NIGERIA’S 521 LANGUAGES AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS In this present time‚ and in the face of different ethnic tensions plaguing our nation‚ many Nigerians are asking themselves an important question: what is the value of our many languages? They want to know how it can put food on the table of the average Nigerian. When I posted on The Green Heritage Facebook page‚ last year‚ that Nigeria has the third highest number of languages in the world (after Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
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It had been beautifully maneuvered in apparent peace and tranquility‚ though they could not help twisting a few arms here and there when it had been deemed necessary. An Oba of the Benin Kingdom (Overawing) was banished to Calabar). Such punitive actions‚ whenever it occurred were always projected as necessary correction for those locals who had dared to question the order of the Queen. It had however been a well-known truth that every
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technology. -West Africa occupies an area 2.4 million square miles‚ or approximately one-fifth of Africa. It extends roughly from 5 degrees to 25 degrees north latitude and from 17 degrees west to 15 degrees east longitude. -West Africa constitute Benin‚ Burkina‚ Cape Verde‚ Gambia‚ Ghana‚ Guinea‚ GuineaBissau‚ Ivory Coast‚ Liberia‚ Mali‚ Mauritania‚ Niger‚ Nigeria‚ Senegal‚ Sierra Leone‚ Togo. -West Africa is a very diverse region. It has desert landscapes and tropical rain forests. 1 WEST
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CERTIFICATION I certify that this project was carried out by DELE-OSUNDE VICTOR; it was done under my supervision in the department of Library and Information Science‚ Faculty of Education‚ Delta State University‚ Abraka. -------------------------------- ---------------------- DR. S. O. UWAIFO Date (HEAD OF DEPARTMENT) ------------------------------
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African Sleeping Sickness Human African Trypanosomiasis‚ known as sleeping sickness‚ is a vector-borne parasitic disease. Trypanosoma which are the parasites are protozoa transmitted to humans by tsetse flies. Tsetse flies live in Africa‚ and they are found in vegetation by rivers and lakes‚ gallery-forests and vast stretches of wooded savannah. Sleeping sickness occurs only in sub-Saharan Africa‚ in regions where tsetse flies are endemic. There are many regions where tsetse flies are found‚ but
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Chapter 18 States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa ©2011‚ The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 Effects of Early African Migrations Bantu-speaking peoples settle south of equator Agriculture‚ herding spreads with Bantu migrations Iron metallurgy ©2011‚ The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Cultivation of Bananas Domesticated in southeast Asia Malay sailors colonize Madagascar‚ 300-500 C.E. Introduce bananas‚ yams‚ chickens Well-adapted
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Voodoo in Haiti A typical ceremony begins with a Roman Catholic prayer. Then three drummers begin to play syncopated rhythms. The attendees begin to dance around a tree in the center of the yard‚ moving faster and harder with the rising pulse of the beat. The priest draws sacred symbols in the dust with cornmeal‚ and rum is poured on the ground to honor the spirits. One woman falls to the ground‚ convulsing for a moment before she is helped back to her feet. She resumes the dance‚ moving differently
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Malnutrition in the Philippines. Ravenholt A. PIP: In the Philippines poverty and pervasive malnutrition are not limited to families of deprived seasonal workers. Undernourishment is endemic and increasing throughout most of this archipelago of some 7100 islands‚ and is compounded by the prevalence of intestinal parasites and gastrointestinal diseases which health workers estimate deprive youngsters of at least 5-10% of the nutritional value in food they do consume. This problem is particularly
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The Aim of this essay is based on the clarity on the Elections in Africa if they are a good Measure of democracy. It basically analyses the advantages and disadvantages of elections (in an argument form). The issue of how citizens influence policymaker is central to an understanding of democratic political system. We normally agree that democracy should allow the people to participate in policy making. Hence elections are one of the ways to establish connections between citizens and policy makers
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INTRODUCTION Customary law is rooted in the history‚ tradition and culture of the people. It is the organic or living law of indigenous people of Nigeria regulating their lives and transactions. It is organic in that it is not static; it is regulatory in that it controls the lives and transactions of the community subject to it. Customary law in Nigeria include nature law and custom administered in the southern part of Nigeria as well as Islamic law administered in the Northern parts of Nigeria
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