Global Studies
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Nigeria: Pain and Promise
Can Nigeria’s booming economy lift its poorest people?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/in-africas-richest-nation-the-poor-havent-yet-profited/
1. What are positive things about the economy of Nigeria?
2. What are negative things about the economy of Nigeria?
3. In what ways is the government failing its poorest citizens?
4. Describe Eko Atlantic City.
How a cancer of corruption steals Nigerian oil, weapons and lives
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/how-a-cancer-of-corruption-steals-nigerian-oil-weapons-and-lives/
1. What types of corruption occur in Nigeria?
2. How has Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, responded to corruption?
3. Why do you think corruption has gotten so bad in Nigeria?