The Lives of Colonial Women The Lives of Colonial Women I. Introductory paragraph A. Early life in 1800’s B. Thesis statement-background‚ pressure and impact C. Hardships of group of workers II. Point #1 (Background information on the women’s life) A. Expected to sew‚clean‚care‚and raise children B. More than eight children C. Put permanently on household duties III. Point #2 (Pressures of being a women in colonial times) A. Social pressure to marry
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off-take and local issues Precedent transactions in Nigeria average US$5.8 per 2P boe Offshore transactions have commanded a premium over onshore On-going Shell divestment process will provide a number of further benchmarks (US$ per 2P boe) $9.0 Announced Date Asset/Target Value (US$ MM) Acquired Stake (%) Acquirer Description Onshore/Offshore Total 2P Reserves (mmboe) 2P Reserves Multiple (US$ per boe) 05-Jul-2013 First Hydrocarbon Nigeria 105 23 Afren Acquisition of a 23% stake in a
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Summary Findings of Cross-Sectional Nutrition Survey Northern Nigeria‚ February 2012 1. INTRODUCTION Anthropometric and retrospective mortality survey was conducted in eight states of Northern Nigeria from 6th February to 9th March 2012. A cross sectional survey design with two stages of cluster sampling method was used. The survey was conducted in Borno‚ Jigawa‚ Kano‚ Katsina‚ Kebbi‚ Sokoto‚ Yobe and Zamfara states. The main objectives of the survey were to determine the nutritional status of children
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The British Empire took control of and brought Christianity to more than 458 million people and was extremely powerful. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ British missionaries come to a pre-colonial Ibo society. The Ibo people are very culture oriented and take great pride in their traditions and practices. When Christians arrive in their small village of Umuofia and try to change things‚ most of the people are angry don’t know what to do‚ especially Okonkwo. Some people convert‚ some remain
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his or her nation at the table of nations respectably over a short period of time (not repeating the initial or developing mistakes of the advanced nation). In this context‚ the Nigerian Expatriate Manager is a foreigner filling a position in a Nigeria-based firm’s management and making a legal and respectable living by the current standard of the country. In a progressive view‚ the purpose of an expatriate is to improve the his value by seeking better opportunities and ‘greener pastures’ to make
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Nigeria is a country with abundant resources and the potential to be a very powerful nation‚ but it is hampered by many problems. These problems are caused by Nigerias colonization by England. Because of this intrusion on their way of life‚ their future was altered dramatically. The nation of Nigeria as a whole has suffered greatly as a country because of this colonization‚ its problem is rooted in the way it was colonized and ruled. The background of the situation is essential to understand its
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country. All countries of the world placed a high value on children growth and development both developed and the developing countries including Nigeria because they are the reason behind any future transformation. It is expected that the children are given love‚ care and emotional support among others in order to develop productively and health wise. In Nigeria‚ every ethnic group appreciate the precious gifts of God children are‚ yet children are rejected and sometimes abandoned to the streets to struggle
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ABSTRACT In recent times‚ the discrimination of polytechnic education in Nigeria in the area of employment and even in admission has always created panic among polytechnic graduates and the youths in general. Various questions have been raised by students in the polytechnics and other similar institutions about the situation but there seems to be no answer. This paper therefore seeks to establish the relevance of polytechnic education in youth empowerment‚ economic self-reliance and national development
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Shari’a (subsequently‚ Islamic law)1 in Nigeria only serve to confirm their role as a part of society that has a life of its own‚ which is distinct from the state and fairly autonomous from it‚2 thus enabling them to influence and affect public attitudes towards an issue. It is because of this that any observation emanating from civil society organizations is being taken seriously. On the issue of the adultery cases decided by Shari’a courts in Nigeria‚ civil society organizations have acquired
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ZAKAT MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: THE STATUS QUO MUSTAFA‚ Murtala Oladimeji .Abioye Ph.D. University of Abuja‚ Abuja‚ Nigeria‚ and Siti Normala Sheikh Obid Ph.D. International Islamic University Malaysia Abstract Over a decade ago‚ states that adopted Shariah legal system‚ in the northern part of Nigeria as well as non-governmental organizations in the southern western part re-introduced institutionalized zakat management but only fragmented knowledge of status of this initiative is available despite
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