a nation-wide concern in Nigeria in recent years. Almost everyday television broadcast‚ shows‚ newspapers‚ magazines and internet websites run and re-run pictures of dramatic acts of violence carried out by this ferocious sect. It is often hard not to be scared when we see gruesome pictures of people killed or maimed by Boko Haram in office buildings‚ public buses or trains‚ and on the streets. The federal government seems weak in maintaining law and order in Nigeria and lacks a viable strategy
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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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THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN NIGERIA POLITICS BY IRABOR IKECHUKWU EMMANUEL. MPA 822. THIS IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN PARTIAL FUFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA). UNIVERSITY OF BENIN. LECTURER DR EBOHON JANUARY‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION The role of the military in Nigeria politics cannot be over looked. We are going to analyse this issue from 1966-1979‚ 1983-1999 and their role in present
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POL2038F—Literature Review How do scholars understand the quality and prospects of Democracy in Nigeria? The fall of the Soviet-Union saw the emergence of democracy becoming the most universally embraced and widely spread form of governance in the world (Ogundiya‚ 2010:204). The question of what makes a country a democracy is much contested by scholars‚ however‚ the concept has widely accepted core principles. These principles include‚ but are not limited to: justice‚ freedom‚ equality‚ transparency
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CHALLENGES OF MEDIA WOMEN IN NIGERIA By ANIMASHAUN Rofiah‚ Olateju IFRA- Research Fellow‚ Peace and Conflict Studies Programme‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan‚ Nigeria. rofiatanimashaun@yahoo.com[->0] +234-8038-8166-28 +234-8051-3756-70 Abstract Recent survey shows that the number of women
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The debt crisis of Nigeria and Greece Introduction National debt is a problem that can inflict any country including the developed countries. Almost all countries go into budget deficit one way or the other and end up borrowing money. The most direct effect of the government debt is to place a burden on future generations of taxpayers. When these debts and accumulated interest come due‚ future taxpayers will face a difficult choice. Inheriting such a large debt cannot help but lower the living
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NORTHERN NIGERIA: BACKGROUND TO CONFLICT Africa Report N°168 – 20 December 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... i I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 II. COMMUNITIES‚ ISLAM AND COLONIAL RULE ................................................... 2 A. THE PRE-COLONIAL ERA...................
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION The interest in poultry and poultry products have grown tremendously in the last 20 years faster than other food-producing animal industries on how the bird products are produced‚ processed‚ consumed and marketed. Almost every country in the world has a poultry industry of some kind. The biggest challenge of commercial poultry production is the availability of good quality feed on sustainable basis at stable prices. In spite of this challenge‚ commercial poultry production
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FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL IN NIGERIA A subsidy is an assistance paid to a business or economic sector. Most subsidies are made by the government to producers or distributed as subventions in an industry to prevent the decline of that industry (‘Subsidy’‚ 2012). Subsidies are used to cushion the price effect of products or commodities or services to the consumer; hence it is used to control price in an economy and ensure the consumer can afford such commodity. This paper seeks to examine the removal
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International Marketing Plan Report (Pizza Hut) (Target Market-Nigeria) Submitted to: Dr. Jawahitha Sarabdeen Subject: Marketing in a Global Economy (TBS982) Due date: 5th December 2013 Prepared by: Nithin Suresh 4465702 Noel Philip 4471350 Mohammed
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