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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- Politeness formulas in Arabic: When talking about politeness formulas in Arabic and in English and how they are different‚ it is crucial to take into account the distinction between propositional content of a formula and its illocutionary force potential. A good example showing the relationship between semantic content or propositional content and illocutionary force illustrates in using congratulations in English and “shukran” in Arabic which is equivalent to “thanks”. Sometimes illocutionary
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THREE YEARS OF GSM REVOLUTION IN NIGERIA By Ernest C. Ndukwe‚ Executive Vice Chairman‚ Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) INTRODUCTION ♦ Telecommunications is acknowledged as one of the most important infrastructures essential to the socio-economic well-being of any nation. ♦ The globalisation of world economy has further amplified the importance of telecommunications to the economy. ♦ The Telecommunication Sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors‚ and in terms of capitalization
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Kamuku National Park is mostly a Guinea Savanna region of Nigeria‚ The park is ideal for bird watching with 192 species recorded. The Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)‚ Denham’s Bustard (Neotis denhami) and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) are all found here. These birds are not usally found in America so enjoy them and take pictures #3- Gahaka Gumit National Park -Address >In the Adamawa region‚ right on the Nigeria /Cameroon Border. Visitors can also reach the park by
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IFPI Digital Music Report 2013 Engine of a digital world 9 in 10 most likEd pEoplE on facEbook arE artists 9 in 10 of thE most watchEd vidEos on YoutubE arE music 7 in 10 most followEd twittEr usErs arE artists 2 contents Introduction 4-5 g g Plácido Domingo‚ chairman‚ IFPI Frances Moore‚ chief executive‚ IFPI Music is an engine of the digital world 22-23 g g g g Fuelling digital engagement Fuelling hardware adoption Driving the live entertainment industry Attracting customers
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Association of Seadogs (NAS) is a Nigerian charitable and humanitarian organisation and is the registered name for the group also known as the PYRATES CONFRATERNITY. The organisation is dedicated to humanitarian and charitable endeavours within Nigeria and whatever society the members find themselves. The Pyrates Creed - The Pyratical aims of fighting all social ills and conformist degradation within and outside our midst stand supreme. These are translated into the creed which is supposed to act
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destination (Marc‚ 1989‚ p.38). Precondition The application of revenue management is not appropriated in all the industries. According to Kimes (1989)‚ successful industry to apply revenue management must fit with RM characteristics‚ which in terms of perishable inventory‚ fixed capacity‚ market segmentation‚ advanced sales‚ low marginal costs and time-variable demand (cited in IDeaS‚ 2005‚ p.4). Kimes developed a typology model of revenue management as figure1‚ which includes two strategic levers of
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Under the conditions of perfect competition‚ a market will be allocatively effi cient as long as the fi rms in that market produce at the P=MC level of output. Price is a signal from buyers to sellers‚ and the price seen by fi rms signals the marginal benefi t of consumers in the market. If the price consumers pay for a product is greater than the marginal cost to fi rms of producing it‚ then the message being sent to producers is that more output is demanded. In the pursuit of profi ts
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ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria is by far the most populated of Africa’s countries‚ with more than one-seventh of the continent’s people. The people belong to many different ethnic groups. These groups give the country a rich culture‚ but they also pose major challenges to nation building. Ethnic strife has plagued Nigeria since it gained independence in 1960. Officially known as the ‘Federal Republic of Nigeria’‚ she has a federal form of government
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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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