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Indeed, in a fundamental sense, the problems of Nigeria’s ethnic minorities have resulted directly from specific contradictions and tensions in the evolution and operation of the Nigerian federal system. Several aspects of this federalist crisis can be readily identified.
- Ethnic Minority Conflicts and Governance in Nigeria - Background: The ...
Nigeria’s current ethnic minority problems have been shaped...
- Ethnic Minority Conflicts and Governance in Nigeria - Background: The ...
21 kwi 2021 · Ethnic conflicts in Nigeria and Africa in general arise as result of scarcity of political resources, multi-culturalism, religion, militarisation of ethnicity among others.
23 sty 2024 · In the Nigerian language, ‘Wahala’ means trouble. Nigerian state faces insecurity, economic and political troubles because of ethnic polarization, religious bias, kidnapped democracy, and corruption. This article seeks to integrate the causes of Nigerian state dysfunctionality.
four broad themes: the underlying structural and historical sources of ethnic minority problems in Nigeria; the strategies by which ethnic minority groups have sought to protest and overcome their disadvantaged positions in the Nigerian federation; the policy responses of the Nigerian state to ethnic minority agitations and tensions; and
Nigeria’s current ethnic minority problems have been shaped by developments in the country’s recent and distant past.
19 lip 2023 · Ethno-religious conflicts have emerged as a threatening intersection of ethnic and religious conflicts in Nigeria. However, little is known about the trend, intensity, and geospatial distribution among other manifestations of these conflicts.
This volume explores these issues, focusing on four key themes as they relate to minority rights in Nigeria: ethnic and religious identities, nationalism and federalism, political crises and armed conflicts.
