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Nigeria Country Guide
Edited by local volunteers, OneWorld Country Guides combine appropriate content from the OneWorld partner community and other sources, with the aim of providing a broad introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in each country |
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Nigeria’s federal and state elections in 2003 and local government elections in 2004 were marred by serious incidents of violence, says Human Rights Watch. The scale of the violence and intimidation, much of which went unreported, called into question the credibility of these elections. The Report urges measures to prevent violence in the next general elections in Nigeria scheduled for 2007.
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Conflict among three tribal groups in Nigeria's Delta State--the cause of hundreds of deaths this year alone--is not about ethnic strife, but rather access to political patronage that provides opportunities to skim profits from lucrative oil operations, says a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday, offering suggestions for stemming the violence.
more...From: Human Rights Watch Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [Development] [Energy] [Corruption & transparency] [Conflict] Image: Oilhand
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Ever since the discovery of oil in Nigeria in the 1950s, the country has been suffering the negative environmental consequences of oil development, a new US government report concludes. In the Niger Delta region, the centre of the country's oil industry, environmental damage has been especially large and not taken seriously until now.
more...From Afrol News Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [West Africa] [Africa] [Environment] Image: Gas flared from oil drilling, Nigeria © Project Underground
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The leadership of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has expressed its readiness to lead Nigerians on a prolonged strike to protest the current hardships imposed on them by the recent increased in prices of petroleum products and other unpopular policies of the Obasanjo administration.
more...From: allAfrica.com Related topics/regions: [Africa] [West Africa] [Nigeria] [Development] [Labour] [Economy] Image: Nigeria's President Obasanjo © Radio Netherlands
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