Nigeria's Oil & the Niger Delta

[emanny1986]

This is the dumbest thing I have evr heard. Mourons have no idea of what to with this country.

[kuroyoroki]

The corruption is fuel by multi-nationals and their owners. Nigerian govt is forced by thesame people to through a trade law set in the 1950s to 60s by the British. They refused to re-set that law and trade terms with the clause that are in it. why is there no fair trade in any trade in the 3rd world? Do you care? who cares? In Scotland UK this same companies(north sea) bend the laws and go away with it. want can nigeria and its govt do?

[phillipelawfirm]

Today i am a victim of the corruption of Nigerian politicians.

[Biafrans7]

"Census is a big joke... if you want to go from one village to the other in the North, you can go miles without seeing anybody..Agriculture does n't go with them, so how then did they get the population, the money that they say they are contributing more to the revenue of this country. It's the same lie that has been told to the Rivers people, that we are going to save you from the headache, from the "oppression" of the East, come along." --- Benjamin Adekunle. Daily Sun, Friday June 2, 2006.

[tweenthyfourseventow]

biafra is the answer

[tweenthyfourseventow]

they always mention my beloved country my beloved what.u proud of u r beloved countrty raggdy country,which im a nigerian also.but never proud of this country call nigeria.

[Biafrans7]

Nigeria is an unnatural, unstable and unprogressive country in which the religious and aristocratic class of its Islamic North has been imposed on the other components since the British left in 1960. In 47 years, it has never conducted a free and fair election or allowed legitimate electoral systems to be accomplished. Its yet to conduct a standard census while its Islamic leadership rejects lasting calls for a sovereign national conference. It's sustained 62 years of genocide against Biafrans.

[Biafrans7]

"Although (Niger) delta oil brings in more than 80 percent of Nigeria's hard currency, the delta's seven million residents are among the poorest in the nation." ---- New York Times. June 13, 2002.

[langbay2005]

Africans have to suffer so we get cheaper oil...

This oil should be invested in their people and country...

[EVM3point0]

if ppl aren't gonna help then don't put it on the news. I think people put these kind of stuff on the news to make there on lives feel special and better than the ones that are struggling.

[maddogg1234]

now the world can see why africa will never

be developed like america and europe. because

they would have to use what they produce to do so but the super powers need what they produces so they put things and people in place to destroy instead of build up africa i have evidence of that.

[ebiekem]

Point of correction:Africa,especially Nigeria, is slowly but surely getting back on its feet.My beloved country Nigeria made a lot of mistakes in the past with regards to the economy and the Niger-Delta issue,but A LOT of effort has been put to rectify the problem and it is paying off,`though at a slow rate.And if i may add,the country's currently witnessing a 6-7% growth in the economy.We're definitely not out of the woods yet.But there is hope & we'll get there.