LEADERLESS NIGERIA Chris Bjorklund 434 Threat Analysis February 3‚ 2013 After witnessing one military leader replaced by another‚ the Nigerian people have elected their presidential administration since 1999. Although it is a remarkable achievement in Africa‚ the Nigerian leadership has significant challenges through the next decade. Ever since the emergence of the Nigerian democracy‚ thousands paid the ultimate price due to the polarization along religious and cultural ancestries. Thus
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Three main points to think about issues of poverty in the future Poverty is a complex problem that is easily understood but hard to solve. We understand that on the global scale‚ poverty rate is on a decline as a result of economic development that lifts millions of people out of the poverty trap. In fact‚ the World Bank estimated that people living on less than $1.25 a day dropped by from 1.8 billion to 1.4 billion between 1995 and 2005. Although this is a remarkable gain‚ it shall not understate
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an increasingly aggressive environment in which competition for revenue is top priority. The Nigerian Bank can now fit into the global definition of bank. Consolidation of the Nigerian Banking sector is one of many reforms of the Gen. Obasanjo ’s administration that Nigerians have to embrace happily. (Victor E‚ 2007) Prior to the reforms‚ the industry was highly fragmented‚ with many banks having very small and undiversified capitalisation. With a much higher capitalisation base‚ the Nigerian
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contain it? As far back as eight to nine years ago‚ we observed that the institution of the Nigerian army became a target of the intelligentsia behind what we called Boko Haram. They have known that the Nigerian army was the last institution in Nigeria that could practically bind the country. But now‚ the army seems divided. What I know is that the Nigerian army cannot handle this people because the sophistication with which the sect operates is beyond the training of the Nigerian army. You argue
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Introduction The expansion of International Trade and the accessibility to foreign stock and debt market has given rise to an increase debate on whether or not there is need to be a global set of accounting standards. As companies compete globally for scarce resources‚ investors and creditors as well as multinational companies are required to bear the cost of reconciling financial statements that are prepared using national standards. It was argued that a common set of practices will provide a “level
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SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND RESEARCH RESEARCH PAPER ON MICROFINANCE- ONE OF THE KEY DRIVERS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION SUBMITTED BY :- Shrawan Kumar Dwivedi shrawan.sibar@gmail.com (9595302505) Nitesh Kumar Narayan Masarrat Ali Raj Abstract:- Microfinance can be defined as the provision of a broad range of financial services such as deposits‚ loans‚ payment services‚ money transfers and insurance to poor and low-income households
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Introduction Drug abuse is a problem that many societies face which crosses gender‚ ethnic and racial lines. The problem of substance abuse has been identified by the National Drug Master Plan as a fuel for crime‚ poverty‚ reduced productivity‚ unemployment‚ dysfunctional family life‚ political instability and the escalation of chronic diseases such as AIDS‚ TB and premature death (Drug Advisory Board‚ 1999). Intravenous injection‚ a method of drug consumption through the use of a syringe to inject
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EFFECTS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ON BUSINESS GROWTH: CASE STUDY OF SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE - SOCIAL SECURITY BANK LTD (SG-SSB) CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Chief Executive Officers and the Board of Directors of most businesses often think about the growth of their businesses. The reason is that when businesses grow‚ they yield the best returns other things being equal. Mergers and acquisitions is one of the
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria as a democratic country like every other nation needs the media to drive or sustain good governance and engender national development. But the media often regarded as the fourth estate of the realm have an enormous task to accomplish this role as the watchdog of the society. The task or role of the media has to a large extent not been effectively accomplished. It is important here to state that the primary role of the media in any given society is to inform
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for economic independence and the demand for economic development. Multi national corporations are expected to bring into Nigeria‚ foreign capital in the form of technical skills‚ entrepreneurship‚ technology and investment fund to boost economic activities thereby‚ rising the standard of living of Nigerian. The main issues in this paper relates to understanding the effects and impact of foreign direct investments on the Nigerian economy as well as our ability to attract adequate amounts‚ sufficient
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