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Owia Bulletin for Social Work and Development (Issue 125)
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Kenule Saro-Wiwa and Shell Company: The legacy of exploitation and advocacy for development in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
17 August 2024 - aswnetadmin
Kenule (Ken) Saro-Wiwa’s work shows how multinational companies like Shell (British company) have continued harmful practices from the direct colonial era, affecting the Niger Delta’s development. His life, work, advocacy and activism highlight how these issues persist and link to social work and development professions. Exploitation of resources Colonialists took resources from Nigeria without caring for local people. This pattern continued after independence, with Shell causing major environmental damage in the Niger Delta. This exploitation hurt local groups like the Ogoni and Ijaw people, showing a lack of fairness as these communities suffered from resource extraction while getting little in…
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