society to which Nigeria belongs has perhaps been the major problem facing the female gender over the years. The cultural practices of the various constituent tribes, societal norms, illiteracy, poverty, religious beliefs, have all fueled the continuing deprivation and discrimination women directly or as in modern times, indirectly suffered in the hands of their male counter parts and the society as a whole. Customary inheritance practices that deny women their right to inherit land and other property
with totals about 2097.These have cause a lot of havoc in the coastal environment of Nigeria in particular and has been the major source of environmental air pollution in Nigeria. Oil exploration, production, and refinement in Nigeria has also resulted in various environmental and ecological problems that range from oil spills, gas flares, habitat destruction, air and water pollution, and land degradation. Also, a major cause of oil pollution in that same region is also to a great extent, from the
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Nigeria has been suffering the negative environmental consequences of oil development since oil was discovered in Nigeria (Badejo and Nwilo 2008). The growth of the country’s petroleum industry combined with an increasing growth rate in human population and a lack of enforcement of environmental regulations and commitment on the part of government has led to substantial
destructive operations of multinational corporations.” (Carder, n.d.). So here I present the story of how a multinational, Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary) destructed the Niger Delta and the lives of the Ogoni People. Nigeria was a British Colony till the 1960s and all of Nigeria’s natural resources were controlled by the British. Native Nigerians never got a share of their own wealth. But after gaining
source of livelihood to some certain categories of people and the detrimental to the trafficked people. To make matter worst, these aims and objectives have not been able to be achieved. Human trafficking is a practice that keeps gaining ground in Nigeria society and in the contemporary times despite the fact that every nations of the world rejected or frowned at it,
drugs. The use of plant parts for medicinal purposes is an ancient practice which has become even more important in modern perspectives. In the last few years, there has been an exponential growth in the field of herbal medicine in some parts of Nigeria and other parts of the world. Following the support of World Health organization, (1993) to the use of efficacious and safe remedies
INTRODUCTION In the entire world, Climate change has become a big challenge and it has a negative impact on our day to day life. In the case of Nigeria, climate change has affected it due to its vulnerability and low coping capacity, a developing country like Nigeria with a population of almost 185 million is likely to be affected adversely. But then let me explain briefly the meaning climate and what COP 21 is all about. Climate change is an environmental threat which the entire world is facing
Health implications of crude oil spills in the Niger delta, Nigeria. Abstract Acronyms List of figures Table of Contents 0 Introduction Nigeria owes its economic development to the availability of oil in the Niger Delta region. Oil exploration in the Niger Delta region started in the mid-1950s. The Niger Delta is estimated to be having trillion of cubic feet of natural gasses and billions of barrels of crude oil. Nigeria earns a large sum of foreign exchange from selling of crude oil
Abstract This study investigated the challenges facing tomato production and marketing in Nigeria. Data was obtained from existing related literature and journals. It was observed that the tomato production is a very economical industry to the country and can improving the living standards of its farmers. However, the quest to attain these benefits is greatly threatened by a number of challenges. Recommendations were then proffered based on the challenges as lessons for better harnessing of the potential
is at stake every second. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is one of Africa’s more prosperous countries but it faces problems with terror every day. Extremists have been a growing threat in West Africa due to the fact that they are known to be the highest contributor to humanitarian crises. The extremist group Boko Haram, who also refer to themselves as the West African Province, have been involved in the massacres of many innocent lives in Nigeria since 2002. They aim to create a nation state of Islam