Niger

Niger delta red colobus monkeys have been removed from the 25 most endangered primates list which from 2012 to 2014. The removed of Niger delta red monkey, it is not mean this subspecies of Pilicolobus is not endanger any more. There is another monkey which is highlight threatened is the same genera, such as Tana River red coobus monkey add in this currently list. Key fact Tana River red colobus monkey and Niger delta red colobus monkeys are the same genera. They have similar Physiological characteristics

Instituting Resource Resilience through the Circular Economy: Implications for UK households and the Economy of the Niger Delta Region in Nigeria Introduction As the world transits from the linear economy which is no longer sustainable in view of the limitations posed by the cost implications of acquiring untapped resources, declining quantity of resources or the environmental challenges it poses, to the circular economy, opportunities will be created for building the resource resilience of communities

destruction of the fertile area of Niger delta due to oil spills. The most affected area is in Nigeria where reports state that there have been more than 400 tons spills. The major reason given behind the spills is due to human mistakes. In a report provided by the national oil spills detection in Nigeria indicated that there were more than 1200 oil spill sites that had been left out by the oil companies by the year 2008 along the Niger delta. Even though the Niger delta from a front view shows the

In the last twelve months, the decline in oil and gas activities has not only led to retrenchment of workers in the oil and gas sector in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria, mainly within the International Oil Companies (IOC”s), but has also affected non-related oil and gas sectors such as the contractors and vendors to the Oil and Gas sector; this has triggered several thoughts outside the box to welcome an industry diversification. The Nigerian Government, which solely depends on the oil and gas

Niger, a country located in North West Africa, is simply one of the poorest countries in the world. With the majority of its land occupied by dry, infertile desert, finding a secure source of food is next to impossible for many (Burki 1). Malnutrition is common and affects a large part of the population. 800,000 children under five years old die from acute malnutrition annually (Langendorf). A popular choice in Niger is to avoid the dry land by herding livestock for a living. However many still

Statistic (INS) and latest reports of international organizations implicated in the improvement of health care system. MDG 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Recurring floods and droughts affect agricultural productivity and food security in Niger while eighty percent of the population depends on agriculture. According to the 2014 nutrition survey using SMART (Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions nutrition) the global acute malnutrition rate has reached 14.8%, close

death of Igbo culture in the lower Niger (specifically Umuofia), as well as his perception of the portrayal of its people in western literature. In addition, Achebe continues to use this scene to drive the idea of cultural difference between both the inhabitants of Umuofia, and the missionaries that inhabited the land. The passage opens by telling the reader that

Marriage” a ceremony in which two people are married to each other”. To many people, marriage is much more than that, marriage is a happy ending, a way to be happy and stay with the person you love the most forever.Marriage mean a big wedding,beautiful wedding dresses, celebrate with your friends and families, a vow to love each other forever. Marriage is supposed to be the happiest day in a girl’s life, but to many girls in Africa, marriage is a way to survive, a solution to poverty, a way to take

According to a study determined by UNICEF, Niger has the highest rate of child marriage in the world. Countless Nigerien girls are taken out of school and married off every year, and can legally get married off at the age of just 15 with 75% of girls getting married before their eighteenth birthday (UNICEF). Activists sat that girls as young as seven are sold as brides in Niger. Across the globe, we see these rates are highest in this particular region, and it makes us wonder why it’s happening mostly

Europeans. The Niger River created a place where all the kingdoms could trade, since the kingdoms were all around it and made a way to transport goods. The salt and gold trade was a way so one place that had to much gold and had very little of salt would get the salt they need and the opposite for the other city-state. Mansa Musa was so generous that he made the gold worth go down by giving out so much gold. The western African kingdoms had achievements like the salt and gold trade, the Niger River to