Nigeria Essay

In this paper I will discuss Nigeria, a country that was created by European imperialism. Nigeria is located on the Atlantic Coast in West Africa and is border by Benin, Chad, and Cameroon. It is the largest country in Africa. Nigeria has three main tribes which are the Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo and other tribes as well. The official language of Nigeria is English although, the Yoruba, Ibo, and Hausa tribes represent the principal native language. Dance and music are a focal point in the Nigerian livelihood

past. Genocide is currently happening around the world. Nigeria is under a genocide emergency, meaning that genocide is taking place right now. A terrorist group called Boko Haram is responsible. Boko Haram is literally translated as “Western Education is a Sin.” It is an Islamist extremist group led by Abubakar Shekau (“Genocide Emergency: Nigeria: Boko Haram, Borno State.”). Boko Haram has been targeting Christian schools all over Nigeria in an attempt to drive out western culture from the region

were 10-year programs established to facilitate this process, including the development and expansion of “social services, infrastructure, and local industries” (Falola and Heaton 146). I don’t know why I had always romanticized the independence of Nigeria to be an abrupt and quick toppling of the entrenched colonialist systems. Furthermore, reading the chapters, I wondered why, “in direct contrast, colonial officials in the north explicitly forbade colonial government expenditure on

The Stable Nation of Nigeria As most governments do struggle when changing over into a new form of government, with hope to better its people, Nigeria is no exception. After 16 years of military dictatorship, three republics, many riots and protests, and about seven coups and/or overthrows, the new Federal Republic of Nigeria adopted a new constitution in 1999, and held honest, fair civilian elections (for the first time in almost two decades) to hopefully ease all of the religious, cultural

The vital registration system of birth registration in Nigeria is weak. Although birth registration is required under Nigerian law, only about 30% of all children in Nigeria are officially registered. Birth registration is recognized as a human right and is greatly associated with the social determinants of health. A child who does not get registered at birth faces threats to their safety, health and welfare. The health workforce and information system building blocks of Nigeria’s health system

different Ethnicity in Nigeria Nigeria is known as the most populated nation in Africa it is the biggest nation when it comes to population in the continent. The Nigerian people belong to many diverse ethnic groups. This Ethnicity give the nation unlikely culture but they also face some difficulty to the nation building. Ethnic conflict has been one of the nation old problems since it gained independence in the year 1960. Formally known as Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria has a central form of

The transformation of politics in Nigeria fell into the trap of military rule that caused for chaos to occur across the country. Colonial chiefs were taking positions in office which they were not qualified for and used force and bribery to win over the people of Nigeria. The idea that Nigeria was being set up in this form of government was misleading and did not let the people feel as though they were independent

British Colonizing in Nigeria In the late 19th and early 20th century, Europeans had raced to colonize the country Africa. Great Britain was the leaders at this time in colonizing the land filled with rich natural recourses. These recourses were considered a necessity to the industrialization of the world, specifically Nigeria. During this colonization that Great Britain was doing in their new land, you could imagine that the locals were not too happy about this. The British had no respect for

Upsets and Downfalls Nigeria has been a democracy since 1999 when the military handed over government power to elected officials. Since then, the countries electoral system has experienced many upsets and downfalls. This transition has been anything but smooth with large amounts of corruption within the country 's political and socio-economic system. Due to the ineffectiveness of governance, it has been extremely difficult for Nigeria to effectively democratize. In order to improve Nigeria’s corrupt

Introduction Every day that there was a link with Nigeria or I chatted with my partner about the main topics of life I always learned something new. It ranged from college life to religion, without overstepping any boundaries. The eagerness to learn about another country and their views on life was just as exciting for me as it was my partners. Although there are many differences between Nigeria and America, there is also much in common that I would have never expected. I enjoyed all the conversations