THREE YEARS OF GSM REVOLUTION IN NIGERIA By Ernest C. Ndukwe‚ Executive Vice Chairman‚ Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) INTRODUCTION ♦ Telecommunications is acknowledged as one of the most important infrastructures essential to the socio-economic well-being of any nation. ♦ The globalisation of world economy has further amplified the importance of telecommunications to the economy. ♦ The Telecommunication Sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors‚ and in terms of capitalization
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when oil prices jumped to almost $40/bbl‚ the Since the oil prices collapse in the early 1980s‚ Nigeria experienced rapid external debt built-up and dwindling foreign exchange reserves: public and publicly guaranteed external debt increased from $4.3 billion to $11.2 billion‚ while foreign exchange reserves were almost exhausted‚ from $10 billion to $1.23 billion‚ all between 1981 and 1983. Nigeria had to borrow heavily from commercial sources‚
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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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Test Item File Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory‚ 9e (Boylestad) Chapter 1: Semiconductor Diodes 1) An intrinsic semiconductor is one that is as pure as present-day technology can make it. 2) Electrons are the minority carriers in an n-type material. 3) Holes are the majority carriers in a p-type material. 4) The quantum-Volt (qV) is the unit of measurement for electron energy. 5) A free electron has a higher energy state than any that are bound to their nucleus.
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Relations tries to examine or explain‚ is the conflicts that arise as a result of differing interests that states have. To provide a base for analysis‚ this essay is going to use the central theory of realism to explain the civil war that occurred in Nigeria in between 1967 to 1970. This essay will seek to explain the events and how Realism can elaborate on the outcomes and the causes of the war. It will do it by firstly providing a historical background of Nigeria/Biafra war; it will then give the history
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1. Identify suitable business data‚ data elements‚ data types‚ and resources‚ based on the following interview between a database analyst and a lecturer from Sutherland University: Business Data Data Elements Data Types Resources Course Course code Course name Course start date Course end date Integer Character Date Date Admin Classes Class name Start date End date Time Location Class capacity Integer Date Date Date time Integer Variable Admin Students Student ID
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Hitesh Dogra Professor Anita Swing English 1100-06 12 April 2012 Living Life Meditatively: Some Benefits of Practicing Meditation According to various sources of literature‚ the practice of meditation began over 5000 years ago. There are various forms of meditation that have come into existence since its origin. The types of meditation can be categorized under two headings namely: Religious Meditation and Secular Meditation. The practice of meditation has been linked to all
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THE PROBLEM OF NIGERIA: A CRITICAL EXPOSE OF THE EFFECTS OF 1914 AMALGAMATION ON NIGERIA. INTRODUCTION Chinua Achebe citing an Igbo proverb in his “There was a country” tells us that a man who does not know where the rain started to beat him cannot say where he dried his body. The rain that beat Nigeria began more than a decade ago‚ from the resolutions of the Berlin conference of 1884/1885 to the economic–driven amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 by Lord
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modern life‚ poverty reduction and economic growth of any nation. Yet‚ for the past three decades‚ inadequate of electricity has been a regular feature in Nigeria‚ a country with about 150 million people. The electricity industry‚ dominated by National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and later succeeded by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) with complementation form the states-owned electricity utility‚ has been unable to provide and maintain acceptable minimum standard of service availability
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massacre between the religion of Muslim and Christian held|The strong belief in our religion that could tear a community apart | |in Nigeria |Our country ‚ Malaysia lacks the enthusiasm of uniting and peace between races | |The citizens of North Nigeria suffer along as the conflict between the two |The heart-warming feeling to see how joining force could bring to the people and | |religions gradually becoming intense
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