structure to banking in Nigeria is a relatively recent invention. Prior to 1952 there was no legislation governing the banking system in Nigeria. The British Bank of West Africa (BBWA) started operating in Nigeria by the year 1892. After the BBWA‚ Barclays Bank became the second expatriate bank to operate in Nigeria by the year 1917. The first indigenous bank‚ The Bank of Nigeria was founded in the year 1933 and also operated successfully. After the World War 11‚ British rule over Nigeria weakened with the
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Management 307 Shell-Nigeria case The Business Ethics of Shell in Nigeria The Shell-Nigeria case has produced great debates about business practices and what is deemed ethical behavior. When applying the views of some of the great moral philosophers‚ economists‚ and philosophical concepts in history to the Shell-Nigeria case‚ one is left with a variety of diverse viewpoints about whether or not Shell’s business practices were ethical. Philosopher and economist‚ Adam Smith‚ would likely have
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St Paul of Tarsus had contributed greatly to the development and religious expression of Christianity. His education as a Pharisee under Rabbi Gamaliel gave him an excellent rabbinical and scriptural background for writing‚ speaking and debating holding a context of high authority as he was able to establish that Jesus of Nazareth was undoubtedly the Messiah due to his extensive knowledge of the Old Testament and the Covenant. Due to this aspect of his authority‚ many people believed what he was
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Gender and Poverty in Nigeria Exploration of Journal article in Sociology Amanda Watson Professor Melanie Townsend Introduction to Sociology 04/27/12 I read an article dealing with the connection between gender and poverty in Nigeria. I believe that the article was a primarly view of existing research. I feel that it is because the author never said he conducted the research. It was said the study found out this or that. If the
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President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday presented a budget proposal of N4.2 billion to the joint session of the National Assembly with emphasis that job and wealth creation for teeming unemployed Nigerians would top the agenda of his administration in the coming fiscal dispensation. The initial schedule of the president to make the presentation at 12 noon yesterday at the green chambers of the House of Represents‚ was rescheduled to 2 p.m. He was later accompanied to the venue by his Special Adviser
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THE ROLE OF TECHNICAL TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE REALIZATION OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA By Ehud Yakubu Garba ehudygarba@ymail.com Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum‚ Yobe State Abstract Countries of the world are classified as developed or under developed based on the level of education of its citizenry and their ability to use knowledge‚ skill and attitude to translate scientific ideas in attending to the problems of mankind. Technical education is the right
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in Africa’s most populous nation. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s‚ the oil industry has been married by political and economic strife due to a long history of corrupt military regimes and the complicity of multinational corporations‚ notably Royal Dutch Shell. However it was not until the early 1990s‚ after the Nigerian
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advertising in the national development of Nigerian or other African countries. This study‚ which explored the meaning of development‚ the debate on the role of culture and mass media on social modernization‚ African political economy as well as Nigerian history‚ politics‚ economic and communication development efforts‚ serves as an attempt to bridge that gulf. The study focused on the role of advertising in the process of social mobilization and modernization in Nigeria by examining the cultural reflections
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bank fraud that are frequently carried out in the banking system‚ the underlying causes‚ level of staff involvement‚ consequences and possible means of ameliorating the problem. A sample of 100 respondents taken in Benin City‚ capital of Edo State‚ Nigeria was studied by means of field survey tool of questionnaire and the response to rating scale questions were tested for significance using the "t-test". The analysis revealed that respondents did not view unofficial borrowing and foreign exchange malpractice
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| | |Early history of Nigeria | |Early Nigerian history relates to the period of history in Nigeria prior to the common era. Recent archaeological | | |research has shown[who?] that people were already living in Nigeria (specifically the Iwo-Eleru) as early as 11‚000 | | |BC and perhaps earlier at Ugwuelle-Uturu (Okigwe) in south-eastern Nigeria.[1] Microlithic and ceramic industries |F| |were
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