the topic of Nigerian government. When I interviewed a student, named Arit, from Nigeria, she told me how her country was formerly under military rule and had recently changed to a democratically elected government. Arit believes this is a good change for the country and it will help fix the destruction military rule left behind and pull Nigeria out of the dark. Military Rule Background The people of Nigeria suffered under the control of military rule and are now experiencing the recent
ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND: Nigeria has become overrun with challenges, making democratic consolidation extremely difficult for the struggling nation. The primary obstacles to democratic consolidation in Nigeria include: • Ethno-religious divides make the formation of a common identity seem impossible. • Widespread poverty has left a large portion of the population without the means to participate in the political process. • An overwhelming national government limits the state’s powers and impedes the
NIGERIA SOCIETY To truly understand and grasp Nigeria’s society, you have to understand its ethnic make-up and the dominant role it plays in Nigerian culture. Nigeria has over 250 different ethnic groups and 500 additional indigenous languages. Over 50% of the population are Muslim, 40% practice Christianity, and 10% practice some form of indigenous beliefs. (Ref: www.cia.gov )The many different ethnic groups results from its long colonial history and numerous cultural and physical boundaries that
western education and influence. Originating from Nigeria, the terrorist group makes their base in the northern part of the country which is home to a large percentage of the Muslim population while the south is home to a large percentage of the Christian population. They believe that western culture has corrupted their government and culture so they aim to create their own Islamic state under sharia law in the northern half of the country. Nigeria is a country that faces a great deal of corruption
The largest petroleum-producing nation in Africa is Nigeria. The petroleum company is the main contributing factor of the GDP in the West African nation, which is also the continents, most noticeable and populous reserves. Since Nigeria was under British control it has suffered socio-economic and political adversities for decades. Corrupt domestic militias and complicity of multinational corporations have rid the nation of its natural resources. The same corporations that are ridding the land and
abducted girls in Nigeria who were taken by Boko Haram in April 2014. Firstly, let me analyze the point of view a neorealist could have on this topic. Since the neorealist theory attributes only a little influence from human nature, its whole analysis of conflicts revolves around the state actors. Taking into account that the anarchic international system is the force that pushes states to want power, its point of view is that there is little relevance for the US to intervene in Nigeria and fight the
follow formal rules. Nigeria is both, a developing country and one with a weak democracy, there are many causes to this, such as problems with natural resources, and unable to maintain a strong formal government, but mainly it all could be traced back to the fact that it has a divided society where there is no sense of nationality. Divergence in a country does not mean violence, in the contrary in most cases places with a lot of different ethnicities tend to be peaceful, but Nigeria is exempt from this
orgy of violence on innocent citizens.(ISS, March 11, 2014) By strengthening it anti- war legislation, the government declared war on Boko Haram which made a negotiated settlement difficult or impossible. The Way Forward According to the ISS report, Nigeria has seen the crisis as a domestic issue and has used domestic approaches (influenced by the frame of reference) to solve it. However, the failure of these approaches is obvious. The country is now open to international assistance because the issue
Christian persecution has been an ongoing problem throughout the northern region of Nigeria. The conflict has been fueled by Muslim-based terrorist groups such as the Boko Haram and Fulani herdsman. According to christianpost.com, more christians have lost their lives in northern Nigeria than the rest of the world combined. Reports pour in every week of new attacks on christians, whether it be bombing of churches or killing sprees and the Nigerian government has failed to make any decisive action
Religion and Politics/Pluralism in Nigeria Nigeria is undoubtedly one of the most religious countries in the world. As a multi-ethnic, multi-religious country, Nigeria’s broad religious geography reflects the historical exposure of its northern communities, Islam, and its southern parts of Christianity (CIA World Fact Book ). The country is divided regionally into the north and south. The three dominant religions in nigeria are traditionnal religion, Islam, and Christinanity. All these religious
Military Influence on politics Military involvement in the country’s politics has become a common feature of modern states. This history of military-government relationship traces its roots back to hundreds of years during the wars of freedom and independence. In some countries, the military is heavily involved in political affairs while others keep politics out of the military. The differences in this relationship among states arise from underlying historical factors of the modern states. This paper
British rule over Nigeria as a colony ended, as well as most of its official structure. Nigerian leaders were left with the task of taking up the leadership of the Nigerian people from the British with a promise of democratic rule; however within fifteen years after independence various institutions experienced great changes and bringing great instability and uncertainty in the newly founded government. Northern and southern regions of Nigeria both felt the impacts in education, politics, religion and
Democracy in Nigeria has been repeatedly promised by those in power for decades, but promises seem to fall short of their mark and Nigeria remains to be anything but a true democracy. For a democracy to be successful the people of a country need to feel like they matter, their vote matters, and that the government cares about them. A true democracy is “people initiated, people promoted, sustained by the people for the benefit of the people”, (Ogunleye, 2005) but in a country swept with corruption
Nigeria is an oil-rich state located in the eastern part of African. Since gaining independence in 1960, it has faced numerous regime changes. These fluctuations in stable governance have both positively and negatively affected the livelihood of the Nigerian people. The struggle for power has been a toss-up between civilian governments and militaristic dictators, each fighting to gain control of the lucrative oil reserves. As the military seeks to rid corruption from the ruling body, it has brought
The Governmental Structure of Nigeria The Nigerian government has gone through both tough and good times. Though there were many trying times for this nation they have seemed to prevail, and continue to be doing fine with their new democratic system. The Nigerian Governmental structure is branched into three major sections, a federal level, a regional level, and a local level. The three branches are very similar to that of the United States, but still must be discussed and understood more completely
Nigeria has now dealt with the problem of being portrayed as a disunity due to the religion controversy that took place throughout the country. Problems based on religion and ethnicity have affected Nigeria in various ways. As a result of the civil war that took place in Nigeria it affected the country as a whole especially when dealing with politics. The conflicts in Nigeria dealing with religion and ethnicity have now grew worse taking
Osaghae, O.E. (1998). Crippled Giant: Nigeria since Independence. London: C. Hurst & Co. Ltd. Reviewed by Akinyetun Tope Shola (M.Sc. Comparative Politics & Development Studies) Introduction Nigeria has been fondly termed the 'Giant of Africa' and it is expected that as a giant, Nigeria should not only be the voice of Africa, but should be a big brother to the rest African-states. Present experience and occurrences however points away from the "Giantness" of Nigeria. A giant that has come to be relegated
If Africa were a pistol, Nigeria will be the trigger. The country is strategically located on the western brink of the black Continent. Nigeria is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin Republic on the west and Cameroon on the east. The country’s location has been of immense benefits as it is an action point for the continent. It is also bounded by the Atlantic Ocean making it more accessible for importation and exportation. It also avails it the opportunity of having Islands which have contributed
undeveloped. Many cases, tourism policy are a course of government action and inaction in specific decisions in relation to tourism (Hall, 2008). Policy is also inseparable from politics, Lasswell (1958) describe the situation well when he stated that politics is about who get what’s, when and how in some political systems politics will also include the electoral processes, political ideologies, beliefs values, the policies of political parties, and issue agendas. However it is important to note that there
This essay is aimed to examine one of the agents of political socialisation for the way in which it operates and the effects it may have in Nigeria. Political socialisation is learning process that begins very early and continues all throughout ones life. Through political socialisation people acquire their perceptions and feelings about their political environment. It accounts for both the commonalties and diversities of political life. (DP Dawson p1). It is an approach to understanding