NIGERIA AND OIL By: Fariha Ahsan‚ period 5 This article displays a vivid picture for us about the conditions in Nigeria due to the oil reserves. Though Nigeria contained the potential to strive and become a wealthy oil nation‚ leaving the cocoon of poverty encompassing Africa- it became trapped in a lot of corrupt dealings. Today‚ the Niger Delta in Nigeria has caught the attention of world wide humanitarian and environmental activists. The article states how in the past‚ the corrupt government
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Joint Africa Institute Seminar on the Role of Parliamentarians in Promoting Good Public Financial Management and Accountability in Africa Tunis‚ November 19-23‚ 2007 Public Financial Management and Corruption[1] Public Financial Management (PFM) ordinarily covers the management of government revenue‚ expenditure and cash. Corruption defined as the diversion of public resources for private use can affect any of these operations‚ at the level of the national and sub-national administrations. This
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Dante’s Inferno Circles of Hell and Punishments Circle 1: Limbo Dante’s First Circle of Hell is resided by virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized pagans who are punished with eternity in an inferior form of Heaven. They live in a castle with seven gates which symbolize the seven virtues. Here‚ Dante sees many prominent people from classical antiquity such as Homer‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Cicero‚ Hippocrates and Julius Caesar. Circle 2: Lust In the Second Circle of Hell‚ Dante and his companion
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CONFUCIANISM REPORT KAS2 FOUNDER: Kong Qui or K’ung Fu-tzu or better known as Confucius was born August 27‚ 551 B.C. in Tuo‚ China (during Zhou Dynasty‚ Feudal Era). [1] In the Analects‚ he is said to be born in an aristocratic family but there are those who claim that he was born into poverty. Believes in Taosm but does not teach about his faith. Some say that he is not the founder of Confucianism due to Confucius awareness that he himself is only a transmitter of his teachings which has
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A royal salute to the Commonwealth Sometimes we forget about our own history‚ our country’s history. What we come from and who we are‚ deep down. In short: our identity. In my view‚ this article‚ “A royal salute to the Commonwealth”‚ 2011 by the British journalist and political commentator Peter Oborne‚ is about the dilemma between modern ways and the old days. Peter Oborne describes his concerns about our modern political culture‚ in comparison with the old culture‚ when Great Britain was an
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‘Het Melkmeisje’ Op het schilderij ‘Het Melkmeisje’ van Johannes Vermeer (1632 – 1675) zie je een vrouw (een dienstmeid‚ zo te zien aan de kleding die ze draagt) melk schenken uit een kan. Ze staat bij een kleine tafel die tegen de muur staat aangeschoven‚ vlakbij het raam. Op de tafel liggen een tafelkleed‚ een blauwe doek‚ een pot‚ een mand met soort van bord waar ze de melk inschenkt‚ een homp brood en en paar stukken brood ernaast. De kamer is redelijk kaal. Achter haar hangen nog een mand
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Economic Crisis in Nigeria. NIGERIA. (google)The evolution of Nigeria was from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960. During this period a lot of events occurred‚ and is largely the story of the great impact of the British on the Nigerian people. The colonial authorities (British) sought to define‚ protect and realize their imperial interest in the portion of West Africa because of its endowment with natural resources‚ apparently this occurred about hundred years ago. The British was
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As I approach the Royal Portal also known as the west façade‚ to the left and the right of are the northern and southern tower. The south tower was completed in 1160 and is 349 feet tall. The North Star is 377 feet tall and is capped by a spire added in the early 16th century to an already existing tower. Between the towers are the three lancet windows. As I enter the central portal I look up and I see the breathtaking clerestory windows the high 120 feet ceilings‚ and large buttresses‚ your eyes
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is not justifiable and does not appeal to values which the relevant public shares. (Keer‚ 1976) This assignment is going to evaluate two policies by discussing success and failures of each. First the Dutch integration policy will be discussed followed by the policy of minimum wage in the UK. The Dutch Integration policy was questioned and
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Royal Bengal tigers are the Kings of their domain in the jungle. But‚ human activities have endangered animals Bengal tiger. Their population has reduced considerably in recent times. Bengal tigers have been a national symbol of many Empires in India Characteristics: The Bengal tiger’s characteristic reddish gold fur and black stripes are easily visible to visitors in a zoo. But in the tiger’s natural habitat of forest and reed beds‚ the markings act as camouflage and enable it to disappear
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