Oil Governance In Nigeria And The Regulation Of Fishing Industry In The Gulf Of Guinea Between 2010 And 2017
Raymond Adibe
Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria
Professor Okey Oji
Director of Research, National Boundary Commission
Itoro Akpan
Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria
Keywords: Oil Governance, IUU FishingIUU Fishing, Rentierism, Gulf of Guinea, Fishing Industry, Maritime Security
Abstract
This paper examined oil governance in Nigeria and the regulation of fishing industry in the GOG. It specifically analyzed the contradictions of oil governance in Nigeria and their implications for the rise in IUU fishing. The basic propositions of rentierism was adopted in explaining how oil management leads to poor commitment of the Nigerian government as a regional power to cooperate with other GOG states to tackle IUU fishing. The study provided relevant data that support these claims and recommended economic diversification in Nigeria as a necessary condition to improve regulation of the fishing industry in the GOG