Author(s): Akpokiniovo-Uwawah Felicia
Numerous business disputes have occurred in Nigeria as a whole. Ethnic, religious, and political conflicts are only some of many possible explanations for these catastrophes. The constant fighting in Nigeria has been linked by some scholars to the British colonial strategy that merged the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914. They claim that business conflicts arose because the British bundled together individuals of vastly diverse culture, language, and religion for political and economic gain. There has been a lot of research and articles done about the reasons and effects of the conflict in Nigeria, but no one appears willingto investigate the possibilities of using the country's diversity to its benefit. Many people attribute the violence in Nigeria to the country's ethnic and religious variety, but they offer no solutions to the underlying problems or insight into how to improve the country's economic climate as it affects business firms. Thus, the unity in diversity of conflict management and howit affects enterprise in Nigeria seems to be a mirage to many. The purpose of this study is to stress the gravity of these conflicts' effects on Nigerian businesses and to offer advice on dealing with the thorny issue of managing conflict diversity in Nigerian enterprises.