the region

3. Industry

   • Manufacturing
     • Main source of employment
       • More people employed = more people paying tax

4. Aid and Debt

   • Mosquito net project
     • 60 million nets were provided to Nigerian citizens from 2009-2013
   • Nigeria was in severe debt until 2015

5. Politics

   • Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has progressed from civil war (1967-1970), through military dictatorship until 1998, to a stable democracy today. The country now holds regular elections, when people choose who to vote for to be their government. However, there is still conflict going on. In the north, the extremist organisation called Boko Haram wants to abolish and set up its own government under its version of the Islamic law. At least 17,000 people have been killed since 2002 and over half a million have fled the region In 2014, 276 school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram as they oppose education for girls. The rise of Boko Haram, has been blamed on inequality. On the other hand, progress has been made in the way they dealt with the Ebola outbreak in 2014. This was the world’s worst outbreak, killing over 11,000 people. Only eight died in Nigeria, because they managed to contain the disease with good health care and planning.

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