Memory Aid: The OILTS Framework
Part of Nigeria as an NEE Case Study — GCSE Geography
This memory aid covers Memory Aid: The OILTS Framework within Nigeria as an NEE Case Study for GCSE Geography. Revise Nigeria as an NEE Case Study in The Changing Economic World for GCSE Geography with 15 exam-style questions and 24 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 10 of 13 in this topic. Use it for quick recall, then test yourself straight afterwards so the memory aid becomes usable in an answer.
Topic position
Section 10 of 13
Practice
15 questions
Recall
24 flashcards
🧠 Memory Aid: The OILTS Framework
Use this acronym to remember Nigeria's five key development drivers:
- O — Oil: 37 billion barrel reserves, OPEC member, 90% of exports, Shell/Chevron/Total investment
- I — Industry: Lagos manufacturing zone, Dangote cement/refinery, textiles and food processing
- L — Lagos: 15m+ people, 25% of Nigeria's GDP, Nollywood ($600m), financial district, Makoko inequality
- T — TNCs: Shell (65,000 jobs, billions in tax) — but also profit repatriation and Niger Delta spills
- S — Services: Nollywood, mobile telecoms (100m+ users), banking, IT, growing middle class (30m)
The "62% paradox" — lock in this number: 62% of Nigerians live below $1.90 a day despite Nigeria having Africa's largest GDP. This is your single most powerful statistic for any question about inequality, development limits or TNC impact. If you remember nothing else from this topic, remember 62%.
Key numbers to know cold:
- $440 billion — Nigeria's GDP (Africa's largest)
- 220 million — population (Africa's largest)
- 0.539 — HDI (163rd/191)
- 62% — below $1.90/day poverty line
- 37 billion — barrels of proven oil reserves
- 1956 — oil discovered; 1960 — independence
- 1,000+ — oil spills in Niger Delta since 2010
- $600m+ — Nollywood annual revenue
- 15 million+ — Lagos population