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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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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ALTHOUGH both human resource management (HRM) and personnel management focus on people management‚ if we examine critically‚ there are many differences between them. Some are listed below: i) Nature of relations: The nature of relations can be seen through two different perspective views which are Pluralist and Unitarist. There is a clear distinct difference between both because the personnel manager‚ the focus is more on individualistic where individual interest is more than group interest.
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Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv‚ 116‚ pp. 739-773 Akinlo‚ A.E. 2004. "Foreign direct investment and growth in Nigeria: An empirical investigation". Journal of Policy Modelling‚ 26: 627-39. Aliber‚ Robert Z. "The Multinational Enterprise in a Multiple Currency World." In The Multinational Enterprise‚ ed. John H. Dunning. London: Allen & Unwin‚ 1971. Aluko‚ S.A. (1961). "Financing economic development in Nigeria". The Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies‚ 3(1): 39-67. Bengos‚ M. and B. Sanchez-Robles
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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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A Paper PRODUCT PLANNING DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGEMENT (A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGERIA BOTTLING COMPANY’S PLC‚ ENUGU. ABSTRACT Product planning distribution and management are very vital in the production and distribution of very manufacturing organization. Before ever a manufacturing company should come out with a good quality product‚ it must undergo many processes‚ from planning for either short range or long‚ fore casting doing market research and consumer survey‚ protesting the product
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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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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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