Nigeria is a developing country that is abundantly rich in many natural resources and as a result has a good number of multinational corporations ranging from oil companies‚ banks to consulting firms. Unfortunately‚ CSR is a concept that I personally believe the government has left to expectations‚ believing the multinational corporations would do what is ‘right’ by offering certain benefits to the society and the environment. As a result of this approach‚ Corporate and social responsibility has
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INTRODUCTION The 2008 economic crisis affected African nations in the developing world in a very similar way. Nigeria suffered a fall in oil prices ‚ reduction in exports and a downward trend in the stock market whilst South Africa suffered the same effects but rather than crude oil they suffered in the fall of commodity prices. Policies to stimulate the economy are different in terms of trade where Nigeria is more free trade and South Africa became more protectionist after the crisis. The Nigerian economy
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VITAFOAM Vitafoam Nigeria Plc is Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of flexible‚ reconstituted and rigid foam products. It has the largest foam manufacturing and distribution network which facilitates just-in-time delivery of its products throughout Nigeria. Incorporated on 4th August‚ 1962 and listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1978. Vitafoam’s successful brands remain household names in the country. The company’s vision to be the Foam Manufacturer of first choice is being
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weaknesses of the oral health care system in Nigeria and also investigate the association between maternal mortality‚ and the delivery of quality health care. Additionally‚ we will later discuss how undeveloped countries are affected by poor leadership and retrospectively cause regions to suffer socially‚ economically‚ and environmentally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) new data shows that as the death toll in Nigeria is falling‚ the percentage of deaths that
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RGeneral Principles of Taxation Fundamental Principles in Taxation Taxation Taxation is the inherent power of the sovereign‚ exercised through the legislature‚ to impose burdens upon subjects and objects within its jurisdiction for the purpose of raising revenues to carry out the legitimate objects of government. It is also defined as the act of levying a tax‚ i.e. the process or means by which the sovereign‚ through its law-making
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Anglia Ruskin University Faculty of Science and Technology Department of Computing A research proposal for the major project: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS): Understanding its adoption level amongst business enterprises in Nigeria Submitted on 15th of May‚ 2012 In partial fulfilment of the Postgraduate Study in MSc. Business Information Systems Abstract The attention that Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has garnered in recent years has focused on the new business model that on-demand
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In this essay I will reconstruct my first visit to Nigeria. The journey took place when I was seventeen in early 1993‚ during which time Nigeria was under the military rule of General Sanni Abacha. For the most part of my trip I stayed in Lagos‚ former capital state and still highly recognised as the commercial capital of Nigeria‚ although I did visit other parts of the country including Ondo State and Jos. Between this time and the time I left‚ in early 1994‚ I experienced and learnt a lot about
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POLICE AND CRIME PREVENTION IN NIGERIA Akintunde Kabir Otubu ~ Sunday A. Coker Introduction The importance of law and order to orderly development and growth of a society‚ both in the physical and economic sence‚ cannot be over emphasized. It is only a mind that is secured and at peace that can rationally address the issues of procreation‚ economic development and societal growth. A disturbed mind is a restless and distraught personality. It is therefore imperative to have peace and order in the
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Tourism Management 33 (2012) 1007e1029 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Tourism Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman Progress in Tourism Management Film tourism e Evolution‚ progress and prospects Joanne Connell University of Exeter Business School‚ Exeter‚ UK a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Received 14 December 2011 Accepted 20 February 2012 Film tourism has emerged as a major growth sector for research in tourism and it is
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Abstract - In future‚ renewable energy like solar‚ wind‚ wave and tidal could be utilized in some areas of Bangladesh. The geographical location of Bangladesh is ideal for tapping solar energy effectively. There is also enormous potential for harnessing electrical power from wind in some selected areas of the country and in the coastal region. In this paper possibility of wind-solar hybrid system has been studied. There is a possibility of a total of 100 MW hybrid power generation in coastal
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