nations; and regional economic cooperation and development. In pursuing the goal of regional economic cooperation and development‚ Nigeria helped create the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)‚ which seeks to harmonize trade and investment practices for its 15 West African member countries and ultimately to achieve a full customs union. Over the past decade‚ Nigeria has played a pivotal role in the support of peace in Africa. It has provided the bulk of troops for the UN peacekeeping mission
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were considered third world and how the industrial revolution would grasp the new colonies in Africa. They really do not have much‚ as viewed from other people coming in. The two main countries in Africa that the books talk about are The Congo and Nigeria‚ where old styles of living were still persistent at the time. Tactics being used on these cultures would be easy‚ because they have yet to become as advanced as the rest of the world. King Leopold used tactics in such a way as a little kid would
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study on Smart Cars entering Nigeria and how it can be a success after its launch in Indonesia. Lagos‚ Nigeria is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa continent and is in a desperate need of the automobile industry. The car black market and high taxes are killing the automobile industry in Nigeria. Smart cars would prove to be a boon for the country‚ both economically and environment. South Africa wants to support Nigeria set up the automobile industry in Nigeria‚ which would provide the country
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THE GROWTH OF INTELLECTUAL AND ACADEMIC INTERGRITY IN NIGERIA The cultural attitude in Nigeria(especially in the western part of Nigeria)‚ before the era of globalisation was that no one could own words or knowledge. Folk tales‚ stories and even the Yoruba history was passed down orally from one generation to the next and nobody has really been able to pin point the source or origin of these tales till date. This is evidenced by some Yoruba literature books (YORUBA LEGENDS by M. I. Ogunmefu and
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The Airspace Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) Documented by: Jahath Bennett Inyang +2347035032875 School of Information Technology and Communications‚ American University of Nigeria‚ Yola‚ Adamawa State‚ Nigeria. Introduction Consequent upon the series of airplane crashes that Nigeria witnessed between October 2005 and December 2006‚ the Federal Government was forced to take an uncommon‚ critical look into
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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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Abstract This report studies sustainable management of natural resources in Nigeria. This it does with the aim to determine the extent to which the exploration of natural resources is managed in our country from 1960 till date. Also‚ given recommendations in which the resources can be managed. CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Nigeria is one of those countries in Africa that is fairly rich with natural resources. For example Crude Oil‚ Coal‚ Iron‚ forest‚ farming‚ Fishing and so on. It is believed
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Drug Testing in Nigeria Table of Contents Introduction 3 Background 3-4 Ethical Dilemma 4-5 Situational Analysis 5-6 Stakeholder Analysis 6-7 Analysis Based on Ethical Theories 7-8 Conclusion and Recommendations 8-9 References 10 Drug Testing in Nigeria Introduction ‘What if a drug company experimenting on critically ill children does not get the proper Parental consent‚ 11 of those children die and a whistleblower is fired?’ (Perlroth. 2008) This paper will discuss the issues
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something or somebody unusually large or powerful. We are called the giant of Africa. And many people including myself have wondered why we are referred to as the giant of Africa. Nigeria is easily the populous nation in Africa. Our population is presently over 150 million with Ethiopia coming a distant second at 83million. Nigeria is country with divers and enormous mineral resources like crude oil‚ coal‚ zinc‚ semi-precious stone and gold to name but a few. We are endowed with great human resources as
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AN APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA By Adelana‚ Olamide Samson olamidelana@gmail.com +234 802 286 8888 Local Government is one of man ’s oldest institutions. The earliest form of Local governments exists in the form of clan and village meetings. In fact‚ democracy itself originated and developed along the lines of local governance initiatives in the ancient Greek city states. One of the major functions of LG is to bring about meaningful development in the rural areas. As
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