constitutional republic‚ located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. Its three largest and most influential ethnic groups are the Hausa‚ Igbo and Yoruba. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined by Flora Shaw‚ the future wife of Baron Lugard‚ a British colonial administrator‚ in
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Royal Dutch Shell- (RDS) Answer Guidelines: Q1. Discuss Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and how they impact Royal Dutch Shell in doing business abroad. Define culture: “culture is shared‚ learned values‚ norms of behaviour‚ means of communication and other outward expressions which distinguish one group of people from another”‚ or the collective programming of the human mind Main two theorists in Culture- Hofstede as the main and Trompenaars relational dimensions Dimensions are: Power distance
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LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC ALAGBADO ANNEX OTITOR SUNDAY .N. ND/BFN/ALG/010/750 LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC ALAGBADO ANNEX OGUNBONA EMMANUEL .G ND/BFN/ALG/010/690 PUBLIC FINANCE THE DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM SECTOR OF THE NIGERIA OIL INDUSTRY IS MORE OF A CURSE THAN BLESSING. DISCUSS LECTURER IN CHARGE BAARISTER OGUNSEYE THE DEREGULATION OF THE NIGERIA DOWN STREAM SECTOR OF THE NIGERIA OIL INDUSTRY
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trading with aggressive imperialism"(Uchendu 1965‚ p.4). According to Coleman (1971) “the discovery in 1830 that the Niger entered the Bight of Biafra served as an invitation for traders to penetrate the hinterland” (p.41). According to him between 1886 till 1890 the Royal Niger Company administered territories in the basin of the Niger on behalf of Britain after these areas had been acknowledged in the Berlin conference of 1885 as belonging to Britain. The British merchants were as vital to the
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payments for her round-the-clock care. Wal-Mart may be reversing the decision after public outcry. Chevron hiring military force for use on native people Ever since attainable petroleum oil was discovered in 1956‚ in the Niger Delta‚ Nigeria‚ companies such as Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron have been making the most of the poor area. In the 70s‚ the Nigerian government began forcing them to abandon their land to oil companies without consultation‚ and offering negligible compensation. The government
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to the Scramble without a fight. In 1886‚ the British government commissioned the Royal Niger Company to administer and develop the Niger River delta. Many African rulers just signed their land away [doc. 1]. This document is official and provides no personal repost‚ so it is possible that the rulers did not give in entirely peacefully‚ all we know is that they gave in. A personal record of the Niger River delta dealing would help immensely to tell how easily the rulers signed. Ashanti leader Prempeh
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Abstract The problem of disillusionment is still affecting Africans‚ no thanks to the effect of imperialism. This makes them believe that the only way to attain their physical and mental essences is by seeking greener pastures. This paper attempts to juxtapose various perceptions and individual indetermination‚ and what is the reality as Tanure Ojaide captures in The Activist taking cognizance of Lacan’s view that ‘that chapter of my history that is marked by a blank or occupied by a falsehood:
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After the Berlin conference in 1884‚ imperialism was introduced. European countries conquered areas of Africa‚ and then took advantage of its people and land. All but two countries were colonized. The colonized countries of Africa each reacted differently to European actions during the scramble for Africa. African countries began to counter-claim these threats with violent‚ non-violent‚ and diplomatic tactics. African leaders advanced their methods of violence in conjunction with the African people
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considerably increased tensions between the Muslims in the north of Nigeria and the Christians in the south. From the start of the European penetration‚ the missionaries who set out to convert the heathens of Africa were mostly concerned with the Niger Delta. Due to the limited
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Project Proposal On IMPACTS OF OIL CORPORATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES‚ (A CASE STUDY OF GELEGELE COMMUNITY) BY CHIDIBEST CHINAZA OBINNA SSC1005040 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF BENIN‚ BENIN CITY AUGUST‚ 2014 TITLE PAGE THE IMPACT OF OIL CORPORATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES (A CASE STUDY OF Gele-Gele community). BY Chidibest Chinaza Obinna SSC1005070 A PROJECT REPORT SUMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL
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