Multi Ethnic And Socio Cultural Background Of Nigeria

Instead of focusing on diversifying, the leaders of the country focus on gaining power and standing in the government. “Nigeria’s most daunting challenge lies in overcoming the severe divisions among its competing religious and ethnic groups” . Moreover, once they gain it, their problems do not end, since they must look over their back, never knowing how long they will hold on to the little power they have. Meanwhile, the common person suffers, as he is neglected by his government and must survive on his own. “The standard of living declined even further than before and external debts increased.” This neglect of the common man bodes ill for the government, as it is the common man who votes in the polls. However, the vote does very little, since corruption is rampant in Nigeria.

In a collectivist culture like Nigeria values are culturally tight, as they have a set of norms that the in-group follows; opinions are people have a strong sense of shame for losing face (Geert-Hofstede.com, 2015). In Nigeria’s collectivist culture demonstrates there is a greater reliance on rules and standards of behavior, and promotion criteria focus on age and loyalty rather individual ability. The decision making process is centralized and are made on consensus rather than debate, and promotion decisions take account of the employee’s in-group, management is the management of groups.

Tye article on global education, allows the reader to understand global education by providing an analysis of what global education is and how it can be useful. The author defines global education and provides clear examples on how it appears in schools. One major aspect of his analysis is that he demonstrate the appearance of a global education and inherent problems that exist in schools without the global perspective. The author states that it is important that global education creates people more socially aware capable of interacting with members outside of their community creating a cross cultural discourse.

CULTURE COMPARISON IN NIGERIA WITHIN THREE IGBO SPEAKING LANDS AND (YORUBA) LAND. Nigeria is a west African country with over 180 million people. It consist of 3 known ethnic groups, igbo’s, Hausa’s , and the Yoruba’s. The igbo’s (Biafrans) are known as Christians, the hausa’s are known as muslims and the yoruba’s are mixed Christians and muslims. However in this three ethnic groups there’s so much cultural, language and morality differences.

It is sure that even most schools in a country desire change toward global education. If governmental stakeholders, such as many governmental departments that are devoted to globalization educational transformation, do not take action, no change will take place. Within schools, there are departments concerned with curriculum and other areas of the school hierarchy that perform assessments and do teacher training, and ICT. These stakeholders are all essential to transform ideas into policy. It will make education more available, more equitable and successful for millions of children across the shrinking globe.

It is estimated that forty percent of Nigerians are Christian. The Christians mainly lived in the South region of Nigeria. The vast majority of Igbo are Christians, as are many Yorubas. It is estimated that fifty percent of Nigerians are Muslim. The Muslims mainly lived in

Researching and learning about history can help resolve recurring issues that may take place in all cultures. Studying a nation’s culture can help you understand what they were like centuries ago and how they may look centuries from now. A culture’s history can define their past, explain their present, and pave the way to their future. Each culture has its own unique story, but Nigeria’s is even more special. Nigeria’s history has shaped the culture into what it has become today.

The way my Nigerian culture is built is on respect. It may seem like a really simple thing to do. You give a person respect, and they should give the same respect back to you. Right? Well, in Nigeria, you have to show/give a lot towards another person to make them believe that you are an honorable person, as a lion that is honorable animal to the animal kingdom. It all depends on hospitality, your religion, and how you take care of yourself.

Ethnicity is how individuals perceive themselves, and unlike race it can be changed. There are countries in which there are several different types of ethnic groups, and in some cases that could lead to conflict within a country, but as research will show it is not the only cause, and in some cases the conflict was purposely organized. In such cases it is usually in a developing country, which is “defined according to their Gross National Income (GNI) per capita per year. Countries with GNI of US$ 11,905 and less and less are defined as developing (specified by the World Bank, 2012).” (CITATION) Developing countries that have established themselves as democracies tend to have weak institutions, where elections are more about connections

There are many differences between each society in every country in the world. In Nigeria, the society is vibrant in diversity. With over 370 ethnic groups, there is sure to be differences and similarities between each group. The people of Nigeria are what make the country stand out from others. Nigerian people have a unique culture, symbolic customs, and eventful daily lives.

Nigeria is a multicultural nation with over 250 ethnic groups. Human beings are product of culture. Culture has made people what they are. Culture is the totality of experience of people in a given environment. Culture is complex whole of the people- this complex whole includes the beliefs, habits, modes and attitude of people. Culture is the result of interaction of people in a particular environment and the interpretation of their experiences. This is epitomized in the classical ethnic groups in Nigeria Ibo, Hausa, and Yoruba. Their environments and their experiences in them markedly made them different set of people. No wonder Marquet viewed culture as “the totality of

What is global education? “Global citizenship would seem a recent concept, but its origin can be traced back to at least 4th century Greece when Diogenes declared himself a cosmopolitan – a citizen of the world” (Hower, 2010, p.1). The idea of global citizenship, then, emerged even before there was a clear understanding of just what the globe entailed or who populated it, Hower, 2010, although different people and cultures were

Nigeria is the highest populated country on the African continent. It is currently estimated at 167 million people (Subsidy Reinvestment Program SURE 2011). The country‘s estimated population includes 49% females and 51% males. The population grew by 2.5% in 2008, declined by 1.9% in 2009. The birth rate for the two years also reflects this decline from 43 births per 1,000 in 2008 to 37 per 1,000 in 2009. The death rate equally declined from 18 deaths per 1,000 in 2008 to 16.56 per 1,000 in 2009 (SURE program 2011). The life expectancy at birth was 46.94 years as of 2009. From the last census estimates, in 2006, 66.9% of Nigerians above the age of 15 are literate; while 71.3% of males in this category were literate whilst the figure for females was estimated at 62.4%. There is a high rate of urbanization which stands at 5.5% per annum (percentage of people living in urban area). While in 1985, 39% of the population lived in cities, by the year 2000, it had risen to 43.5%. Presently it is estimated at 1⁄2 the national population and this is expected to rise to about 70% in the next ten years

Nigeria is part of the 16 countries in West Africa. Nigeria has different groups of ethnicity and has a population of about 186 million. Nigeria has over 250 ethnic groups. The ethnic groups have different belief and practices (VANGUARD,2017). The country is well known for its oil natural resources which provides most of their gross domestic product. The largest groups are the Hausa in the north, the Yoruba in the southwest and the Igbo (or Ibo) in the southeast, who account for around a fifth of the population each. The languages of these three groups can therefore be used in government. Other large groups include the Ijaw in the east and the Fulani in the north. Nigeria is divided into 36 states. In this essay I will discuss the cultural in the northern states, southern states and other cultural practices strongly encourage.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s Bureau of Strategic Planning (2004) reported that globalization has not only contributed to the greater exchanges of ideas and awareness of the uniqueness of individual cultures and societies, but has highlighted the fundamental differences that result from these unique characteristics. There are many advantages for societies and cultures as they become increasingly interconnected (Heimonen, 2012) through the process of globalization. Interconnectedness allows for the sharing of assets and information that can aid in the development of nation-states and communities and can promote the acceptance of cultural diversity and encouragement of “multicultural