create a system of taxation‚ a nation must make choices regarding the distribution of the tax burden-who will pay taxes and how much they will pay-and how the taxes collected will be spent. In Nigeria‚ the taxation system dates back to 1904 when the personal income tax was introduced in northern Nigeria before the unification of the country by the colonial masters. It was later implemented through the Native Revenue Ordinances to the western and eastern regions in 1917 and 1928‚ respectively. Among
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of my qualities" and "Caring for our planet." The theme of the 2007 International Essay Contest for Young People was "The role of media and information and communication technologies in building a peaceful world." Acknowledging that TV‚ radio‚ Internet‚ and other forms of media have great influence in shaping our lives and society‚ young people were invited to express their ideas on what the role of the media and communication technologies should be in the future‚ and how they would make use
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Science Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis Obida Gobna Wafureα Abu‚ NurudeenΩ Abstract: The role of foreign direct investment in the development of Nigerian economy cannot be over emphasized. Foreign direct investment provides capital for investment‚ it enhances job creation and managerial skills‚ and possibly technology transfer. This paper investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment in Nigeria. The error correction technique was employed to analyze
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YOUTH AND TERRORISM: A SELECTION OF ARTICLES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DATIN PADUKA RASHIDAH RAMLI MANAGING EDITOR DATO’ HIDAYAT ABDUL HAMID EDITORIAL COMMITTEE THOMAS KORUTH SAMUEL AHMAD TAJUDDIN MOHD. SAID MELVIN CHEAH CHEE AUN SHARMINI ANN NATHAN KENNIMROD SARIBURAJA THANGAM K RAMNATH PUBLISHER Southeast Asia Regional Centre for CounterTerrorism (SEARCCT) MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS‚ MALAYSIA No. 516‚ Persiaran Mahameru 50480 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Tel Fax Email Website : (603)
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Youth problems. Plan: 1) Adolescence: freedom or problem? 2) Addictions. 3) An active sex life and its consequences. 4) Teens-exploiters. 5) Juvenile delinquency. 6) Youth subcultures. 7) The period of risks. It is said that adolescence is the most exciting and striking period of life. It seems that teens have no problems‚ as they don’t work‚ take care of their families or have any other responsibilities. On the one hand‚ it is true. Besides‚ having become a legal
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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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Just last month‚ a major summit was held at the United Nations headquarters to review the progress made by countries on the Millennium Development Goals MDGs‚ especially in view of the fact that 10 of the 15 years target set by the world body for attaining the target have just reeled by with the attendant skepticisms as to whether it is indeed realizable. 10 years after this noble initiative to improve the lot of mankind‚ the debate has continued on whether these impoverished countries‚ the primary
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have a tremendous capacity... to bring people together by extending the already diverse and complex ties that people have among themselves.” The Internet technology connects almost everyone‚ but it also has its complications. This paper focuses on one main problem Internet users may encounter. It is limited through certain books‚ dictionaries‚ and internet sources that are accessible. The writer used books for facts and figures‚ dictionaries for descriptive purposes‚ and credible online sources such
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the right country‚ the United States‚ at the right time (1930)”. None of us has a say in where he is born‚ but we can do something about it for our children. I therefore wish to discuss each factor associated with quality of life as related to Nigeria and plead for suggestions from all of us on how to improve on them so as to make this country a good place for us to live: * Material wellbeing as measured by GDP per head: The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is
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