Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Economics outline · Section F: Agriculture, Industry, and Natural Resources in Nigeria
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Development of major natural resources in Nigeria, including petroleum, gold, diamond, and timber.
Objective
Trace the development of major natural resources in Nigeria.
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Contributions of the oil and non-oil sectors to the Nigerian economy.
Objective
Understand the contributions of the oil and non-oil sectors to the Nigerian economy.
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Linkage effects between natural resources and other sectors of the economy.
Objective
Establish the linkages between natural resources and other sectors.
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Upstream and downstream activities in the oil sector.
Objective
Distinguish between upstream and downstream activities in the oil sector.
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Roles of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in the oil sector.
Objective
Examine the roles of NNPC and OPEC in the oil sector.
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Challenges facing natural resource exploitation and its environmental effects in Nigeria.
Objective
Analyse the environmental effects of exploitation activities and suggest ways of controlling the effects of natural resource exploitation.
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