CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in Africa’s most populous nation. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s‚ the oil industry has been married by political and economic strife due to a long history of corrupt military regimes and the complicity of multinational corporations‚ notably Royal Dutch Shell. However it was not until the early 1990s‚ after the Nigerian
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Unemployment as a Measure of Welfare Unemployment‚ as defined in books‚ is a situation wherein a person is jobless but is actively looking for work. To get the unemployment rate‚ we divide the total number of unemployed to the total labor force. Unemployment rate is sometimes used to determine the economic growth of a country. Unemployment has remained high in the Philippines for the past years. Since unemployment means no job‚ it is usually believed to be the cause of poverty. Our government
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Unemployment in United States Unemployment has been a problem throughout the United States since the beginning of 2009. In the most obvious sense‚ unemployment means “being without a job.” The term unemployment is one description of the economic condition of a society at any given time. Low unemployment means the majority of the labor force is involved in‚ or looking for steady work. On the other hand‚ high unemployment is an indication of an economy in recession or even worse. This implies that
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Shell Oil in Nigeria 1. What are some of the factors explaining why corruption and bribery are so high in Nigeria? Nigeria is considered to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Many different forms of corruption are familiar to Nigeria including political corruption‚ bureaucratic corruption‚ electoral corruption‚ embezzlement‚ and bribery. Corruption has even been said to be a viable enterprise in Nigeria due to the involvement of citizens‚ government officials‚ and private
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THE EFFECT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISM ON THE QUALITY OF EARNINGS AMONG NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS BY OZIWELE JAMES ISAAC Being Seminar Paper presented to the Department of Accounting‚ Ahmadu Bello University‚ Zaria in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Ph.D in Accounting and Finance Abstract This paper examines whether corporate governance mechanism variable – Board Size‚ Board Composition‚ Ownership Concentration‚ Institutional Shareholders‚ Dividend
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Anifowoshe and Emenuo‚ Francis (eds.) Elements of Politics. Lagos‚ Nigeria: Sam Iwanusi Publications. Pp. 210-225. Ball‚ Alan (1988)‚ Modern Politics and Government 4th Edition. London: Macmillan Press Coleman‚ J.S (1971) Nigeria: Background to Nationalism Hague‚ Rod and Harrop‚ Martin (1987)‚ Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction. 2nd Edition. Basingstoke and London: Macmillan Education Ltd. International IDEA (2006)‚ Nigeria: Country Report Based on Research and Dialogue with Political
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Unemployment among graduate students Unemployment among graduates is a serious problem in Malaysia. Unemployment describes the state of a worker who is able and willing to take work but cannot find it. A high unemployment rate generally indicates an economy in recession with few job opportunities. In Malaysia‚ today situation is different compare to twenty years ago as there is increase of competitiveness and volatility in labor market. Graduates not only need to compete among themselves‚ but
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Unemployment in Saudi Arabia How is it possible that the largest producer and exporter of oil in the world suffers from an urgent problem called “Unemployment”? Many people were shocked when they heard that such a wealthy country is unable to provide jobs for its citizens. According to the International Labor Organization‚ unemployment among youth stood at 30.2% in Saudi Arabia. The consequences of the unemployment problem in Saudi Arabia‚ the causes‚ and some recommended solutions will be discussed
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common disease of all times that is threatening us with the extinction of youths and adults. It is not only terrorizing the entire generation but also kills and leaves millions of orphans for the oldest grandparent to carter for. 2.1 HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA According to USAID brief (2004)‚ Nigerian epidemic is characterized by one of the most rapidly increasing rates of new HIV/AIDS cases in West Africa. Adult HIV prevalence increased from 1.8% in 1991 to 5.8% in 2001. This infection rate‚ although
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Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Topic: The youth and unemployment problems Student of the 1st group Second year Vakulenko Iryna Kiev 2010 Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood (maturity). Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary
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