Nigeria on the Internet

Abia Union USA of Northern California: Formed in 2001. Represents members from Aba North, Aba South, Arochukwu, Bende, Ikwuano, Isiala-Ngwa North, Isiala-Ngwa South, Isukwuato, Obi Ngwa, Ukwa East, Ukwa West, Ohafia, Osisioma, Ugwunagbo, Umuahia North, Umuahia South, Umu-Nneochi. Meeting reports, members' list, Abia State government information, photographs. Based in Emeryville, California. [KF] http://www.abiaunion.com

ABTI - American University of Nigeria: "founded by the Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, and a group of Nigerians interested in creating a world-class, American-style University in Nigeria." "...established with the support of the American University in Washington DC." Schools of Arts & Sciences, Entrepreneurship & Business Management, and Information Technology & Communications and an American curriculum. All students take a course in business entrepreneurship. "The University provides each student with a free laptop computer and software, and provides free, high speed, wireless Internet access 24 hours a day." Based in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. http://www.aaun.edu.ng

Abubakar, Atiku: Site of Nigeria's Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar. Abubakar was President Olusegun Obasanjo's running mate in the 2003 Presidential election. Profile, history of the People's Democratic Party, speeches, party achievements, etc. [KF] http://www.atikuabubakar.net/

Academic Associates PeaceWorks (Lagos): A non-profit NGO established 1988 in Nigeria. Working on conflict management and peace education. Has a book, "Community Conflicts in Nigeria. Their Management Resolution and Transformation" (Ibadan: Spectrum Books, 2000) available from: African Books Collective Ltd., The Jam Factory 27, Parkend Street, Oxford OXI IHU - UK. E-mail: abc@africanbookscollective.com http://www.aapeaceworks.org/

Access To Justice: "AJ is an impartial, non-partisan, independent non-profit, non governmental organization based in Lagos, Nigeria. Established in 1999, AJ researches and advocates reform of systems, systemic
distortions and policies that impair equal opportunities of access to the justice system..." Has press releases. http://www.humanrightsnigeria.org

Action Health Incorporated: NGO "dedicated to improving the health of Nigerian adolescents through sexuality education." Section for Teens with an FAQ. Media reports about Action Health. Publishes Growing Up, a newsletter for young people and Access Report.Links to related sites. Based in Lagos, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.actionhealthinc.org/

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi: Nigerian writer. Biography of Adichie, bibliography, her awards, public events. Full text of some of her short stories, poetry, essays. Interviews and articles on the writer. Reviews of her works. Maintained by Daria Tunca, English Department, University of Liège, Belgium. http://www.ulg.ac.be/facphl/uer/d-german/L3/cnaindex.html

Adichie, Chiamanda Ngozi - "You in America": Short story, shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2002. (7 p.) Published in All Story Extra, Issue 38: Winter 2001, the online supplement to the print magazine Zoetrope: All Story. [KF] http://www.zoetrope-stories.com/extra/issue38/adichie.html; See also: an interview in the Nigerian Village Square, on the Random House site, and an excerpt from My Mother the Crazy African.

Adire African Textiles - Duncan Clarke: History, background, and photographs of adire, adinkra, kente, bogolan, Yoruba aso-oke, akwete, ewe, kuba, and nupe textiles. The symbolism of images is often provided. One can purchase textiles as well. Clarke's Ph.D. dissertation (School of Oriental and African Studies) is on Yoruba men's weaving. Based in London. http://www.adire.clara.net

Africa Action: Formerly the Washington Office on Africa, Africa Policy Information Center. A non-profit advocacy organization which works to "democratize foreign policy debates that determine the U.S. role in Africa." Publishes action alerts, briefings on current issues concerning Africa. Includes reports on Nigeria. http://www.africaaction.org/

Africa Business Information Services: "...information and analysis on business and economics in Africa." Has full text articles on political / economic developments, "The Way Forward for Africa" by A. Bolaji Akinyemi, "Slave Trade, a Root of Contemporary African Crisis", by ABIS director, Tunde Obadina, "Debt Relief for Africa" by George B.N. Ayittey, etc. Based in the U.K. http://www.afbis.com

Africa Leadership Forum: The Africa Leadership Forum was set up in 1988 at the initiative of General Olusegun Obasanjo,.... with the support of other individuals. Sponsors conferences, publications. Its Digital library has full text books online such as "Empowering Women for the 21st Century," "Leadership Challenge in African Agricultural Production," "Police and Society," "The Settler Question in Nigeria: the Case of Jos-Plateau," "Africa's Agenda and the Role of the USA" (1993), "The Challenge of Education in Africa" (1988), "Ethics and professionalism in Nigerian Banking Industry," "Ethics and professionalism in Medical practice," "Population, Environment and Climatic change: Their impact on Development in Africa" (1990), "Local Government in Nigeria," "Corruption, Democracy and Human rights," "The Media in Democracy." Also reports from the Africa Women's Forums, the National Women Peace Group, and an online newsletter, Akuko. Based in Ota, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.africaleadership.org/

Africa Movies.com: Sells Nigerian films on video, news of the Nigerian movie industry, artist (actor) of the month feature. Film categories include Christian, Yoruba, Ibo, Horror, Cultural, Comedy, Music Videos, Romance. AfricaMovies.com is a a subsidiary of Dynamics. Based in Brooklyn, New York. Site owner is Bethels Agomuoh. [KF] http://www.africamovies.com/

Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre, ARSRC: Funded by the Ford Foundation. Has full text Seminar Papers, full text newsletter, Sexuality in Africa magazine with topics on sexuality and health, religion, violence against women and girls, adolescent education, HIV / AIDS, re-thinking masculinities. Countries of focus are Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Lists conferences, events. Is compiling a database of Social Scientists, Anthropologists, Researchers. Based in Lagos, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.arsrc.org/

African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD): "an international civil-society organisation working throughout Africa to bring appropriate African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on our continent." Provides full text reports, journals: Conflict Trends magazine, African Journal in Conflict Resolution, Occasional Papers. Has an internship program. Based in Mount Edgecombe, near Durban, South Africa. http://www.accord.org.za/

Articles from the AJCR include:
Ethnic Minority Problems in the Niger Delta

African Human Security Initiative: One-year project for seven established African Non-Governmental Organisations "to embark upon a process of benchmarking the performance of key African governments in respect of human security issues, measured against the commitments taken at the level at OAU/AU heads of state meetings." The eight countries being evaluated are Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Full text Project and Background Papers. Full text Monographs and Research Reports. http://www.africanreview.org/

African Information Society Initiative (AISI): A program of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa to build Africa's information and communications infrastructure, adopted in May 1996. Includes a survey of information policy in Africa (going back to the 1960s) and a 1996 case study - Alabi, G. Al, "Empowering Socio-Economic Development in Africa, Utilizing Information Technology, A Critical Examination of the Social, Economic, Technical and Policy issues in Nigeria". 76 pages. http://www.bellanet.org/partners/aisi/

African Institute for Applied Economics: Full text publications online such as Economic Competitiveness across Nigerian States: The Challenge of Infrastructure and Utilities.and Budget and Public Expenditure across Nigerian States and Millennium Development Goals and South-Eastern Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities. Based in Enugu, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.aiaenigeria.org/

African Journal of Biomedical Research (Ibadan): Full text abstract and articles on-line. Published three times a year for the Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group. Hosted by Bioline International. Based at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.bioline.org.br/md

African Journal of International Affairs and Development (Ile-Ife, Nigeria): Published by College Press Ltd. Has the table of contents and abstracts of articles. One can order photocopies of articles; $20 for up to two articles. Pay by cheque or money order in £sterling or US$. Libraries pay $40 per year for subscriptions. [KF] http://www.inasp.org.uk/ajol/journals/ajiad/vol5no1.html

African Media Development Initiative, AMDI: AMDI's 2006 survey of the state of the media in sub-Saharan Africa covers 17 countries, describes changes & developments in the African media since 2000, identifies future actions with the greatest impact on developing African media. "AMDI was launched by the BBC World Service Trust in January 2006, in collaboration with DfID and the United Economic Commission for Africa,..." Based in London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/specials/1552_trust_amdi/index.shtml or http://www.bbcworldservicetrust.org/amdi
Examples of reports. Nigeria report (88 pages in pdf), Senegal report ( 89 pages in pdf).

African Music Archive: The archive at the Institute of Ethnology and African Studies, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany, has a collection of modern African popular music recordings and videos. Has a history of its 716 recordings from Sierra Leone, Ghana, Zaire, Nigeria and other countries. Has links to other African music, musician, and ethnomusicology sites and information on courses offered. [KF] http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bender

AfricaService: A directory service, has a customized African postcard service (costs $20:00 for one year). Some pages do not work unless Active X is on. Based in Norway, established in 1998 by Anthony Adebayo Martins, Dele Olawole nd Orevaoghene C. Obaro. http://www.africaservice.com

AfriOne: Offers website design, web hosting, web mail, database development and management, franchise operations. Has a directory to news, business, education, other topics. Aimed at "the African market place and the Nigerian environment in particular." Has an internet cafe in Jos. Based in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. http://www.afrione.com

Afroent: Business, social, cultural events for the Nigerian community in the U.K. Profiles of prominent Nigerians in the U.K., significant accomplishments by Nigerians worldwide. http://www.afroent.com/

Agricola (National Agricultural library): Search their database for citations to books, serials, journal articles, book chapters, reports. "The database covers materials dating from the 16th
century to the present." The records cover ...agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition. Auxiliary subjects that support NAL's Information Center activities, such as agricultural trade and marketing, rural information, and animal welfare, are also included." For example one can locate citations to articles on cocoa in Nigeria. http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/ag98.html

Aids in Nigeria: An e-bulletin from Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria. Approx. one issue a month is sent out by e-mail.
Contact: Journalists Against AIDS(JAAIDS) Nigeria,
Box 56282,Falomo,Lagos, Nigeria
Email: jaaidsng@yahoo.com
omololuf@hotmail.com

AISI Connect Online Database. Information and Communication Infrastructure in Africa: Internet service providers in Nigeria, the state of telecommuncations, locate internet / web services by type and country, list of countries with independent regulators, list of countries by number of fixed lines, list of countries by access costs, list of countries by population. Site supported by the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in support of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI). http://paradigm.wn.apc.org/africa/

[Ake, Claude] - Interview with Claude Ake by Walusako Mwalilino: Interview with the late political science professor, August 14, 1990 in the e-journal, West Africa Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, August 2000. http://www.westafricareview.com/war/vol2.1/mwalilino.html

AkwaCross: About Akwa Ibom and Cross River States in Nigeria. News, profiles of prominent individuals (and rising stars), photographs, and more. http://www.akwacross.com

Akwa Ibom State: Official site. Extensive information. The State was "Created on September 23, 1987 by the government of President Ibrahim Babangida from the former Cross River State." Capital City: Uyo. Information on the economy, tourism, the Akwa Ibom Investment and Industrial Promotion Council. Site maintained by the Akwa Ibom Investment and Industrial Promotion Council, Uyo, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.akwaibomstategov.com/

Akwa Ibom State: Unofficial site. Has a directory of U.S. state chapters, information on associations in the U.S., associations to promote development in the State, links to personal web sites. Based in Lithia Springs, Georgia, USA. [KF] http://www.akwaibomstate.com/

Allaince for Democracy: Political party. Site for the Alliance For Democracy (UK), London. http://afenifere.virtualave.net/

Amaize, Odekhiren: "Odekhiren Amaize, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was born in Nigeria.... He was a Fellow at Opera Music Theater International, performing and studying under Jerome Hines, and was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Moscow. ... the bass-baritone has performed internationally in recitals of art songs." He is seeking "African Art Songs composed in African or "foreign" languages from various parts of the continent (including works by male and female composers) in the Western Classical Tradition of 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries." Audio file samples of African-American, Russian art songs, Shakespeare sonnets. Use the Search to locate recordings by Amaize on the MSR Classics site. [KF] http://www.msrcd.com/1101Ode/1101Ode.html

Amana Online: News from Nigerian newspapers, political commentary, articles on health, religion. Has the e-mail addresses of Nigerian Senators. Site based in Vienna, Virginia. http://www.amanaonline.com/

American Theological Library Association, ATLA: Sells microfilm of missionary journals and monographs. Example - The Missionary Lutheran on missionary work in Nigeria. Search their on-line catalog. "Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 1,000 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians." http://apcat.atla.com/star/presonline_login.htm

Amnesty International, Leicester, UK - Rebecca Ikpe - Prisoner of Conscience: The case of Ikpe of whom "The main reason for her arrest seems to be her relationship to her brother-in-law Colonel R.S.B. Bello-Fadile, a legal advisor to the Government..." who was accused of involvement in an alleged coup-plot. Has links to Nigeria human rights sites. http://home.clara.net/pka/ai/ikpe.htm

Apter, Andrew, "IBB = 419: Nigerian Democracy and the Politics of Illusion": 22 p. in PDF. Full text of Apter's book chapter on Nigerian money fraud schemes and the Ibrahim B. Babangida presidential era. From the book, Civil Society and the Political Imagination in Africa. Edited by John L. and Jean Comaroff. (University of Chicago Press, 1999). http://www.history.ucla.edu/apter/apter_nigerian_democracy_politics_illusion.pdf

Arewa Consultative Forum: "The aims and objective of the Forum shall be:
(1) To foster and strengthen the foundation of Northern unity in the context of one Nigeria.
(2) To set up machinery for regular dialogue to ensure that issues likely to cause breach of the peace are settled amicably and promptly.
(3) To co-ordinate efforts to build bridges, confidence, and strengthen relationships among all the people of the North and of Nigeria as a whole." " Membership of the Forum is opened to all Northerners not below the age of thirty (30) years who subscribe to its aims and objectives." Based in Kaduna, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.arewaconsultativeforum.com/

Arewa-Online: "news...from the Arewa perspective" facts about Nigeria, investment information including a directory of parastatals, and Nigerian community organizations worldwide. "Arewa Network Group Inc., the founders and operators of Nigerian Political News...brings you this on-line resource...to make sure that the voices of Arewa are made available on the Internet. We are a group of Professional Northern Nigerians from various backgrounds residing in Toronto Canada." [KF] http://www.arewa-online.com

Arinze, Cardinal Francis: Cardinal Arinze was on a short list of candidates to succeed Pope John Paul II. April 21, 2005 he was confirmed as Cardinal, Prefect of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. He was also President of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria/arinze.html

Arochukwu Network: "news, history, arts, culture and tradition of the people of the ancient Arochukwu Kingdom of south-east Nigeria." http://www.arochukwu.org

Asaba (Dallas, Fort Worth): About Asaba, the capital of the Delta State of Nigeria. Business directory, community announcements, meesage board, personals, directory of Asaba unions, photographs, Asaba Progressive Front, etc. Based in Dallas, Texas. [KF] http://www.asaba.com/

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars: ACAS is an organization of scholars concerned with the policies of the U.S. govt. towards Africa, developing action networks with African scholars, and mobilizing support in the U.S. on issues related to Africa. Their web site includes addresses for key Senate and House members and information on Ken Saro-Wiwa. http://www.prairienet.org/acas/

Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA): "Membership in ANPA is open to all licensed Medical Doctors, Osteopathic Doctors, Dentists, and Podiatrists of Nigerian descent practicing in the Americas, including Canada." Has a membership directory, statistics on the no. of physicians, directory of dentists, a medical mission project, and reports, telemedicine project, etc. http://www.anpa.org

Association of Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue: "...founded by expatriate Nigerian scholars who are currently resident in North America. Its important objective is to provide some platform for these Nigerian intellectuals, many of whom have been compelled to leave their home universities, to make some meaningful contribution towards resolving Nigeria's difficult problems of governance." Has press releases, Report of the Wilberforce Conference on Nigerian Federalism (1997), the full text of important documents whicih are also found under debates. http://NigerianScholars.AfricanQueen.com

[Atta] Sefi Atta: Official web site of Nigerian writer Sefi Atta. Biography, links to her online short stories and the first chapter of her debut novel "Everything Good Will Come." http://www.sefiatta.com

AVERT - HIV and AIDS in Africa: Extensive site. Includes statistics, personal stories, sections on Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia; each section covers "the impact of AIDS; a history of the government's response; information about funding; and accounts of prevention, treatment and care programmes." Sections on issues regarding HIV / AIDS worldwide. From AVERT, an international HIV and AIDS charity based in Horsham, UK. It operates especially in Southern Africa. [KF] http://www.avert.org/aidsinafrica.htm

Azikiwe, Dr. Nnamdi: An account, in four parts of the life of Nigeria's first President, by Dr. Donal Brody, antiquarian bookseller. Has historical photographs of Azikiwe. For links to Parts 2-4 see: http://www.greatepicbooks.com/epics/
http://www.greatepicbooks.com/epics/november98.html

Azikiwe, Nnamdi - USAfricaOnline - Nigerian of the Centurey: From the Houston, Texas newspaper published by Chido Nwangwu. http://www.usafricaonline.com/chidoonazikiwe.html

Babawilly's Dictionary of Pidgin English Words and Phrases: Dictionary of Nigerian pidgin english. "In this compilation I have limited myself to what I would call 'Lagos Pidgin' as this is what I am familiar with. The three major Nigerian languages namely Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa feature prominently in Pidgin English in general, however with Lagos being historically a Yoruba city 'Lagos Pidgin' consists of a disproportionately high number of Yoruba words." Babawilly is a writer and "siddon comedian." http://www.ngex.com/personalities/babawilly/dictionary/default.htm

Baobab Project - Harvard University: An investigation into why certain cultures, places, and periods encouraged creativity and innovation in the arts, directed by Suzanne Preston Blier, Dept. of Fine Arts, Harvard. The Project Manager is Michael Roy. Has large graphics; it's best to access this when you have a fast connection. The web site is a glimpse of the project which includes narratives (case studies), an image and ethnographic database, and a geographic information system. The case studies are: Asante political expansion, Batimalliba two-story architecture, Islam and indigenous African cultures, Shawabtis and Nubia, Yoruba masking traditions, and Ife, an ancient Yoruba city state. [KF] http://baobab.harvard.edu/

Barnes, Andrew - Aryanizing Projects, African Collaborators and Colonial Transcripts: Full text article. 15 p. in PDF. On British colonial policy re northern Nigeria, Islam, the Fulani, Christian missionaries. Footnotes. In Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Vol. XVII, No. 2, 1997. Published by Duke University Press. [KF] http://www.cssaame.ilstu.edu/issues/V17-2/BARNES.pdf

Bastian, Misty L.: Dr. Bastian is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA. The web site for her course Peoples and Cultures of Africa has information on the Mande, Yoruba, and on Cameroon. http://www.fandm.edu/departments/Anthropology/bastian.html

Bayelsa Council for Arts and Culture: "dedicated to the preservation, promotion and fostering the appreciation, revival and development of Ijaw Arts and Culture." Facts about Bayelsa State, proverbs, description of dances / plays with photographs, performances given. http://www.bayelsaartsng.com/

Bayelsa State: Official site. The Governor is Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. http://www.bayelsagov.com/

Bayero University, Kano (BUK): Directory of deans and administrators, history of the university, history of Kano, faculty and departments, courses, Centre for the Study of Nigerian Languages, Ph.D. research of some history faculty, student affairs including the notice on cult prohibition, academic costumes, etc. Hosted by KanoOnline.com (based in Kano and Mount Laurel, NJ). http://www.kanoonline.com/buk/

BBC - "Polluting Nigeria": Photographs of pollution in Nigeria from oil company operations. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/04/africa_polluting_nigeria/html/1.stm

Blyden (Edward Wilmot) and Africanism in America: Essay by Dr. Eluemuno-Chukuemeka R. Blyden, the great-grandson of Blyden. It is an "introduction to Blyden's Africanist ideas and his vision of the role of African Americans in the future of Africa." "...given at the 1992 Pan African Congress of North America held in Savannah, Georgia, USA." Includes a biographical outline and bibliography. [KF] http://www.columbia.edu/~hcb8/EWB_Museum/Bibliography.html

BOB TV, Best of the Best African Film and TV Programmes Market: Holds an annual event in Abuja (in collaboration with the Nigerian Government) to promote Nigerian TV, films, and allied industries. Database of Nigerian businesses whicih sell Nigerian films. Industry news. [KF] http://www.bobtvinteractive.com/

Bookcraft Africa: "Established in Nigeria nearly 15 years ago,..." Publishes on art, culture, history, literature, business, and health – essentially for the non-school buyer. Booklist online. Publishing "team with a combined experience of almost 50 years in the book business in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States." Based in Ibadan, Nigeria. http://www.bookcraftafrica.com/

British Pathe Film Archive: A rich video news archive covering historical events, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970. Obtain free low resolution video clips after the free registration. High resolution copies for PowerPoint Presentations and Web Publishing require a license fee.* The purpose of the site is mainly educational use. Commercial users who wish to order a videotape or DVD must order through a British Pathe librarian. The original film is 35mm. The free downloaded files may be e-mailed to others. By spring 2003, JPEG images will be available. For best search results, one needs to use a one word search such as Nigeria and then look through the entire results. Includes the 1956 trip to Nigeria of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, the first local government election in Lagos 1950, Commonwealth conferences, the Emir of Katsina, visit to the U.K. of Nigerian emirs, the 1952 opening of Ibadan University, Nigerian Independence 1960, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton's tour of Nigeria 1952. [KF] http://www.britishpathe.com/flashintro.cfm

* Higher quality hard copy on VHS (PAL format only) can be ordered. "There are three options for purchasing clips; single stories can be bought for £18 each, up to 7 stories costs £75, and 8 or more stories costs £10 each, all inclusive of VAT. Postage and Packing is an additional £2.25 for customers inside the United Kingdom, £10.00 for customers outside the United Kingdom."

Bugaje, Usman Muhammad: Contains full text conference papers and other studies by Bugaje. Topics include Muslims and Islam in Nigeria, women and Islam, Islamic education in Katsina State, Usman Dan Fodio, the Sokoto Caliphate, governance, education, and the Hajj, the U.S. and the Middle East. [KF] http://www.webstar.co.uk/~ubugaje/

CAMP. Catalog of Nigerian Pamphlets on Microfilm. Compiled by the African Collection, Yale University library, New Haven, Connecticut for the Cooperative Africana Microform Project and the Center for Research Libraries.: Full text, 60 pages, in Adobe pdf. Citations to 1,000 pamphlets on microfilm. Included are market literature titles from the Simon Ottenberg collection. Types of pamphlets - Nigeria, Biafra, Southern Nigeria government publications, market literature, political party pamphlets, church and religious pamphlets, magazines and other serials. Authors include Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Samuel A.Crowther, the Action Party, N.C.N.C. Dates range from the late 19th century to pre-World War II and the mid 1960s. Languages - English, Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa. There is an index by author and subject. The microfilmed pamphlets are available from CAMP, Cooperative African Micoform Project, based at the Center for Research Libraries, Chicago. The inventory is part of CAMP's Guides to Collections, Select Pamphlet Collections. [KF] http://www.crl.edu/areastudies/CAMP/collections/camppamp.htm

Camp, Sokari Douglas: Beautifully done exhibit by the Museum of Mankind (British Museum, London) of the sculpture of Kalabari-born artist Sokari Douglas Camp. Her work draws on the masquerades of the Kalabari and Yoruba. Includes a Quicktime movie clip for which you'll need a Quicktime viewer. [KF] http://www.sokari.arc.co.uk/home.html

Camp, Sokari Douglas - Galerie Peter Herrmann: Contemporary and traditional African art from West and Central Africa. From a Stuttgart gallery. Includes Sokari Douglas Camp (Nigeria), Cheri Samba (Congo-Kinshasa) with photos of the artists, and others. See the artists list. [KF] http://www.galerie-herrmann.de

Camp, Sokari Douglas - A Tribute to Her Father: "Employing modern sculptural techniques, she creates large, semi-abstract figurative works that are inspired by the sounds, movements and colors of Kalabari masquerades, funerals, plays, regattas and festivals." Exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. http://www.si.edu/nmafa/exhibits/sokari/title.htm

Canadian Organization for Human Rights and Democracy in Nigeria: Non-profit based in London, Canada. Published a newsletter in 1996-1997; has 1997-1998 Nigerian news. http://www.cohdn.ca/

Carey, Brycchan - "Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African": "Equiano (c.1745-1797) was born in what is now Nigeria. Kidnapped and sold into slavery in childhood..." "Coming to London he became involved in the movement to abolish the slave trade, an involvement which led to him writing and publishing The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African (1789) a strongly abolitionist autobiography." Has a map of Equiano's travels, an annotated bibliography, extracts from The Interesting Narrative..., related web sites, etc. [KF] http://www.brycchancarey.com/equiano/index.htm

Carter Center: Use the Activities by Country link to locate the Center's election and health work in Nigeria. This retrieves, for ex. the full text report, "Observing the 1998-1999 Nigeria Elections" 77 p. (in Adobe pdf). "The Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga., is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in 1982." http://www.CarterCenter.org/

Catholic Relief Services. Bottom of the Barrel: Africa's Oil Boom and the Poor - by Ian Gary and Terry Lynn Karl: In English, French, Portuguese. Full text, in Adobe pdf. 110 p. Covers Nigeria, Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Cameroon. Based in Baltimore, Maryland. [KF] http://www.catholicrelief.org/get_involved/advocacy/policy_and_strategic_issues/oil_report.cfm

Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC): Established by the Nigerian government, in Lagos, to continue the work of the 1977 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture. Program of Public lectures, Publications, Symposia, Exhibitions and Performances. Held an August 2001 symposium. Acquires materials on Black and African culture. Has a library, Museum, Archives and Audio Visual Section. Publishes the Journal of Black and African Arts and Civilization. Will help connect penpals. [KF] http://www.cbaac.org

Centre for Democracy and Development (London): The Centre, launched Oct. 1997, is a non-governmental, independent research, information and training institution concerned with democratic development and peace building in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. Has full text articles on Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zimbabwe. [KF] http://www.cdd.org.uk/

Roundtable on Democratic Control of Military and Security Establishments in Nigeria and South Africa. 2000

Collective Regional Security in West Africa. 1999

CERCOPAN, Centre for Education, Research and Conservation of Primates and Nature: "Founded in 1994 by Zena Tooze, CERCOPAN is a non-profit, non-government organization based in Cross River State, Nigeria. CERCOPAN has established an international research and education centre for the study of non-human primates, biodiversity research, forest management and conservation in Cross River State’s tropical rainforest north of Calabar." http://www.cercopan.org/

Church of Nigeria. Anglican Communion: History from the Church Missionary Society since 1842. The Church of Nigeria established the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, CANA, formed in opposition to actions by the Episcopal Church in the U.S. http://www.anglican-nig.org/home.htm

Cities/Buildings Archive: A online digital image archive of cities and buildings around the world. Includes Nigeria (Nembe State: Balyesha State, Catholic Diocese building in Ugep, Door in Itapa-Ekiti, houses in Zaria City, National Museum of Calabar, Umor Otutu Palace, shrines). All files on this site are copyright controlled. Maintained by Meredith Clausen, Professor of Architectual History, Univ. of Washington, Seattle. Prof. Simon Ottenberg is Africa section consultant and his collection of images will be added. [KF] http://www.washington.edu/ark2/

Citizens Forum for Constitutional Reform, CFCR (Ikeja, Lagos): "a coalition of civil society organisations committed to a process-led and participatory approach to constitutional reform in Nigeria. The forum was formally inaugurated in October 1999..." Has the full text of their memoranda, suggested changes to the Constitution, articles on constitutional reform. http://www.cdd.org.uk/cfcr/

Civil Liberties Organisation: "a non-governmental, non-partisan and voluntary Nigerian human rights league." Based in Lagos. Contact information only on the Kabissa web site. http://www.kabissa.org/contact/index.php?action=view&id=15

Civil Resource Development & Documentation Center, CIRDDOC: Independent non-profit working for human rights, women's rights, and strengthening civil society. Based in Enugu, Nigeria. http://www.cirddoc.org/

clari.world.africa.western: Reuters and AP wire stories on West African countries, includes also Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, and Angola. Usenet newsgroup created November 1995. news:clari.world.africa.western

Ross Clayton Ltd. (Lagos): Internet service provider in Lagos; provides e-mail in nine other Nigerian cities and web site hosting. http://www.rossclayton.com/index1.htm
CNN Journalist of the Year 1998 - Declan Okpalaeke: A Nigerian journalist for The Guardian newspaper wins the 1998 award over 180 entrants. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9903/africanawards/

Committee to Protect Journalists: Based in New York city, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which does not accept govt. funding. Has an Africa section and individual country reports on attacks against journalists. http://www.cpj.org

Conference on Shariah in Nigeria. "Restoration of Shariah in Nigeria - The Benefits and Challenges: A one day conference, 14 April 2001. Has audio files of speeches from the conference and links to other Shariah sites.[KF] http://www.shariah2001.nmnonline.net/
See full text conference papers:
The History of Shariah in Nigeria and Dynamics of its Restoration, by Dr Ibrahim Sulaiman
Benefits of Shariah and the Challenges of Reclaiming a Heritage, by Professor Auwalu H Yadudu
Women, Securalism and Democracy: Women's Role in Regeneration of Society, by Alhaja Lateefat Okunnu
Shariacracy and Federal Models in the Era of Globalisation: Nigeria in Comparative Perspective, by Prof Ali Mazrui
Shariah, Federalism and Nigerian Constitution, by Dr Muhammad Tabi'u

Constitution - Nigeria- Modern Constitutions Database: The South African research organization, Human Sciences Research Council, HSRC, has a Modern Constitutions Database to enable scholars to analyze and compare constitutions. Has the constitution for Nigeria. http://star.hsrc.ac.za/modcon.html

Constitution 1999 - Nigeria.law.org: Full text. From the International Centre for Nigerian Law in association with The Chambers of E.C.M. Obata, Lagos, Nigeria. (Includes oaths of office for high officials). http://www.nigeria law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm

Constitution 1999: Part of the new constitution. From Chuck Odili's excellent Nigeria site. http://www.odili.net/republic/constitution/constitution.html

Constitution 1999: Part of the new constitution. On the site of the Association of Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue. http://nigerianscholars.africanqueen.com/debates/constitution/constit99.html

Constitutional Rights Project (Lagos): The CRP "works to ensure that Nigeria's legislation conforms with international human rights standards. CRP monitors and reports the human rights situation in Nigeria; provides legal assistance to victims of human rights abuse and engages in human rights education and grassroots popularisation of rights." Publishes the Constitutional Rights Journal; http://www.crp.org.ng/

Council for Nigerian Higher Education: "The Council is a US non-profit organization providing area study opportunities on Africa through academic support to institutions, seminars for businesses and a national information clearinghouse on Africa." Has a directory of Nigerian Universities, Colleges of Education, and Polytechnics. Based in Rockville, Maryland. http://www.cnhe.org/

Council of Nigerian People and Organizations (CONPO): "A professional scholarly society committed to advancing the understanding of Nigerian society and its place in the advancement of educational, political and economic resources throughout the country and global economy." Publishes the Journal of Nigerian Affairs. Has held annual conferences since 1989. Based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. [KF] http://www.conpo.org

Council on Foreign Relations - "Nigeria's Transition: From End to Beginning": By Salih Booker, Darren Kew, and Barnett R. Rubin. A report of the Council sponsored Conference, Nigeria's Transition: From End to Beginning, January 30, 1998 and Update on Nigeria, March 1999. [KF] http://www.cfr.org/public/pubs/nigeriaconf98.html

DELTA: News and background on Ogoni, Shell and Nigeria: Background information f rom an advocacy group re Shell oil company's operations in Nigeria. Has a print newsletter, Delta. No. 2, Nov. 1996 of the electronic version is over 40 pages. The e version lacks the drawings/photos/poems in the print edition. Based in Leicester, UK. http://www.oneworld.org/delta/home.html
Issue No. 2 is on the McSpotlight page, an anti-McDonald's, anti big business site. [KF] http://www.McSpotlight.org/beyond/delta2_nov96.html

Democratic Socialist Movement: "An independent mass working people's political party with a socialist programme to provide an alternative to the existing capitalist parties." In the 2003 election, supports the National Conscience Party (NCP) "led by the lawyer and fighter for human rights, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who is also the party's presidential candidate." Supports workers' rights. Based in Lagos, Nigeria. Web site based in London, U.K. http://www.socialistnigeria.org/

: In French. Full text book. Paris: UNESCO, 2005. 313 pages, in PDF.
Papers from a 1999 Bamako conference. Includes authors - Alpha Oumar Konaré, président de la République du Mali, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch, Boubacar Barry, Anthony I. Asiwaju, Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Pierre Kipré, Patrick Harries, Thierno Bah, Martin Z. Njeuma, Sékéné Mody Cissokom and others.

Topics include - quel avenir pour les frontières africaines ?, cas en Afrique australe et orientale, cas en Afrique centrale, l’exemple des chefferies Bamiléké et du royaume Bamum, la frontière entre le Cameroun et le Nigeria (1885-1992), cas en Afrique du Nord et du Nord-Ouest, les frontières du Songhaï à la fin du XVe et au XVIe siècle, le Soudan-Mali du XVIIe au XIXe siècle, le Burkina Faso et ses voisins aux XIXe et XXe siècles, etc. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/

Dipeolu - Sesan Dipeolu Library and Information Consultants: P.O.Box 2263, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.
Telephone & Fax +234-1-4979177
E-mail: sesdip@yahoo.com
Supplies Nigerian books, newspapers, journals to libraries. Mr. Dipeolu is the retired University Librarian of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Based in Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.sedlic.info/

Discussion Groups (formerly eGroups): Links to some 300 discussion groups on Nigeria. Examples - Abuja news, the Yoruba Alliance, Nigerian professionals / students, the Edo community, the Ngwas of Abia State, etc. http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Regional/Countries/Nigeria

Discussion Groups: Naijanet: Discussion on Nigeria. http://groups.msn.com/naijanet/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-us; Naija-news: News Only Service for Nigerians and friends of Nigeria. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Naija-news/; net-nigeria: A general purpose discussion list on everything Nigeria. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-nigeria/

[Duke ] Donald Duke for President: Site of Governor Donald Duke of Cross River State who withdrew his candidacy for the 2007 Presidential elections. http://www.donaldduke4president.org/

Eades, J. S. (Jeremy Seymour) - "The Yoruba Today": Imprint: Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1980. 188 p.
Full text, except for the diagrams, maps and photographs in the original book. Has a Bibliography. Topics include: The pre-colonial period, Kinship and the Yoruba town, The structure of economic opportunity, Local and national politics, Belief systems and religious organisation, Inequality and ethnicity. On the site of the University of Kent. Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing. [KF] http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/YorubaT/

ebusinessforum: On the global digital economy, telecommunications, e-comerce, from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), London. Has information on doing business in Nigeria. http://www.ebusinessforum.com/

L'Echo des Frontieres. Bulletin Régional de suivi des échanges transfrontaliers: Academic bulletin, in French, on trade, economic relations between Benin, Cameroun, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. Has the full text. "Ce site fait partie du réseau Refer mis en place par l'AUPELF-UREF." [KF] http://www.bj.refer.org/benin_ct/eco/lares/accueil.htm

Econet Wireless: Third largest panafrican telecom operator. Started as a Zimbabwe cell phone company. Now based in South Africa. Its founder, Strive Masiyiwa, was featured in the Christian Science Monitor, March 1, 2000 as a young entrepreneur who had "mounted a constitutional legal battle in the courts of Zimbabwe which led to the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe declaring the telephone service monopoly unconstitutional." [KF] http://www.econetwireless.com/; See also: Econet Wireless Nigeria http://www.nigeria.econetwireless.com/

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission: Established by the Nigerian government to combat "crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419), Money Laundering, etc." Full text documents such as Implication of Economic and Financial Crimes on the Nation's Economy, news, a most wanted list, and an FAQ. [KF] http://www.efccnigeria.org/

Edo Nation Online: Official site of the Edo National Association in the Americas. "...a forum for all persons and groups of Edo ancestry to meet, interact, and discuss issues...The Edo National Association in the Americas comprises of all Edo Organizations and Clubs across the Americas." Join their discussion group at the web site. Maintained by Segun Toyin Dawodu. [KF] http://www.edo-nation.net

Educate - The Journal of Doctoral Research in Education (London): Full text articles online. "published twice a year under the auspices of the Doctoral School at the Institute of Education, University of London." http://www.educatejournal.org/index.php?journal=educate&page=issue&op=view&path[]=20

Examples of articles:
A programme evaluation of pre-primary education reform, and policy, in Plateau State, Nigeria

Ekiti State: All about Ekiti State, Nigeria. Map, local govt.units with population, government officials, legislators, associations such as the Ekiti Progressive Union (in Texas), related sites. Based in Windsor, Canada. {KF] http://www.ekiti.com/

Ekpuk, Victor: "Victor Ekpuk was born in Nigeria and received his Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) in Painting from Obafemi Awolowo University..." "Writing and graphic symbols are the main inspiration for my style." Paintings, prints. Available for sale. http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/v/victor/

Elendu Reports: News, political commentary on Nigeria by Jonathan Elendu and others. Based in Lansing, Michigan. http://elendureports.com/index.php

[Embassies] Nigerian Embassies and High Commissions: Directory of Nigeria's embassies and high commissions world wide. http://www.nigerianembassy.org/

Emeagwali, Philip - 1989 Gordon Bell Prize: Articles, interviews by and about Dr. Emeagwali, Nigerian computer scientist/engineer, who won the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize in computer science. "The Gordon Bell Prize competition recognizes outstanding achievements in the application of parallel processing to practical scientific and engineering problems" - Source: Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Dept. web page. Emeagwali "programmed a Cray Connection Machine to arrive at the world's fastest computer computation, a record 3.1 billion calculations per second." [KF] http://emeagwali.com/

Energy Information Services Nigeria: Produces business intelligence, sells reports on the oil and gas industry and investment opportunities. Publishes a weekly, Nigerian Energy Chronicles and African Petrobusiness. Produces a TV program, BusinessNow. Offices in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.eisnigeria.com/

ESAfrica - Evaluation & Staffing Africa Limited: Recruitment, staffing agency. "provides a professional international recruitment and evaluation service to all industry sectors." Stories of young professionals who returned to positions in Nigeria. "Assignments have been carried out in East, Central and West Africa." Based in Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.es-africa.com/

Essential Action - Boycott Shell: About Shell and other oil companies operating in the Niger Delta. Campaigns for environmental justice/corporate accountability. See also their e-mail list: Shell-Nigeria-Action. http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/

Essential Action & Global Exchange - "Oil For Nothing: Multinational Corporations, Environmental Destruction, Death and Impunity in the Niger Delta": Full text report in html and Adobe .pdf format. 28 pages. Essential Action, based in Washington, D.C., was "created to alert activists to current international campaigns and activities." http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/report/

Fafunwa Foundation Internet Journal of Education (Lagos, Nigeria): "The main objectives of this journal is to make the works of Nigerian scholars in the field of Education more visible to the rest of the world." "The criteria for selection will be the quality of the articles and the depth of their contribution to educational research or educational policy and practice not only in Nigeria but in other parts of the world." Full text articles [see links at the top] include "Languages And The National Policy On Education." [KF] http://fafunwafoundation.tripod.com/fafunwafoundation/id1.html

farafina (Lagos): Nigerian cultural and literary online magazine. Short stories, first hand accounts of current (Liberia) and literary events. Interviews with artists, writers. Online polls. Based in Lagos, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.farafina-online.com/

Fate Foundation: A private initiative created by Nigerians to train and mentor young business people and provide assistance with financing. Sponsors workshops http://www.fatefoundation.com/public/

Fayemi, A. Olusegun: Contemporary black and white photographs (women, children, elders) from Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Nigeri and other countries. Dr. Fayemi is Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Site for Albofa Press, publisher of Dr. Fayemi's books, in White Plains, New York. [KF] http://www.fayemi.com/

Federal University of Technology: One of the four Federal Universities of Technology. Based in Akure, Ondo-State, Nigeria. http://www.futa.edu.ng/

Federation of American Scientists. Biafra War: History of the war. From the FAS Military Analysis Network, Washington, D.C. "FAS is the oldest organization dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament, and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons, and much of its work has been in nuclear arms control and disarmament." [KF] http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/biafra.htm

Fela Project: "The Fela Project, founded in 1999 by Trevor Schoonmaker, is a multimedia project exploring Felas life and legacy." "Other activities of the Fela Project include a web site, concerts, documentary film, performances, and a book of essays about Fela, Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway (Palgrave Macmillan, June 2003.) http://www.felaproject.net; See also:
New Museum - Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, July 11 - September 28, 2003
"painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media and sound installation, video, film, computer animation, and music, 34 artists present and give tribute to the many sides of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti." Include a profile of Fela. The Museum is in New York city. See also New York Times, "Celebrating the Life and Impact of the Nigerian Music Legend Fela," July 17, 2003, B1. [KF] http://www.newmuseum.org/now_cur_fela.php

The Fool's Cap, (Foolscap), the African Court of Humour Rights: E-magazine "dedicated to monitoring humorous activities throughout Africa, with particular attention to Nigeria." Published by Foolscap Media. "Our weapons are loads of cartoons, humour, satire, parody, witty short paragraphs and common sense." The editor is Bisi Ogunbadejo, "one-time editorial cartoonist/group art editor of the respected Guardian Newspapers (Nigeria), and editor of its Lagos Life weekly." Features the work of other African cartoonists (Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria). One can subscribe to the "Sychophant Noiseletter." Based in London. [KF] http://www.foolscap-media.com/

Foreign relations of the United States, 1964-1968. Volume 24, Africa. Editors, Nina Davis Howland, David S. Patterson.Washington, D.C. : Office of the Historian, U.S. Dept. of State, 1999.: Full text primary documents (letters, telegrams, memoranda, etc.) regarding U.S. relations with Africa during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. Includes the entire continent plus Nigeria and other countries. (Dept. of State Publication 10627). [KF] http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/vol_xxiv/index.html

Free Al-Zakzaky!: The Free Al-Zakzaky! campaign works for the release of political prisoners in Northern Nigeria. http://members.tripod.com/~Bregava/index-10.html

Friends of the Earth - "Behind the Shine": "The oil giant Shell, already under scrutiny for overstating its oil reserves, stands accused of polluting communities, damaging wildlife habitats and failing to live up to its promise of environmental and social responsibility..." Full text report. http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/behind_the_shine_the_real_22062004.html

GATT Digital Library 1947-1994 [Nigeria]: Full text documents from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), precursor to the World Trade Organization. "The Stanford University Libraries have embarked on a multi-year project to capture digitally a significant collection of archival material , internal documents and selected publications produced by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland." http://gatt.stanford.edu

Examples of documents -
: 1991 Statement by H.E. Mr. E.A. Azikiwe, Ambassador, Permanent Representative Date 1991-12-20 "...Nigeria has taken supplementary measures to strengthen its domestic legislation in order to prevent and forestall illegal dumping of dangerous goods, and hazardous and toxic wastes on its
territory...." 2 p. (in PDF)

1986 Nigeria : Statement by Mr. M.O.K. Williams. Permanent Secretary, Fedrral Ministry of Trade. He comments on the heavy agricultural subsidization in developed economies which hurt developing countries. 4 p. (in PDF)

1984 Report on the 1984 Consultation with Nigeria. 13 p. (in PDF)

1965 Development Plan Study Nigeria. 189 p. (in PDF)

1991 Trade policy review mechanism. Nigeria. : Report by the Secretariat. 133 p. (in PDF)

GEANCO Foundation: Foundation to raise $2.8 million to build a hospital, Augustine Memorial Hospital, in Anambra State. Created in 2005 by Dr. Godwin Onyema, MD. Based in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.geanco.org/

Geomatics Nigeria Limited: A Nigerian environmental management and remote sensing - GIS company with offices in Lagos and Ibadan. It produces 1:250,000 land use and vegetation maps, state environmental action plans, and forest management plans. Describes its projects in hydrogeology, tropical forestry, geotechnical engineering and environmental management. [KF] http://www.geoniger.com

Giblin, James, "Introduction: Diffusion and other Problems in the History of African States": Essay covering Asante, the Benin Kingdom, the Luba and Kuba, the Yoruba and the States of Ife and Oyo, by Professor Giblin, Department of History, University of Iowa in "Art and Life in Africa Online" by L. Lee McIntyre and Christopher D. Roy. http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/history/giblinstate.html

Gift of Grace. Grace Kerry - Cookbook Author and Educational Consultant: Dr. Kerry is an education consultant from Nigeria, now living in the U.K. Sells a cookbook, Magic with Black-Eyed Beans and Other Recipes - A Nigerian Cookbook. Many dishes are vegetarian. http://www.giftofgrace.co.uk/cookery.html

Global Dialogue (Johannesburg, South Africa): Published by the Institute for Global Dialogue, Johannesburg. Full text articles online. Examples - "Nigeria after Abacha: what hope for democracy?" (1998), "Nigeria: Whither the Transition?" (1998), "Nigeria: challenges on the road to democracy and economic recovery" (1999), "South Africa and Nigeria: a strategic partnership" (1999), "South Africa and Nigeria: Hegemose or Strategic Partners?" (2000), "It's business as usual in Nigeria" (2001). The Institute is "an independent South African based non- profit organisation with the purpose of promoting international co-operation between South Africa and the countries of the developing South and the developed North." [KF] http://www.igd.org.za/pub/global_dialogue.html

Global Exchange: Sponsors a spring 2000 speaking tour for Jake Gaskia on the Niger Delta and oil companies. Global Exchange is a human rights organization based in San Francisco. http://www.globalexchange.org/education/speakers/JayeGaskia.html

Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002: Readiness for the Networked World: Managing Editor, Geoffrey Kirkman with Jeffrey Sachs, Klaus Schwab, President of the World Economic Forum and Peter Cornelius. (New York : Oxford : Oxford University Press: 2002)
About the 352 p. book. Has the table of contents, some full text chapter summaries, sample data, 75 country profiles (Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe), ordering information. The printed book has a Networked Readiness Index, which ranks 75 countries according to their capacity to take advantage of ICT networks and 75 Networked Readiness country profiles. [KF] http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cr/gitrr_030202.html

Global Issues That Affect Everyone: "looks into global issues....and aims to show how most issues are inter-related." Links to related articles, reports. The Conflict in Africa section compares the response to conflicts in Africa to the response on Kosovo, examines corporate interests in Nigeria and oil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Eritrea, AIDS in Africa. Other topics: Aid is a lever to impose Structural Adjustment policies on the Third World, Myths about Aid, use of children in the military, globalization, corporations, environmental issues, population, and other issues. Maintained by Anup Shah who is based in England. [KF] http://www.globalissues.org/

Google Book Search: Thousands of full text public domain books online. Publications are out of copyright or have the permission of the publisher. Includes illustrations which can be saved in digital form and printed. http://books.google.com/

Examples -
Travels in West Africa. By Mary Henrietta Kingsley, William Forsell Kirby. Published 1897, Macmillan. 743 pages
West African Studies. By Mary Henrietta Kingsley. Published 1900, Macmillan. 507 pages
Stabilizing Nigeria: Sanctions, Incentives, and Support for Civil Society. By Peter Michael Lewis, Barnett R. Rubin, Pearl T. Robinson. Published 1998, Council on Foreign Relations. 152 pages. Pages displayed by permission.
The effects of trade and exchange rate policies on agriculture in Nigeria By T. Ademola Oyejide. Pub. Washington, D.C. : International Food Policy Research Institute, 1986. 64 pages. Pages displayed by permission.
With the West African Frontier Force, in Southern Nigeria. By Esmé Gordon Lennox. Published 1905. 74 pages

Google Image Search: Page or scroll half way down the page to Image Search. A search on Olusegun Obasanjo retrieved over 100 images including cartoons and for ibeji (twin figures) c. 60 images. Pages take a while to load. Results are pretty good though it's a puzzle as to why some images are retrieved. http://www.google.com/advanced_search

Gore, Charles - Bibliography on Benin: Dr. Gore, researcher on the Edo Kingdom/Edo people of Benin City, has a 40 page bibliography on Benin which includes journal articles. http://www.cgore.dircon.co.uk

Hausa Bakwai: "News worthy events from Northern Nigeria collected from various Nigerian sources sent by e-mail. English and Hausa. Weekly. Subscription is free. To subscribe write to Ibrahim Kabiru. E-mail: bakwai_news@barutiwa.com

Hausa Home Page: Site from the Univ. of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Dept. of Linguistics with information on the Hausa language, its history, information on orthography, a short bibliography, a couple of sound files for those with sound cards. One can join a Hausa mailing list. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/aflang/hausa/hausa.html

Hausa-L: E-mail discussion list about the Hausa language. Hosted by Minnesota State University-Akita. To subscribe send e-mail to: macjordomo@msua.ac.jp
In the body of the message type only: subscribe hausa-l your_first_name your_last_name

Helmbridge Study Centre (Lagos, Nigeria): A boys' centre "established in 1972 as a project of the Educational Cooperation Society, a registered non-profit making trust in Nigeria. Its aims are to complement the academic, moral and character training, which the students receive at home and at school." Affiliated with Opus Dei of the Catholic Church. Has a Math Camp, Computer Academy, etc. Site based in Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.helmbridge.org

H-Hausa: Moderated discussion list on Hausa, neighboring and related languages, literature and culture. Sponsored by H-Net, Michigan State University. "It began as a list concerned exclusively with language, but it has also hosted discussions ranging from traditional, Arabic-based orthography to computerization of Hausa, from grammar to culture and other subjects." Moderator is John E. Philips. http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~hausa/.

To join H-HAUSA, send a message to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
(with no signatures or styled text, word wrap off for long lines) and only this text: sub H-HAUSA firstname lastname, institution

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century: Has a map of Africa in the early 1900s showing colonial possessions, a map of the Maji Maji rebellion 1905-1906, boundaries of the former Biafra (Nigeria), Southern Africa 1968-1975, the Chad civil war mid to late 1980s, Sudan civil war 1983. M. White is a librarian, see his FAQ. The Systems of Government maps are not quite accurate. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm

Historical Flags of Nigeria: Maintained by Jaume Olle, from Spain, who writes "On most of the States and territories whose flag appears in these pages, and that no longer exist, I possess information in Spanish. Regrettably I can not translate it, but I will transmit it to who request it in spanish." [KF] http://www.readysoft.es/flags/nigeria.htm

Human Rights Watch - Nigeria: Reports on Nigeria from the well-known organization, Human Rights Watch, based in New York city. http://www.hrw.org/africa/nigeria.php

Human Rights Watch - Criminal Politics: Violence, ‘Godfathers’ and Corruption in Nigeria: 2007 October report. "the conduct of many public officials and government institutions is so pervasively marked by violence and corruption as to more resemble criminal activity than democratic governance." http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/10/05/nigeri17028.htm

Human Rights Watch - The Bakassi Boys: The Legitimization of Murder and Torture: May 2002 report. "...the Nigerian police arrested more than 30 people and "closed down what they described as torture centres belonging to the group known as the Bakassi Boys.... The police action follows growing concern that such vigilante organisations may be used as hired thugs by local politicians in the forthcoming election period." This report charges "the vigilante group with responsibility for scores of extrajudicial executions and hundreds of cases of torture and arbitrary detentions. These abuses have been tolerated, and sometimes actively encouraged, by state government authorities." Human Rights Watch is in New York city. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/nigeria2/

Human Rights Watch - Crack down in the Niger Delta: Has the full text of the May 1999 report with a chapter on the 1999 elections. "Written by Bronwen Manby, .....based on research in the Niger Delta carried out in February 1999 ......edited by Peter Takirambudde" and others. http://www.hrw.org/press/1999/may/nig527.htm

Human Rights Watch - The “Miss World Riots”: Continued Impunity for Killings in Kaduna: Full text report. "In November 2002, protests relating to the Miss World beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria spiraled out of control and around 250 people were killed as Muslim and Christian groups fought each other for three days in the northern city of Kaduna. The security forces not only failed to prevent the killings—despite the presence of special military units stationed in Kaduna since 2000 with the specific aim of averting such clashes—but contributed significantly to the violence by killing and injuring dozens of people themselves during the days of rioting." http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/nigeria0703/

Human Rights Watch - The O'Odua People's Congress: Fighting Violence with Violence: Full text report. Feb. 2003, 58 p. "Nigeria has witnessed an increase in the activities of ethnic and regional militia, vigilantes, and other armed groups.....One of the better-known of these groups is the O'odua People's Congress (OPC), an organization active in the southwest of Nigeria which campaigns to protect the interests of the Yoruba ethnic group and seeks autonomy for the Yoruba people." http://hrw.org//reports/2003/nigeria0203/

Human Rights Watch - The Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria's Oil Producing Communities: The full text of a report by Bronwen Manby, edited by Peter Takirambudde and others. Published by Human Rights Watch (New York, 1999). http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/nigeria/index.htm

Humanities Review Journal (Ile-Ife, Nigeria): Published by the Humanities Research Forum, at the Department of Dramatic Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Article abstracts are on-line. Articles are free to developing countries. There is a charge for others. Topics: Theatre Arts, Philosophy, English Language, Literature in English, History, Music, Communication Arts, Anthropology, Library Studies, Information Science, Cultural Studies, Sociology and other relevant disciplines. https://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=36&ab=hrj

Huri-laws, The Human Rights Law Service (Lagos): "...specialist provider of human rights and public interest law services in Nigeria. An independent, non-profit service, HURILAWS advances human rights in Nigeria " Works thru legislative advocacy and legal assistance. Includes the Huri-laws Newsletter, news and legal actions regarding Nigerian journalists and human rights victims. Covers some general African human rights events. http://www.hurilaws.org/

Hyperia - International Network Communication, Africa Limited: Nigerian internet service provider in Lagos. "Africa Limited is an associate to Nigeria's second International carrier- MOTOPHONE [second to NITEL]. INCA obtained an Internet License in 1997 from the Nigerian Communications Commission." http://www.hyperia.com

IFE PsychologIA (Ile-Ife, Nigeria): Published by the Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Has the table of contents. "It is not intended for psychologists alone but for anyone with an interest in the current state of psychology in Africa ..." [KF] http://www.inasp.org.uk/ajol/journals/ifep/index.html

Igbo Language & ICT (Fonts, Keyboards & Applications): Discussion list. Subscribe through the web site. http://www.quicktopic.com/17/H/tCcDxVXHgQxN

Igbo-Net: Discussion list, covers the Igbo language, culture, literature, etc.
To subscribe send email to: listproc@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu
In the message area put: subscribe igbo--net
Be sure to put two -- between igbo and net.

Ijaw National Alliance of the Americas: A non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1995 "whose membership includes persons and groups of Ijaw descent and currently resident in the United States of America." Contains an Ijaw history "from Ijawnation Yahoogroups archive - posted by Mr.Benaebi Benatari of IPA, UK." http://www.ijaw-naa.org

Ijaw National Congress (USA): "The Ijaw National Congress USA (INCUSA) is a grassroots organization whose membership includes persons and socio-cultural groups of Ijaw descent and is currently resident in the United States of America." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ijaw_National_Congress/

Ijaw Resource Center: News from Nigerian news sites, community events in the U.S., links to related sites (Ijaw American Caucus - Minnesota,etc) . Based in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. http://ijawcenter.com/

Ijebuland: "The Ijebu Traditional Age grade, otherwise called REGBEREGBE, is an organisation for the mutual well-being of members who, by birth , fall within the same age bracket." History of Ijebu, the Council of Ijebu Chiefs and more. http://www.ijebulandregberegbe.org/

Ile Orunmila Afrikan Imports: Based in San Bernadino, California. Sells musical instruments, Nigerian tapes, palm kernel nuts, chewing sticks, cowrie shells consecrated for divination, Ogboni sash, etc. http://home1.gte.net/orunmila/Index.htm

Independent Advocacy Project (IAP): Nigerian NGO. "promotes - through advocacy, coalition building, research, publications and information sharing - respect for good governance in Nigeria." "works to promote open and transparent governments – at the federal, state and local government levels..." Based in Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.ind-advocacy-project.org

INEC, Independent National Electoral Commission - Nigeria: INEC is a permanent body created by the constitution to organize Federal and state elections in Nigeria. Election news, press releases. Directory of registered political parties. Who can vote, and more. Based in Abuja, Nigeria. See also the 2003 Election site: http://www.kweenandkweens.com/inec/index.htm[KF] http://www.inecnigeria.org/

iNollywood: Pay to watch Nigerian movies, including Things Fall Apart. Some free movies available on registration (free also). Downloaded movies can be watched for 48 hours after purchase. Watch on PC or connect PC or Mac to TV. Must have a broadband internet connection. http://www.inollywood.com/

Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique, IFRA - The French Institute for Research in Africa: In French and English. "IFRA-Ibadan is a non profit Institute set up to promote research in the social sciences and the humanities, as well as enhance collaborative work between scholars in France and West Africa." Has online issues of their newsletter, La lettre de l'Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique, research projects, and the full text of Guide to the Sources of Nigerian History compiled by the National Archives of Nigeria (1995). Based at the University of Ibadan. [KF] http://ifra-ng.org

International Boundaries Reseach Unit, University of Durham: Founded 1989 at the Univ. of Durham (UK). Has a keyword searchable News Database which retrieves articles from the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, West Africa, Keesings, and other sources. Has a discussion list, int-boundaries, and links to related net resources. [KF] http://www-ibru.dur.ac.uk/index.html

International Court of Justice. Land and Maritime Boundary Between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria): On October 10, 2002, the World Court determined that Cameroon was the owner of the Bakassi Peninsula in a long standing dispute with Nigeria. The decision was based on the 1913 Anglo-German Agreement.See the Press Release. The Case instituted in 1994, has written and oral pleadings, orders, judgments, press communiques. "On 30 June 1999 Equatorial Guinea filed an Application for permission to intervene in the .....case. It stated that the purpose of its intervention was "to protect [its] legal rights in the Gulf of Guinea." http://www.icj-cij.org/icjwww/idocket/icn/icnframe.htm

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (Stockholm, Sweden): "Created in 1995 by 14 countries,...promotes and advances sustainable democracy..." http://www.idea.int/
Has many full text publications -

Voter Turnout from 1945-1997: A Global Report on Political Participation, with voting statistics for each country.
"Democracy in Nigeria: Continuing Dialogue(s) for Nation-Building," an assessment report on the challenges facing Nigeria in anchoring democracy (in Adobe PDF).

International Journal of Nigerian Studies and Development (Fort Lauderdale, FL and Fort Washington, MD): Journal of the Association of Nigerian Studies and Development, a professional scholarly society committed to advancing the understanding of Nigerian society and its place in the advancement of educational, political and economic resources throughout the country and global economy." Has the table of contents plus TOC of older issues. http://www.conpo.org

International Labour Organization - e.quality@work: An Information Base on Equal Employment Opportunities for Women and Men. For the African countries covered (Egypt, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia) provides information on all or some of the following - equal employment legislation; collective agreements; case law, customary law, labor courts, workers' and employers' organizations, national guidelines, government programs, links to related sites. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/gems/eeo/index.htm

Internet Society - Nigeria Chapter: Based in Port Harcourt. Has some full text papers from its 20-22 January 1999 conference, "Internet: Information Revolution in the Third Millennium." E-mail: isocinfo@isocnig.org.ng http://www.isocnig.org.ng

Ìrìnkèrindò: a journal of African Migration (New York City): "devoted to the study of African migration and immigration to other parts of the world." E-journal with full text articles such as -
The Antinomies of Globalization: Causes of Contemporary African Immigration to the United States of America;
Searching for Fortune: The Geographical Process of Nigerian Migration to Dublin, Ireland;
Nigerian Physical Therapists’ Job Satisfaction: A Nigeria – U.S.A. Comparison;
(In)Visibility and Duality of the Civil Rights and Yoruba Movements: 1950s-1990s; and other topics.
Editors are Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome and Bertrade Ngo Ngijol-Banoum. [KF] http://www.africamigration.com/

Jaghbub Font Package (Yoruba on a Mac): Fonts designed for typing Arabic on a Macintosh; but they can also be used to type Yoruba on a Mac. From the Univ. of Bergen (Norway) Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. http://www.hf.uib.no/smi/files/files.html

Jidaw Systems Limited: Lagos, Nigeria company providing Web Services, IT Training, Internet / Web promotion, Consultancy, IT Career services. Has the text of Nigeria's national information technology policy, a directory of internet service providers in Nigeria, telecom providers in Nigeria, software developers, cybercafes and other IT information. See their digital Nigeria resource page. [KF] http://www.jidaw.com/

Jjj Niger Movies: Sells Nigerian movie videos (Yoruba movies, Nigerian gospel movies, Nigerian movies in English). Videos are in the U.S. video standard. Based in Houston, Texas. http://www.jjjnigermovies.com/

[Jones] G. I. Jones Photographic Archive of Southeastern Nigerian Art and Culture: Photographs taken in the 1930s by the late Gwilym Iwan Jones, Dept. of Social Anthropology, Cambridge Univ., on a web site produced by Southern Illinois Univ. anthropology professor, John C. McCall. Depicts the art and culture of the Ibibio, Igbo, Ijo, and Ogoni speaking poeple (Nigeria). Includes links to Nigeria and Igbo sites and McCall's course syllabi. http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/

Joseph, Richard, "Nigeria: Inside the Dismal Tunnel": "Nigeria first entered. . .'the dismal tunnel' on January 15, 1966, when the military overthrew all the institutions of a democratically elected government. . . If there is light at the end of [this] tunnel, it is imperceptible to anyone not paid to see it." 8 page article in the May 1996 issues of Current History. [KF] http://www.currenthistory.com/archivemay96/nigeria.html

Journal of Cultural Studies (Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria): Published by the Nigerian Group for the Study of African Cultures (NIGSAC), a non-profit organisation which focuses on cultural and development issues in Africa. Based in the Department of English, Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria. Has the tables of contents and abstracts of article. Photocopies of articles can be ordered. Pay by check or money order. From the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (London).[KF] http://www.inasp.org.uk/ajol/journals/jcs/index.html

Journal of Nigerian Studies (Durham, NH): Online inter-disciplinary journal of the Nigerian Studies Association. Department of History, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire. http://www.unh.edu/nigerianstudies/

Kanuri Studies Association: Articles on Kanuri history /ethnography by scholars, photographs, current news, primary sources (oral histories), a bibliography, table of contents of the Borno Museum Society Newsletter, biographies of prominent figures. Primary health care project, "Borno Development Initiative." "founded in Maiduguri / Nigeria in 2003. The main aim of the association is to enhance and support the exchange of knowledge and information from and with Kanuri-speaking people and the academic community." http://www.kanuri.net/

Kemps International Film and TV Production Services Directory: "search for over 35,000 production services companies from 65 countries worldwide....find everything from Aerial Photography to Video Equipment, Location Services, Crew and much more." Extensive directory of South African companies and some Nigeria, Kenya companies. Produced by the publishers of the annual, Kemps international film & television year book (London). http://www.kftv.com/

Kingdoms of Nigeria: A database of Nigerian traditional rulers, kingdoms, and political leadership, from pre-colonial times to the present. Maintained by Plainsail Solutions Limited, based in London, U.K. http://www.kingdomsofnigeria.com

Kingdoms of the Medieval Sudan: An introduction to the history of Sudanic Africa (the states of Songhay, Kanem-Bornu, and Hausaland.) Discusses trade and Islam. Photographs by Lucy Johnson illustrate - Images of Islam (Grand Mosque at Jenne), River Scenes, Daily Life, The Dogon, Traditions and Beliefs, The Desert. Has multiple-choice tests. Project arises from a Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to Xavier University's Center for the Advancement of Teaching (New Orleans, LA). Site by J. Rotondo-McCord. [KF] http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/

Konyin KBD Software and Keyboard: Type "Nigeria specific alphabets like Å Æ Ê Î Ð Ô Û Ý Þ Ñ and currency sign ¦ on a computer and in any software application..." Based in Framingham, Massachusetts. http://www.konyin.com/

Korieh, Chimq Jacob, "Widowhood Among the Igbo of Eastern Nigeria": The full-text of Mr. Korieh's history master's thesis from the Univ. of Bergen, Norway, 1996. http://www.uib.no/hi/korieh/chima.html

Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND): Established in memory of Kudirat Abiola, late wife of M. K. O. Abiola, to foster civil society and democracy in Nigeria. Has a biography of Mrs. Abiola, photos of M.K.O. Abiola. Site maintained by Hafsat Abiola, daughter of Kudirat and M.K.O. Abiola. http://www.kind.org/

Lagos Business School: Offers MBA business education, "multinational faculty and a strong working alliance with one of Europe's premier business schools - IESE. based in Barcelona..." Publishes the Lagos Business School Management Review. Affiliated with Opus Dei, an institution of the Catholic Church. http://www.lbs.edu.ng

Lagos Business School Management Review (Lagos, Nigeria): Published by the Lagos Business School, Lagos. Has the tables of contents. Photocopies of articles can be ordered. Pay by check or money order. From the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (London). http://www.inasp.org.uk/ajol/journals/lbsmr/index.html

Lagos Country Club: Established 1949. Based in Ikeja, Nigeria. http://www.lagoscountryclub.net/

Lagos State University: Official site. School calendar. Admission lists, etc. http://www.lasunigeria.org/

Lawal, Amina: "Amina Lawal was sentenced to death by stoning by a Regional Court in Katsina State, Nigeria for having a child outside marriage." Background stories, news headlines, information on Amnesty International's campaign. http://www.mertonai.org/amina/amina.asp

Leftist Parties of the World - Nigeria: Leftist Parties of the World, a site maintained by Nico Biver, has an Africa section, which lists Nigerian leftist parties. Broadleft.org is based in Melbourne, Australia. http://www.broadleft.org/ng.htm

Liberty (Lagos, Nigeria): Quarterly journal of the Civil Liberties Organisation (Nigeria) A selection of full-text articles. Hosted on the web site of the National Endowment for Democracy (Wash. D.C.). http://www.ned.org/grantees/clo/index.html

Library of Congress. African & Middle East Division: Site includes:

Library of Congress Country/Area Studies Handbooks: Has the full-text of the Army Area Handbooks long used as basic reference sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics, national security of each country. Covers Nigeria. One can search across all countries or any combination of countries and browse the table of contents for a specific country. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ngtoc.html

Linkserve: Internet service provider in Lagos. http://www.linkserve.net

Loyola Jesuit College - Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NIgeria: Official web site. Co-ed secondary boarding school; one of the "best secondary" schools in Nigeria. Admissions, academics, school life, chaplaincy, alumni, links to other Africa-related Jesuit sites. [KF] http://www.loyolajesuit.org/ljchome_ie.htm

Mainframe Film & Television Productions: The company of Tunde Kelani, T.V. and film producer and Cinematographer. Produced the films Thunderbolt, Agogo Eewo, Efunsetan Aniwura and others. Films in Yoruba and English. Based in Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.mainframemovies.tv/

Maryland State Senate Bill on Nigerian Sanctions: Maryland State legislature's page on a state senate bill for sanctions against Nigeria. http://mlis.state.md.us/1998rs/billfile/sb0354.htm

Mavuart - Original Paintings by Nigerian Artist, Jonathan Lessor: "His style which is characterized by heavy [impasto] as well as the different knife techniques, which today marks his identity,..." "His collections can be found at The Signature Gallery in Lagos, Abuja and London." http://www.mavuart.com

Mbendi - Nigeria: Business, investment information, news, plus brief information on geography, politics, economy, industry Sectors, trade, business travel, communications and infrastructure, risk, the oil and gas industry, a map. "MBendi Information Services (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned Internet business publishing and