Corporate Social Responsibility in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector: Does a Global Memorandum of Understanding Have a Role to Play?
Article from: OGEL 4 (2016), in Africa
Abstract
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a major issue in the world today, especially with regard to developing countries in view of the Millennium Development Goals which seek to create a world free of poverty, hunger, diseases and a healthier environment amongst other goals. Unfortunately, in developing countries, and especially in the oil producing Niger Delta region of Nigeria, these global aspirations are far from being met. This Paper focuses on what the multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria can do in tackling the critical issues of human ...