CHAPTER THREE THE THREE ERAS OF TAXATION IN NIGERIA General Historical Overview of Taxation Taxes are as old as the history of organised human society. During the reign of the Pharaohs in Egypt tax collectors were called scribes and taxes were collected on various items including cooking oil.1 In the ancient Greek city of Athens‚ taxes were especially important in times of war. The tax imposed during times of war was known as eisphora and no one was exempted from this tax. After the war
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO THE STUDY The study of profits is important not only because of the information it provides about the health of the economy in any given year‚ but also because profits are a key determinant of growth and employment in the medium-term. Changes in profitability are an important contributor to economic progress via the influence profits have on the investment and savings decisions of companies. This is because a rise in profits improves the cash
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Social Capital and Rural Development Definition: The term social capital refers to the various norms‚ values and cultural aspects which govern the people living in a society and the institutions they are attached with. It is a kind of bonding that holds the societies and communities together and without which there can be no economic growth as per the desired expectations. Social Capital is considered as one of the most important capital available to the community for achieving developmental goals
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This is to focus on the problems faced by the rural muslim woman in the Kashmir Valley‚ their Aspirations and “Way Out ”‚ so that a bright‚ and a prosperous future is seen as a ‘REALITY’‚ which then can help in containing the ongoing crisis in the valley to some extent. “REMEMBER” Woman is a backbone of any strong society. She is a source of constant support and motivation to the entire family. She is timid‚ soft and sweet and bears more pains then men. Woman are more innovative and self reliant
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My experience of oppression when I was in Nigeria Women are exploited and face oppression every day mostly single women.. In the workplace women are forced into low paying‚ insecure and in the community. Women’s problem does not stop at the work place. In my own experience‚ when I was in Nigeria with my mother‚ she was oppressed; she couldn’t buy a house because she was a single mother. The seller wanted to sell his house to a married woman or couple because they think that a single mother cannot
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Sean Stafford 11/11/12 Living Urban Vs. Rural The on-going debate of living in the city vs. country is very controversial in many people’s eyes but‚ the city has much more to offer economically‚ socially and in many other ways more convenient. Being able to meet your needs conveniently and to travel in a car less is what makes the city a lot easier to live in. Therefore‚ Living in the city is much more beneficial than living in the rural areas. Being able to walk around different places
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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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A SURVEY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA VIZ-A-VIZ TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT P.A. Ozor Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ University of Nigeria‚ Nsukka‚ Nigeria. e-mail paul.ozor@unn.edu.ng ABSTRACT Sustainable technology development of any economy is anchored in a sound knowledge-base for her citizens. But successful development of such knowledge-base depends on modern infrastructure‚ rule of law and functional institutions. When a society completes infrastructural
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What’s for dinner? For many it’s usually a purchased meal. In today’s world it is becoming increasingly difficult for individuals and families alike to settle down to a homemade meal. Though the end result of any meal is to satisfy ones hunger‚ there are many factors to consider when buying a meal as opposed to preparing it yourself. The first is the cost associated with each meal. While a homemade meal has little extra cost to it restaurants often add taxes and a service charge. In addition to that
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In general‚ every city around the World are similar lifestyle such as Newyork‚ Tokyo‚ Bangkok‚ Sydney. After work or school‚ you might hang around in a city‚ meeting with your friends or have a dinner with your colleague.While lifestyle in countryside such as Australia and Thailand are similar lifestyle. For example‚ if you were a farmer after work your would go home and have a shower then you might have a dinner with your family. Firstly‚ Bangkok is the Biggest city in Thailand also capital city
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