Word: nigerians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...give their dying children is little different from reading unemployment statistics in Newsweek. We look, shudder, and lament, and then run to make the last feature at the Brattle. Perhaps we could grasp 'the magnitude of the situation if some international group flew in a group of Bengali or Nigerian villagers to Harvard Square, where they would compete with chanting Hare Krishna people for the attention of the people hurrying...
...Being of Nigerian origin, I do greatly identify with good efforts initiated by any African head of state to promote national pride, unity and economic growth...
Chou's illness probably brought about this apparent political ceasefire. With Chou weakened-he was recently reported by Nigerian Chief of State Yakubu Gowon to be recovering from surgery-Mao has mediated among the factions striving to move into the post-Chou vacuum, diffusing power among the rehabilitated party bureaucrats, Madame Mao and Wang Hung-wen. In what appears to be a final, desperate effort to pave the way for his succession, Mao seems to be pushing hard for a collective leadership dominated by the regular Communist Party...
Shift in Shipments. The effect has been minimal because the international oil companies, including Royal Dutch/Shell, have shifted oil shipments so that virtually the same amount of crude is entering Rotterdam as was a year ago. Shipments of Iranian and Nigerian oil originally destined for nonembargoed nations like Britain and France have been brought to Rotterdam, while The Netherlands' usual share of Arab petroleum has been sent elsewhere. The Arabs themselves have permitted the oil companies to off-load some Arab oil in Rotterdam-if its ultimate destination is Belgium or West Germany's Ruhr Valley, both connected...
...NIGERIAN NATIONAL OIL CO. is Africa's largest and most promising state petroleum firm. Nigeria produces 2.2 million bbl. a day-about 40% of which finally ends up in the U.S.-and the government of General Yakubu Gowon openly intends to gain control of every aspect of the petroleum business N.N.O.C. has already bought 35% of the biggest oil firm, Shell-BP, and will take over...