policies and strategies of Nigerian government towards foreign direct investments are shaped by two principal objectives of desire for economic independence and the demand for economic development. Multi national corporations are expected to bring into Nigeria‚ foreign capital in the form of technical skills‚ entrepreneurship‚ technology and investment fund to boost economic activities thereby‚ rising the standard of living of Nigerian. The main issues in this paper relates to understanding the effects
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Social Science.http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 41.204.186.122 on Wed‚ 2 Oct 2013 11:21:25 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions ANNALS‚ AAPSS‚ 483‚ January 1986 Religion‚ Legitimacy‚ and Conflict in Nigeria By HENRY BIENEN ABSTRACT: Nigeria has not evolved political formulas that explicitly allow religion or religious authorities to define legitimacy. There have‚ however‚ been struggles carried out in religious terms over constitutional mechanisms for adjudicating conflict
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serious challenge to governments in Nigeria. Its effects‚ which include lack and deprivation in the basic necessities of life‚ are worrisome. Apart from inducing lack of certain capabilities‚ such as that of being able to participate with dignity in societal endeavours‚ poverty has earned recognition due to its damaging effects on the affairs of humanity at the local‚ national and international levels. Indeed‚ poverty is a snare. Among the committee of nations‚ Nigeria has been described as poor. Even
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY‚ CALIFORNIA THESIS NIGERIA AND THE BOKO HARAM SECT: ADOPTING A BETTER STRATEGY FOR RESOLVING THE CRISIS by Aminu Mohammed Umar June 2013 Thesis Co-Advisors: Hafez Mohammed Jessica R. Piombo Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response
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The age-old question as to why diamonds are more expensive than water has perplexed economists for years. The fact that we need water to survive yet it costs less than diamonds‚ which has nothing to do with the survival of mankind‚ is very interesting. When talking about the Diamond-Water paradox‚ it is based on the premise of goods‚ ’ that consumption is related to well being which economists call utility. When it comes to the purchasing of goods or services it is explained that the bulk of
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and N.U. Ekpo Department of Economics‚ University of Uyo‚ Uyo‚ Nigeria Abstract: Unemployment in Nigeria is alarming. Its measurement by statistical authorities does not pose red alert. It has been discovered that the observed situation of unemployment is more serious than what official statistics want us to believe. The aim of this study is to examine unacceptable unemployment rate in Nigeria. Our findings show that labor force in Nigeria grows at more or less a steady rate of 0.3% every year while
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ECONOMY OF NIGERIA Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy and emerging market‚ with expanding financial‚ service‚ communications‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2011‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the third-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade
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Sally Porter English 310 Persuasive Essay: Product Testing on Animals Should be Banned An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States fir various types of testing. These animals are used for scientific and commercial testing to develop medical treatments‚ determine toxicity of medications and chemicals‚ check the safety of products destined for human use and other biomedical or healthcare purposes. This testing on animals is cruel‚ inhumane and should be banned
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FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the AERC
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2013 Date:Jan 15‚ 2013 For the youths or u and me to strive we need; 1 Date:Dec 20‚ 2012 Nigerian govt shld pay much attention on the security of its citizens. Date:May 07‚ 2012 Kidnapping in Nigeria is a very bad business as they celled it to be a business in which people go into Date:May 07‚ 2012 nigeria should not clam to be ignorant of the problem Date:May 07‚ 2012 it is dishearthing n so depressing......... Date:Dec 06‚ 2010 Date:Nov 21‚ 2010 LET THE POLITICIANS THAT BROUGTH THEM TO STOP OTHER
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