LIFE IN NIGERIA VS LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Having lived in Nigeria almost all my life‚ and since relocating to the United States seven years ago‚ there is a huge difference between the way things are been done in both countries. The way of living in Nigeria is hectic and filled up with a lot of chaos and fewer opportunities offered by the government‚ while here in t he United States‚ life is more structured and there are various opportunities available to people who wants to take
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Nature and Magnitude of Maternal health in Nigeria: Maternal health is directly linked to the numbers of pregnancies and deliveries. Ewetan and Ese (2014) stated “Every single day‚ Nigeria loses about 2‚300 under-five years old and 145 women of childbearing age” (p.1). Thus‚ maternal health is one of the main public health issues in Nigeria. According to World Health Organization (WHO) (2013)‚ as shown in Figure 1‚ the maternal mortality rate in 1990 was 1200 per 100 000 live births‚ but that rate
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common cause of placing the country firmly on a path of sustainable growth‚ and taking it to its rightful place in the comity of nations. The blueprint has‚ therefore‚ been designed to reflect accurately the collective interests of the people of Nigeria‚ using a bottom-up approach that is anchored on a deep understanding of the aspirations of all Nigerian citizens‚ and knowledge of the future needs of the country. The vision is underpinned by the need to effectively and efficiently mobilise the nation’s
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THE PROBLEMS FACING THE NIGERIA JUDICIARY SYSTEM THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA Nigeria operates a federal political structure under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ 1999. The Federation consists of 36 (thirty six) States and a Federal Capital Territory. This constitution vests the legislative‚ executive and judicial powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the National Assembly‚ the Executive and the courts established there under respectively. The powers of the States are
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Integrated CNG & Power Project Location Country: Nigeria Location Gas plant: Th of Nigeria adjacent to Frontier Oil gas operating plant at Uquo. Land size: 20‚000 sqm. (Plant will take approximately 8‚100 sq-m (90 x 90m). Location Power plant: The Power Plant will be located f Nigeria. Land size: 50 acre Project Description Novantus Gas Limited Gas and Power project will involve installing a 20 mmscfd CNG mother station in Uquo area of Akwa Ibom state. The establishment of the
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4.2 MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MINERALS TO THE ECONOMY IN NIGERIA Mineral resources contribute majorly to the Nigerian economy in d following ways; 1) Sources of raw material for allied industries As we can see from the minerals highlighted above‚ minerals are major source of raw materials in industries e. g gold used for jewelries‚ limestone for cement‚ and so on. Organic deposits like coal and petroleum products like natural gas are used in powering machines in the industries. The raw materials
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THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMY The global financial crisis began in the United States of America and the United Kingdom when the global credit market came to a standstill in July 2007 (Avgouleas‚ 2008). The crisis‚ brewing for a while‚ really started to show its effects in the middle of 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen‚ large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out‚ and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with
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founded the company. It was the first in this country to be offered franchise by an international “soft drink firm”. From a humble beginning as a family business‚ the company has grown to become a predominant bottler of non-alcoholic beverages in Nigeria. The first plant‚ which was sited in Lagos‚ went into operation in March 1953. Coke was the first soft drink to have its own designed shaped bottles‚ which was different from the common trade bottles. In 1972‚ the company went public
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Bibliography: 1. LANDFILL RECOVERY AND USE IN NIGERIA (PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF USING LFGE) Centre for People and Environment (CPE) 39 iberty Road‚ Oke Ado P.O. Box 3‚ Ibadan‚ Oyo State‚ Nigeria 2. MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CHARACTERISTICS AND MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA by T. Ch. Ogwueleka Department of Civil Engineering‚ University of Abuja‚ Abuja‚ Nigeria 3. TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MY LOCAL COMMUNITY-LAGOS STATE. NIGERIA 4. Evaluation of Solid Waste Generation‚ Categories and
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These include profits accruing in‚ derived from brought into or received from a trade‚ business or investment. Also companies paying dividends to its shareholders are first obliged to pay tax on its profits at the companies tax rate. Generally‚ in Nigeria Company dividends or other company distribution whether or not of a capital nature made by a Nigerian is liable to tax at source of 10%. However dividends paid in the form of bonus share or scrip shares to individual
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