Practice 2008 ISSN 1522-0222 Importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Making a Heathy Information Society: A Case Study of Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State‚ Nigeria Monday Obaidjevwe Ogbomo Esoswo Francisca Ogbomo Department of Library and Information Science Delta State University Abraka‚ Nigeria Introduction There is widespread research interest in information and communication technologies (ICTs). According to Crede & Mansell (1998)‚ ICTs are crucially
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15–16). The Shell Company is the foremost extractor of petroleum; The Anglo Dutch Shell Petroleum Development Company‚ which produces 42.2% of the country’s daily petroleum output‚ followed by “Mobil (US) 21.2%‚ Agip (Italy) 7.5%‚ Elf 6.1%‚ Texaco Overseas Petroleum (US) 2.6% and others accounting for 1.7%” (Ejobowah‚ 2000‚ 33). Many of the other oil companies have little or no contact with the indigenous communities. Only Shell and Elf extract oil in the Niger Delta region‚ since Shell is the largest
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Nigeria Future of energy Products & Services About Shell You are here: Shell Nigeria Homepage > Environment & Society > Safety > Security in Nigeria Security in Nigeria Since 2005 the security situation in the Niger Delta has deteriorated. Heavily armed and well-organised gangs steal large volumes of crude oil worth millions of dollars a year and invade oil and gas facilities in the delta‚ shutting down operations‚ kidnapping staff and sabotaging equipment
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ABSTRACT In recent times‚ the discrimination of polytechnic education in Nigeria in the area of employment and even in admission has always created panic among polytechnic graduates and the youths in general. Various questions have been raised by students in the polytechnics and other similar institutions about the situation but there seems to be no answer. This paper therefore seeks to establish the relevance of polytechnic education in youth empowerment‚ economic self-reliance and national development
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economic growth and development and thus the challenge of ensuring that natural resource wealth leads to sustained economic growth and development. Still many countries are cursed by natural resources wealth. (Frederick van der Ploeg‚ 2011) The Niger delta is situated around the southernmost part of Nigeria‚ which is located in the south- south District of the southern region of Nigeria. It bounded by some other communities such as Escravos‚ Ekpan‚ Batan‚ Odidi 1 and Odidi 2 etc. Fishing is the predominant
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The Political Economy Of Illegal Bunkering In Nigeria By Kòmbò Mason Braide (PhD) Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria Demonise & Diabolise: The Niger Delta has been a source of illicit international business deals (like the trans-Atlantic slave trade)‚ as far back as the 15th century. Today a new form of syndicated criminal proclivity is threatening the very foundations of Nigeria’s petroleum industry‚ and by extension‚ the Nigerian economy‚ as well as putting tremendous pressure on Chief (General) Olusegun
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Individual Integrative Paper- ORGS 5100.3S A Critical Review of Corporate Social Responsibility- The Niger Delta Business Case Judith Idemudia ABSTRACT This paper contains a critical review of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ which is one of strategy being adopted by businesses to address some of the challenges they confront in their external environment. This paper examines various arguments from proponents and critics of CSR. In addition‚ this paper examines the case of
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corrupt dealings. Today‚ the Niger Delta in Nigeria has caught the attention of world wide humanitarian and environmental activists. The article states how in the past‚ the corrupt government ruling Nigeria was funded by Western governments and large oil corporations. Together‚ the group have benefited from the fossil fuels that are in abundant supply in the delta region. However‚ the mines are not the only things that are in this area‚ there are people of the Niger Delta who have been harshly affected
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responsibility: Shell Oil-Nigeria Case Study By Fatorma Bolley Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility‚ CSR has become an important element in the business strategy of a growing number of companies worldwide. A large number of initiatives have been developed that aim to support companies in developing‚ implementing‚ and communicating about CSR‚ Shell Oil-Nigeria stands
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Island‚ Nigeria is being exploited by many western countries and their multinational corporations because of their rich natural resource. Oil wasn’t the first thing that was exploited in Nigeria; in 1471 Portuguese traders landed near the Niger Delta‚ the southern tip of Nigeria‚ and started trading with the local king. The Portuguese travellers traded “coral beads; textile imports from India; European-manufactured articles‚ including tools and weapons; and manillas (brass and bronze bracelets
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