ROLE OF NAFDAC IN AIRFREIGHTING IN NIGERIA PRESENTED BY PROFESSOR DORA N. AKUNYILI (OFR) DIRECTOR-GENERAL (NAFDAC) AT A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON OPTIMISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AIRFREIGHT IN NIGERIA ORGANISED BY NIGERIAN SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL 24TH AUGUST 2006 INTRODUCTION: It gives me great pleasure to be invited to present a paper at this one day sensitization seminar with Theme Optimizing opportunities in the Airfreight industry‚ organized by the Nigerian Shippers Council for importers/exporters‚ operators
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The Devastating Effect of Flooding in Nigeria SUMMARY Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in the world‚ claiming more lives and causing more property damage than any other natural phenomena. In Nigeria‚ though not leading in terms of claiming lives‚ flood affects and displaces more people than any other disaster; it also causes more damage to properties. At least 20 per cent of the population is at risk from one form of flooding or another. In Nigeria‚ flood disaster
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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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Attaining power in works of literature can be a very effective way to bring a character to life. Once a character gains power‚ the reader sees their true personality‚ whether that is a good or evil personality. Power can bring people together and provide happiness or destroy a person and cause chaos. Many works of literature contain characters that are affected by power. Some characters are affected for the better while others are destroyed by the effects of power. The destructive effects of power are
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presents these parts of society as "organs" that work toward the proper functioning of the "body" as a whole. In the most basic terms‚ it simply emphasizes "the effort to impute‚ as rigorously as possible‚ to each feature‚ custom‚ or practice‚ its effect on the functioning of a supposedly stable‚ cohesive system". For Talcott Parson "structural-functionalism" came to describe a particular stage in the methodological development of Social Science‚ rather than a specific school of thought. The structural
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Throes of Floods‚ in: The Guardian‚ Thursday‚ October 8‚ pp: 9. Durotoye‚ B.‚ 1999. Human Occupation of Hazard Areas in Nigeria‚ in: Oshuntokun‚ A. (ed.) Environmental Problems of Nigeria. Lagos: Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Edward-Adebiyi‚ R.‚ 1997. The Story of Ogunpa‚ in: The Guardian‚ Saturday‚ May 17‚ pp: 5. Folorunsho‚ R. and L. Awosika‚ 2001. Flood Mitigation in Lagos‚ Nigeria Through Wise Management of Solid Waste: a case of Ikoyi and Victoria Islands; Nigerian‚ Paper presented at the UNESCO-CSI
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following groups: underweight (BMI less than 18.5)‚ normal weight (BMI 18.5 to less than 25)‚ overweight (BMI 25 to less than 30)‚ obese (BMI 30 and over) . Excess body weight is associated with a significant burden of chronic disease‚ with negative effects on overall life expectancy‚ disability-free life expectancy‚ quality of life‚ health care costs and productivity. The prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide has increased markedly over the past three decades. It is estimated that in 2008
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Shomoi Francis Mr. Joseph English 12 26 November 2012 War: Effect on Economy War has influenced economic history profoundly across time and space. Winners of wars have shaped economic institutions and trade patterns. Wars have influenced technological developments. Above all‚ recurring war has drained wealth‚ disrupted markets‚ and depressed economical growth. Wars are expensive (in money and other resources)‚ destructive (of capital and human capital)‚ and disruptive (of trade‚ resource
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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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The Effects of a Slumping Economy Jennifer Crawford MGT 435 April 6th‚ 2009 The Effects of a Slumping Economy The Non-Effectiveness of some corporate decisions may have led us into this financial decline that we are seeing today. Not all decisions that are made in the business field are good ones. Some of those decisions can put the financial standing of a company in jeopardy or even push it right down the tubes. The economic struggle that
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