An analysis of nigeria- us relations, 1999-2009

• Title Page………………………………………………………………………….ii Approval Page………………………………………………………………………iii Dedication…………………………………………………………………….……iv Acknowledgement………..…………………………………………………………v Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………..vi List of Tables………………………………………………………… …………viii Abstract……………………………………………………………………………ix

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• – – – – 1
• 1.1Background of the Study – – – – – – 1
• 1.2Statement of the Problem – – – – – – 4
• 1.3Objective of the study – – – – – — 6
• 1.4Significance of the study – – – – – – 7
• 1.5Literature review – – – – – – – 7
• 1.6Theoretical Framework – – – – – – – 15
• 1.7Hypotheses – — – – – – – – 18
• 1.8Method of Data Collection/ Analysis – – – – – 19

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• OVERVIEW OF NIGERIA- UNITED STATES ECONOMIC RELATION – – – – – – – – – 20
• 2.1First era (1960-1967): The Era of Emerging Economic Alliance — 20
• 2.2Second Era. (1967-1970): Era of Nigerian Civil War – – 21
• 2.3Third Era (1970-1983) Era of Oil Boom – – 22
• 2.4Fourth Era (1983-1993) Era of Structural – – – 24
• 2.5Fifth Era: (1993-1999) Era of Embargo on Nigeria oil – 25
• 2.6Sixth era: (1999-2006) The Contemporary Era – – 26

Chapter THREE

SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

• OIL AS THE CENTRE- PIECE OF NIGERIA-UNITED STATES ECONOMIC RELATION – – – – – – -28
• 3.1Dependency in Oil as source of revenue – – – – 28
• 3.2US Oil Investments in Nigeria – – – – – – 29
• 3.3US-Nigeria trade relation from 1999-2009 — – – 31
• 3.4US response to conflicts in Nigeria: Variations in Oil related 7 and non-Oil related – – – – – – – 32
• 3.5Linking Oil and US- Nigeria bilateral military ties – – – 36
• 3.6Nigeria’s Investment on the Military/Security in readiness to Protect the oil region – – – – – 38

Chapter FOUR

SYSTEM TESTING AND EVALUATION

• NIGERIA – US ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA – – – – – – – 42
• 4.1Issues of Domination – — – — — – 42
• 4.2Issues of Security – – – – – – 43
• 4.3Issues of dependency – – – – – 44
• 4.4Issues of Foreign Direct Investment and technology transfer – -45
• 4.5Issues of Terms of Trade – – – – – 46
• 4.6Issues of repatriation of looted funds – – – – 56
• 4.7Issues of environmental crimes of oil transnational corporation in the Niger Delta – – – – – – – – 57

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• AND CONCLUSION — – – – 64
• 5.1Summary – – – – – – – 64
• 5.2Conclusion – — – – – – – – 64
• 5.3Recommendations – – – – – – 65 BIBLIOGRAPHY – – – – – – – – 70