Conflict in the Niger Delta

1.4 Literature Review 1.4.1 Locating and Quantifying Flaring Activities Although gas flaring has been a fundamental activity in the oil and gas industry since the discovery of oil, the exact magnitude of the problem both globally and regionally has been uncertain, reported data from governments and independent oil companies had its errors and limitations. In 2001, Elvidge et al. proposed that the Defence Meteorological satellite program (DMSP) Operational Linescan system’s (OLS) Night-time lights

THE WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRET TO: POTUS FROM: APSNA DATE: 10/25/2014 RE: WATER CRISIS UPDATE Summary Mr. President, The world’s supply of water is in steep decline as more and more is being used each year by more and more people around the globe. Currently, 800 million people do not have access to a drinking source. At the current rate, 1.8 billion people could be living in areas of absolute water scarcity by 2025. It is time to fully address the issue of the impending world water

Legal framework in the making CSR: Issue of Law or Morality There has been a long drawn out debate on whether CSR should be catered for by law or one that should be left to individuals and organisations’ notion of morality. Law, a coercive order, seeks to bring about a specific mode of human conduct by force, whereas morality which is a persuasive system appeals to the conscience of the individual required. A rule is a one of morality if by common practice of the community, it applies only to the

In the twentieth century, the constant alternating effects of science resulted in substantial concern for countless groups of people such as Socialists who felt that science at present wasn’t receptive to the requirements of human beings, Conservatives anxious on the attempt of science to disregard conventional establishments and radical feminists enraged due to the manner in which women are observed in science, additionally, religious believers concerned at the way the foundations of their beliefs

2.0 RATIONALE This course work is an analysis of the Joint Venture relationship between Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). There is an alignment between the strategic intent of CNL & that of NNPC; the JV relationship has experienced a barrage of contentious issues ranging from underhanded financial practices, breach of trust and agreements, and the pervasive inability of the NNPC to fulfill its own part of the cash calls in funding the venture.

religious extremism has captured the attention of the African Union and the international community in general. The terror upsurge in Somalia greatly affected neighboring counties such as Kenya and Ethiopia and eventually forced those states involve in conflict. Al Shabab, a Somalia based terrorist organization not only undermined Somalia security but also terrorized the East African region. In July 2010, Al Shabab suicide bombers killed 73 people in Uganda (BBC News, 2010 Jul 12). This terror group with

one PMC is operating in the same battle space.5 Similarly to Akcinaroglu and Radziszewski findings is research conducted by Ulrich Petersohn.6 In a 2015 article titled “Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs), Military Effectiveness, and Conflict Severity in Weak States, 1990 – 2007,” Petersohn uses empirical data to find the differences between the kinds of PMCs services offered, for example logistics versus direct combat engagement, and how they affect weak or falling states. Petersohn

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. But in this project, I will focus more on the within

Christian persecution by Muslim extremists in (mainly) northern Nigeria is and has been a serious problem for several years. The main contributors to this issue are the Islamic extremist and Muslim purist organization, Boko Haram. According to Religion Today, over 3000 people have been killed since Boko Haram began it’s insurgency. Murders and jihads are a regular occurrence in Nigeria, with new reports seemingly coming out every day of another terrorist attack or mass shooting. With government being

THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON BOKO-HARAM INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA AUGUST, 2015 CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Terrorism is globally becoming a household word as there is no nation that is completely absolved from its effect. Globalization has significantly influenced the spate of terrorism as the event in one part of the globe has direct or an indirect effect on others. This explains why Horne (2002) in Rourke (2008) observes that war, terrorism and other forms of transnational political