that can neither be subsumed under law nor derogated from any nation’s constitution‚ however legislation is still needed in most countries to provide a framework for its definition and regulation. In Nigeria‚ a citizen’s right to privacy is spelt out in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999); Section 37 ‘Right to Private and Family Life’ provides: ‘the privacy of citizens‚ their homes‚ correspondence‚ telephone conversations and telegraphic communications is hereby guaranteed and
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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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by the residents of Maiduguri because of its strong opposition to Western education‚ which it sees as corrupting Muslims. Mohammed Yusuf established a religious complex that included a mosque and a school in 2002. Many poor families from across Nigeria and from neighboring countries enrolled their children in the school‚ which also served as a recruiting center for jihadis to fight the Nigerian State. In 2004 it moved to Kanamma‚ Yobe State‚ where it set up a base called "Afghanistan"‚ used to
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Urbanization in America Urbanization is described as an act or fact of urbanizing or taking on the characteristics of a city. It wasn’t until about thirty years after the civil war that America started seeing signs of urbanization. In the late nineteenth century‚ America started changing its lifestyle and started going from farming to city life. Cities started growing and more people started living in the cities. The Industrial Revolution of the 19th and 20th century gave people higher expectations
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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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Topic: Controversies of Census Figures. Case study: Nigeria The first census was held in Nigeria in 1866. The colonial authorities conducted other census exercises in 1871‚ 1901 and 1911‚ whereas all these covered only the Lagos colony and in 1911‚ the southern protectorate. The first nationwide census involving the north and south were organized in 1921. There was also the 1931 census and the 3-year 1951-1953 census. The 1963 census was upheld but only because the Supreme Court ruled against
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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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Management of Environmental Problems and Hazards in Nigeria. Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Odubela‚ M. T. And Omoniyi‚ I.I. Compliance Monitoring in Nigeria’s Industries. Okpara‚ S. (2012). Enforcing Environmental Regulations in Nigeria. The Tide Process Engineering. Article: Environmental Pollution. UNEP – Environmental Management in Africa Compedium (1991). Interim Guidelines and Standards for Environmental Pollution Control www.unep.org/padelia/publications/comp6Nigeria.pdf. NIGERIA. Federal Environmental
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COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN NIGERIA You would recall that in my last article‚ I stated that there is no centralized system of registering copyright in Nigeria. I stated that a “work” which is the subject not the copyright need not be registered before it can be protected under the law. In the process of patenting an invention‚ I came across a process known as copyright notification and I think it is important that I share it with you (You are probably wondering what Patent registration has to do with
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND URBANIZATION The ministry‚ which had served under the name of The Ministry of Public Works and Settlement between 1983-2011‚ restructured under the name of The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization by the Decree Law (DL) no. 648 dated 17.08.2011. Authorities of the Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas‚ which was closed by DL No. 648‚ were transferred to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. The duties regarding natural protected areas‚ which were
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