CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria as a democratic country like every other nation needs the media to drive or sustain good governance and engender national development. But the media often regarded as the fourth estate of the realm have an enormous task to accomplish this role as the watchdog of the society. The task or role of the media has to a large extent not been effectively accomplished. It is important here to state that the primary role of the media in any given society is to inform
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The history of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria The first two HIV cases in Nigeria were identified in 1985 and were reported at an international AIDS conference in 19866. In 1987 the Nigerian health sector established the National AIDS Advisory Committee‚ which was shortly followed by the establishment of the National Expert Advisory Committee on AIDS (NEACA). At first the Nigerian government was slow to respond to the increasing rates of HIV transmission7 and it was only in 1991 that the Federal Ministry
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ENTREPRENUERSHIP IN NIGERIA Entrepreneurial forces are relatively strong in this country‚ as the lack of jobs and a rise in poverty leave few other options for the Nigerian people. Although difficult due to a lack of resources‚ there are non-profit organizations such as the Fate Foundation in Nigeria that are dedicated to promote entrepreneurship. Apart from the information about Nigeria that is so widespread and often negative‚ there appears to be a recognition of the critical role and place of
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Larson flew to Kano‚ Nigeria‚ to begin a two-year term in an agricultural ministry in the Kano area. He returned to the United States in 1981 and enrolled in the Interdisciplinary track of Wheaton Graduate School. In June 1982 he returned to Nigeria under SIM‚ where he planned to complete his graduate degree while continuing mission work. In August 1984‚ Larson returned to Wheaton College Graduate School and received an M.A. in 1986. Larson established a joint venture in Nigeria in 1994‚ with local
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COUNSELLING IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW BY C.N. UGWUEGBULAM‚ Ph.D.‚ JP. ALVAN IKOKU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION‚ OWERRI – IMO STATE‚ NIGERIA AND CUUU KADURUMBA (Ph.D.) COLLEGE OF FOOD PROCESSING AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY‚ MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE‚ UMUDIKE‚ ABIA STATE‚ NIGERIA HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING IN NIGERIA Man from pre-historic times have been having challenges and solving them. Nigerians in the traditional set-up before the advent of formalized guidance and
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unemployment in Nigeria The federal government recently inaugurated inter-ministerial committee on job fair to address all the identified barriers to job creation and sustainable livelihood in the country‚ OLUGBENGA SALAMI writes Tell those graduates to stop combing here and there for jobs. If there are no lucrative offers of employment‚ they should establish themselves by starting something. Unemployment is a pest that has and still eating deep into the fabric of Nigeria. Let them start
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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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Centre for Management Technology Knowledge Park I Gr. Noida Acknowledgements If words are considered to be signs of gratitude then let these words Convey the very same My sincere gratitude to ICICI BANK for providing me with an opportunity to work with BANK and giving necessary directions on doing this project to the best of my abilities. I am highly indebted to Mr.Remay Verma‚ Branch Manager and Mr. Ravi Parmar (RM) company project guide‚ who has provided me with
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Stakeholders in Sustainable Business Transformation Charmaine Catroppa Thompson Rivers University Open Learning ADMM 460: Business and Society Assignment 3: Research Report on Issues Related to the Construction of the Three Gorges Dam and the Sustainable Development Initiatives of Royal Dutch Shell. Student #: 100098805 September 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Part A: Discussion Case on “Damming the Yangtze River” 3 Conflicting Social Costs 3 Conflicting
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Two major types of marriage exist in Nigeria: monogamy‚ a marriage of one man to one woman‚ and polygyny‚ a marriage of one man to two or more wives. In most cultural groups in Nigeria‚ traditional marriage is usually an arrangement between two families as opposed to an arrangement between two individuals. Accordingly‚ there is pressure on the bride and bridegroom to make the marriage work as any problem will usually affect both families and strain the otherwise cordial relationship between them
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