NIGERIA AND OIL By: Fariha Ahsan‚ period 5 This article displays a vivid picture for us about the conditions in Nigeria due to the oil reserves. Though Nigeria contained the potential to strive and become a wealthy oil nation‚ leaving the cocoon of poverty encompassing Africa- it became trapped in a lot of corrupt dealings. Today‚ the Niger Delta in Nigeria has caught the attention of world wide humanitarian and environmental activists. The article states how in the past‚ the corrupt government
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A preACCOUNTING IN PRE-PACIOLI ERA: GENESIS AND IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCOUNTING PROFESSION IN NIGERIA BY ABUBAKAR SALISU Mobile No.: +234-803-3860665 e-mail: smylisu@yahoo.co.uk Lecturer‚ Department of Accounting‚ Institute of Administration‚ Ahmadu Bello University‚ P. M. B. 1013‚ Zaria – Nigeria. Abstract This study traces the genesis of accounting in the pre-Pacioli era and evaluates its impact on the development of accounting profession and nation building. The study aims at
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1) Assess the role of political factors encouraging agricultural change. Political factors in many countries have a significant impact on agricultural change. The main political factor would be in the form of subsidies‚ reforms and policies. Many countries like the USA are granting large subsidies to their agricultural sector. The USA and other developed nations have a plan to produce more and export more. By doing this‚ the countries are establishing themselves in the international market
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feed‚ fiber‚ fuel and other goods by the systematic raising of plants and animals. According to the International Labor Organization‚ 42% of the world’s laborers are employed in agriculture‚ making it by far the most common occupation. However‚ agricultural production accounts for less than 5% of the Gross World Product. Agriculture includes hydroponics‚ plant breeding‚ hybridization‚ gene manipulation‚ better management of soil nutrients‚ and improved weed
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It is important to understand criminology in order to help restore those deviant to society‚ the Canadian Criminal Justice System portrays this as its sole purpose. The Canadian Justice System is one of Canada’s largest and financially absorbent social institutions. This institution has three components that are meant to entail its own function and responsibilities. These aspects include law enforcement agencies‚ correctional agencies and institutions and the courts. Law enforcement agencies principal
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by the residents of Maiduguri because of its strong opposition to Western education‚ which it sees as corrupting Muslims. Mohammed Yusuf established a religious complex that included a mosque and a school in 2002. Many poor families from across Nigeria and from neighboring countries enrolled their children in the school‚ which also served as a recruiting center for jihadis to fight the Nigerian State. In 2004 it moved to Kanamma‚ Yobe State‚ where it set up a base called "Afghanistan"‚ used to
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INTRODUCTION Crime and punishment are two concepts that are vital to the harmony and peaceful co-existence of a state. The goal of every society is that every inhabitant should pursue his interest and aspirations without fear or hindrance from another co-inhabitant. In securing this‚ every community of man has always put in place rules and norms that regulate the interaction of the inhabitants. Certain conducts in the society that threatens the societal goals are collectively frowned at. Such
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methods regarding exchange and agricultural intensification. Long distance trade between nearby kings or chiefs were carried out by emissaries. Trade can aid to transform chiefdoms into state-level societies‚ however this requires several characteristics. In order for trade to work in state-level societies there must be a centralised authority and relationships between neighboring elites must be maintained. There are three ecological elements needed for agricultural intensification to happen to state-level
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when oil prices jumped to almost $40/bbl‚ the Since the oil prices collapse in the early 1980s‚ Nigeria experienced rapid external debt built-up and dwindling foreign exchange reserves: public and publicly guaranteed external debt increased from $4.3 billion to $11.2 billion‚ while foreign exchange reserves were almost exhausted‚ from $10 billion to $1.23 billion‚ all between 1981 and 1983. Nigeria had to borrow heavily from commercial sources‚
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Topic: Controversies of Census Figures. Case study: Nigeria The first census was held in Nigeria in 1866. The colonial authorities conducted other census exercises in 1871‚ 1901 and 1911‚ whereas all these covered only the Lagos colony and in 1911‚ the southern protectorate. The first nationwide census involving the north and south were organized in 1921. There was also the 1931 census and the 3-year 1951-1953 census. The 1963 census was upheld but only because the Supreme Court ruled against
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