Nigeria Study & Guide - AllRefer - Nigeria Information

* Country Profile
o COUNTRY
o GEOGRAPHY
o SOCIETY
o ECONOMY
o TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
o NATIONAL SECURITY
* Introduction
* Historical Setting
o EARLY HISTORY
+ Early States Before 1500
# Yoruba Kingdoms and Benin
# The Igbo: A Stateless Society?
# The Northern Kingdoms of the Savanna
+ The Savanna States, 1500-1800
o EUROPEAN SLAVE TRADE IN WEST AFRICA
o THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: REVOLUTION AND RADICAL ADJUSTMENT
+ Usman dan Fodio and the Sokoto Caliphate
+ The Yoruba Wars
+ Abolition of the Slave Trade
+ Commodity Trade
+ Royal Niger Company
+ Influence of the Christian Missions
o COLONIAL NIGERIA
+ Extension of British Control
+ Lugard and Indirect Rule
+ Unification of Nigeria
+ Further Development of Colonial Policy
o EMERGENCE OF NIGERIAN NATIONALISM
o INDEPENDENT NIGERIA
+ Politics in the Crisis Years
# New State Movements
# The Census Controversy
# Popular Disillusionment and Political Realignment
# The 1964-65 Elections
+ Civil War
o THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN THE POSTWAR ERA
+ The Gowon Regime
# Foreign Policy
# Economic Development
# Crime, Corruption, and Political Turbulence
+ The Regime of Murtala Muhammad, 1975-76
+ Preparations for the Return to Civilian Rule
+ The Obasanjo Regime, 1976-79
o THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83
o RETURN TO MILITARY RULE
* The Society and Its Environment
o PHYSICAL SETTING
+ Relief and Main Physical Features
+ Climate
o POPULATION
+ Census History
+ Population Estimates and the Demographic Transition
o ETHNICITY
+ Regional Groupings
# The Northern Area
# The Southern Area
+ Ethnic Relations
o CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
+ Social Structure
+ Women's Roles
o RELIGION
+ Indigenous Beliefs
+ Islam
+ Christianity
o URBANIZATION
+ Historical Development of Urban Centers
+ Urbanization Since Independence
+ Rural-Urban Linkages
o EDUCATION
o HEALTH
+ History of Modern Medical Services
+ Primary Health Care Policies
o WELFARE
* The Economy
o THE COLONIAL ECONOMIC LEGACY
+ Early British Imperialism
+ The Colonial Period
+ Development of National Economic Interests to World War II
+ National Economic Interests in the Postwar Period
o THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
+ Planning
+ Government Finance
o Income Distribution
o LABOR
+ Unemployment
+ Labor Unions
o AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING
+ Land Use, Soils, and Land Tenure
+ Crops
+ Irrigation
+ Livestock
+ Forestry
+ Fisheries
o MANUFACTURING
o MINING, PETROLEUM, AND ENERGY RESOURCES
+ Oil and Gas
+ Electric Power
o TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
+ Transportation
# Roads
# Railroads
# Airports
# Ports
+ Communications
o BANKING, FINANCE, AND OTHER SERVICES
o FOREIGN TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
+ Foreign Trade
+ Balance of Payments
+ The Debt Overhang
+ Structural Adjustment
* Government and Politics
o THE FIRST REPUBLIC
o MILITARY INTERVENTION AND MILITARY RULE
+ The 1966 Coups, Civil War, and Gowon's Government
+ The Muhammad/Obasanjo Government
+ The Buhari Regime
+ The Babangida Government
o POLITICAL TRANSITIONS AND TRANSITION PLANNING
+ The Second Republic
+ The Third Republic
o FEDERALISM AND INTRAGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
o THE CIVIL SERVICE
o INTEREST GROUPS AND NATIONAL POLITICS
+ Professional Associations
+ Trade Unions
+ The Media
+ Student Associations
+ Women's Organizations
+ Other Interest Groups
o FOREIGN RELATIONS
+ Relations with Neighboring States
+ Relations with the Rest of Africa
+ Relations with Major Powers
+ Relations with International Organizations
* National Security
o NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES AND PERCEPTIONS
+ Local and Bilateral Issues
+ African and Regional Issues
+ Global Interests
o ARMED FORCES
+ Early Development
+ Constitutional and Political Framework
+ Organization, Mission, and Order of Battle
# Army
# Navy
# Air Force
+ Arms Procurement and Defense Industries
+ Recruitment and Conditions of Service
+ Training
+ Military Capabilities
+ Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
o ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY
+ Attitudes Toward the Military
+ Political Role of the Military
+ Demographic Factors and the Defense Budget
+ Civic Action and Veterans' Groups
o INTERNAL SECURITY
+ Domestic Security
# Religious Sectarianism
# Labor Organizations
# Student Organizations
+ Human Rights
+ Internal Security Forces and Organizations
# Intelligence Services
# Ministry of Internal Affairs
# Nigeria Police Force
+ Crime and Punishment
+ Incidence and Trends in Crime
+ Security and Anticrime Measures
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary