Topic: Controversies of Census Figures. Case study: Nigeria The first census was held in Nigeria in 1866. The colonial authorities conducted other census exercises in 1871‚ 1901 and 1911‚ whereas all these covered only the Lagos colony and in 1911‚ the southern protectorate. The first nationwide census involving the north and south were organized in 1921. There was also the 1931 census and the 3-year 1951-1953 census. The 1963 census was upheld but only because the Supreme Court ruled against
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TOPIC: CHALLENGES AFFECTING NIGERIA AND THEIR SOLUTION. CHALLENGES AFFECTING NIGERIA AND THEIR SOLUTION. Nigeria is a country of diverse people‚ cultures‚ religion and political groups. The country achieved independence from the British colonialist in 1960. The country marked 54 years post-independence on October 1st 2013. The journey so far has not been an entire smooth one since independence. The country has had to face several challenges and problem. It is becoming
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education sector. However in our study we would realize that a country like Nigeria has been operating below the percentage recommended by UNESCO as our expenditure on education usually lies around 5.3%. According to the Federal Ministry of Education (2003)‚ the educational system in Nigeria faced ill periods between 1979-1995 due to resurgence of instability and financial inadequacies in the management‚ and was affected by the general
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may be left to their own means – including assassinations‚ coup detats‚ revolutions‚ insurgency and bush wars – to press their claim to power. It is this fact more than any thing else that makes the subject of elections and electoral practices in Nigeria so crucial today. As we are aware‚ the controversial elections of 1965 produced the coup detat of January 1966. Again the flawed elections of 1983 produced the military coup of December 31‚ 1983. Finally‚ Babangida’s flawed elections of 1993 produced
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4.2 MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MINERALS TO THE ECONOMY IN NIGERIA Mineral resources contribute majorly to the Nigerian economy in d following ways; 1) Sources of raw material for allied industries As we can see from the minerals highlighted above‚ minerals are major source of raw materials in industries e. g gold used for jewelries‚ limestone for cement‚ and so on. Organic deposits like coal and petroleum products like natural gas are used in powering machines in the industries. The raw materials
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Kamuku National Park is mostly a Guinea Savanna region of Nigeria‚ The park is ideal for bird watching with 192 species recorded. The Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)‚ Denham’s Bustard (Neotis denhami) and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) are all found here. These birds are not usally found in America so enjoy them and take pictures #3- Gahaka Gumit National Park -Address >In the Adamawa region‚ right on the Nigeria /Cameroon Border. Visitors can also reach the park by
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other cultures are wrong. A person’s culture is normal to themselves so as they look at different cultures they might think their weird‚ not realizing that their culture is similar to another. In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ they showed that colonization was not right by the Showing what happened to Okonkwo’s identity and how it was changed by the British‚ also it showed how his identity being changed affected the tribe. The identity of Okonkwo was a well known respected man for wrestling in
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Administration in Nigeria Unit: 3 Units Course Lecturers: JOSHUA‚ Segun and Mrs Exellence-Oluye Nchekwube Semester: Alpha Time: Tuesday 8am - 10am and Thursday 12 noon -1PM Location: Tuesday G201 and Thursday G301 Brief overview of the course: The course examines the origin‚ scope and growth of Public Administration in Nigeria. It gives a purview of Public Administration from colonial era till date. It discusses the various administrative organs and agencies in Nigeria‚ the
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AN APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA By Adelana‚ Olamide Samson olamidelana@gmail.com +234 802 286 8888 Local Government is one of man ’s oldest institutions. The earliest form of Local governments exists in the form of clan and village meetings. In fact‚ democracy itself originated and developed along the lines of local governance initiatives in the ancient Greek city states. One of the major functions of LG is to bring about meaningful development in the rural areas. As
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someone who is 18 and above but to others it involves a greater part of the teenage years. You would agree with me that Nigerian Students in these various tertiary institutions make a great number of the Youth in Nigeria. That says at least that we value education to an extent in Nigeria. But in reality‚ not all students admitted into the tertiary are above the age of 18 years. Some are even as low as 14 year of age. It is this “youth” that are the most seen during elections because they are on the
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