Nigeria's Ministry of the Interior

Unit 4

I got this article through a link on nigeriaworld.com.

A link to the article can be found here.

The private company, Drexet Nigeria Limited, was recently picked by order of the Ministry of the Interior to handle a hiring session for the Nigeria Immigration Service. This company charged every applicant for a job with the NIS 1,000 naita(Nigerian currency). An astonishing 526,650 applicants paid the 1,000 naita price to have a shot at a job. Only a little less than 5,000 position were available which doesn't help out with the massive amount of applicants. There was a consultant that the Ministry of the Interior appointed to work out this hiring session. After the hectic result of 19 deaths and chaotic circumstances with the hire, the consultant was blamed. Currently, no evidence exists to give detailed reports about what the consultant specifically did, but he did choose a company without even considering the competition for a better price or service.

The Nigerians have lots of problems with the way things run in their country. This is yet another example of the chaos that occurs in Nigeria. I didn't realize the severity of the issues that occur in Nigeria until I read this article. I knew that they struggled with a lot of things, but I didn't realize that McMurray's statement about how Nigeria is a combination of all things gone wrong is a true one at that. This article helps viewers to see that Nigeria struggles across the spectrum; there isn't just violence, physical force, tribal conflicts, economical woes, and discrimination, but there are also major social issues like this one. Nigeria is a mess of all things at all angles. If they can't figure out how to fix some of their problems then I believe that we will soon see Nigeria fall to the ground as a failed state