A story of the journey of three Nigerian students between their homes and Ibadan University. The three boys live far apart in the three regions of this vast country. The film is designed to show what Nigeria is like today and to illustrate the help which oil power (BP) is giving to the development of the country and its standard of living.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010897
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Petroleum industry and trade
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa, West - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nigeria - Description and travel
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Africa, West - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Economic conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)