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What are the major social problems facing Nigeria?
Contemporary Social Problems in Nigeria Cultism. Terrorism. HIV/AIDS. Human trafficking.
What are common social problem in Nigeria?
What causes conflict in a country?
Unresolved regional tensions, a breakdown in the rule of law, absent or co-opted state institutions, illicit economic gain, and the scarcity of resources exacerbated by climate change, have become dominant drivers of conflict.
What are the five main causes of conflict?
There are five main causes of conflict: information conflicts, values conflicts, interest conflicts, relationship conflicts, and structural conflicts.
How do conflicts affect the community?
Armed conflict often leads to forced migration, long-term refugee problems, and the destruction of infrastructure. Social, political, and economic institutions can be permanently damaged. The consequences of war, especially civil war, for development are profound.
What is the main causes of conflict?
Broadly, there are five causes of conflict:
- Information – Something was missing, incomplete or ambiguous.
- Environment – Something in the environment leads to the conflict.
- Skills – People lack the appropriate skills for doing their work.
- Values – A clash of personal values leads to conflict.
What are the solutions to the social problems in Nigeria?
Contemporary social problems in Nigeria can be solved by applying the following measures:
- Rule of law.
- Anti-corruption agencies.
- Civil society.
- Government policies.
- Infrastructural development and maintenance.
- Job creation to reduce unemployment.
- Religious organization.
- Public opinion leader.
What drives conflict and instability in Nigeria?
Socio-cultural drivers of conflict, instability and resilience: In Nigerias large and heterogeneous population, overlapping ethnic, religious, regional, and sub-ethnic (communal) identities mark the fault- lines along which political claims and violent conflicts are made.
Why is stability in Nigeria a geo-strategic and commercial priority?
Nigeria’s huge oil reserves and production make stability in Nigeria a geo-strategic and commercial priority as it produces 8 percent of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting orporations (OPE) total daily oil production, and 3 percent of the worlds volume (Nigerian National Petroleum Company in Ajodo-Adebanjoko, 2017).
Why has Nigeria’s response to the North-Eastern Crisis been so weak?
Structurally, the limited state infrastructure, capacity, and presence in the north-eastern corner of Nigeria has been a dramatic constraint on the states response throughout the crises. However, more immediate governors failures during the crises also contributed to its extension.
Is corruption threatening Nigeria’s stability and political integrity?
Nigeria’s ongoing battle with insurgent groups and continued government corruption threaten the stability and political integrity of Africa’s most populous state.