CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in Africa’s most populous nation. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s‚ the oil industry has been married by political and economic strife due to a long history of corrupt military regimes and the complicity of multinational corporations‚ notably Royal Dutch Shell. However it was not until the early 1990s‚ after the Nigerian
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Private Equity in Nigeria An Overview of Nigerian Venture Capital and Private Equity Private Equity in Nigeria Page 2 CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 NIGERIA COUNTRY ANALYSIS 5 TABLES AND EXHIBITS 7 Private Equity in Nigeria Page 3 Executive Summary1 Nigeria is facing an uncertain future as outbreaks of ethnic and religious violence continue to place strains on Africa’s most populated country. With the 2003 elections approaching‚ the continuing battle amongst incumbent politicians
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ECON1101 Essay: Petrol subsidies in Nigeria Nigeria‚ an oil-abundant nation‚ produces two million of barrels of crude oil a day‚ though despite this‚ it relies solely on importation to sustain its refined-fuel needs. This is because its four refineries fail to function effectively and continue to operate beneath capacity. Governmental mismanagement and political corruption are some of the reasons why Nigeria’s refineries remain in this state. The Nigerian government therefore implemented subsidies
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Nigeria is named after the Niger River. A British journalist in the 1890s named Flora Shaw suggested the name because of the river was a dominant presence in region and the name was accepted as the official name of those territories in the Niger Region. (ANYANWU) The country can be divided into three regions that include the forest lands in the south‚ the Sudan savanna in the north‚ and the Middle Belt‚ in between. Nigeria has an extensive geographic size‚ with a large degree of ecological‚ economic
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A particular encounter that I was directly involved in writing would in my ENG 400 class. Our assignment was to write a short story. We would later have our classmates read the story and give the reader feedback. The story I wrote was called “The Local Thug”. This story was about a young woman’s relationship with a man that took a tragic turn. In my story‚ I used the perspective of the woman and the perspective of the media about the young man. In my story‚ the young woman starts to date a young
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view to enhancing the level of occupational safety and health in Hong Kong. The Council has been maintaining a close contact with local employers‚ employees‚ professionals‚ academic bodies and different government departments to create a pleasant working environment for employees. It is the Council’s intention to tailor-make a work stress management framework for use by local employees for coping with stress problems in the workplace. To do so‚ an awareness of the sources and effects of stress on employees
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GUIDEPOSTS ON COCKFIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES: Local Government Units’ Power to Regulate Cockfighting I. As early as 1901‚ cockfighting was already recognized as an activity that needed to be regulated. Under Section 40 of Act No. 82‚ the municipal council was empowered to “license‚ tax or close cockpits.” II. In the 1930s‚ the Supreme Court thru Justice Villamor said that granting that the policy of the Government is to do away with gambling little by little‚ with special reference
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An Introspective into the Mechanism of Starbucks’ Clockwork: Leadership Culture‚ Team Structure and Human Resource Strategy Analysis Wanda Goodnough University of the Rockies Abstract Strong leadership strategy and efficient leadership culture are an integral part of any entrepreneurship. Predetermining the course of the company’s actions‚ the strategies that are going to be chosen in the relationships with the customers‚ and the specifics of the organizational behavior within the firm‚ these
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HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA COURSE OUTLINE 1. Concept and Rationale of History of education 2. A Brief History of Education in Ancient Greek and Roman Empire 3. African Indigenous System of Education/African Traditional Education 4. Islamic Education in Nigeria 5. Christian Missionary/Western Education in Nigeria 6. Nigerian Education Since 1960 THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION There seems to be no universally accepted definition of the word ‘education’. But this is not peculiar with education
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Local literature A dynamic website is one that has frequently changing information or interacts with the user from various methods or direct interaction. When the Web server receives a request for a given page‚ the page is automatically retrieved from storage by the software in response to the page request. A site can display the current state of a dialogue between users‚ monitor a changing situation‚ or provide information in some way personalized to the requirements of the individual user. [WikiPedia]
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