Nigeria Essays

GEOG130-0108 Legacies of Colonization in Nigeria 03/02/2018 Introduction The name Nigeria was coined from the river Niger. Miss Flora Shaw who later became Lady Lugard named it Niger-Area on January 8th, 1897. Nigeria became a British protectorate as a Northern and Southern protectorate. Those two protectorates were amalgamated by 1914 by Lord Lugard. After 60 years of colonial rule, Nigeria finally gained her independence on October 1st, 1960. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa.

Chinua Achebe, in his widely cited book, "The Trouble with Nigeria" accurately pointed out that "the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership." Leading a multiple ethnic and religious society such as Nigeria, while staying dedicated to democratic principles is a tough task. This is because integrating numerous ethnic groups into one political system brings along the fundamental issues of ethnic battles. Change is constant in any society and it takes a devoted leadership

Imperialism in Nigeria Today, Nigeria is one of the many developing third-world countries in Africa, with a high prevalence of poverty, disease, violence, poor human rights record, and stagnant ideals relative to modern ways of thinking. All of these current issues are a result of one underlying cause: imperialism. From 1901 to 1960, Nigeria was under British colonial rule. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, economic interest proliferated. Thus, a craving for natural resources, new markets

inclusion in the context of Nigeria. II. DIVERSITY IN NIGERIA DEFINED When we talk of diversity in the context of Nigeria, a number of criteria easily come to mind. Identified are six criteria which the typical Nigerian would consider relevant. • Ethno/Linguistic • Religious • Regional • Gender • Age • Physical and Mental Disability I will take each of the above six criteria in turn and

of Nigeria Nigeria currently is still a developing country, but the country is developing at a fast rate. Nigeria will be a developed country in the next 50-100 years because of their rising service, industry, and good trading partners. Nigeria has experienced an increase in industry money. Nigeria has a large income that comes from oil and natural gas refining. They, in fact, make so much money from oil and natural gas they are actually the 7th largest producer of oil in the world. Nigeria makes

The Igbo are the second largest tribal group out of three hundred tribes located in southeastern Nigeria. They have a rich and diverse history that has included both good and bad times. Before the colonization of Nigeria, most Igbos practiced the indigenous Igbo religion. However, with the colonization of Nigeria came the spread of new religions such as Christianity and Islam. This lead to a religious divide of Igboland into three distinct religion groups today: indigenous Igbos, Igbo Christians

story’ of Nigeria, and it is one which endorses the view that Nigeria and its’ people are rife with savage tumult and violence. Adichie challenges this assumption through her short stories which display elements of both the violence and the unseen stories of peaceful civil relations. Through her portrayal of these facets of Nigeria and its people, of both the intermittently true violence and the personal and pacifistic aspects, Adichie aims to show the reader the ‘real story’ of Nigeria and abolish

Chinua Achebe, in his widely cited book, "The Trouble with Nigeria" accurately pointed out that "the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership." He pointed out that "there is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian character, there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else," but leadership (Achebe, 1983, p.1). Leading a multiple ethnic and religious society such as Nigeria, while staying dedicated to democratic principles is a tough

Achebe is a famous Nigerian writer, who grew up under colonial rule but lived to see a post-colonial Nigeria. In his writings, he takes a command of the English language, making it a combination of both English and traditional Nigerian writing. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart gives a separate perspective on both pre and mid colonization,

interesting. We have so many religious views. We those who don’t believe in anything to people that believe in multiple gods. In Nigeria, the major religions where Christianity and Islam. There were other religions but people usually fell between the two. I am a Christian. I have never heard of someone not believing in something in Nigeria. Religion is a very serious thing in Nigeria, no tried to prove that God doesn’t exist. In America, I see that people have the right to believe in whatever they want.

You can make a hundred brilliant saves, but the only shot that people remember is the one that gets past you” Paul Wilkerson’s claim accurately describes the anarchic and chaotic situation that is currently taking place in Northern Nigeria. The country of Nigeria is facing many problems domestically. For example the Islamic militant group Boko Haram has claimed the lives of hundreds innocent Nigerian people since 2009. Initially focused on opposing western education, the phrase “Boko Haram” in

Post colonial Literature is a body of literary writings that reacts to the conversation of colonization. Post colonial literature often involves writings that deal with issues of decolonization or the political and cultural independents of people formerly subjugated to colonial rule. Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, part of the third generation narration is concerned with the identity of the modern African woman in the 21st century. Chimamanda Adichie is one of the prominent contemporary Nigerian

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s coming-of-age novel Purple Hibiscus narrates the story of Kambili, a girl in Nigeria, who deals with religious hypocrisy and abuse of her father, a product of the British colonization. She and her brother, Jaja, visit their aunt and receive a different perspective on their family’s lives. This novel takes place in the Igbo region of Nigeria, after the Nigerian Civil War that ended in 1970 and colonialism of the 1900’s. In Purple Hibiscus, Adichie conveys her views of the

dilemma. One such country is Nigeria. Located in Africa, Nigeria is the continent’s most populated nation. While some of its former problems have been solved, others still remain. Nigeria’s unresolved issues are high poverty rate, corruption in the government, and poor health services. To begin, one current difficulty Nigeria faces is its large amount of civilians without homes. Over half of the population is in poverty, according to statistics, “Poverty in Nigeria has been a problem for more than

U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) commander’s vision is to foster a more stable region in West Africa where the sovereignty and security of all states are protected. In order to achieve this vision, USARFRICOM must help create conditions in which Nigeria no longer poses a threat to its neighbors and has been prevented from obtaining weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), while also denying violent extremist organizations (VEOs) the ability to conduct operations in the region. By removing these primary

Amid life in Nigeria, “Every day is for the thief, but one day is for the owner”. The day to day life in Nigeria present grueling challenges, that hinges upon one 's safety. From the beginning of modern public administration in Nigeria, there have been numerous cases involving misuse of funding and resources. The government has many corrupt aspects, and stemming off of that is a community gone to the dogs. Throughout Teju Cole’s novel Every Day Is For The Thief, Humanities immoral acts stem from

Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, is a realistic fiction novel about the Ibo people in Nigeria before, during, and after colonization. The main characte0r, Okonkwo, is put through many struggles that show the complexity of the Ibo culture. The Ibo people are represented as a deep and complex group in Things Fall Apart to end the stereotype of Africans as being savage and needing the white man to come settle them. One way Achebe demonstrates the complexity of the Ibo culture

time in Nigeria cinema mainly from the late 1980s to mid-2010s, when Nigerian films were made using affordable video format Winckler

gave extreme, bizarre sermons raging against western culture in Nigeria, leading people to call him Maitatsine, the one who damns . Following his death, his followers rose up against the government causing a divide between the Muslims in the north, and the Christians in the south. This divide plus the lack of resources and power in the North, accompanied with the absence of government support for the use of Sharia law throughout Nigeria was precedent for the creation of Boko Haram. Jama’atu Ahlis

5) The novel consists of two interlinking stories, both of which revolve around the main character, Okonkwo. He is a respected wrestler of an Igbo village in Nigeria who lives his life with the overwhelming need to prove himself and his tribe that he will not be a failure like his father. The first part of the novel outlines Okonkwo's downfall as he partakes in the murder of his adopted son and later on, kills another boy. The second part of the novel is about the destruction of Okonkwo's tribe and