European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.34 No.4 (2009)‚ pp.550-560 © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2009 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr.htm Vehicular Emissions and Air Quality Standards in Nigeria F. I. Abam Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ Cross River University of Technology P.M.B 1123. Calabar‚ Nigeria E-mail: faibiang@yahoo.com Tel: +2348054383418 G. O. Unachukwu National Centre for Energy Research and Development University of Nigeria Nsukka‚ Nigeria E-mail: godwinogechi@yahoo
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Preface The charts and explanatory text in this section provide definitive‚ irrefutable evidence that market timing is often perfect to the day for periods covering many decades! This statement is equally correct when market time is measured in increments‚ and timing. These are very strong assertions‚ or to put it in the vernacular‚ this is pretty "scary stuff"‚ but also very exciting! Nevertheless‚ as will be demonstrated‚ the Economics‚ the facts‚ cannot be ignored
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development and make it effective‚ the then colonial Government passed the ECN ordinance No. 15 of 1950. With this ordinance in place‚ the electricity department and all those undertakings which were controlled came under one body. The ECN and the Niger Dam Authority (NDA) were merged to become the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) with effect from the 1st of April 1972. The actual merger did not take place until the 6th of January 1973 when the first General Manager was appointed. Despite
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Between the years of 1878 and 1898‚ it was spurred by the demand of the Industrial Revolution for raw materials‚ new markets‚ and etc. In addition Europe wanted to conquer and and colonize Africa but at the time it was very difficult for Europeans to take over countries due to the fact that everybody used muskets. However‚ due to technological advancements by the Europeans‚ a man named Hiram S. Maxim invented the Maxim gun in 1885‚ the first machine gun. At this point‚ the Europeans and other countries
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periods‚ of which many will be mentioned in this report as some of them concern ethical issues. In 1958 Nigeria became one of the largest oil producers for the Shell Group‚ where Shell has been accused of many human rights violations especially in the Niger Delta area. Their corporate and ethical image was heavily damaged and they soon realized they needed to regain the confidence of society to remain successful compared to their (more ethical) competitors. In this period‚ Shell produced their first Corporate
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Nigeria. It is to the left of chad and to the right of Benin Nigeria is located in the Western part of Africa. Its coastal boundary is delimited by the Gulf of Guinea in the south and the land boundary is shared by Cameroon and Chad in the east‚ Niger in the north and Benin in the west. Abuja is Nigeria’s capital city and Lagos is its largest city. 2. What are some basic facts about the country? Imports/exports‚ size‚ government etc. The British colonies were colonizing that region in the past
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water. They are vital ecosystems that support wildlife and perform valuable ecosystem services‚ such as flood protection and water cleansing. They also provide livelihoods for millions of people who live within and around them. For example‚ the Inner Niger River Delta in the Western Sahel zone supports more than a million people who make their living as fishermen‚ cattle breeders or farmers‚ using the annual rise and fall of the waters in the river and its floodplains. Ponds and tanks: These can be
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Principles and Practices of Customary Law‚ Conflict Transformation‚ and Restorative Justice in Somaliland Barry Hart and Muhyadin Saed • Beyond the Ethno-Religious Theory of the Jos Conflict Simeon H. O. Alozieuwa • Oil‚ Politics‚ and Conflict in the Niger Delta: A Nonkilling Analysis Fidelis Allen and Ufo Okeke-Uzodike • Gaps in the Eastern Congo Peacebuilding Process: The Role of Peace Education and Local Tensions Pyana Mwamba Symphorien • Rediscovering Indigenous Peacebuilding Techniques: The
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polities large‚ and small fought to destroy these superimposed boundaries. Pre-existing political entities found themselves arbitrarily or deliberately divided in two‚ three‚ or even four parts. The main Hausa territories were split between French Niger and British Nigeria‚ the Maasai suddenly had to practice nomadic pastoralism across a line between German and British East Africa. Conflicts in Africa could definitely were partly caused by boundaries drawn during the Berlin Conference. Uganda’s
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Dr. Tali African History November 28‚ 2014 Caravan of Gold Movie Review The documentary‚ Caravans of Gold focuses on how the economic values of gold and how it influenced the trade in the early days of Africa. In many areas of Africa such as Mali‚ Niger River‚ Ghana (Ashanti) gold was the primary means of trade and camel caravans were the means of transportation for long distance trade. The gold reflected the wealth of the people Ashanti powers depended of its agriculture and military strength but
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