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Federal Republic of Nigeria Citizen, Society, and State

Federal Republic of Nigeria Citizen, Society, and State. Diversity. 250-400 different ethnic groups w/ separate languages, customs, and religions. - Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%,Igbo 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%

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Federal Republic of Nigeria Citizen, Society, and State

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  1. Federal Republic of NigeriaCitizen, Society, and State

  2. Diversity • 250-400 different ethnic groups w/ separate languages, customs, and religions. • - Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%,Igbo 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5% • Languages: English (official), hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani.. Over 500 langauges

  3. Population • Around 150 mil • Incredibly young population

  4. Public Challenges • Poverty • Huge income gap • HIV/AIDS • Public Health, low life expectancy, 1987 Bamako initiative (increased accessibility to health care and user fees)

  5. Literacy • 75.7% 60.6% (male,female)

  6. Schooling • Public education, No compulsory attendance • Secondary school rate 32% male 27% female • GDP devoted to education?

  7. Cleavages • Regional, ethnic, religious, urban/rural, social class • Undermine basic legitimacy of government

  8. Cleavages • Ethnicity • Hausa-Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba • Cultural and language barriers • Regionally separated and virtually no contact between groups.

  9. Religion • Many competing religions • 50% muslim, 40% christian, 10% native religions • Bitterness from britishpreferential treatment towards Christians • Significant shia minority

  10. Region • 195: division into three separated regions

  11. Urban V Rural • Political organizations, interest groups, and media all in cities • Activities heavily suppressed by annulment of 1993 election and execution of environmentalist activist Ken Saro-Wiwa • Black Gold in south

  12. Social Class • Elite control state and country resources • Elite divided between personal and national interests

  13. Political participation • Free press and interest group participation even under military but restrictions did still exist • Political participation in patron-client system • Max Weber- “prebendalism”

  14. Civil society • Many interest groups and less formal voluntary associations • 1999: formal associations strengthened • National union of petroleum and gas workers and other trade unions/professional organizations • Formal associations- legal, medical, journalism

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