Assessment of the Business Environment in Nigeria THE NATIONAL DIAMOND Factor Conditions: Despite Nigeria’s substantial natural resources its infrastructure is inadequate‚ particularly its road and electricity networks‚ which are a significant obstacle to economic growth. Only 30% of the population7 has access to electricity and only 31% of the road network is paved. Shortcomings in operations and safety have given both the ports and air space a reputation as the most unsafe in the region
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A SURVEY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA VIZ-A-VIZ TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT P.A. Ozor Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ University of Nigeria‚ Nsukka‚ Nigeria. e-mail paul.ozor@unn.edu.ng ABSTRACT Sustainable technology development of any economy is anchored in a sound knowledge-base for her citizens. But successful development of such knowledge-base depends on modern infrastructure‚ rule of law and functional institutions. When a society completes infrastructural
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CHAPTER THREE THE THREE ERAS OF TAXATION IN NIGERIA General Historical Overview of Taxation Taxes are as old as the history of organised human society. During the reign of the Pharaohs in Egypt tax collectors were called scribes and taxes were collected on various items including cooking oil.1 In the ancient Greek city of Athens‚ taxes were especially important in times of war. The tax imposed during times of war was known as eisphora and no one was exempted from this tax. After the war
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Etisalat Success Story in Nigeria Etisalat is a prominent telecommunications corporation providing to consumers‚ businesses‚ international telecommunication companies‚ ISPs and mobile operators. Etisalat operates in eighteen countries across Asia‚ the Middle East and Africa‚ a coverage area which reaches more than two billion people. To date‚ the group’s global subscriber base exceeds over 140 million subscribers through mobile and Landline voice and data services ("Etisalat Nigeria"). Through the launch
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Reassessing Impacts of MDGs in Nigeria A Global Partnership for Development was adopted by 189 nations‚ signed by 147 heads of state and governments during the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000. Bill Gates has called them "the best idea for focusing the world on fighting global poverty that [he has] ever seen." The signing of the partnership was the beginning of the process towards the establishment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Nigeria was among the countries to establish an
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CHALLENGES OF MEDIA WOMEN IN NIGERIA By ANIMASHAUN Rofiah‚ Olateju IFRA- Research Fellow‚ Peace and Conflict Studies Programme‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan‚ Nigeria. rofiatanimashaun@yahoo.com[->0] +234-8038-8166-28 +234-8051-3756-70 Abstract Recent survey shows that the number of women
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is one of the emerging technology areas where Nigeria is lacking in expertise. It is classified in the same group as ICT and biotechnology. Already‚ the technology is being used in advanced economies of the WEST and SOUTH-EAST Asia‚ to create high technology industries in areas of electronics‚ medicine‚ development of new materials and space. Nanotechnology has been identified as one of the technologies of the technologies of the future for Nigeria. This is therefore the time to key into the global
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Law‚ Corporate Objective and Social Responsibility: The Nigerian Situation Background Information Corporate associations largely influence the lives of humans and economies of nations. Confederation of British Industry rightly notes that human ‘...lifestyle is determined by the activities and the style of businesses’. [1] These businesses are in turn largely determined by the activities and styles of companies.[2] Therefore‚ the impacts of businesses and their organisations on
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colonies (Metz 17). Due to the involvement of European nations in the slave trade‚ it caught the attention of other empires – in this case the British – who then became interested in the region and led expeditions to the area. The British entered Nigeria in the 1800s with hopes of military rule‚ trade power‚ and missionary influence (Metz 15). They also came in search of higher luxuries: gold; around this time the area was rumored to have many gold deposits and was known as the “Gold Coast”. Throughout
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a nation-wide concern in Nigeria in recent years. Almost everyday television broadcast‚ shows‚ newspapers‚ magazines and internet websites run and re-run pictures of dramatic acts of violence carried out by this ferocious sect. It is often hard not to be scared when we see gruesome pictures of people killed or maimed by Boko Haram in office buildings‚ public buses or trains‚ and on the streets. The federal government seems weak in maintaining law and order in Nigeria and lacks a viable strategy
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