A History of Nigeria

Abstract

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The Impact of Oil Subsidy Removal on Infrastructural Development in Nigeria (2000-2012)

“…This exportation no doubt, generated substantial revenue for Nigeria, but this revenue has not been translated into quality of lives for Nigerians and better infrastructural development (Falola, 2008), as the country did not make the list of 11 countries in Sub-Saharan African that recorded more than two percent annual gains since 2000 (HDI, 2013). More worrisome is the fact that the country's Human Development Ranking had continued to dwindle from 142 out of 163 countries in 2010 to 153 out of 186 countries of the world in 2013.…”

Formal Education as a Facilitator of Migration and Integration: A Case Study of Nigerian University Graduates

“…The artificial separation of members belonging to the same ethnic group as a result of the border demarcation fostered undocumented migration between neighboring countries, a problem that persists to this day (Makinwa-Adebusoye, 1992). Another important cause was the Biafran War between 1967 and 1970, which induced internal as well as international migration streams (Falola, 1999;Swindell, 1995).…”

Indigenes and Settlers Conflict in Nigeria: A Negation to National Integration and Nation Building

“…Every public issue is ethnicized till it degenerate to a serious ethno-religious intractable feud (Smyth and Robinson, 2001). Falola and Heaton (2008) succinctly noted that "since ethnic patronage has remained a key element of Nigerian politics, individuals depend on ethnicity to mobilize and create power relations. When the competition for values (state power) and resources intensifies between and within ethnic groups, individuals with access to the seat of government and state law enforcement apparatuses utilize such mechanisms to exploit ethnic networks, whip-up movements or sentiments to gain support and influence".…”