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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Economic Crisis in Nigeria. NIGERIA. (google)The evolution of Nigeria was from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960. During this period a lot of events occurred‚ and is largely the story of the great impact of the British on the Nigerian people. The colonial authorities (British) sought to define‚ protect and realize their imperial interest in the portion of West Africa because of its endowment with natural resources‚ apparently this occurred about hundred years ago. The British was
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as cousins‚ uncles‚ nephews and nieces‚ grand-parents and family friends‚ which is why it is called a large family. Nuclear family on the other side is a relatively small family which consists majorly of the father‚ mother and children only. In Nigeria and mostly other African countries‚ the large family is usually more dominant. The advantages of a large/extended family are among others highlighted below: -It has a lot of members and there is more than one earning member in a large family. That
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The Indian Claims Commission Act of 1946 was established to hear any claims of the Indian tribes against the federal government for the unfair treatments. The federal government tried to utilize this act to deal with the long period of resentment of Indians as a reward for their contributions in the World War II. Hundreds of petitions from the Indians were submitted under this act. This act was positive to the Indians and the federal government has spend over 800 million dollars in dealing with these
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in Nigeria “Nigeria’s oil production reached 2.1 million barrels per day in 2010.” Nigeria is currently the sixth largest crude oil producer and it is the top oil producer in Africa. Similar to Bougainville Island‚ Nigeria is being exploited by many western countries and their multinational corporations because of their rich natural resource. Oil wasn’t the first thing that was exploited in Nigeria; in 1471 Portuguese traders landed near the Niger Delta‚ the southern tip of Nigeria‚ and
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D1 evaluate the effectiveness of the use of techniques in marketing products in one organisation In this section I am going to evaluate the effectiveness of Apples Marketing techniques. The IPad was launched in 2010 and has had enormous staying power in terms of keeping a lot of its popularity it is only recently it has gone downhill and is only now starting to decline. This shows the IPad is still a very popular product and as Apple has the resources to update its products and get them back to
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and become sticky and it becomes impossible to pass through our body organs so they get stuck. This can result to further complications. When this happens inside the brain‚ it results to coma or even death. (Q&A) How do people in Nigeria try to prevent malaria? There isn’t any cure for malaria yet‚ it can only be prevented In my own opinion‚ I think malaria could be prevented by distributing treated bed nets‚ treating water drinking it‚ avoiding stagnant water. Malaria prevention
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POLYTECHNICS IN NIGERIA (Scroll down for the list of polytechnics) Polytechnics play a vital role in the educational‚ scientific and technological progress of Nigeria. They are established to train and produce the technical manpower necessary for the execution of the Nation’s development plans‚ goals and strategies. This is a role which they have effectively played since the establishment of the first polytechnic‚ Yaba College of Technology‚ in 1947. The 72 existing and growing polytechnics
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Cost Allocation at Water Purification Group Mary May pushed the door to her office thinking about her plan to enrol her daughter for a medical degree at a private university. The private university is the only institution of higher learning that her daughter can apply for‚ considering her high school results. Mary sat down at her table and a smile came to her lips. Her financial situation will definitely improve after the company‚ Bio-Organics‚ announce this year’s bonuses. Project ORG7 she
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Case # 5-0015 Updated August 18‚ 2003 Note on Private Equity Asset Allocation Over the past 20 years‚ managers of institutional capital have increasingly allocated more funds to private equity. During that time period‚ private equity has been an asset class with relatively high returns compared to public stock market indices. However‚ the recent economic downturn has made it clear that this asset class also has significant risks. This note describes the characteristics and challenges of private
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