Nigeria’s Poverty Ratio Rises to 70% of Population
Transcript of Nigeria’s Poverty Ratio Rises to 70% of Population
Eva Maria Bramschulte, Victoria
Göttsching, Kristina Berglund, Tim Franken 1
Nigeria’s Poverty Ratio Rises
to 70% of PopulationBloomberg, 18.01.2011
Nigeria's election - The turbulent north
The Economist, Apr 28th 2011
NIGERIA
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Capital: Abuja
Population: 150 Mio
Official language: English
Government: Presidential
Federal Republic
State president: Jonathan
Goodluck, 2011
Borders: Benin, Niger,
Chad, Cameroon
Currency: Naira
1 $ = 152, 45 ₦
1 € = 218, 51 ₦
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Cultural diversity –
Yoruba, Benin, Sokoto, Hausa
1485 – Portuguese came to the
coast an started trading
1961: British colonization 1. Oct. 1960: Independence
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1993- 98: Sani Abacha 1999- 2007: Olusegun Obasanjo, PDP
2011: Jonathan Goodluck, PDP2007- 11: Umaru Yar’ Adua, PDP
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• OIL Dependance � 95% of foreign exchange earnings
• One of the fastest growing economies in the world
• Economic reforms
• Development challenges
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Population growth rate: ~ 2%
4.73 children born/woman
Very high infant mortality
Life expectancy at birth only
48 years
3.6 % of the population
infected with HIV.
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• Cultural diversity Civil unrest
• Oil production Corruption, turmoils
• Education High illiteracy rate
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Shell had employees to every relevant
department and so knew "everything that was
being done in those ministries"
Shell
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References
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References - Pictures
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356&page=1&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0&tx=113&ty=34&biw=1126&bih=451, 30.07.2011
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