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Young people's lives in the Niger Delta have not improved because development agencies have been hijacked by local leaders
The Niger Delta oil conflict requires broad consultation and effective dialogue between communities, oil companies and the Nigerian government.
The collapse of the oil price in 2014 highlighted the need for Nigeria to dilute its exposure on the commodity.
Africa is still witnessing an increase in social turbulence, unrest and protest. Only rapid, inclusive economic growth combined with good governance can make the continent less volatile.
Protests are raising tensions in Africa's most populous country, with agitators and federal troops clashing on the streets. But is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
Tough socio-economic conditions, among others, make kidnapping a thriving business in Nigeria. A strong justice system along with stiff punishment for the crime are needed.
Nigeria needs a collaborative approach involving voluntary partnerships between the state, an international development agency, the business sector and civil society to solve its problems.
The end of fossil fuels is approaching fast. But the question remains of what to do with those that remain, waiting to be sold.
To see why, one must only consider the core economic principle of supply and demand.
It is important to nurture local companies and increase domestic participation in Africa's emerging oil economies.
Oil spills have long plagued the Ogoni people living in the Niger Delta. President Buhari is finally doing something about the pollution. But there are flaws in the government's approach.
Nigeria must work together with its people to help keep the peace in the Niger Delta.
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Lecturer in Human Geography / Planning (Environmental) (Disglair), Cardiff University
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
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Director: Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR System Organization
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Fellow at the School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University
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Chair of the Board of Trustees and Head of African Futures & Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies. Extraordinary Professor in the Centre of Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in International Political Economy, Newcastle University
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Climate Justice Campaigner with 350Africa.org, PhD in Philosophy (Climate Ethics), University of Washington
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Research Scientist, University of Texas at Austin
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Senior Lecturer and Consultant-researcher, Department of Political Science, Federal University Lafia
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Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
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Lecturer in Economics, Nottingham Trent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge
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OIC-Manager for Macroeconomic Policy, Debt Sustainability and Forecasting at the African Development Bank and Lecturer (on leave of public service) at the Department of Economics, The University of Uyo
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Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Head of IFPRI's Country Program and Office in Nigeria, CGIAR System Organization
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Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Studies of Economies of Africa in Nigeria. , University of the Witwatersrand
