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  1. 1. Oil and Dutch Disease : The case of Nigeria

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Josef Sindre; [2023]
    Keywords : Dutch Disease; Nigeria; Agricultural sector; Natural resources;

    Abstract : This essay examines the impact of the phenomenon of Dutch Disease on the agriculture sector in Nigeria since the beginning of the 1980s. Dutch Disease is a misfortune that generally affects resource-rich countries due to exploiting and exporting their natural resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF INSECURITY ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY BORNO STATE)

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Ezeoka Ifeanyi; [2023]
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    Abstract : Since the resurgence of the Boko Haram insurgents in 2009 in Nigeria, Boko Haram has been a formidable and persistent threat to Nigeria to contend. The country has suffered mass killings, displacement of people, kidnapping,abduction, and various attacks on Nigerians. READ MORE

  4. 3. Food insecurity in Nigeria - An analysis of the impact of climate change, economic development, and conflict on food security

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sophie Kralovec; [2020]
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    Abstract : Food insecurity is a major problem in Nigeria. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that Nigeria’s food security situation has worsened in the past 15 years. This thesis examines the impacts of different factors that jeopardize the Nigerian food security situation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Petroleum activities, wetland utilization and livelihood changes in Southern Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria: 2003-2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Unwana Saturday Koffi; [2015]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science; GEM; iivelihood changes; sustainable management; wetland agriculture; land cover change; remote sensing; petroleum; wetland degradation; Nigeria; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria is known as one of the wetlands rich in biodiversity as well as oil and gas reserves. Its wetland ecosystem is noted for its primary support it has provided for the people living in this area. READ MORE

  6. 5. An assessment of lake extent Changes Using four sets of satellite imagery from the Terra Look database: a case study of Lake Chad, Africa

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Nelson Eyeni Sambi Ebenki; [2010]
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    Abstract : Lake Chad is located in Central Africa. This lake is shared by four countries namely Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger. The total population of the five urban areas that make up the Lake Chad drainage basin in 1991 was about 22 million inhabitants, with an average density of 22 persons/ km2. READ MORE