ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL CASE 1.Does Shell bear some responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region of Nigeria? I believe Shell bears much responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region. One reason is the fact that Shell has received nearly $30 billion worth of oil from the Ogoni land but has not helped the Ogoni people by providing them with jobs or money to develop their lands. If Shell had provided money to the Ogoni people they could have built schools and provided health care that would
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EXPOSITORY ESSAY THE NEED TO PROMISE THE STUDY OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA It is a pity that Nigeria’s indigenous languages have been relegated to the background over the years. Nigerian students are taught in English Language which is also regarded as the lingua franca of the country. This is not good enough. Though Nigeria has several indigenous languages‚ there is need to promote the study of these indigenous languages. This is why the Federal Ministry of Education made it compulsory for
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because of their evocative discussions of the English language and the Igbo worldview. Chapter four entitled “The Language Repertoire of Nollywood Movies” by Emmanuel Adedayo Adedun posits that the Igbo language‚ among the three major languages in Nigeria‚ has been less preserved especially in the production of Nollywood movies. It argues that Igbo films in English language are an “expression of a commercial mentality”‚ etc. However‚ using Austin Uzoma Nwagbara’s “Mbari Heritage and Chinua Achebe’s
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united‚ tolerant and have faith in their fatherland. They de-emphasize their differences and stress more on their common goals and aspirations and any other thing that can bring about unity in diversity. Nigeria is a country that has about 250 ethnic groups with diverse cultural backgrounds. Nigeria is the most populous black country in the world with a population of over 100 million people made up of over 250 different ethnic groups. The predominant ethnic groups are the Hausa/Fulani‚ Yoruba and
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siblings. But living the “American Dream” was there biggest enjoyment of being a foreigner from a poor country of Nigeria and coming to America with no money‚ barely any family basically nothing. Having a lot of setbacks but still didn’t let that derail them and continued to push and bet the odds that they biggest accomplishment. Now they can share their story to family members coming from Nigeria to not lose the goal of being in this country in the first place and always stay focused to strive for greatness
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The traditional homeland of the lgbo people lies in the south-eastern region of Nigeria. The geographical location of Igboland lies between the great River Niger and Cross Rivers State‚ with the Ibibio‚ Ijo‚ Igala‚ Idoma‚ and Edo as their neighbours. The ancient settlement at Igbo-Ukwu in Eastern Nigeria was an outpost for West African’s long-distance trade routes‚ one of which was the Trans-Saharan trade routes. The main items traded were gold‚ slaves‚ salt‚ cowry shells (the major unit of currency)
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1.1 Definition of terms NYSC : The NYSC is a scheme established by the government of Nigeria which involves inculcating university graduates into the labour market for a compulsory one year service to the nation except in special cases were individuals are exempted. The full meaning of the NYSC is ‘National Youth Service Corps.’. Corp member/Corper: The formal and informal names respectively‚ given to the individuals involved( with
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The Osun Festival There are many Festivals in Nigeria‚ some of which date to the period before the arrival of the major religions in this ethnically and culturally diverse society. Does anyone know about The Osun Festival in Nigeria? The early history of the Oshogbo people is founded on mythical and spiritual beliefs‚ along the lines of the traditions of the Yoruba people. The Osun River goddess is credited with the founding and establishment of Oshogbo town. Some accounts describe her as Oso-Igbo
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Achebe’s satire and his keen ear for spoken language have made him one of the most highly esteemed African writers in English. Chinua Achebe was born in eastern Nigeria on November 16‚ 1930 Isaiah and Janet Achebe (Bucker pars.1). Isaiah Okafor Achebe was a catechist for the Church Missionary Society and his wife to traveled Eastern Nigeria evangelist before settling in ogidi‚ Isaiah’s ancestral Igbo village‚ and five years after Chinua Achebe’s birth (Bucker pars 2). Growing up in Ogidi‚ Achebe he
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The cancer of jihadism in sub-Saharan Africa will probably spread outward from conflicts now underway involving groups in Libya and Nigeria; their members are likely to flee into the sandy expanse that covers much of Africa above the equator‚ as happened after French forces tried to wipe out extremists in northern Mali in
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