Advertising is known to perform three main functions‚ that is to inform‚ Persuade and remind. However‚ in doing so‚ it attracts a lot of criticism that roots to some societal issues. I believe that Advertising and Media is intangible. It is very evident that paid advertisements is the financial backbone of print‚ broadcast‚ and new media industry especially among developing countries. People are being benefitted on how an advertisement works. The awareness and suggestions
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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 on National Assembly Matters‚ Senator Abba Aji‚ and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)‚ Yayale Ahmed‚ and several ministers. The one-hour budget speech‚ which Jonathan said was tailored towards the roadmap of Vision 20-2020‚ indicates a breakdown of statutory allocation of N196.4 billion‚ Debt Servicing
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Article: 2 Problems and Prospects of Open and Distance Education in Nigeria Mudasiru Olalere YUSUF (Ph.D) Senior lecturer (Educational Technology) Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology‚ Faculty of Education University of Ilorin‚ Ilorin NIGERIA ABSTRACT Distance education as a mean of providing access to education‚ particularly tertiary level education‚ has gained great prominence in the world. Nigeria has taken giant steps of recent to introduce open and distance education
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Chapter 4 We – the People Dividing Power: The American System of Government The Basics • Americans have distrusted any concentration of political power ever since its founding • American form of government was written down in a Constitution o 1787‚ after thirteen colonies gained independence from Great Britain • “Tyranny” of King George III – the Americans wanted to make sure no person was allowed to have too much power • Representative democracy o Elected representatives who could be
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In his article “5 Ways TV Has Influenced Presidential Elections”‚ Matt Sailor writes how “50 to 75 percent of a campaign’s funds are typically spent on ad production and airtime”(5). These television advertisements aren’t always focusing on America’s real issues‚ but often attack their opponent. This
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Population is the major determinant of national affairs. It leverages power and determines public policy and revenue allocation as areas with higher population are entitled to a greater share of the national resources in terms of state creation‚ representation and other national consideration. Moreover‚ politics especially democracy thrives on numbers. So‚ population figures also shapes election result‚ since a more population place will justifiably
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Quarterly update – December 2013 Final analysis by Nenad Pacek Business and economic outlook Nigeria • • • • • • • • • • • • • Executive summary Facts Economic fundamentals Strategic business importance Corporate sales and profit trends Growth trends and drivers Household consumption trends Gross fixed investment trends Government spending trends Currency outlook Interest rates and inflation outlook Political risks to be aware of Forecast table Contents
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identified as the greatest threat to MDGs because whatever fund received from international donors and debt forgiveness package are most likely not going to reach their MDGs destinations. This was why Transparency International (TI) recently called on governments who desire to achieve their MDGs to first of all implement the UN Convention against corruption‚ stating that it is the most comprehensive legal framework for combating corruption as well as the fact that it has specific articles that can advance
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A Review of Revenue Generation in Nigeria Local Government: A Case Study of Ekiti State Destiny Chiagozie Abstract: Local government is faced with varieties of difficulties to source adequate revenue from federal government‚ state government and the internally generated revenue‚ such problems are cogwheel to the smooth running of local government administration. They are; the dishonesty on the part of officers collecting the revenues‚ such as cases of printing receipts by the officers had been
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the legal concept of gender equality is entrenched in the 1948 universal declaration of Human Rights. It was also stated again in the 1979 United Nations Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. In a society like Nigeria‚ which is a largely patriarchal society‚ women tend to be comfortable to certain close-ended function in the society. It has also been confirmed that though men and women are supposed to be complementary partners in society ’s overall progress‚ women
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