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authorHolden Rohrer <hdawg7797@yahoo.com>2019-09-09 01:20:34 -0400
committerHolden Rohrer <hdawg7797@yahoo.com>2019-09-09 01:20:34 -0400
commitd32e5f870ced7bcea1f60462aebec8f020140e6d (patch)
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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
\newfont{fourteenbf}=ptmb7t@14pt
\fourteenbf
+\def\underbar#1{#1}
%content-centred definitions
\def\href#1#2{%visual, url
\pdfstartlink
@@ -37,17 +38,35 @@
\def\prebullet#1{\hbox to 0in{\hss\hbox to .5in{\hfil$#1$\hfil}}}%.5in box for bullet (#1) in lists
\def\site#1---#2@#3{{%visual, description, url
- \leavevmode%
- \leftskip=.5in \twelverm%
+ \par\leavevmode%
+ \leftskip=.5in\twelverm%
\prebullet{\bullet}\href{#1}{#3}\thinspace---\thinspace#2%
\par%
}}
+\def\sitex#1@#2{{%visual, url
+ \par\leavevmode%
+ \leftskip=.5in\twelverm%
+ \prebullet{\bullet}\href{#1}{#2}%
+ \par%
+}}
\def\detail#1{{%text
- \leavevmode%
+ \par\leavevmode%
\leftskip=1in\tenit
\prebullet{\diamond}#1
\par%
}}
+\def\info#1{{%text
+ \par\leavevmode%
+ \leftskip=.5in\twelverm%
+ \prebullet{\bullet}#1%
+ \par%
+}}
+\def\reading#1@#2{{%visual, url
+ \par\leavevmode%
+ \leftskip=1in\tenit
+ \prebullet{\diamond}\href{#1}{#2}%
+ \par%
+}}
%%Specific Looks
\parindent=0in %beginning of list shouldn't be indented
@@ -71,7 +90,34 @@
%%Content
Generally Helpful Links:
\site CIA Factbook---Basic Facts and Statistics with a slight Western bias@{https://cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html}
- \detail{This website can aid in finding general information.}
+ \detail{95\% of exports are petroleum and petroleum products by value}
+ \detail{$853km$ of coastline}
\site Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs---Firsthand information about recent events and foreign policies affecting Nigeria (loads slowly)@{https://foreignaffairs.gov.ng}
+International Organizations and Treaties:
+\info{Member of the \href{African Union (AU)}{https://foreignaffairs.gov.ng/africa/}}
+\info{Member of the \href{Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)}{https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/about_us/167.htm}---Petroleum production statistics}
+\info{Member of \href{Non-Aligned Movement}{https://foreignaffairs.gov.ng/nigeria-the-non-aligned-movement-nam-relations/}, United Nations, and World Trade Organization}
+\info{Member of \href{OIC}{https://www.oic-oci.org/} and \href{Economic Community of West African States}{https://www.ecowas.int}}
+ \reading Food Security Bulletin (Regional and National Food Reserves)@{https://www.ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Information\_Bulletin-N5-6.pdf}
+\sitex Full list of treaties at Wikipedia@{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Treaties_of_Nigeria}
+
+Maritime Piracy:
+\site ICC Int'l Maritime Bureau 2019 Update---Nigerian incidents are down from last year 22 incidents per quarter to 14@{https://iccwbo.org/media-wall/news-speeches/maritime-piracy-incidents-q1-2019-kidnapping-risk-gulf-guinea-persists/}
+
+Poverty and Development:
+\site Member of the D8 Commission---a primarily Muslim economic cooperative of 8 nations@{https://developing8.org}
+\site World Bank Data---53\% of Nigerians make \$1.90 per day@{http://povertydata.worldbank.org/poverty/country/NGA}
+\site Water Aid UK---59 million Nigerians without clean water; 123 million without sanitary toilet@{https://www.wateraid.org/uk/where-we-work/nigeria}
+\site Africa Environmental Pollution---Nigeria deals with numerous pollutants@{https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-016-9894-4}
+ \detail{Regional Pollution is carried long distance by Sahara, including coal burning and gold mining}
+ \detail{Oil spills and improper industrial and domestic waste disposal harm Nigerian water quality}
+ \detail{Soil/air pollution easily enters water which isn't sanitized on consumption, introducing heavy metals}
+\sitex Paper: Threats to Nigerian Water Resources Development@{https://www.longdom.org/open-access/threats-to-water-resources-development-in-nigeria-2329-6755-1000205.pdf}
+
+Chinese Trade and Oil:
+\sitex China-Nigeria Trade at \$12.6 billion@{https://punchng.com/china-nigeria-bilateral-trade-hits-12-3bn/}
+ \detail{Nigeria is China's biggest African investment and trading partner because of oil}
+\site Wikipedia Overview of China-Nigeria Relations---Mostly out of date@{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China\%E2\%80\%93Nigeria_relations}
+
\bye