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Is Nigeria Truly the Giant of Africa?: The secrets behind the speedy advancement of some nations such as the United States and the crawling progress of some nations such as Nigeria
Author: J. J. Ibeneme
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789783630307
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Nigeria
Author: John Campbell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018-06-01
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0190658002
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As the "Giant of Africa" Nigeria is home to about twenty percent of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa, serves as Africa's largest producer of oil and natural gas, comprises Africa's largest economy, and represents the cultural center of African literature, film, and music. Yet the country is plagued by problems that keep it from realizing its potential as a world power. Boko Haram, a radical Islamist insurrection centered in the northeast of the country, is an ongoing security challenge, as is the continuous unrest in the Niger Delta, the heartland of Nigeria's petroleum wealth. There is also persistent violence associated with land and water use, ethnicity, and religion. In Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know®, John Campbell and Matthew Page provide a rich contemporary overview of this crucial African country. Delving into Nigeria's recent history, politics, and culture, this volume tackles essential questions related to widening inequality, the historic 2015 presidential election, the persistent security threat of Boko Haram, rampant government corruption, human rights concerns, and the continual conflicts that arise in a country that is roughly half Christian and half Muslim. With its continent-wide influence in a host of areas, Nigeria's success as a democracy is in the fundamental interest of its African neighbors, the United States, and the international community. This book will provide interested readers with an accessible, one-of-a-kind overview of the country.
Naked Truths about Nigeria
Author: Anthony Oseiweniwe Iduh
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2018-01-10
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781976860508
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →You may or may not be a Nigerian or someone of Nigerian descent but you probably have met a Nigerian - in school, in your neighbourhood or at work. They seem to be everywhere all around the world; even in Alaska or in Mumbai. In fact, for some years now, Nigeria and her people has been more of an enigma than anything else for many people around the globe. But, this highly revealing book, Naked Truths about Nigeria contains enough details to enable the reader discover all he or she needs to know about Africa's most populous country, what makes her people tick and the reasons behind her failure to achieve greatness despite all her endowments.Inside you'll get to know about the major socio-political and the economic issues affecting the country, the author's views about them and what he suggests as possible solutions.Except: "These 'Big men' habitually jump in front of queues in public places such as banks, petrol filling stations, cinemas, night clubs and airports without the least bit of respect for their compatriots. Most would refuse to submit themselves to body searches or luggage examination which others go through and could even resort to physically abusing an attendant who insists on doing their job. Their disrespect for their fellow countrymen sometimes borders on disdain." Each of the chapters is devoted to discussing a particular problem in great detail and concludes with some suggestions.The author, Anthony O. Iduh is a full blooded Nigerian by parentage who spent his early years in Ghana. He came home to Nigeria during the oil boom era of the late 1970's when life was easy - he got his first job ever as a low level civil servant immediately after secondary school. He and most of his contemporaries then held high hopes about a better future for their country. He then left for over a decade for further studies in Canada and also lived in the United States but came back to meet a totally different country which had deteriorated in almost every respect.
My Beautiful Nigeria
Author: Eke Amba
Publisher:
Published: 2009-10-26
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9781439263129
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A History of Nigeria
Author: Toyin Falola
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-04-24
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1139472038
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the world's eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption and an ailing economy. Toyin Falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted with the region, and Matthew Heaton, who has worked extensively on African science and culture, combine their expertise to explain the context to Nigeria's recent troubles through an exploration of its pre-colonial and colonial past, and its journey from independence to statehood. By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism and the economy, the authors show how Nigeria's history has been swayed by the vicissitudes of the world around it, and how Nigerians have adapted to meet these challenges. This book offers a unique portrayal of a resilient people living in a country with immense, but unrealized, potential.
There Was a Country
Author: Chinua Achebe
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-10-11
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1101595981
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the legendary author of Things Fall Apart—a long-awaited memoir of coming of age in a fragile new nation, and its destruction in a tragic civil war For more than forty years, Chinua Achebe maintained a considered silence on the events of the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War, of 1967–1970, addressing them only obliquely through his poetry. Decades in the making, There Was a Country is a towering account of one of modern Africa’s most disastrous events, from a writer whose words and courage left an enduring stamp on world literature. A marriage of history and memoir, vivid firsthand observation and decades of research and reflection, There Was a Country is a work whose wisdom and compassion remind us of Chinua Achebe’s place as one of the great literary and moral voices of our age.
Dead Aid
Author: Dambisa Moyo
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2009-03-17
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0374139563
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's poorest countries.
The Acquisition of Africa (1870-1914)
Author: Mieke van der Linden
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016-10-05
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9004321195
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over recent decades, the responsibility for the past actions of the European colonial powers in relation to their former colonies has been subject to a lively debate. In this book, the question of the responsibility under international law of former colonial States is addressed. Such a legal responsibility would presuppose the violation of the international law that was applicable at the time of colonization. In the ‘Scramble for Africa’ during the Age of New Imperialism (1870-1914), European States and non-State actors mainly used cession and protectorate treaties to acquire territorial sovereignty (imperium) and property rights over land (dominium). The question is raised whether Europeans did or did not on a systematic scale breach these treaties in the context of the acquisition of territory and the expansion of empire, mainly through extending sovereignty rights and, subsequently, intervening in the internal affairs of African political entities.
