FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the AERC
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PERILS AND POLITICS IN A NATION (NIGERIA AS CASE STUDY) Preface The growing violence and tension in Nigeria in the recent era demand scholastic exploration to explain the phenomenon and also it could be used to elucidate the ‘tap-Roots’ of the Nigeria states of violence‚ terrorism in a democratic dispensation its impacts on the nation stability. These studies examine the underlying root causes of violence‚ which has recently turned into the act of terrorism in Nigeria. Drawing from these indications
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Shell & Knowledge Management Background of Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc‚ the world-wide group of petrochemical companies‚ was created in 1907. Shell has operations in over 90 countries which include America‚ United Kingdom‚ Australia‚ and Ireland and so on. Also‚ it is the largest energy company in the world. Shell group not only operate oil and gas product sale but also conduct petrochemical industry such as exploration‚ refining‚ distribution‚ power generation and trading and so forth. Moreover
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Full-size organizations like Royal Dutch Shell and BP will employ intermediaries for more than just legal or financial necessities. On this large business scale‚ intermediaries are drawn upon for many forms of negotiation. For example‚ Royal Dutch Shell intermediaries have been involved with settling the Sakhalin II project for the past four years. The Sakhalin II project is made up of four oil companies‚ Shell being one of the four‚ who are locating and producing oil and gas on the Sakhalin Island in Russia
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Drug Testing in Nigeria Table of Contents Introduction 3 Background 3-4 Ethical Dilemma 4-5 Situational Analysis 5-6 Stakeholder Analysis 6-7 Analysis Based on Ethical Theories 7-8 Conclusion and Recommendations 8-9 References 10 Drug Testing in Nigeria Introduction ‘What if a drug company experimenting on critically ill children does not get the proper Parental consent‚ 11 of those children die and a whistleblower is fired?’ (Perlroth. 2008) This paper will discuss the issues
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Nigeria‚ a country in West Africa‚ was one of the leading producers of palm oil‚ cocoa‚ and groundnuts‚ that had the potential of becoming a powerful nation. However‚ in 1885‚ European powers‚ such as Portugal‚ France‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Belgium‚ gathered all together at the Berlin Conference‚ deciding on which African colony they were each going to take over. This was the beginning of New Imperialism. During the Scramble for Africa‚ many African regions were colonized by European
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sue Shell company in Dutch court claiming the oil spills ruined their livelihood. There was serious damage in Niger Delta due to Shell leaking pipelines. Their fish pond‚ farmland and forests in three villages (Goi‚ Aruma‚ Ikot Ada Udo) were all being destroyed. Their villagers want Shell to pay the compensation for their loss and cleanup the damages they made. But Shell rejected the liability claim. Moreover‚ they still blame on the sabotage. Shell lawyer told the court that sabotage and oil theft
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SECTION 1: PEST Analysis Royal Dutch Shell plc also known as Shell is an Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas company. It’s headquarter is located in The Hague‚ Netherland while its registered office is located in London‚ United Kingdom. Shell is the world’s second largest revenue company and it operates in over 90 countries and has 44‚000 service stations worldwide. PEST analysis‚ “Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological analysis” is the external macro-environment in which a firm operates
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past
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ijcrb.webs.com INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS THE CHALLENGES OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: A THEMATIC EXPOSITION EME‚ OKECHUKWU INNOCENT ANTHONY ONYISHI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ NSUKKA Abstract VOL 3‚ NO 8 DECEMBER 2011 Matters of safety and security are topical issues in today’s Nigeria. Life has always been precarious in our country. It is subject to all manners of dangers. In the first place it is often
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