Which of the following is a major threat to OPEC?
Persistence of war in the Middle East
The discovery of crude oil in more countries
Antagonism by the major world powers
Development of viable alternatives to crude
Correct answer is D
Development of viable alternatives to crude oil is a major threat to OPEC. For instance, some advanced countries are constantly into research, trying to find an alternative to oil. With this move, the price of oil is negatively affected.
According to Nnoli, 1998 alternatives to oil as source of energy is being discovered day by day, the technologically advanced countries.
As a result, there is an increase in energy efficiency today. For instance, the use of coal, solar, wind, nuclear energy including hydroelectricity has been intensified in the recent years.
Which of the following countries has withdrawn her membership of the ECOWAS
Senegal
Mauritania
Guinea Bissau
Burkina Faso
Correct answer is B
The economic Community of West African States was formed on may 28, 1975 by fifteen countries and that was Organization, ECOWAS now stands at fifteen, with the withdrawal of Mauritania, one of the founding members.
A major limitation of the Commonwealth is that it lacks
the power to set formal rules to govern the affairs of member nations
an organizational structure and a definite identity
enough funds to run its affairs
the power to compel the member nations to comply with its decisions
Correct answer is D
A major limitation of the Commonwealth is that, it lacks the power to compel member-nations to comply with its decisions, such as the United Nations Organization (UNO)
Counter-trade was introduced by the government led by
Abdusalami Abubakar
Olusegun Obasanjo
Muhammadu Buhari
Ibrahim Babangida
Correct answer is D
Counter-trade was introduced by the government led by Ibrahim Babangida
Pacification refers to a process through which some areas in Nigeria were acquired by
military conquest
gunboat diplomacy
signing of treaties
peaceful negotiations
Correct answer is A
Pacification refers to a process through which colonial empires imposed their presence and legal violence through the use of force or military to coerce obedience and subvert the will of the people. It was mainly done in regions impacted and divided by insurgency or rebels.