2.2.3 Flaring of Natural Gas in Nigeria. Nigeria flares more gas than any country in the world, with 2.5 billion cubic feet per day, equivalent of 40 per cent of all natural gas used on the continent of Africa" (Bent, 2008). Gas is a natural bye-product of . Because of the multi-ethnicity of the Nigerian culture, the historical background and her politics, development exercise has always been met with hostility by the affected indigenes. According to Ekeh (2001)?in.