the diamond with additional factor of government and chance. Source: Harvard Business Review‚ Competitive Advantage of Nations‚ Michael E. Porter‚ March-April 2009 1.1 BACKGROUND OF COUNTRY Nigeria is a country located in Western Africa with Niger at the north‚ Cameroon at the east‚ Benin at the west and with Gulf of Guinea at the south. The country’s total area is 923‚768 square kilometres with the population of 155‚215‚573
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the leached soil of the Niger Delta profitable for themselves. The agricultural revolution in West Africa lead towards the Atlantic Slave Trade. The agricultural skills and knowledge of West Africans attracted Europeans. West Africans’ tropical agricultural skills greatly interested outsiders because the Europeans wanted to profit from this knowledge. On the map it is shown that West Africa consists of the Niger Delta‚ which is made up of the Southern half of Mali‚ Niger‚ Nigeria‚ Benin‚ and Togo
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Readings on the Political Economy of Nigeria Since Independence Lagos ventures Ltd (Chapter one) pp1-15. Amin‚ S‚ (1990) La deconnexion‚ paris: La decouverte. Ashton-Jones Nick; Arnott‚ Susi and Douglas Oronto (1998): The Human Ecosystems of the Niger Delta: An Era Handbook. London: Environmental Rights Action 224‚ pp. Barrett‚ C.B. & Carter‚ M.R. (2000) “Directions for Development Policy to escape poverty and Relief Traps” Africa Notes. (February) pp. 1-5. Biersteker‚ T.J (1998)‚ “Globalisation and
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Proposal) The consequences of child abuse in Nigeria: A case study of Niger-Delta Region in Nigeriamore by Flourish Itulua-Abumere 1‚827 Download (.pdf) PHD.pdf 390 KB www.articlesbase.com/college-and-university-articles/phd-research-proposal-the-consequences-of-child-abuse-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-niger-delta-region-in-nigeria-6663894.html articlesbase.com The consequences of child abuse in Nigeria: A case study of Niger-Delta Region in Nigeria PHD Research proposal ByFlourish Itulua-AbumerePresented
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2010). Deepwater Horizon accident investigation report . Retrieved from: http://cdm16064.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p266901coll4/id/2966 Collins‚ N.‚ & Jurgen‚ E. Negative impacts of oil exploration on biodiversity management in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal‚ 26(2)‚ 139-147. Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.3152/146155108X316397 Hamburg‚ S.‚ Rowe‚ G.‚ Warnken‚ D.‚ & Wisniewski‚ W. (2006). Ethics Presentation. Society of Petroleum Engineers
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HISTORY OF ITSEKIRI‚ WARRI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA‚ DELTA STATE The Itsekiris are a peculiar and unique people in the Nigerian Niger Delta. They have inhabited their homeland‚ which now constitutes the Warri Local Government Areas of Delta State‚ Nigeria‚ for centuries. The Itsekiris have rich traditional and cultural practices. In the 15th century‚ the early Itsekiris adopted a prince (Ginuwa) from the kingdom of Benin as a monarch‚ and quickly united into a kingdom under his rule. Prior to this
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THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS: VIEWED THROUGH THE NAURU AND NIGER DELTA EXPERIENCE Nkiruka Chidia Maduekwe ABSTRACT: The issue of environmental degradation and its resultant hazards in the lives of the community where the exploration‚ production and transportation of natural resources take place has become a global concern and has been linked to the violation of human rights. Even though the idea of environmental protection is expressed in most National Constitutions
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The Positive and Negative Effects of Globalization in Nigeria Globalization according to Clark and Wallace (2003) refers to a “greater interconnectedness of the world’s financial‚ economic‚ technological‚ political‚ cultural‚ sociological‚ ecological‚ and geographical systems” (p. 447). Globalization has various effects both positive and negative on the countries that choose to achieve the worldwide connection. In the case of Nigeria‚ which is classified by the U.S Department of State as a developing
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nightmarish stories of people being abducted as they go about their daily business. A criminal act‚ which first attracted national attention on 26 February 2006 when Niger Delta militants kidnapped foreign oil workers to press home their demand‚ kidnapping has since become ubiquitous and commercialised. It has spreadfrom the Niger Delta to virtually all nooks and crannies of the country‚ with some states of course being hotspots. Similarly victims have changed from being predominantly foreign oil workers
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Nigeria is a developing country that is abundantly rich in many natural resources and as a result has a good number of multinational corporations ranging from oil companies‚ banks to consulting firms. Unfortunately‚ CSR is a concept that I personally believe the government has left to expectations‚ believing the multinational corporations would do what is ‘right’ by offering certain benefits to the society and the environment. As a result of this approach‚ Corporate and social responsibility has
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