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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Anifowoshe and Emenuo‚ Francis (eds.) Elements of Politics. Lagos‚ Nigeria: Sam Iwanusi Publications. Pp. 210-225. Ball‚ Alan (1988)‚ Modern Politics and Government 4th Edition. London: Macmillan Press Coleman‚ J.S (1971) Nigeria: Background to Nationalism Hague‚ Rod and Harrop‚ Martin (1987)‚ Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction. 2nd Edition. Basingstoke and London: Macmillan Education Ltd. International IDEA (2006)‚ Nigeria: Country Report Based on Research and Dialogue with Political
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References: Nyong‚ M. O. (1998) Fiscal Federation‚ Revenue Allocation Formula and Economic Development in Nigeria. Nigeria Financial Review‚ Vol. 7‚ No. 3‚ pp.33-54. Nyong‚ Michael (2003) “Fiscal Federalism‚ Revenue Allocation Formula and Economic Development in Nigeria”‚ in Ekpo‚ Akpan H. and Ubok-Udom‚ Enamidem (ed.) (2003) Issues in Fiscal Federalism and Revenue Allocation in Nigeria‚ Uyo: University of Uyo‚ pp.407-445. Obi‚ C. (1998) The Impact of Oil and Nigeria’s Revenue Allocation System:
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Nigeria Correctional Systems 1 Nigeria Correctional System Chiquita Yusuff Axia College CJS/230 Nigeria Correction System 2 “Protect the society; reform the prisoner. If you cannot do the time‚ do not do the crime”. This is the motto used by the country of Nigeria‚ in regards to its correctional system. The slogan is an understatement when it comes to the actual
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Climate Change in Nigeria Climate change has always occurred in different Nigeria; however the effects have become more noticeable recently over the years. The effects have affected the daily lives of many for better or worse. A peer reviewed research done by an unknown source‚ which was accepted by the Journal of Geography and Regional had concluded that the average temperature of Nigeria has increased by 1.7°C in the period of 1901-2005. The increase has however been higher in semi-arid areas
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The belief system of the people influences the way they think‚ feel and see things in relations to people of other religions. Unfortunately‚ Nigeria is a country that is continuously weighed-down by religious burdens. Sustainable religious-peace across Nigeria have been aborted times without number due to the recurrent cases of religious conflicts. As this religious conflict lingers and rears its ugly head in different parts of the country‚ it continues to direct and influence the perception of the
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION The British colonialists started the Nigeria public service‚ which later developed in the modern of the British civil service with its doctrine. The design of the civil service was not to work for the Interest of Nigeria and its people but to serve the British colonial interest. It was difficult after independent for the service to evolve good plans for the development of the country. A civil service whose characteristics continued with Max Webber’s ideal type of bureaucracy
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| | |Early history of Nigeria | |Early Nigerian history relates to the period of history in Nigeria prior to the common era. Recent archaeological | | |research has shown[who?] that people were already living in Nigeria (specifically the Iwo-Eleru) as early as 11‚000 | | |BC and perhaps earlier at Ugwuelle-Uturu (Okigwe) in south-eastern Nigeria.[1] Microlithic and ceramic industries |F| |were
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ECON1101 Essay: Petrol subsidies in Nigeria Nigeria‚ an oil-abundant nation‚ produces two million of barrels of crude oil a day‚ though despite this‚ it relies solely on importation to sustain its refined-fuel needs. This is because its four refineries fail to function effectively and continue to operate beneath capacity. Governmental mismanagement and political corruption are some of the reasons why Nigeria’s refineries remain in this state. The Nigerian government therefore implemented subsidies
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Nigeria: The Unstable Democracy 1999 marked Nigeria’s return to democratic rule. However Nigeria is not a stable democracy. Nigerians are still waiting to see the aspects of a democracy that many stable democracies see today; social welfare programs‚ justice‚ and equal access to resources and power. Corruption in the government‚ lack of human rights‚ increased civil discord‚ and the absence of electoral reform keep Nigeria from becoming a stable democratic country. The oil boom in the late 1970s
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