Association of Seadogs (NAS) is a Nigerian charitable and humanitarian organisation and is the registered name for the group also known as the PYRATES CONFRATERNITY. The organisation is dedicated to humanitarian and charitable endeavours within Nigeria and whatever society the members find themselves. The Pyrates Creed - The Pyratical aims of fighting all social ills and conformist degradation within and outside our midst stand supreme. These are translated into the creed which is supposed to act
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Published: June 30‚ 2012 Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Nigeria: An Analysis of the Endogenous Effects Okon J. Umoh‚ 2Augustine O. Jacob and 1Chuku A. Chuku 1 Department of Economics‚ University of Uyo‚ Uyo‚ Nigeria 2 Heritage Polytechnic‚ Eket Akwa Ibom State‚ Nigeria Abstract: This research endeavour set out to empirically investigate the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth in Nigeria between 1970 and 2008. The paper makes the proposition that there is
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1.The Role of entrepreneurship in economic development of a country An entrepreneur can be regarded as a person‚ who has the initiative skill and motivation to set up a business or enterprise of his own and who always looks for high achievements. He is the catalyst for social change and works for the common good. They look for opportunities‚ identify them and seize them mainly for economic gains. An action oriented entrepreneur is a highly calculative individual who is always willing to undertake
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In what seems to be a global trend‚ most leaders of national governments place emphasis on the need for development at the grassroots as a foundation and prerequisites for national development. This practice is particularly prominent among authorities of developing nations like Nigeria‚ where there is an obvious divide in the quality of life between rural and urban dwellers. It is generally known that the qualities of life in rural areas are very deplorable‚ with poverty seething through every facet
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The history of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria The first two HIV cases in Nigeria were identified in 1985 and were reported at an international AIDS conference in 19866. In 1987 the Nigerian health sector established the National AIDS Advisory Committee‚ which was shortly followed by the establishment of the National Expert Advisory Committee on AIDS (NEACA). At first the Nigerian government was slow to respond to the increasing rates of HIV transmission7 and it was only in 1991 that the Federal Ministry
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Role of Commercial Banks in Economic Development According to Kent: “An organization whose principal operations are concerned with the accumulation of the temporarily idle money of the general public for the purpose of advancing to others for expenditure.” Various economists have different views about the role of commercial banks in economic development. Schumpeter says‚ “It is the banking system which serves as a key agent along with the entrepreneur in the process of economic development”
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Most people left their farms because of the enclosure system and moved to the towns the move from countryside to towns is call “urbanization”.Children living in urban areas during the industrial revolution had no option but to become miners‚factory workers or street kids. Most of the children were orphans (the life expectancy was not very high) and had no one to stand up for them. Mines: Around this time the demand for coal was increasing‚ because there was a shortage of flammable sources and
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The Role of Financial Intermediaries and Financial Markets FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER This chapter provides an analysis of the roles and importance of financial institutions and financial markets‚ two important parts of the financial system. A broad classification of Canadian financial institutions is presented with an historical overview. Some basic classifications of financial markets are described. The chapter ends with an evaluation of the importance of the financial system to the Canadian economy
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SWOT Analysis of the Nigerian Business Environment SWOT Analysis of the Nigerian Business Environment Customer Inserts His/her Name University Name SWOT Analysis of the Nigerian Business Environment 1 Contents Business Environment of Nigeria ……………………………………………………...4 SWOT Analysis ………………………………………………………………………..5 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………16 References ……………………………………………………………………………17 SWOT Analysis of the Nigerian Business Environment 2 SWOT Analysis of Nigerian Business
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Living in Canada vs. living in Nigeria Outline Paragraph 1: intro and thesis Thesis statement: There are a few similarities between Canada and Nigeria‚ but Nigeria differs from Canada in many ways. Paragraph 2: Topic sentence 1- the language and culture-collectivism and individualism Paragraph 3: Topic sentence 2- the wealth of both countries i.e. natural resources‚ agriculture (cash crops) Paragraph 3: Topic sentence 3- The government: - how well both of the countries manage their wealth and care
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