ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria is by far the most populated of Africa’s countries‚ with more than one-seventh of the continent’s people. The people belong to many different ethnic groups. These groups give the country a rich culture‚ but they also pose major challenges to nation building. Ethnic strife has plagued Nigeria since it gained independence in 1960. Officially known as the ‘Federal Republic of Nigeria’‚ she has a federal form of government
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or negative. The Nigeria is said to be morphologically derived from a blend of ’niger’ and ’area’. Nigeria came into exixtence in 1914 as aresult of the almalgamation of the northern and the southern protectorates of the brithish territory around the river niger area. Nigeria is a multidimensional vast: landmass‚ culture‚ population‚ language‚ beliefs‚ tradition and lifestyle practised by different people from different areas and there are about 400 native languages inj Nigeria (bamgbose 1971‚ osayi
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MONEY AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA Since the return to electoral politics in 1999‚ and particularly after the 2003 general elections‚ Nigeria ’s political parties have been criticized by the media‚ academics‚ observers and the electorate for corrupt and unbridled use of money in politics. The anti-corruption initiatives of the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo provided a suitable environment for some civil society groups to engage governments and other stakeholders on the issue of corruption
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Economic Crisis in Nigeria. NIGERIA. (google)The evolution of Nigeria was from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960. During this period a lot of events occurred‚ and is largely the story of the great impact of the British on the Nigerian people. The colonial authorities (British) sought to define‚ protect and realize their imperial interest in the portion of West Africa because of its endowment with natural resources‚ apparently this occurred about hundred years ago. The British was
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positive change of things in the life of the people‚ both the rich‚ average and poor. Then such a society would be regarded as developed. For example the living conditions of the USA. Nigeria the most populated country in Africa filled with its endowed natural resources‚ and according to the “united nations statistics Nigeria is the 8th most populous county in the world with a population of 2.3%” (UN 2011).but the country still suffers the decay of underdevelopment due to certain avoidable factors that
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References: Nyong‚ M. O. (1998) Fiscal Federation‚ Revenue Allocation Formula and Economic Development in Nigeria. Nigeria Financial Review‚ Vol. 7‚ No. 3‚ pp.33-54. Nyong‚ Michael (2003) “Fiscal Federalism‚ Revenue Allocation Formula and Economic Development in Nigeria”‚ in Ekpo‚ Akpan H. and Ubok-Udom‚ Enamidem (ed.) (2003) Issues in Fiscal Federalism and Revenue Allocation in Nigeria‚ Uyo: University of Uyo‚ pp.407-445. Obi‚ C. (1998) The Impact of Oil and Nigeria’s Revenue Allocation System:
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Climate Change in Nigeria Climate change has always occurred in different Nigeria; however the effects have become more noticeable recently over the years. The effects have affected the daily lives of many for better or worse. A peer reviewed research done by an unknown source‚ which was accepted by the Journal of Geography and Regional had concluded that the average temperature of Nigeria has increased by 1.7°C in the period of 1901-2005. The increase has however been higher in semi-arid areas
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ECONOMY OF NIGERIA Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy and emerging market‚ with expanding financial‚ service‚ communications‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2011‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the third-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade
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The Practice of Bilingualism in Nigeria: Factors That Encourage Bilingualism – Before‚ During and After the Colonial Era A Term Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements of the Course: ENG 503: Bilingualism and Multilingualism June 2010 By Emmanuel U. Dimike 2009026016F Dimike‚ 2 INTRODUCTION In the world today‚ the number of people who use more than one language is greater than the number of people who use only one language. This study focuses on these people with more than one language
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LEADERLESS NIGERIA Chris Bjorklund 434 Threat Analysis February 3‚ 2013 After witnessing one military leader replaced by another‚ the Nigerian people have elected their presidential administration since 1999. Although it is a remarkable achievement in Africa‚ the Nigerian leadership has significant challenges through the next decade. Ever since the emergence of the Nigerian democracy‚ thousands paid the ultimate price due to the polarization along religious and cultural ancestries. Thus
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