Nigeria: Hydrocarbon Curse Fueling Instability in Niger Delta

Abstract

Nigeria, like most oil producing countries, suffers from a phenomenon called "oil curse." For years, Nigeria has realized billions of dollars from oil revenues, yet the majority of her citizens, particularly the inhabitants of the Niger Delta that produces most of the oil, have not benefitted from it. Most of the inhabitants wallow in abject poverty, and the region is underdeveloped-precipitated by prevalent corruption and poor governance. These and other factors are fueling the insurgency that is negatively impacting local and international economy exemplified by loss of billions of dollars to oil disruptions, The Nigerian government, in cooperation wittNiil companies, the international community, MEND, and other militant groups, should work harmoniously to devise an equitable means of distributing oil windfalls to harness lasting peace and stability in the Niger Delta arid the country as a whole.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2010
Accession Number
ADA602898

Entities

People

  • Gregory O. Omile

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counterinsurgency
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • Natural Resources
  • Organizational Structure
  • Petroleum
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies