Essays Tagged: "Niger Delta"

Shell Oil In Nigeria.

Shell Oil in NigeriaShell Oil in NigeriaThis paper will detail that Shell Oil did not adhere to their corporate s ... riaThis paper will detail that Shell Oil did not adhere to their corporate social responsibility in Nigeria. Shell utilized the community to gain profits while depleting the land resources leaving Ogo ... depleting the land resources leaving Ogoniland and nearby delta communities in ruins.The people of Nigeria are made up of different ethnic groups. Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba and Ibo are 65 percent of the p ...

(9 pages) 189 0 4.2 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Ethics within companies.

mple of an ethical issue that Shell has previously addressed is the difficulties they have faced in Nigeria. The two main ethical considerations they faced are the environmental problems caused by oil ... in ethical considerations they faced are the environmental problems caused by oil production in the Niger Delta and the current debate on Islamic Sharia Law. Shell response to the environmental proble ...

(8 pages) 626 0 2.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

International management issues- Shell in nigeria

utive SummaryThis report focuses on the issues surrounding Shell operation and ethical practices in Nigeria. After a detailed analysis it's found that the Shell has been involved with issues such as v ... e's second largest oil company-Shell Group facing ethical, environmental issues surrounding them in Nigeria.ShellShell is a group of energy and petrochemicals companies which are operating in more tha ...

(11 pages) 169 0 1.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Negative Effects of Imperialism in Nigeria (it's possible to go into more detail, but my pages were limited to this many)

Nigeria is a country with abundant resources and the potential to be a very powerful nation, but it ... al to be a very powerful nation, but it is hampered by many problems. These problems are caused by Nigeria’s colonization by England. Because of this intrusion on their way of life, their future wa ... cause of this intrusion on their way of life, their future was altered dramatically. The nation of Nigeria as a whole has suffered greatly as a country because of this colonization, its problem is ro ...

(6 pages) 43 0 4.5 May/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Is Availability of Petroleum Products a Curse or Blessing to Nigeria?

1.0IntroductionIt is obvious that the advent of oil business in Nigeria has not really brought with it any tangible benefits; instead it ushered in high degradation ... ch operates through a number of channels. Therefore, from documented work and present crisis in the Niger Delta, availability of petroleum products in Nigeria is a curse rather than blessing following ... etroleum products in Nigeria is a curse rather than blessing following the structural change of the Nigerian State since 1958 when oil exploration began.This paper is segmented into Introduction, Over ...

(9 pages) 29 0 0.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Royal Dutch Shell: Globe Business and Ethics Paper

situation as a result of Shell's globalization began in 1958 when they began oil production in the Niger Delta "one of the world's most severely petroleum-impacted ecosystems" of Nigeria. The Ogoni p ... the world's most severely petroleum-impacted ecosystems" of Nigeria. The Ogoni population living in Niger Delta 75% depends on the earth for their income and the Nigerians live on less than US$1 per d ...

(4 pages) 68 0 0.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Anti Globalization

d coffee fields of Guatemala, and Shell's oil back to the polluted and impoverished villages of the Niger Delta." In addition, while supporters of neoliberal global economics claim that lifting trade ... ant for the development of the human rights critique of global economy was the execution in 1995 of Nigerian author Ken Saro-Wiwa, who had taken a leading position in the Ogoni people's campaign again ...

(9 pages) 34 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Film Review on "Sweet Oil"

The documentary "Sweet Crude", directed by Sandy Cioffi tells a tragic story of Nigeria's Niger Delta, where the violent conflict between the government and the Ogoni people living ... he interests and voices of Ogoni people, was founded in early 1980s, with the aim to pressurize the Nigerian government through non-violent protests and peaceful negotiations. The two fundamental dema ... d from oil production, but also want to have a say in the process of regulating oil production. [1: Nigeria oil cleanup could take 30 years, U.N. says, CNN News, August 4, 2011. http://www.cnn.com/201 ...

(4 pages) 4 0 0.0 Feb/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Pidgin languages

Pidgin languages -Nigerian pidgin -Naijá"Language is so tightly woven into human experience that it is scarcely ... of language is called a creole language and as opposed to pidgin it expresses culture of the nation.Nigerian Pidgin -NaijáNigeria, also known as "the Giant of Africa", is the most populous coun ... y diverse groups of people speaking over 500 different languages. There is not a single language in Nigeria. It significantly varies according to the different areas. On the south-west, Lagos and neig ...

(7 pages) 2 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Social Science Essays