In an individuals life‚ 53 years is growth from a toddler through adolescence into adulthood and then maturity. This is the so-called jubilee’ at which success or progress is measured and celebrated. But for Nigeria as a country‚ it is not clear what we are celebrating; is it success‚ progress or maturity? Be that as it may I feel very strongly about the progress (or lack of it) so far recoded by the Country in the last 98 years‚ and I would rely mainly on my personal experiences in the last 50 years
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Privacy Policy Accessibility Help Contact Us Go to www.shell.com Nigeria Nigeria Change Location Environment & Society Safety Human Rights Security in Nigeria Future of energy Products & Services About Shell You are here: Shell Nigeria Homepage > Environment & Society > Safety > Security in Nigeria Security in Nigeria Since 2005 the security situation in the Niger Delta has deteriorated. Heavily
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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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CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW POLITICAL RENEWAL IN NIGERIA Democracy The simplistic definition of democracy ‘government of the people for the people and by the people’ can be cited by any layman but the practical application of those words varies in different forms. Democracy as a model and structure of government has been in use for a long time. It “entails a system of government that allows the citizens freedom to decide their desires. Ancient Greece (Athens in particular) is commonly
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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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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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References: The Corruption Notebooks 2006‚ Stories From the Worldwide Struggle Against Abuse of Power‚ Edited by Jonathan Werve and Global Integrity‚ Global Integrity‚ 2007. Dorotinsky William and Pradhan Sanjay in The Many Faces of Corruption‚ Tracking Vulnerability at the Sector Level‚ Edited by J. Edgardo Campos and Sanjay Pradhan‚ The World Bank
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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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POVERTY AND INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA: THE BOKO HARAM CHALLENGE. ABSTRACT: This paper aims to study the insecurity in Nigeria which is widely caused by Islamic sects known as Boko Haram in Nigeria and its effects on security. This paper will also find if there is a connection between poverty and Insurgency that has led to a great unrest in Nigeria‚ the aim of writing is
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