Nigeria Vocab

Dual mandate

A vision justifying British imperialism

International Monetary Fund

Nigeria owes them at least $14 billion

Igbo

Dominant ethnic group in the South East, around the delta

Yoruba

Dominant ethnic group in the South West

Hausa and Fulani

Dominant ethnic group in the North - 99% Muslim

Kleptocracy

Government leaders have a long history of getting personally rich off of public funds and resources in Nigeria

Import substitution

Economically, Nigeria has focused on producing the products its people consume domestically rather than trying to play a larger role in the global economy

African states

Organization of 15 states headquartered in Nigeria - Treaty of Lagos

Parastatal

An industry that (at least indirectly) serves the state

Federal character

Government appointments should reflect the diversity of the country