Public Private Partnership (PPP or simply P3) - Nigeria’s New Paradigm for infrastructure Development By Bob M. Achanya President‚ Kogi PPP Forum Cooperative‚ North Central Nigeria. Introduction Public private partnership (PPP) has recently gained prominence as a term to describe a business relationship in which public and private resources are blended to achieve a goal or set of goals judged to be of mutual benefit both to the private entity and to the public. According to the UNECE (2008)
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described customary law in various ways. Okany: in “The Role of Customary Courts in Nigeria” described customary law of a community as a ‘body of customs and traditions which regulate the various kinds of relationship between members of the community. Obaseki‚ J.S.C. (as he then was) in the case of Oyewumi v. Ogunsesan defined customary law as follows: “The organic or living law of the indigenous people of Nigeria regulating their lives and transactions‚ it is organic in that it is not static.
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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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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA; A NEED FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM "The basic irony between the U.S system and ours is that; while the various forms of local government are working wonders even when they are not mentioned anywhere in the U.S constitution; complaints over the failings of the Local Governments abound here even when they are entrenched in and catered for by
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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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REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Prior to the discovery of oil in Nigeria‚ other sectors of the economy thrived. Agriculture‚ for instance‚ was a major source of revenue for the Western Region. The Eastern Region that was less endowed devised other sources of revenue. All this has however changed since the discovery of oil in the country. This has led to the demise of the other productive sectors of the economy. In fact‚ Nigerians are poorer today than they were in the pre-oil boom
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THE EFFECT OF GLOBALIZATION ON NIGERIA CULTURE - Nneka Oringamje Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationship of culture‚ people and economic activity. While culture on the other hand‚ is the recognition of good literature‚ enjoyment of good music‚ food and arts. According to Anthropologist Edward B. Taylor in his book‚ Primitive Culture‚ published in 1871. Taylor said that culture is "that complex whole which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ custom‚ and any other
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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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noble qualities. In The Grapes of Wrath the family survival was much difficult in the wilderness of ‘Depression period’. The Joad family’s primary concern is survival in the ‘promised land’‚ for them the enemy was not only the nature but the authoritative Government too. Ma was head of the family at any cost tried to protect family unity. And she knows in the survival process more they need is unbroken family rather than money. Finally they made survival possible by collective effort. Here “collective
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Capital Gains Tax in Nigeria Introduction Discussing capital gain tax without first presenting a general overview of the entire concept of taxation will be tantamount to putting a cart before a horse. It is therefore very important that justice be done by explaining taxation and various types of taxes. Taxation: A General overview Tax and taxation has been variously defined by different authors. Oyegbile (1996) defines tax as a sum of money paid by citizens of a country‚ state or community to the
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