96.BP case study: An example of a TNC 1. Different stages in the company’s operations ● Use sophisticated technologies and triedtotrue techniques to find gas under the Earth’s surface ● use topographical maps‚ aerial photography‚ sound waves‚ 3D projections and other tools to help form an educated guess about the size‚ shape and consistency of the oil or natural gas that lies beneath the Earth. ● plan and build a production facility‚ taking environmental‚ social and logistical factors
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Using examples assess the view that the relationship between superpowers and the developing world is a neo colonial one. (15) The dominating capitalist ideology from superpowers has led to extreme inequalities between core and peripheral nations‚ which has resulted in an unstable relationship with the developing world. Neocolonialism is a geopolitical practice in which a superpower perpetuates its economic and political hegemony on underdeveloped nations. This indirect and ‘disguised’ Imperialism
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RE-VISITING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL: NEED FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN NIGERIA BY ONDOTIMI SONGI* BACKGROUND This paper comes in the wake of the 2010 World Press Freedom Day marked by the world including Nigeria on 3 May‚ 2010. One aspect of press freedom that is of interest to me having regard to its importance in building the Nigerian nation is the need for freedom of information (FOI) or access to information held by public officials. It is now a cliché to say that there is
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Advantages and disadvantages of solar energy: The major benefit of solar is avoiding green house gases that fossil fuels produce. The first and foremost advantage of solar energy is that it does not emit any greenhouse gases. Solar energy is produced by conducting the sun’s radiation – a process void of any smoke‚ gas‚ or other chemical by-product. This is the main driving force behind all green energy technology‚ as nations attempt to meet climate change obligations in curbing emissions. Italy’s
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The Effect of Globalization on the Nigerian Economy INTRODUCTION An economy refers to the full network of distributors‚ producers and consumers of goods and services within local‚ regional or national communities. Globalization refers to the process of the increase in economic‚ political‚ social and ethnic relations across international boundaries. Globalization is aimed primarily at the constant theories that shape the political and socioeconomic development of nations across the globe.
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ECOSOC study guide Committee: Economic and Social Council Issue: Food security and agricultural development in the Sahel region Student Officer: Rain Yang I. Committee Information ECOSOC was established by UN Charter body that coordinates with economic and social‚ 14 specialized agencies‚ 9 functional commissions and 5 regional commissions. With 54 members serve as central forum and discussing about the world’s economic‚ social and environmental challenges. This committee is responsible
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Introduction In Nigeria‚ there are several power generating plants of different types‚ in different locations‚ with different capacities‚ and different modes of operation. A power station or a power generating plant is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. At the center of nearly all power stations is a generator‚ a rotating machine that converts mechanical power into electrical power by creating relative motion between a magnetic field and a conductor. The energy source
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613-619. Ayanwale AB (2007). FDI and economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria. African Economic Research Consortium Paper 165. Nairobi Adepelumi AA‚ Solanke AA‚ Sanusi OB‚ Shallangwa AM (2006) Aigbedion IN (2005). Environmental Pollution in the Niger-Delta‚ Nigeria. Inter-Discplinary J. Enugu-Nigeria: 3(4): 205–210. Ajakaiye DE (1985). Environmental Problems associated with Mineral Exploitation in Nigeria. A Paper Presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE‚ 2010. Doing Business in Nigeria. [online]. Trade Invest Nigeria. Available from: http://www.tradeinvestnigeria.com/business_in_nigeria/ [Accessed 18 August 2012]. FRYNAS‚ J.G.‚ 1998. Political instability and business: Focus on Shell in Nigeria‚ Third World Quarterly‚ [online]. Vol 19 (3)‚ pp. 457-478. Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01436599814343 [Accessed 20 August 2012]. KLARE‚ M.P. and VOLMAN‚ D.‚ 2006. The African ‘oil rush’ and US national security
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Americas 500 BCE – 1200 CE The Maya Temple of the Great Jaguar in Tikal: in the Maya city of Tikal (present-day Gutaemala)‚ served as tomb of Tikal ruler Jasaw Chan K’awiil I Mesoamerican Maya + Peruvian Moche + civilizations in Africa (Meroë‚ Axum‚ Niger River valley) thrived Those that did not organize around cities/states also had history All human cultures were part of human migration Beginning in Africa Eurasia‚ Australia‚ the Americas‚ Oceania Three supercontinents: Eurasia‚ Africa‚ and
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