Group Research and Presentation - Guiding Questions-

1. Provide a brief history of company operations in Nigeria. 2. How did the company gain rights to explore and drill for oil and gas in Nigeria? Was this fair? 3. Decide if your company has done, and is doing business in Nigeria in the same ways as it might in it’s home country. Give examples to support your case. If the answer is no, decide if this is okay and just “a part of doing business in Africa”, or irresponsible. 4. Has your company been environmentally responsible when extracting oil in Nigeria? Again, give examples to support your position. 5. Give examples of benefits to the Nigerian citizenry that have come from the company’s operations in the country.

"Untapped" pages 17-38 -Focus Questions-

1.Explain why Mr. Ghazvinian referred to the Niger Delta as a “place of troubles” 2.Explain illegal bunkering and how it affects Nigeria economically. 3.What is an MOU, and why would oil companies and local communities prefer these to any other agreement? 4.Describe how big multinational oil companies affect local communities in the Niger Delta. 5.Describe how Port Harcourt has been affected by the discovery of oil in Nigeria. Post your responses to these questions by 8:00am September 6, 2012

Nigeria "The Hidden Cost of Corruption"

After having read the article: http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bribe/2009/04/nigeria-the-hidden-cost-of-corruption.html briefly respond to the following questions: 1. According to Kennedy, in what two ways does corruption hurts Nigerian society? Do you think his claims about how corruption affects Nigeria are accurate? Why or why not? 2. After reading this article do you think that Nuhu Ribadu's mission of defeating corruption has any chance of succeeding in Nigeria? Why or Why not?