AN APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA By Adelana‚ Olamide Samson olamidelana@gmail.com +234 802 286 8888 Local Government is one of man ’s oldest institutions. The earliest form of Local governments exists in the form of clan and village meetings. In fact‚ democracy itself originated and developed along the lines of local governance initiatives in the ancient Greek city states. One of the major functions of LG is to bring about meaningful development in the rural areas. As
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CHAPTER ONE 1. BACKGROUND OF STUDY Taxation plays a very important role in the economic life of a developing country like Nigeria. Today Nigeria is indeed in need of effective and efficient tax system in order to generate enough revenue that will finance economic growth and development. There is the urgent need in the country to evolve new approach for handling various tax issue dealing with both compliance and planning work. The use of Tax in National development is increasing and further
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AND CULTURAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIA Tolulope Monisola OLA (PhD) Department of Sociology‚ Faculty of the Social Sciences‚ Ekiti State University‚ Ado-Ekiti‚ Ekiti State‚ Nigeria. Cell phone: +234 8139389466 E-mail: tolulopeola2003@yahoo.co.uk Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Objectives 3. Main Contents 4. Meaning of Harmful Traditional and Cultural Practices in Nigeria 5. Different Types of Harmful Traditional and Cultural Practices in Nigeria 6. Consequences of Harmful
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IMPACT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF CPC‚ CAFON AND CEON BY AMZAT SHERIFFDEEN ADEWALE MATRIC NO: 06076963 A PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FUFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION‚ FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES‚ OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY‚ AGO-IWOYE‚ OGUN STATE. MARCH‚ 2012 CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Consumer protection is defined as the efforts of the government and private organizations
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till she was longer no more. She was ready‚ her immediate family was ready‚ but‚ the hospital wasn’t quite ready. Turns out‚ they were not well equipped for that kind of thing. In this paper‚ issues surrounding inadequacies of Palliative care in Nigeria will be examined. Health care should be a necessary right for everyone irrespective of age‚ gender‚ religious tendency‚ educational background‚ social status‚ and race or color during any illness and especially when nearing the end of life. According
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ROLE OF NAFDAC IN AIRFREIGHTING IN NIGERIA PRESENTED BY PROFESSOR DORA N. AKUNYILI (OFR) DIRECTOR-GENERAL (NAFDAC) AT A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON OPTIMISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AIRFREIGHT IN NIGERIA ORGANISED BY NIGERIAN SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL 24TH AUGUST 2006 INTRODUCTION: It gives me great pleasure to be invited to present a paper at this one day sensitization seminar with Theme Optimizing opportunities in the Airfreight industry‚ organized by the Nigerian Shippers Council for importers/exporters‚ operators
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president umaru yaradua when his tenure elongation plans failed to materialize. the term nascent is till synonymous with the usage of democracy in Nigeria Despite 10 years of democracy in Nigeria. may be that is the reason for the high rate of undemocratic dividends in the country. 29th may 2009 mark a decade anniversary of democracy in Nigeria. What have we benefited from this concept when compared to other countries practicing this concept of government of the people‚ by the people and for
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Terrorism is a concern to every government which will always seek to stamp it out so as to guarantee the safety of her citizens. Terrorism used to be alien to Nigeria not until the 25th of December‚ 2009‚ when a Nigeria‚ Abdulmutallab‚ tried to bomb an American airline‚ northwest airline‚ travelling to Detroit‚ USA. Since this incidence‚ Nigeria has witness several suicides attacks which responsibility has always been claimed by a militant group‚ Boko Haram‚ based in Borno State; whose goal is to institute
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Management of Primary and Secondary Education in Nigeria Table of Contents ` Page Table of Contents:……………………………………………………… iv Opening Address: Professor Ayodele Falase ……….……… viii Welcome Address: Professor D.F. Elaturoti…………………… x Goodwill Address: Professor E.G. Fagbamiye ………………… xii Goodwill Address: J.B. Babalola ………………………………. xvi Management of Secondary School Education in Nigeria: Problems and Challenges — W.O. Ibukun .........………………………………….. 1 The Organization and Management
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ZAKAT MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: THE STATUS QUO MUSTAFA‚ Murtala Oladimeji .Abioye Ph.D. University of Abuja‚ Abuja‚ Nigeria‚ and Siti Normala Sheikh Obid Ph.D. International Islamic University Malaysia Abstract Over a decade ago‚ states that adopted Shariah legal system‚ in the northern part of Nigeria as well as non-governmental organizations in the southern western part re-introduced institutionalized zakat management but only fragmented knowledge of status of this initiative is available despite
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