allowed into the premises of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN)‚ Jos‚ by a fellow member of the church‚ who detonated explosives that led to the death of 8 persons; 38 others were seriously injured. The Sun Newspaper of Tuesday‚ March 6th‚ 2012 reported that the said Boko Haram suicide bomber was identified by The Defence Headquarters (DHQ)‚ as Mr. Adams Joseph Ashaba‚ ‘who allegedly masterminded the bombing of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) in Jos‚ the Plateau State capital on February
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Two major types of marriage exist in Nigeria: monogamy‚ a marriage of one man to one woman‚ and polygyny‚ a marriage of one man to two or more wives. In most cultural groups in Nigeria‚ traditional marriage is usually an arrangement between two families as opposed to an arrangement between two individuals. Accordingly‚ there is pressure on the bride and bridegroom to make the marriage work as any problem will usually affect both families and strain the otherwise cordial relationship between them
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Nigeria‚ a country in West Africa‚ was one of the leading producers of palm oil‚ cocoa‚ and groundnuts‚ that had the potential of becoming a powerful nation. However‚ in 1885‚ European powers‚ such as Portugal‚ France‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Belgium‚ gathered all together at the Berlin Conference‚ deciding on which African colony they were each going to take over. This was the beginning of New Imperialism. During the Scramble for Africa‚ many African regions were colonized by European
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III. Taxation Introduction Taxation * Defined as the power of the sovereign to impose burden or charges upon persons‚ property or property rights for the use and support of government In order to enable it to discharge its function. Nature of Taxation Power * The power of taxation is both inherent and legislative in character because it has been reserved by the State for it to exercise * It is inherent because the sustenance of government requires contribution from them. *
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DECADENCE IN NIGERIA It is of no doubt that moral decadence has completely replaced core moral values in present times. This ravaging phenomenon is the cause of some of the major problems Nigeria is facing as a Nation. A society where the youths do not think of how tomorrow would be better than today or how to invent new things to automate processes involved in our daily activities rather focusing on how to enrich themselves by any means and controlling enormous wealth at a tender age. Many
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ACC 622 Advanced Auditing Midterm Case 4.1 1. A close friendship between an auditor and the client can jeopardize the auditor’s appearance of independence. And I think when such close relationship begins influence the auditor’s thoughts when he or she makes very important decisions‚ the independence of an auditor has been compromised. The Rule 101 – Independence says: “A member in public practice shall be independent in the performance of professional services as required by standards promulgated
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COUNSELLING IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW BY C.N. UGWUEGBULAM‚ Ph.D.‚ JP. ALVAN IKOKU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION‚ OWERRI – IMO STATE‚ NIGERIA AND CUUU KADURUMBA (Ph.D.) COLLEGE OF FOOD PROCESSING AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY‚ MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE‚ UMUDIKE‚ ABIA STATE‚ NIGERIA HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING IN NIGERIA Man from pre-historic times have been having challenges and solving them. Nigerians in the traditional set-up before the advent of formalized guidance and
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concerning the administration‚ academic education‚ training programs and the lack of material and human resources‚ were reported. As a result of this study 14 recommendations are listed to improve university athletics and‚ by doing so‚ sport in general in Nigeria. Thus‚ they demand an improvement of physical education in secondary schools‚ the establishment of departments of physical education at all universities and better facilities and more frequent competitions for university athletes. • CiteULike
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executive branch. In order to fix the problems under the Articles‚ specifically the dilemma regarding representation‚ taxation‚ and slavery issue within the states‚ the Constitutional Convention took place. These disputes did not only create a problem but they also caused a division between the states. The colonists did not know how great and substantial the issue with representation‚ taxation‚ and slavery would affect them‚ but as they came together and attempted to resolve the problem‚ they brought forth
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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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