Social+Nigeria

Nigeria has some of the worst social conditions in the world...
"One in five children die before the age of five, 12 million children are not in school, and there are nearly two million aids orphans."[4] Life in Nigeria is really rough and many live in the streets. The people basically get no help at all from the government. "Nigerians are still waiting for a guaranteed electricity supply, running water, sewerage services, improved rail and road services, and telephone facilities." People in nigeria are so poor that many on 1990 were still living in farming villages. Life was really hard for them, and the income levels avergae was among the lowest country. The countries countries commercial capital is the largest city Lagos. Nigeria has a large and active civil society and a free vibrant media, but there has been many reports of torture, and beating to death. All of this caused mainly by ill trained members of the civil security forces. Religion is a big part of their society, many different religions are followed in Nigeria and that heavily affects the society. "doctrinally diverse religions within a single society can negatively affect social stability." More than one religion being practiced affects the society because everyone would believe in different things and go against one another, causing problems that are unnecessary and that could be avoid if everyone would just have one belief. When Christianity was introduced to the Nigerians and started to spread around the whole country, many cultural conflicts were created. All religions represented in Nigeria were practiced in every major city during the 1990s. During the 1960s 47%of the people in Nigeria were Muslims, 35% Christian, and 18% members of the local indigenous congregations.

References:
1.[|http://www.photius.com/countries/nigeria/society/nigeria_society_population_estimates~10002.html] 2.http://www.photius.com/countries/nigeria/society/nigeria_society_religion.html 3.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6508055.stm 4.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3821/is_200110/ai_n8983972 5.http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/42.htm