Nigeria, Oil, Corruption

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Spotlight: Nigerian Corruption

When bribery infects every level of society

In the PBS video, several pieces of evidence are presented that prove bad government and corruption is causing poverty in Nigeria. One example of corruption in the country is that 2/3rds of the value of every barrel goes to officials instead of its people. Nigerians are not benefitting from living in the location they are lucky to live in, since they have so much money coming in for all of the oil shipping out.

Another example of corruption indicated in this video is that the old dictator of Nigeria was thought to have stolen approximately $5 million per DAY. All of the money he stole from the country to pay for his luxuries and personal gains have left Nigeria helpelss and poverty stricken. When the person who's supposed to lead the country into prosperity embezzles money left and right, it becomes difficult for the nation to make any progress whatsoever and sends it into a spiraling decline, much like the dictator did to Nigeria.

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