The Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory‚ Abuja. The country is located in West Africa. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims in the North and Christians in the South; a very small minority practice traditional religion. The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation
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in Nigeria “Nigeria’s oil production reached 2.1 million barrels per day in 2010.” Nigeria is currently the sixth largest crude oil producer and it is the top oil producer in Africa. Similar to Bougainville Island‚ Nigeria is being exploited by many western countries and their multinational corporations because of their rich natural resource. Oil wasn’t the first thing that was exploited in Nigeria; in 1471 Portuguese traders landed near the Niger Delta‚ the southern tip of Nigeria‚ and
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past
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TAXATION AND FISCAL REGULATIONS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION The Nigerian Tax System has undergone significant changes in recent times. The Tax Laws are being reviewed with the aim of repelling obsolete provisions and simplifying the main ones. Under current Nigerian law‚ taxation is enforced by the 3 tiers of Government‚ i.e. Federal‚ State‚ and Local Government with each having its sphere clearly spelt out in the Taxes and Levies (approved list for Collection) Decree‚ 1998. Of importance at this juncture
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BRANDING ORLANDO FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS Executive Summary Orlando is a brand known worldwide as a destination for tourism and sunshine. The city was listed amongst the most popular cities in US because of its tourist attraction and beautiful weather. However it was seldom recognized as anything else. Despite presence of many industries‚ flourishing trade and huge exports‚ Orlando was absent from the list of most successful cities in the world. The core problem facing the city government
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INJUSTICE IN NIGERIA Over the years and growing up in the dusty sahara threatened landscape of Kaduna {in mid Nigeria}‚ I have often lamented the fate of prisoners who are stripped of their freedom of movement for specific periods of time {and in some glaring cases of inhumanity of man.. for unspecified and unspecific periods}. My young and then innocent mind concluded that depriving prisoners of their freedom as it presently obtains carries along with it a collateral dehumanization of the prisoners
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Nigeria Essay Located in West Africa‚ Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous worldwide. Thanks to its natural resources‚ especially oil‚ its economy is among the fastest growing in the world. From 1901 until its independence in 1960‚ Nigeria was a British colony. Great Britain decided to grant Nigeria its independence because after World War II Nigeria’s economy was very poor. Comprised of over 250 ethnic groups‚ as well as a population that is split religiously
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society. Nigeria with its rather unfair share of the canker worm has as its greatest threat the endemic and malignant nature of corruption. You bribe to get your child into a school‚ you pay to secure a job and you also continue to pay in some cases to retain it. corruption indeed is a bane of any nation. This research work discuses the possible causes of corruption in addition to its effect which seems to rooted in socio- cultural practices and the political and economic realities of Nigeria.
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China’s Jewelry Industry Analysis Wei Jia China is the world ’s important jewelry producer and consumer. Due to historical reasons‚ China ’s jewelry industry developed a little later‚ and started in the early 1980 s. In recent years‚ because of rapid development of national economy and the improvement of residents ’ disposable income‚ China ’s jewelry industry presents a high-speed development. According to the statistics‚ China ’s jewelry industry growth in annual sales amount for years and in 2009
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Living in Canada vs. living in Nigeria Outline Paragraph 1: intro and thesis Thesis statement: There are a few similarities between Canada and Nigeria‚ but Nigeria differs from Canada in many ways. Paragraph 2: Topic sentence 1- the language and culture-collectivism and individualism Paragraph 3: Topic sentence 2- the wealth of both countries i.e. natural resources‚ agriculture (cash crops) Paragraph 3: Topic sentence 3- The government: - how well both of the countries manage their wealth and care
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