SOLUTIONS TO THE NIGER DELTA PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA AN ASSIGNMENT WRITTEN IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE DVS 512: TECHNOLOGY‚ ENERGY‚ NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT BY ISU‚ DORATHY AKWUGO PG/MSC/07/46529 LECTURER: DR. OGAKWU INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES‚ UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ ENUGU CAMPUS. AUGUST 2009 BACKGROUND The Niger Delta produces the oil wealth which accounts for the bulk of Nigeria’s foreign earnings. Paradoxically however‚ these vast revenues
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Since 2000 the Stock market valuation of the ‘Big Pharma’ companies has dropped sharply. Discuss the causes of the pharmaceutical industry’s current problems and steps that companies are taking to tackle them. By Ali Asgar Kagzi In 1990s‚ pharmaceutical companies were one of the leading shareholder value creators at the stock market. By 1998 the P/E ratio of the Big Pharma companies was twice that of the global stock market and there was a sudden rush among the investors to have a share of
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apan-based electronics and communications company‚ Sony Corporation‚ was subjected to a spate of restructuring exercises since 1994 to improve the financial performance and competitiveness of the company. With the initial efforts to restructure the company not yielding results‚ Sony went in for a revamp of the top management in 2000. The efforts by the top management in organizational restructuring failed to put Sony back on the growth track. At this juncture‚ in 2005‚ Howard Stringer became
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access to effective treatment [source: WHO]. Even though many people don’t realize it‚ there is an abhorrent problem with depression among teens in the United States. In fact‚ “11% of adolescents have a depressive disorder by age 18‚” according to the National Institute of Mental Health’s website. This statistic may not seem like a lot‚ but it means that 11% of teens have a serious problem; they feel like this frequently‚ yet still go on‚ in most cases without treatment. Although feeling depressed
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Ch. 18: Shareholders’ Equity What is Shareholders’ Equity? Accounts that represent the ownership interests of shareholders. Shareholders’ Equity = Assets - Liabilities Amount left over after creditor claims have been satisfied (like homeowners equity) Shareholders’ Equity appears two places within the financial statements: 1.) Shareholder’s Equity section of the balance sheet Example 1: Abbreviated Balance Sheet – The Gap‚ Inc. THE GAP‚ INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
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Introduction In the following report‚ myself and group members have been instructed to act as consultants analysing the service encounter in video 2‚ making use of one or more of the blueprinting modelling techniques. The models used in this report are servquals and service blueprinting. In a challenging and highly competitive market in which service industries proliferate‚ service quality is of paramount importance and essentially encompasses the differences between service expectations and
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be said to have influenced the development of equity. This gives an overview of a selection of these maxims‚ examining them in varying amounts of detail and identifying many of the particular areas of the law which have been affected‚ and which are dealt with later in the book. These include‚ for example‚ the maxim ‘where the equities are equal the first in time prevails’‚ and its effect on priorities and conflicting interests‚ and the maxim ‘equity acts in personam’ and its effect on the operation
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Running head: COUNSELING AFRICAN-AMERICANS Counseling African-Americans: Issues/Problems/Solutions Introduction Although African-Americans families have come a long way when it comes to professional counseling‚ the many issues that the families face when seeking professional assistance are more culturally based. Culture can be defined as the attitudes‚ habits‚ norms‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ rituals‚ styles‚ and artifacts that express a group’s adaptation to its environment
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Hong Kong’s environmental problems and solutions Hong Kong is one of the top financial centers in the world. Thus‚ the environmental quality of Hong Kong is very important. It is because the environmental quality is indirectly linking to the image of Hong Kong. Moreover‚ the living standard of Hong Kong residents is also under influencing of the environmental quality. However‚ Hong Kong is now surviving serious environmental problems. Poor air quality‚ noise problem and heavy traffic loads are
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Return on equity or return on capital is the ratio of net income of a business during a year to its stockholders’ equity during that year. It is a measure of profitability of stockholders’ investments. It shows net income as percentage of shareholder equity. Formula The formula to calculate return on equity is: ROE = Annual Net Income Average Stockholders’ Equity Net income is the after tax income whereas average shareholders’ equity is calculated by dividing the sum of shareholders’
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