MACROECONOMICS POLICY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION In normal economic condition‚ macroeconomic policy drivessustainable development of anation. The two main branches of macroeconomics policies are based on monetary and fiscal economics. Central Bank‚ the nationalapex bank controls the monetary policy while the Ministry of Financeplays major role in national fiscal policy. However‚ most economists concur that‚ synergy exists between micro-and macro-economics variables and
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http://peoplesdailyng.com/changing-nigerians-identity-diaspora/ http://olorisupergal.com/nigeria-rich-country-poor-people-by-gbenga-ogunbiyi/#.UpH2I9Lik8o Nigeria is a member of both the Commonwealth of Nations‚ and the African Union. LANGUAGE There are hundreds of languages spoken in Nigeria. The official language of Nigeria‚English The languages spoken in Nigeria are said to be 521. The official language is English while the major ones that are spoken are Hausa‚ Igbo‚ Yoruba and
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Evidence in Development: Does Fair Trade support development? Fair Trade is a charitable organisation that was founded in 1992 in order to promote sustainable production whilst fulfilling the farmer’s full potential in a fair and ethical way. Fair Trade have become a successful and well-known brand in a relatively short space of time‚ with Fair Trade products being sold in more than 125 countries and UK figures on Fair Trade sales reaching £1.5 billion in 2012.(Fair Trade ) Part of the reason
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IRHR1001 – Exam Case Study – Southern Discomfort Re-produced from: Samson‚ D & Daft‚ R. (2009) Management (3rd ed). Cengage Learning‚ Australia. Jim Malesckowski remembers the call of two weeks ago as if he’d just put down the telephone receiver. “I just read your analysis and I want you to get down to Mexico right away’‚ jack Ripon‚ his boss and chief executive officer‚ had blurted out. ‘You know we can’t make the plant work anymore – the costs are just too high. So go down there‚ check out
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Introduction The history of electricity development in Nigeria can be traced back to the end of the 19th century when the first generating power plant was installed in the city of Lagos in 1898. From then until 1950‚ the pattern of electricity development was in the form of individual electricity power undertaking scattered all over the towns. Some of the few undertaking were Federal Government bodies under the Public Works Department‚ some by the Native Authorities and others by the Municipal Authorities
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KHARAGPUR International Trade and Economic Development Swapnil S. Bagmar 06HS2004 Development Economics term paper (Spring 2007-08) International trade International trade is the exchange of goods and services across international boundaries or territories. In most countries‚ it represents a significant share of GDP. While international trade has been present throughout much
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West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s highest
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Do you believe that trade unions have a strong future in Australian industrial relations? If so‚ why? Trade unions have been described as organisations of workers set up to improve the status‚ pay and conditions of employment of their members and associations of workers who by means of collective bargaining endeavor to improve their working conditions‚ economic and social position (Salamon‚ 1992). Trade unions face many implications‚ declining union density‚ rapid expansion into casual labor market
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African Union Students’ Club (AU) Ahmadu Bello University zaria officials paid a courtesy visit to one of the prominent elder state man in African‚ Ambassador Maitama Sule; one time Nigeria Ambassador to the United Nations. He was part of the African Nationalist that founded the African Union. The visit was to give us insight on panacea to African contemporary issues. EXCERPT: The history of political development in Nigeria and African indeed is very interesting. With the problem now facing us
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(Summer 2006) pp. 19-34 Trade Liberalization and Economic Development: Evidence from Pakistan Bushra Yasmin‚ Zainab Jehan‚ Muhammad Ali Chaudhary* Abstract Unrestricted trade stimulates economic growth and bridges socioeconomic gaps existing in different countries of the world. Pakistan has adopted trade liberalization policies since the late 1980s with the same expectations. This study has empirically analyzed how trade liberalization has affected economic development in the country. Its effects
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