REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS IN NIGERIA. A CASE STUDY OF OBAFEMI/OWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Submitted by DAIRO ISAAC KUNLE Dept. Of Economics‚ University of Ibadan RESEARCH PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION Local governments are potentially very important for Nigeria as they play a significant role in generating revenue and encouraging civil involvement‚ as well as creating a visible link between taxes and service delivery. The increasing cost of running government coupled with dwindling revenue
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REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Local governments operate at the grassroots and are expected to provide services to their stakeholders. In a federal system like Nigeria‚ local governments are close to the people and hence could effectively alter socioeconomic and political conditions within their jurisdictions. Apart from providing and maintaining basic infrastructures‚ local governments can complement the economic activities of other levels of government. This of course depends
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The Role of Gov’t Why does every country have a form of government? Is it the pack mentality found in many animals? Do humans instinctively look for some form of leadership? What is the purpose of having a government? Is it to regulate what people do‚ to protect its citizens‚ or to maintain a stable economy? Isn’t it the government’s responsibility to protect the citizens under its rule? Isn’t it the reason most governments are established? Many governments offer some form of program to protect
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Separation of Powers: States vs. National Government “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution‚ nor prohibited by it to the States‚ are reserved to the States respectively‚ or to the people.” (U.S. Const. amend. 10). Ratified in December of 1791‚ the Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that the national government does not have the authority to control the state government’s concerns that don’t intervene with the U.S Constitution and vice versa. I believe that the
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| The Role of Government in Policy making Legislative tasks are not easily formed. Within our government there are three branches. The executive branch is the branch that oversees healthcare matters with the president as the “CEO”. The other two branches‚ legislative and judicial‚ serve their own purpose each separate from the other two. Each branch contributes its own unique processes in establishing social policy. Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley is a nonprofit
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Government is Different Paul Appleby • A good lawyer doesn’t mean that he will make a good judge • The more a person has succeeded in nongovernmental fields‚ the more they have developed interests and habits of thought that will unfit them for governmental roles • Government is a system‚ the system can’t be understood except in terms of the public employees themselves‚ their conceptions of their positions‚ and the attitudes of the public about what is required in and from our civil serveants
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Sharon Kiernan TAQA level 3 in Assessment and Quality Assurance Question 2 ‘Explain the responsibilities of the assessor’ The Assessors Main Responsibilities Assess the learner’s knowledge‚ understanding‚ skills and competence against the criteria set by the awarding body. The assessor must at all times display a fair and professional manner. High standards must be maintained and a thorough understanding of the standards and criteria each learner is working towards is needed. To plan
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The teacher’s roles‚ responsibilities and boundaries. A teacher has a number of roles‚ each involving different activities with concomitant responsibilities. The most obvious is that of being a knowledge imparter through means such as lecturing‚ presentation or practical demonstration. At the same time the teacher has a role as a facilitator who acts as a mentor and facilitates the students own self-directed learning and development‚ drawing out their potential. The third role‚ which follows from
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Australian director‚ Jennifer Kent‚ made her debut with the psychological horror film ’The Babadook’‚ starring Essie Davis as a mother ’Amelia’ and Noah Wiseman as son ’Samuel’. The theatrical poster for the film depicts the photography of the two actors surrounded by the illustration of a huge creature. Directly upon observing the image‚ viewers can already assume the code of the film to be horror or thriller. An eerie‚ chilling vibe can be felt instantly upon the first look. A large humanoid
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Dual Federalism Name Course Institution Date Dual Federalism This is a state of government where power is shared between the federal and the state governments. In dual federalism‚ both the national and the state governments hold sovereign power in their respective areas of authority. The separation of power‚ resources‚ and programs is clearly defined. Dual federalism is normally compared to a layer cake whereby the levels of powers do not overlap each other. In this case
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