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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has developed. Though‚ nursing came to Nigeria through the British Colonial masters. They provided services and medical care for wounded soldiers at the furtherworth Hospital. Later the first nursing home in Nigeria in Jericho‚ Ibadan by the government of the British Colonial masters. Later on missionaries and their wives came to supplement government effort by setting up Mission homes‚ Dispensaries e.t.c. and commence the training of Nurses in Nigeria‚ though language barrier there was no formal
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the right country‚ the United States‚ at the right time (1930)”. None of us has a say in where he is born‚ but we can do something about it for our children. I therefore wish to discuss each factor associated with quality of life as related to Nigeria and plead for suggestions from all of us on how to improve on them so as to make this country a good place for us to live: * Material wellbeing as measured by GDP per head: The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is
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common disease of all times that is threatening us with the extinction of youths and adults. It is not only terrorizing the entire generation but also kills and leaves millions of orphans for the oldest grandparent to carter for. 2.1 HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA According to USAID brief (2004)‚ Nigerian epidemic is characterized by one of the most rapidly increasing rates of new HIV/AIDS cases in West Africa. Adult HIV prevalence increased from 1.8% in 1991 to 5.8% in 2001. This infection rate‚ although
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION According to Phillips (2007) “Corporate governance is an encompassing policy‚ processes and people‚ which serves the needs of shareholders and other stake holders by directing and controlling management activities with good business savvy‚ objectivity and integrity”. The author stated that sound corporate governance is dependent on external market place commitment and legislation plus a healthy board culture that safeguards policies and processes. Magdi and Nadereh (2002)
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA BY Sheriffdeen A. TELLA‚ Ph.D Department of Economics‚ Faculty of Management Science‚ Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ PMB 2002‚ Ago-Iwoye Ogun State‚ Nigeria satellang@yahoo.com and Lloyd Ahamefule AMAGHIONYEODIWE‚ Ph.D* Department of Economics Faculty of the Social sciences University of the West Indies‚ Mona Kingston 7‚ Jamaica. lamaghionyeodiwe@yahoo.co.uk and Bolaji Adesola ADESOYE Department of Economics‚ Faculty of
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A Miracle? – Nibco’s Successful ERP Implementation Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 4 2. Statement of Issues 4 2.1 The Background 4 2.2 The Need for Integration – Key Drivers for the Solution Change 5 2.3 Organizational Risks during the ERP Implementation 6 2.3.1 On Budget 6 2.3.2 The functionality must work‚ there was no other alternative 6 2.3.3 The Implementation had to be on time 6 2.3.4 Business Process Change 7 2
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Gender and Poverty in Nigeria Exploration of Journal article in Sociology Amanda Watson Professor Melanie Townsend Introduction to Sociology 04/27/12 I read an article dealing with the connection between gender and poverty in Nigeria. I believe that the article was a primarly view of existing research. I feel that it is because the author never said he conducted the research. It was said the study found out this or that. If the
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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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INEC to use NYSC members as ad hoc staff By Ezra Ijioma Saturday‚ 21 Aug 2010 View All (15) Comment(s) Print Post Comment Facebook Twitter Send to friend Director-General‚ National Youth Service Corps‚ Brigadier-General Ismaila Maharazu Tsiga The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission‚ Prof. Attahiru Jega‚ has reiterated his commitment in using members of the National Youth Service Corps as ad hoc staff for the
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