INTRODUCTION Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the eighth most populous country in the world with a population of 154‚ 729‚000 citizens. Our nominal GDP is $207. 116 billion and we have a nominal per capita income of $1‚4011. Nigeria also has the second largest economy in Africa . If I may ask‚ is this country not blessed? Yet‚ it is still plagued by youth unemployment which had been one of our major problems in recent years. Both government and the private sector had discussed
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Nigeria is a country with device ethnic group and corrugated different political motive ranging from the individual perspective to the political parties. What is really wrong with Nigeria electioneering process is the wheel to be on power at all cost not minding the interest of the masses‚ every political party that is on power want to retain power for their selfish interest‚ while doing this‚ they map out strategies that will enable them to rig the election either by crook or hook‚ this things are
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Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Michael Mason Axia College of University of Phoenix ETH 125 Cultural Diversity Dr. Michele Svatos January 14‚ 2007 Ethnic Groups and Discrimination In America today‚ seldom to people fully realize the importance of their ethnic group. That is until their lives have been affected in a negative way by being a member of that ethnic group by experiencing prejudice or discrimination. Many of us who belong to majority groups glide through life without ever realizing the
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Introduction Interests in the study of economic growth and development have been on the increase especially since the middle of the present century. Economic growth results in the expansion of a country’s production possibility curve such that the potential output of the country is increased beyond the previous levels. Thus growth is often defined in terms of a sustained increase in the real per capita income of a country. Simon Kuznets in (Todaro‚ 1885)‚ defined a country’s economic growth as
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EBONG GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of the role of banks as financial intermediaries and their function as the engine of growth of the economy‚ this paper examines the extent to which the banking industry has helped to stimulate economic activities in Nigeria and what the prognosis looks like in the post-consolidation era. The paper notes that the banking industry in Nigeria witnessed a remarkable growth in terms of deposit base‚ number
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The Financial System in Nigeria: An Overview of Banking Sector Reforms The Financial System in Nigeria: An Overview of Banking Sector Reforms E. J. Ofanson (Ph.D)1 O. M. Aigbokhaevbolo (Ph.D)2 G. O. Enabulu3 Abstract The paper overviews the banking sector reforms within the framework of the Nigerian Financial System. A theoretical approach was adopted although empirical evidence was presented in some cases. It was clear that developments in the banking sub-sector of the Nigerian financial system
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Religion and Ethnic Diversity Religion and Ethnic Diversity This video discusses the mass diversity of religion in the United States‚ especially in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is a place where immigrants go to escape the poverty and disparity of their homelands yet keep a strong hold on their religious beliefs and practices. Rather than falling into American culture the immigrants are able to keep a strong hold on their individual religious beliefs. In Los Angeles there are over one hundred languages
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Religious and Ethnic Groups ETH 125/Cultural Diversity November 10‚ 2013 Sally Kwitkowski Religious and Ethnic Groups I associate myself as being a white Christian female. Although there are many millions of people who consider themselves of the Christian belief‚ there are several branches of that belief that practice different worshipping techniques. Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) The Latter Day Saints (“Mormons”) are a Christian group founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s‚ and who have
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ISSN 2278-7690 E-learning in Iran as a developing Country: Challenges Ahead and Possible Solutions Mas`oud Mahmoodi-Shahrebabaki‚ Massoud Yaghoubi-Notash (PhD) University of Teheran‚ Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures‚ Teheran‚ Iran masoud.mahmoodi@outlook.com University of Tabriz‚ English Department‚ Faculty of Persian Literature & Foreign Languages‚ Tabriz‚ Iran masoud.yaghoubi@gmail.com Abstract E-learning has lately grown into a proliferating area because of its good potentials for
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Since its birth‚ Pakistan has been home to various multi-ethnic societies and groups in all its provinces. The activities of these groups have had varying impact on the political history of Pakistan. This paper analyses the impact of the Sindhi ethnic society (also known as the "Jeeya Sindh movement") on the political history of Pakistan during the 1970s. I then provide a critique of the government’s response to the demands of these movements and then suggest my opinion as to how the government should
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