Author: Otoabasi Akpan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789780951214
Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 345

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Author: Deinbo A. Briggs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: Victor Ojakorotu
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643106394
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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Anatomy of the Niger Delta crisis: causes, consequences and opportunities for peace is a firm key work providing deep insights into the complex and varied interests that are at play in the Niger Delta of Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria. The nine treatises in this book, unequivocally, identify the primary motivations and major players in the imbroglio that is responsible for the quagmire which the international oil market is faced with today. The bold academic discourses, to a large extent, blame British imperialism, global capitalism and Nigeria's political elites for the situation in the Niger Delta, which has a far reaching global effect. Each of the essays, nonetheless, paints a picture of hope for the distraught communities in the Niger Delta in spite of the dark themes that are the preoccupations of the scholars. That is, if the Nigerian government would approach the Niger Delta crisis with the absolute sincerity that it deserves.

Author: University of Ibadan. Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies
Publisher:
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Category : Niger River Delta (Nigeria)
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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Author: Ene Udioko
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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The Niger Delta of Nigeria is a boiling cauldron and a pandora's box that has exploded in the past and will continue to simmer for many generations until drastic steps are taken by all stakeholders to end the current political,economic and environmental impasse in the country's economic basket. Nobody doubts that Niger Delta is the real (not proverbial) goose that lays the golden eggs in Nigeria.Approximately 90 percent of foreign exchange earnings and 80 percent of federal revenues for the last 45 years come from oil,the so called Bonny,sweet 'light' oil.The Niger Delta is believed to hold at least twenty billion barrels of oil reserves. Nigeria pumps 2 million barrels of oil daily from the Niger Delta. Although Nigeria has earned more than $280 billion dollars over the past 40 years from oil exploration, the environmental and living conditions of the oil producing communities is a misery tale of unparalleled proportions. For the inhabitants of the oil producing communities,every day basic activity is a gargantuan struggle. They cannot drink water because of oil pollution; cannot enjoy gainful employment because their traditional sources of livelihood have been destroyed; cannot hunt because their wildlife is gone; cannot send their children to school or enjoy basic healthcare because of abject poverty and; cannot enjoy basic transportation, electricity and telephone services because of the ''Nigeria'' factor.The Nigeria's current political experiment will continue to be hounded by the environmental, health and economic morass of Niger Delta. The Niger Delta issue is a complex web of political betrayal at all levels of government (federal,state and local), endless economic marginalization, and massive environmental insensitivity and neglect. More so, the Niger Delta question is not amenable to quick organizational fixes, Amnesty, political expediency, and inflammatory rhetoric or double talk.Indeed, Niger Delta represents the rot of Nigeria's polity and its chicanery tendencies, and the diabolical machinations of unrepentant elite both from the Niger Delta and the corridors of power in Abuja. The Niger Delta question also transcends the usual Nigerian past time of simplistic ethnic jingoism,atavistic political leadership, cult and personality following, and self-imposed immunity from personal and collective responsibility.The pertinent question at this juncture is very simple : Should Nigerians that occupy the source of our enormous national wealth enjoy an equitable standard of living, pursue economic freedoms with minimal discomfort, and live a life free from avoidable environmental hazards ? It is not believed that any Nigerian or multinational conglomerate can argue otherwise or respond in the negative.Consequently, this book attempt to answer the following rational questions : What went wrong in the Niger Delta since oil was discovered in the region i 1956 ? How and when did it go so wrong ? Can anything be done to remedy the wrong and assure that it will never happen again ? The writer believes that the die is cast for Niger Delta. No present or future government in Nigeria can ever neglect the unjust situation in the Niger Delta without major repercussions.The book is divided into eighteen chapters. Chapter one deals with relevant review of literature on the Niger Delta challenges. Chapter two examines two theoretical frameworks expounded by two eminent scholars on the relationships between resources and conflicts. The rest of the chapters cover wide range of issues as they relate to Niger Delta questions on injustice perpetrated on the people of the region. My joy in writing this book will derives much from the contribution that it's able to make in removing the mystique around the Niger Delta region thus, leading to a better understanding of the problem. It is my hope that this book will be an asset to the readers.

Author: Victor Ojakorotu
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557066794
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279

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Edited Volume dealing with the Niger Delta.Topics Covered: Militarism, resource management, development, etc.Part of the Conflict and Development Series of the Journa of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences

Author: Dr Paul Julius
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781326835576
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Oil has played a strategic role in the economics and politics of Nigeria since the mid-60s. Inspite the large oil earnings, the oil producing Niger Delta region in Nigeria remains one of the poorest and most conflict-prone region in sub-Saharan Africa. For most of the Niger Deltans, the story of oil has practically been that of 'the bad and the ugly'. The legacy of oil has been severe economic and environmental problems which have exacerbated political tensions and social conflict in the country. This dismal natural resource endowment narrative raises a key question, why has sustainable development been elusive in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria despite the magnitude of its oil wealth? This question is the subject of extensive discussion in this factual book. Despite the fact that the type and scale of violence in the oil region is rooted in generalised poverty, exploitation and a discriminatory system, what happens when a revolution gets hijacked by people pursuing parochial agenda?

Author: Wangbu, John K.
Publisher: Safari Books Ltd
ISBN: 9785598616
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Many people in the Niger Delta may not have heard of the term “environmental injustice” before, but it is just a new word for an old problem. Environmental justice is based on the principle that all people have a right to be protected from environmental pollution and to live in and enjoy a clean and healthy environment. In the Niger Delta environmental injustice is experienced mostly from the activities of the oil industries which have degraded the land, contaminated the water and polluted the air without proper compensation. Gas leakage is killing many people and continues to have a negative impact on the lives of the people living around the area. The aim of this book is to raise awareness of the issues affecting the Niger Delta region, and to encourage involvement in the cause.

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Loveday Enyinnaya Ogbuleke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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Sustainable peace and security remains a key challenge in the Niger Delta region. But the Niger Delta question seems to defy all known solutions. Due to fact that the parties are not sincere at getting the issues resolved because certain individual(s) or group(s) are benefiting or the government lacks the will power to confront the problem politically. Despite the region justified for over 80% of government revenue, 95% of export receipts and 90% of foreign exchange earnings, the region still nursing with communal tensions, political competition, organized criminality, and resource-based conflicts, militancy, piracy, cultism, election violence, communal violence, armed robbery, kidnapping, unemployment, poverty, land disputes and lack of infrastructures varying at state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels. The study therefore recommended: the development areas should be funded by the Federal Government through direct budgetary allocations. The development areas would have the mandate to ensure urgent infrastructural and socio-economic transformation of the Niger Delta. They should be domiciled in the oil producing communities, and should carry the locals along in the execution of their mandate. Activities of the development areas should be subjected to periodic review through a feed-back mechanism put in place by the Federal Government to ensure optimal performance, appropriate skill knowledge to ameliorate poverty, strengthening of anti-corruption agencies among others.