Question 42
Nigeria's Foreign PolicyThe Barclays Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalized in the late 1970s for transacting business with
- A.France
- B.South Africa
- C.Portugal
- D.Libya
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B (South Africa)
Explanation
Nigeria took over BP's assets (1979) and Barclays Bank's shares to punish their links with apartheid South Africa.