Civil Aviation in Nigeria is a child of very humble beginnings‚ a spin-off of the British Colonial rule. But above all else‚ it is a product of a mere accident of history dating back to 1925 in the unlikeliest of places - the ancient‚ walled city of Kano. Sometime in July of that year the Northern city was gripped by a tense stand-off between the residents and the colonial government officials. The British government at the time was maintaining an active Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Khartoum‚
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SEXUAL DOUBLE STANDARD . Society is known to treat men and women differently despite the equality that is supposed to exist between the sexes. While sexism and gender sensitivity was at its worst during the early eras‚ it still exists nowadays because of what is known as the double standard mentality. In the poem ‘Double Standard’ Harper presents various examples of this double standard mentality that exists in the late 1800’s. The poem focuses on sexual double standard which is more appropriately
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ECONOMIC GROWTH is the long term expansion of a country’s productive potential Short term growth is measured by the annual % change in real national output – this is mainly driven by the level of aggregate demand (C+I+G+X-M) but is also affected by shifts in SRAS Long term growth is shown by the increase in trend or potential GDP and this is illustrated by an outward shift in a country’s long run aggregate supply curve (LRAS) Key drivers of growth There have been numerous research studies in
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A SURVEY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA VIZ-A-VIZ TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT P.A. Ozor Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ University of Nigeria‚ Nsukka‚ Nigeria. e-mail paul.ozor@unn.edu.ng ABSTRACT Sustainable technology development of any economy is anchored in a sound knowledge-base for her citizens. But successful development of such knowledge-base depends on modern infrastructure‚ rule of law and functional institutions. When a society completes infrastructural
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Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4626 & Print ISSN: 0975-5896 Chemical and Physicochemical Properties of Moringa Flours and Oil By Abiodun O.A.‚ Adegbite J.A. & Omolola‚ A.O. Osun State Polytechnic‚ Nigeria Abstract - This work evaluates the chemical and physic-chemical properties of moringa seed flour and oil. The moringa seed were divided into two portions. The first portion was milled into flout while the second portion was defatted using soxlet
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government and all public needs. Essential elements of a tax 1. It is an enforced contribution. 2. It is generally payable in money. 3. It is proportionate in character. 4. It is levied on persons‚ property‚ or the exercise of a right or privilege. 5. It is levied by the State which has jurisdiction over the subject or object of taxation. 6. It is levied by the law-making body of the State. 7. It is levied for public purpose or purposes
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Topic: Controversies of Census Figures. Case study: Nigeria The first census was held in Nigeria in 1866. The colonial authorities conducted other census exercises in 1871‚ 1901 and 1911‚ whereas all these covered only the Lagos colony and in 1911‚ the southern protectorate. The first nationwide census involving the north and south were organized in 1921. There was also the 1931 census and the 3-year 1951-1953 census. The 1963 census was upheld but only because the Supreme Court ruled against
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Economic Growth‚ Economic Freedom and Morality Mikita Katliarou LCC International University Economic Growth‚ Economic Freedom and Morality In our fast-developing world where people are overwhelmed with all the insane progress we never stopped for moment to think rationally “whether it is good thing that we developed for the last decade more than for the last ten centuries?” But for now let’s put up this question for later. “The pursuit of high economic growth is considered desirable as it generates
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Economic Growth and Public Policy of the UK: Does the protectionism help? Introduction The effects of globalization have touched all the aspects of life and business today. One aspect is the trading policies between countries. Since the late nineteenth century‚ the collision started between domestic and foreign industries‚ which ask governments for measures that could protect local industries‚ without discouraging the country’s trade relations. The term ‘Protectionism’ was thus introduced
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Economic growth is defined as the increase of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) or other measure of aggregate income. It is often measured as the rate of change in real GDP and it refers only to the quantity of goods and services produced. As we all know‚ each country has its own economic development that can be affected both positively and negatively. When a country experiences a negative growth‚ it can be referred to by saying that the economy is “shrinking” and it is associated with economic
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