when particles obtained cannot be divided further. Democritus called these indivisible particles atoms (meaning indivisible). How and why elements combine and what happens when they combine. Antoine L. Lavoisier laid the foundation of chemical sciences by establishing two important laws of chemical combination. (a) The Law of conservation of mass states that mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. (b) The law of constant proportions which is also known as the law of
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Nanotechnology is the Science and technology of materials and appliances that of the size of a billionthof a meter (precisely nanometer = 10 -9 meter‚ 10 Angstroms). This situation has been described by C.N. Rao‚ FRS‚ a distinguished world renowned Professor‚ as akin to having 1000 CDs in a wristwatch. In other words‚ Nanotechnology is the creation and utilization of materials‚ devices‚ and systems through the control of matter on the nanometer-length scale. That is‚ at the level of atoms‚ molecules
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Abstract Rural development of the grassroots has been the concern of every responsible and responsive political system. This is because development and participation have continued to elude people of the grassroots. Development remains insignificant if it does not positively affect the lives of those in the periphery of decision making arrangement. The Nigerian state therefore created local government as the third tier of government whose objective is to ensure effective‚ measurable and efficient
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INTRODUCTION: Nigeria‚ a nation endowed with natural‚ human and capital resources with a population of over 160 million people an estimated growth rate of 4.65 percent and covers 923.8 thousand square kilometers‚ about the size of California‚ Nevada and Arizona states in the United States‚ (Usman‚ 2007). Nigeria as a country‚ is the eight largest oil exporting country in the world and its oil reserves are estimated over 1000 trillion cubic feet (Usman‚ 2007). It is unfortunate that a country with
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consolidate civil rule. These include the 1964/65‚ 1983 and 2003 elections. While virtually all these elections have been contested‚ the elections of 1983 and 2003 stand out as the most corrupt and fraudulent. The shared characteristics of all elections in Nigeria‚ include massive electoral frauds‚ the conception and practice of politics as warfare‚ the lack of continuity in the political platforms used by members of the political class‚ high levels of opportunism and thus a low level of commitment to the different
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some types of fossil fuel like; coal‚ natural gas and petroleum. Fossil Fuel makes electricity‚ motor oils and other things that are used in our daily lives. When fossil fuels are burnt‚ they produce heat‚ which makes energy. There are some negative impacts of using fossil fuel. One of them is triggering the global warming and acid rain to happen. When fossil fuels are burned‚ they produce CO2; which breaks the earth’s atmosphere‚ making global warming worse. One way of reducing the use of fossil
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POL2038F—Literature Review How do scholars understand the quality and prospects of Democracy in Nigeria? The fall of the Soviet-Union saw the emergence of democracy becoming the most universally embraced and widely spread form of governance in the world (Ogundiya‚ 2010:204). The question of what makes a country a democracy is much contested by scholars‚ however‚ the concept has widely accepted core principles. These principles include‚ but are not limited to: justice‚ freedom‚ equality‚ transparency
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The Impact of National Early Warning Systems (N.E.W.S.) of WANEP on Peace and Security in Nigeria and Ghana By Ifeanyi Okechukwu C. 161669 A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Peace and Conflict‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) in Peace and Conflict Studies Supervisor: Dr. Nathaniel Danjibo September 2012 1 CERTIFICATION I certify that this research work
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International Marketing Plan Report (Pizza Hut) (Target Market-Nigeria) Submitted to: Dr. Jawahitha Sarabdeen Subject: Marketing in a Global Economy (TBS982) Due date: 5th December 2013 Prepared by: Nithin Suresh 4465702 Noel Philip 4471350 Mohammed
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CURRENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Education can be referred to as an act or process of developing and cultivating‚ whether physically‚ mentally or mortally‚ ones mental activities or senses; the expansion‚ strengthening and discipline of ones mind‚ faculty etc; the forming and regulation of principles and character in order to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction. The result of these is determine by the knowledge/’skill acquired‚ the
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