📄 Research Article
BIJESS Vol. 8, No. 8 (2021)
OIL WITHIN BORDERS: THE NIGERIAN FEDERALISM AND INTERNAL BORDER DISPUTES OVER SHARING OF OIL REVENUE
Dr Okechukwu Richard Oji
Director of Research, National Boundary Commission
British International Journal of Education and Social Sciences,
Vol. 8, No. 8 (2021),
pp. 1-8 |
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Abstract
Nigeria was a burgeoning agrarian economy before she struck oil in commercial quantities in January 1956. However, oil revenue complexified the intricate power play among Nigeria’s ethnic groups. This paper examined how oil wealth intensified internal border disputes within the oil producing states in Nigeria. It argued that the arbitrary creation of states and poor management of oil resources accounted for this border disputes. The paper recommended the need for the practice of true fiscal federalism as a panacea to the problem oil-related internal border disputes in Nigeria
Keywords:
Oil Within Borders, Nigerian Federalism, Internal Border Disputes, Sharing Of Oil Revenue
📑 How to Cite This Article
APA 7th Edition:
Dr Okechukwu Richard Oji (2021). OIL WITHIN BORDERS: THE NIGERIAN FEDERALISM AND INTERNAL BORDER DISPUTES OVER SHARING OF OIL REVENUE. British International Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 8(8), 1-8. https://doi.org/
Dr Okechukwu Richard Oji (2021). OIL WITHIN BORDERS: THE NIGERIAN FEDERALISM AND INTERNAL BORDER DISPUTES OVER SHARING OF OIL REVENUE. British International Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 8(8), 1-8. https://doi.org/
Vancouver Style:
Dr Okechukwu Richard Oji. OIL WITHIN BORDERS: THE NIGERIAN FEDERALISM AND INTERNAL BORDER DISPUTES OVER SHARING OF OIL REVENUE. Br. Int. J. Educ. Soc. Sci.. 2021;8(8):1-8. DOI:
Dr Okechukwu Richard Oji. OIL WITHIN BORDERS: THE NIGERIAN FEDERALISM AND INTERNAL BORDER DISPUTES OVER SHARING OF OIL REVENUE. Br. Int. J. Educ. Soc. Sci.. 2021;8(8):1-8. DOI:
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