in Nigeria is not caused currently on going not because of imperialism but because of the corruption in the government. The corruption in the government can be seen trough issues like the Niger Delta region not having any representation in the Nigerian government. This is a major issue because the Niger Delta is the region where 100% of the countries oil is mined. This lack of representation makes the plights of that region unheard. The people who are most affected by the oil mining are the ones who
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paper recommends that some drastic measures be taken to nip in the bud the menace of kidnapping. One of such measures‚ the paper suggests‚ is to address the issue of unemployment in the country. Keywords: Social problem‚ Kidnapping‚ Ransom‚ Niger Delta‚ Anomie theory INTRODUCTION Kidnapping is becoming a global phenomenon. Most countries of Asia‚ Europe‚ America and Africa have witnessed unprecedented wave and spate of violence and crime. Indeed Nigeria has witnessed various forms of militancy
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has become a cause for distress especially in rural areas (Niger delta). production of oil has held the highest negative influence on the environment. Environmental pollution caused by oil spillage will disrupt activities of the people in the rural area. Such as farming‚ hunting‚ palm wine tapping‚ fishing which seems to be a major source of income and livelihood to a very large number of people in rural areas. The Niger Delta is simply one of the most oil-polluted areas in the world. About 7
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Foundation‚ 5855 Spring Garden Road‚ Suite B220 Halifax‚ NS B3H 4S2 01-March‚ 2013. Dear Sir/Madam‚ Application for 2013 SCHOLARSHIP. My name is Salil Menon; I am a 25 year old young man from New Delhi. I have just been accepted at the Delta State University to study library and Information science a four year degree program. I am writing to apply for the MUSTE scholarship for 2013/2014 new entry level. I learned about the Mankind United To Support Total Education program on the youth
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The history of INTER-BAU‚ Nigeria’s foremost indigenous Construction Company‚ dates back to the early eighties with the establishment of its operational base in the Delta State Capital Asaba. The company was founded in response to the increasing road construction‚ rehabilitation and maintenance potential in the country following the oil boom and the attendant growth in all sectors of the economy. INTER-BAU is undoubtedly best known through the high quality road... construction and other related
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looks like. I was born and raised in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria‚ a place where most people are suffering from one disease or another‚ conditions that are either unknown in the US‚ or are highly preventable. I never wondered who would help‚ or raise awareness; I was that someone. To my mind‚ Public Health is the most important aspect of Medicine. It can help prevent and bring solutions to health issues like no other field. In the Niger delta region of Nigeria‚ multinational oil companies
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Highest Fraternal Greetings! As a part of our fervent campaign in bringing forth excellence from every individual and celebrating the freedom of thought and self-expression of every people‚ we‚ the Kappa Sigma - Kappa Delta Sigma Confraternity‚ a duly recognized confraternity in the University of the Philippines‚ will be holding our annual HIMIGSIKAN on 26th of February 2013‚ 7pm‚ at Meanwhile Bar‚ Balibago Angeles City. HIMIGSIKAN‚ our confraternity’s
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at night‚ to 40 °C (104.0 °F) during the day. While the winter temperature in deserts does not fluctuate as wildly‚ it can be as low as 0 °C (32 °F) at night‚ and as high as 18 °C (64.4 °F) during the day. Hot and dry Khamsin winds blow in the Nile Delta region. Egypt receives less than 80 mm (3.15 in) of precipitation annually in most areas‚ although in the coastal areas it reaches 200 mm. It hardly ever rains during the summer. desert; hot‚ dry summers with moderate winters Egypt generally
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detailed analysis of the current situation‚ where the problems are and where the possibilities are. To try and understand the situation the first thing that had to be researched was the background of the area. 1.2 Background Figure 1: The Delta Works Figure 1: The Delta Works The Veerse Meer is a 22 kilometers long artificial brackish water lake‚ which is located in the province of Zeeland between the island north Beveland‚ north of Walcheren and south Beveland. In the west and east end of the Lake
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majority of the population in Egypt lives in an area along the Nile River called the Nile Valley and the Nile Delta. As a result‚ many places in this region are extremely crowded‚ with several thousand persons per square kilometer. Egypt’s civilians today are mostly Ancient Egyptians‚ Arabs‚ Turks‚ and other peoples are blended in their ancestry. About half of the population of the Nile Delta are fellahin (pronounced fel-uh-heen)‚ or peasants--either small landowners or laborers--living on the produce
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