PERILS AND POLITICS IN A NATION (NIGERIA AS CASE STUDY) Preface The growing violence and tension in Nigeria in the recent era demand scholastic exploration to explain the phenomenon and also it could be used to elucidate the ‘tap-Roots’ of the Nigeria states of violence‚ terrorism in a democratic dispensation its impacts on the nation stability. These studies examine the underlying root causes of violence‚ which has recently turned into the act of terrorism in Nigeria. Drawing from these indications
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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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Nonverbal Behavior in Intercultural Business Communication on the Example of Nigeria Team Authoritative Report March 14‚ 2014 Negotiating in business requires taking into consideration numerous factors‚ and when it comes to cross-cultural business‚ an increasingly important role belongs to nonverbal communication. According to Hendon‚ Hendon‚ and Herbig (1996): "Nonverbal behavior may be defined as any behavior‚ intentional or unintentional‚ beyond the words themselves that
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The reforms in the financial system in Nigeria which heightened with the 1986 deregulation‚ affected the level of financial deepening of the country and the level relevance of the financial system to economic development. Nnanna and Dogo (1998) However‚ the rapid globalization of the financial markets since then and the increased level of integration of the Nigerian financial system to the global system have generated
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GLOBALIZATION CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. By Dr Adedeji Daramola‚ Wole Alagbe‚ Bridgette Aduwo. e-mail: sadaramola2000@yahoo.com School of Architecture‚ Covenant University‚ Ota - Nigeria. Abstract: Globalization has exerted so much pressure on every aspect of the global economy. This pressure is fast affecting the economy of most underdeveloped and developing world. The precipitation of the World Trade Organization principles‚ which compelled participating nations
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make a great number of the youths but who is a Youth? A Youth could be described as someone between childhood and maturity stage in his development. This implies a youth is someone who can be described as an adolescent getting into the adulthood stage of development. The developmental stages of Psychology will say this is a Trial and Error period in of human development. Our society is in a state that it is the youth that make the greater percentage of those involved in ICT. ICT means Information and
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IMPACT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF CPC‚ CAFON AND CEON BY AMZAT SHERIFFDEEN ADEWALE MATRIC NO: 06076963 A PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FUFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION‚ FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES‚ OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY‚ AGO-IWOYE‚ OGUN STATE. MARCH‚ 2012 CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Consumer protection is defined as the efforts of the government and private organizations
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national peace and development. It is the use of violence to create fear in the target group or government‚ which is meant to induce the government to do something or behave as per the requirements of the terrorists. Terrorist often have an ideological goal they seek to achieve except when the attack is a lone one. Terrorism is a concern to every government which will always seek to stamp it out so as to guarantee the safety of her citizens. Terrorism used to be alien to Nigeria not until the 25th
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THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL IN NIGERIA: Problems and Challenges International Masters Degree Thesis on Environmental Policy Year 2004 Made by: Agnes Chizor Ogueri Supervised by: Thomas G. Whiston Department of Environment‚ Technology and Social Studies Roskilde University‚ Denmark List of content GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED…………………………………ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………xi ABTRACT…………………………………………………………..1 CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………
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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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