STRESS AND FRUSTRATION AMONG SMALL SCALE BUSINESS OWNERS IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF APHA FURNITURE COMPANY‚ IKPOBA SLOPE BENIN CITY) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Before the arrived of the British Colonialists in Nigeria‚ there were numerous small scale industries and handicraft enterprises based on the available raw materials to meet local and regional demand. The Hausa‚ Yoruba and Bini people developed significant small-scale manufacture of
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said to be a social ritual and tradition that is still taking place in 28 countries from Africa to Asia to the Middle East (Abdulcadir‚ Margairaz‚ Boulvain & Irion‚ 2011). Some of the countries include Sudan‚ Nigeria‚ Burkina Faso‚ Egypt‚ Ethiopia‚ ‚ Benin‚ Somalia‚ Indonesia‚ Djibouti‚ Malaysia‚ Uganda‚ Yemen‚ Eritrea‚ Oman‚ Iran‚ Iraq and among immigrant communities in Europe‚ Canada‚ United States (Abdulcadir et al.‚ 2011). According to the UNICEF‚ Genital cutting is actually supported by false beliefs
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Local Government in Kolawole‚ D. (ed) Readings in Political Science Ibadan: Dekaal. Appadorai‚ A. (1975). The Substance of Politics. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. Egonmwan‚ J.A.‚ 1984. Principles and Practice of Local Government in Nigeria‚ Benin City: SMO Aka and Brothers Press. Mba‚ H. Chike (1998). Local Government Autonomy and the national Physical Planning Policies and Laws: Towards Complementarity of Governmental Objectives. Journal of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners.
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Karl Heinrich Marx “If I had 26 letters of the alphabet I could rule the world.¹”Those are the words of one of the greatest philosophers. Karl Heinrich Mark‚ “The Founder‚ or the Father of Modern communism and Marxism” was born May 1818-July 1883. Karl was born into a wealthy family. (1) He was one of the most infamous philosophers and tacticians in the socioeconomic structure of our times. He was however
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A-B-C-B‚ D-E-F-E 8-6-8-6 Meter GHAZAL Origin: India and Middle East Dates to 12th Century Written in couplets with repeating word at the end of each couplet A-A‚ B-A‚ C-A‚ D-A‚ etc. GRIOT CALL AND RESPONSE Origin: Western Africa (Mostly Benin) Oral Tradition Numerous lines‚ No rhyme scheme‚
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reports about 40% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or using a contact to get a job done in public office.[4] In 2012 India has ranked 94th out of 176 countries in Transparency International’sCorruption Perceptions Index‚ tied with Benin‚ Colombia‚ Djibouti‚ Greece‚ Moldova‚ Mongolia‚ and Senegal.[5] Most of the largest sources of corruption in India are entitlement programmes and social spending schemes enacted by the Indian government. Examples include Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
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Although slave trade has been established since early history‚ it was the in the seventeenth century and beyond that slaves became the focal point of trade between Europe and Africa. Europe’s expansion through North and South America and the Caribbean islands in the fifteenth century formed an unquenchable demand for African laborers‚ who were thought to be more fit physically in the harsh tropical environment of the New World. The figures of slaves imported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
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CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Utility as defined by the oxford advanced learners dictionary is a service provided for the public. It is a service used by everyone. Utility services covers a wide range of activity including electricity‚ water‚ transportation and Telecommunication. These services impact greatly on a country’s economic growth and the living standards of the people. They affect the ability of the local industries to produce products that can compete
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TOURISM The traditional relationship of Oba Liken of Ibefun and the people of Lagos and Ibiyeroye marriage may explain the notion that Eyo was introduced to Lagos from Ibefun. Chief Tajudeen Gbadesere revealed that‚ “the variant of Eyo staged was in the night entailing three consecutive outings in a performance where the use of Aropale and other paraphernalia were absent. Nevertheless‚ the place of Malaki and Ejilu in the historical origin of the fanciful Eyo play is brought out forcefully in a praise
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to the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCO)‚ where I spent nearly the last five (5) years of my career working on a Gas Pipeline Project (WAGP)‚ which sought to install about 600km of gas pipeline‚ to bring gas from Nigeria to Ghana‚ through Benin and Togo‚ for power generation and industrial use. It is my involvement on this project‚ coupled with a strong commitment to further develop a career in oil and gas industry that informed my decision to pursue a management programme in oil and
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