oil in the niger delta

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how important is oil to the economy

75% of the governments income

$10 billion per year income

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how many people live below the poverty line

70%

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why must the delta be looked after

large wetlands and unique mangrove coastal ecosystems

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how many oil spills

between 1976 and 2001 6800 spills

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advantage of oil exploitation

  • Low skilled labour in construction and mining generates income that could help the country develop from a LIC to a MIC

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health disadvantage of oil exploitation

  • Oil spills pollute ground water with mercury and arsenic which will cause health problems 

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economic disadvantage of oil exploitation

  • Wealth earnt from the delta isn't being invested into the communities that its effecting 

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nigeria corruption score

26/100