FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the AERC
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Industrialization has not only changed the way the world do business but also changed the world itself. Fortunately‚ Nigeria is one of the countries that did not escape its impact. Industrialization is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from a pre-industrial society into an industrial one. It is a part of a wider modernization process‚ where social change and economic development are closely related with
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In 1901‚ Nigeria officially became a British dominion. This became the downfall of the beautiful country. It is imperative to learn about this in order to understand why Nigeria is in the state that it is. We need to be able to comprehend the strides taken to break free from Britain’s rule. We need to be able to acknowledge the consequences of imperialism‚ and the effect it has on those involved. In this paper‚ the question of how Nigeria gained its independence from Britain will be answered‚ as
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THE IMPACT OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ON NIGERIA ECONOMIC GROWTH PERFORMANCE (1980-2009) ABSTRACT The study set out to ascertain the extent to which Agricultural sector has contributed to the growth of Nigerian economy from 1980 to 2009. As a guide to the study‚ the following hypotheses were formulated: (1) there is no statistical significance between Nigerian agricultural output and real gross domestic product (2) there is no statistical significance relationship between exchange rate fluctuation
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ijcrb.webs.com INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS THE CHALLENGES OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: A THEMATIC EXPOSITION EME‚ OKECHUKWU INNOCENT ANTHONY ONYISHI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ NSUKKA Abstract VOL 3‚ NO 8 DECEMBER 2011 Matters of safety and security are topical issues in today’s Nigeria. Life has always been precarious in our country. It is subject to all manners of dangers. In the first place it is often
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If you’ve ever laced your fingers together‚ turned your palms away from you and bent your fingers back‚ you know what knuckle popping sounds like. Joints produce that CRACK when bubbles burst in the fluid surrounding the joint. Joints are the meeting points of two separate bones‚ held together and in place by connective tissues and ligaments. All of the joints in our bodies are surrounded by synovial fluid‚ a thick‚ clear liquid. When you stretch or bend your finger to pop the knuckle‚ you’re causing
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References: UN estimates[edit source | editbeta] World Population Prospects‚ 2010[11]
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INSECURITY IN NIGERIA Underlying the quest for national security in Nigeria is the issue of political morality‚ which focuses on the question of defining the relationship between the state and the various groups in the society. Political morality properly construed seeks to establish and sustain the essential conditions for the smooth functioning of the state and society. It is in this light that we identify the problem of the moral basis of Nigeria’s security to be a vital imperative of national
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Larson flew to Kano‚ Nigeria‚ to begin a two-year term in an agricultural ministry in the Kano area. He returned to the United States in 1981 and enrolled in the Interdisciplinary track of Wheaton Graduate School. In June 1982 he returned to Nigeria under SIM‚ where he planned to complete his graduate degree while continuing mission work. In August 1984‚ Larson returned to Wheaton College Graduate School and received an M.A. in 1986. Larson established a joint venture in Nigeria in 1994‚ with local
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NIGERIA AND THE BOMBER: THE GENESIS TO REVELATION Nigeria is a country in the West of Africa with an interesting population of over 160 million people. A British Colony‚ Nigeria was hitherto peaceful and seen as key to African development and interests. Such has been the opposite of the true state of the supposed Giant of Africa since gaining independence in 1960 and declaring a Republic in 1961. After years of Military Dictatorship and coups left the country under-developed for much of her early
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