Crisis In Nigeria Case Study

MBA 570 Midterm

Question 1)

Discuss the current situation in Nigeria in terms of the conflict between oil corporations, the

local population, and the Nigerian government:

The Niger Delta is one of the world’s 10 most important wetland and coastal marine

ecosystems and is home to around 31 million people. It is also the location of massive

oil deposits, which have been extracted for decades by the government of Nigeria and by

multinational oil companies. (Amnesty)

The current conflict began in Nigeria or The Delta which it is referred to when Shell

started extracting oil from the area. Royal Dutch Shell, plc (Shell) began oil production in the

Niger Delta region of Nigeria in 1958. This has led to a long and profitable relationship

Discuss the crisis in Nigeria in terms of the worldwide debate on “globalization”

a. This crisis is a perfect example of how globalization has a cause and effect on

many different parts of the world. With the expansion of companies and the

vast reach that multinational corporations have, the need for oil and other natural

resources is growing more and more by the day. What this has done and put the

extraction of these resources due to the need and the absurd amount of money it

can generate over the safety and wellbeing of people in the areas where it is be

extracted. Shell oil is making billions so in turn the government of Nigeria is

making money. While the people of the Niger Delta are forced to live in condition

that are harmful to their health. The land they rely on to survive is polluted to

a point where the fish they eat and water they drink is becoming unsafe. They

air is so polluted from the gas flairs from the burn off of the natural gases the

pumping creates. The people of the area call this poison fire due to the effects of

the burning. The greenhouse gas from this is equal to 18 million cars. The flares

cause acid rain and release hundreds of toxics substances that cause cancer and

repertory diseases (Maweni Farm