Niger Delta Youth Restiveness and Socio-Economic Development of Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	Chukwuemeka, Emma E. O.; Aghara, V. N. O.
Titel	Niger Delta Youth Restiveness and Socio-Economic Development of Nigeria
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 5 (2010) 7, S.400-407 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Economic Development; Fuels; Revenue Sharing; Ecology; Foreign Countries; Political Attitudes; Pollution; Conflict; Questionnaires; Interviews; Observation; Social Justice; Democratic Values; Environmental Education; Energy Education; Activism; Youth Problems; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Treibstoff; Finanzausgleich; Ökologie; Ausland; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Schadstoffbelastung; Konflikt; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest
Abstract	This paper examines youth restiveness in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, and the challenges it posed to Nigeria democracy and foreign investment. Non-parametric statistical and content analyses were essentially used as tools of analysis. The results showed that dissatisfaction of the people of Niger Delta especially the youths on the level of attention given to the development of their region and the damages to their ecology by oil spillage are the major causes of the alarming youth restiveness. Surprisingly, the Niger Delta region constitutes about 80% to the revenue of Nigeria. It is against this backdrop that the paper suggests an immediate review of the current revenue sharing formula. The new formula should be made to address poverty, and neglect of the Niger Delta region. Oil companies operating in the region should pay a greater percentage of their royalty directly to the host communities in the Niger Delta region. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10