RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN Nigeria In addressing this topic; Rural Poverty Alleviation‚ it is necessary to define each of the words in this phrase. Efforts will therefore be made to clearly describe/define the following words; Rural‚ Poverty‚ and Alleviation. WHAT IS RURAL? To define what is rural is daunting task‚ because the word rural is an inexact term that can mean different thing to different people. For example‚ what is considered rural in a place like United States of America and United
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Communications (GSM). Communication without doubt is a major driver of any economy. Emerging trends in socio-economic growth shows a high premium being placed on information and communication technology (ICT) by homes‚ organizations‚ and nations. Nigeria is not left out in this race for rapid development as the nation’s economy has been subjected to years of economic reversal via mismanagement and bad leadership. The Nigerian telecommunications sector was grossly underdeveloped before the sector was
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with various cultural groups that are about three hundred in number. In 1947‚ Nigeria was not yet a nation. Nigeria now has been a multi-national society‚ one of the sociological problems of building Nigeria as a nation is multi-ethnicity with its concomitants such as multilingualism and completive ethnicity. There were varieties of lines which existed between the various states and people which were the predecessors of modern Nigeria. But on the other
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The Nigeria Ecological Fund Office Aroboinosen Hillary Department of Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Minna‚ Niger State‚ Nigeria E-mail:aroby_hillary@yahoo.com Abstract Nigeria has a total land area of 983‚213 km2 occupied by about 140 Million people: The interaction of these millions of people with their environment has left indelible mark on the landscape. Deforestation‚ desertification‚ flooding‚ erosion and all kinds of pollution as well
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION According to Phillips (2007) “Corporate governance is an encompassing policy‚ processes and people‚ which serves the needs of shareholders and other stake holders by directing and controlling management activities with good business savvy‚ objectivity and integrity”. The author stated that sound corporate governance is dependent on external market place commitment and legislation plus a healthy board culture that safeguards policies and processes. Magdi and Nadereh (2002)
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Megan Qualkenbush Prospect for Success in Health and Human Services HAHS-1000-001 August 24‚ 2014 All of my life‚ I have been trying to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. When you are young‚ it is a question you are asked a lot and generally we chose a career based on what we are interested in at the moment. I have gone from artist to professional cowgirl to superstar to teacher to veterinarian; but now that I have gotten older‚ I have decided what I truly want to do with my life and I
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60 per cent from 2006 until 2011‚ reaching an all time high of 23.90 per cent in December 2011. The NBS measures unemployment rate by the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. In its Economic Report on Nigeria released in May this year‚ the World Bank noted that “Nigeria’s annual growth rates that average over seven per cent in official data during the last decade place the nation among the fastest growing economies in the world noting that the growth has
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Introduction Bangladesh is an agricultural country with full of natural resources. The country became independent in the year 1971.It has been almost forty years that we got independence but still the economy of the country did not click enough. In spite of having small area‚ it is one of the most densely populated countries of the world. Therefore it has a large consumer market. But due to the lack of strategic management country has been suffering to develop an improved business environment.
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Executive Summary This project focuses on existing problems‚ importance of efficient the country risk of Nigeria. In this regard we have identified their culture‚ people‚ economy‚ investment‚ opportunity‚ some key problems like Corruption‚ bureaucracy‚ piracy‚ Counterfeit‚ Criminal activities and fraud‚ legal safeguards etc. This paper also intends to show the regulatory framework issue‚ micro economic and macroeconomic issue to give a detailed picture of the Nigerian business Risk. But there
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REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Prior to the discovery of oil in Nigeria‚ other sectors of the economy thrived. Agriculture‚ for instance‚ was a major source of revenue for the Western Region. The Eastern Region that was less endowed devised other sources of revenue. All this has however changed since the discovery of oil in the country. This has led to the demise of the other productive sectors of the economy. In fact‚ Nigerians are poorer today than they were in the pre-oil boom
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