MICRO-FINANCE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF LIFT ABOVE POVERTY ORGANISATION (LAPO) IN EDO STATE By Lucky Ossai JANUARY‚ 2011 DEDICATION This work is dedicated to the glory of ALMIGHTY GOD and to all good people that love progress. ABSTRACT The efforts by the managers of Micro-Finance Institutions to tackle the seemingly intractable
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A REPORT OF THE STUDENTS’ INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) UNDERTAKEN AT INTEGRATED BUILDERS LIMITED‚ Km 130‚ Olusegun Banjo Street‚ Lagos-Ibadan- Ilorin express way Academy Olomi Ibadan. FROM AUGUST 2010 TO JANUARY 2011. BY TANIMOMO Samson Olubukola (CVE/2006/048) SUBMITTED TO THE SIWES COORDINATOR‚ DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING‚ OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY (OAU)‚ ILE-IFE‚ NIGERIA. FEBRUARY 2011. Department of Civil Engineering‚ Obafemi Awolowo University‚ Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria. 31st January
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The rising profile of poverty in Nigeria is assuming a worrisome dimension as empirical studies have shown that Africa and Nigeria in particular has witnessed monumental increase in the level of poverty. Available records from the Federal Office of Statistics (1996)‚ shows that about 71% of Nigerian households are considered poor‚ which reveals that poverty has been massive‚ pervasive and engulfs a large proportion of the Nigerian
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1 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: MAC 314 COURSE TITLE: ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA MAC 314 ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA Introduction The title of this course is: Issues in Nigerian Mass Media. The code is MAC 314. It is designed for undergraduate students of Mass Communication. The course provides the students with basic knowledge of the history‚ ethical‚ legal‚ professional‚ socio-cultural and technological issues affecting
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CHAPTER THREE IMPERATIVES FOR ELECTORAL REFORM 3.1 INTRODUCTION In the context of a weak electoral body‚ a perverted electoral process and undemocratic political parties‚ the stage is set for flawed elections. Thus‚ the 1999 and 2003 elections‚ like virtually all the preceding elections in Nigeria’s post-colonial history‚ were classic cases of electoral fraud. In broad terms‚ there have been two kinds of elections in Nigeria’s post-colonial history. These are the ‘transition’ and
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IJMBS Vol. 2‚ ISSue 2‚ AprIl - June 2012 ISSN : 2230-9519 (Online) | ISSN : 2231-2463 (Print) Government Spending on Road Infrastructure and Its Impact on the Growth of Nigerian Economy 1 Nworji I. D.‚ 2Oluwalaiye O. B Dept. of Accounting‚ Babcock University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria Dept. of Economics‚ Banking and Finance‚ Babcock University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria 1 2 Abstract The study examined the impact of government spending on road infrastructure development on economic growth
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Comprehensive Resume of DR. UZODINMA ADIRIEJE BLOG: http://uzodinma-adirieje.blogspot.com MAY 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a World Bank-trained monitoring and evaluation/evidencegeneration consultant and health economist‚ resource person/facilitator and trainer/capacitybuilder‚ professional manager‚ health and community systems strengthening consultant‚ primary care practitioner‚ researcher/reviewer‚ programs/projects manager‚ negotiator/advocate‚ community leader
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1 An assessment of the impact of land use characteristics on residential choice making: Implication to urban transit planning in Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria. SURV (DR) chima OGBA DR inah OKON Geoid & Envt’l Services Ltd Geography/Regional Planning #11 Owuchekwa Str‚ Rumuomasi‚ University of Calabar‚ Port Harcourt‚ Rivers State PMB 1115 Calabar‚ CRS. chimaogba@yahoo.com inah.okon@yahoo.com 2348039675438 2348034126049 Key words: Land use‚ residential choice making
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Introduction Democracy no doubt is the world’s current new bride. To the extent that everyone - Politicians‚ Journalists‚ statesmen and even laymen – call themselves democrats while those who wish to defend a regime no matter its nature call it democracy (Williams 1995:65)‚ one could aptly say the world is in the age of democracy. But as democracy is gaining currency the world over‚ it need be stated that the Institution of political party constitutes the lubricant of the current democratic
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have been convicted over various internet crimes in Nigeria‚ while 234 are still being prosecuted in different courts across the country (EFCC‚ 2012). In a related development‚ the EFCC also recently arrested two university undergraduates‚ Hope Olusegun and Tunde Wasiu Sodiq in Lagos‚ on the 4th January‚ 2013 for allegedly belonging to two syndicates‚ who specialize in defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians and foreigners through internet scams (Soni‚ 2013). Adeniran (2008) observes that the technological
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