Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Shoup, Brian

Committee Member

Radin, Dagmar

Committee Member

Cavanaugh, Jeffrey

Date of Degree

5-12-2012

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Political Science and Public Administration

Degree Name

Master of Arts

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Abstract

Oil wealth enriches Nigeria, but it has not improved the lives of the majority of the masses living in the oil-bearing areas of the Niger Delta. Niger Delta region has been exposed to environmental risks that have caused many to lose their means of livelihood, triggering high level of poverty in the region. This study examines the impact of oil-related environmental problems and how it has induced human displacement in the Niger Delta. Furthermore, it examined the efficacy of the Nigerian environmental policies as it related to the oil-bearing areas. The research found that oil activities have caused more harm than good in the Niger Delta. At present, the oil-bearing areas remain marginalized from the mainstream economic, social, and political activities in Nigeria. The Nigerian government’s top-down approach to the development of the oil-bearing areas has not been people-centered and participatory. The paper also made some viable recommendations.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/17944

Comments

human displacement||environmental Degradation

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