The Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory‚ Abuja. The country is located in West Africa. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims in the North and Christians in the South; a very small minority practice traditional religion. The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation
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ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT By NJOKA John Nyaga‚ Kenya. (jnyaga2003@yahoo.co.uk) INTRODUCTION Sustainable development is that development which will meet the present needs of the community without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Environmental education involves among other things the provision of information‚ recognizing values‚ clarifying concepts etc in order to develop skills and attitudes that enable the community to understand and
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NIGERIA AND THE BOMBER: THE GENESIS TO REVELATION Nigeria is a country in the West of Africa with an interesting population of over 160 million people. A British Colony‚ Nigeria was hitherto peaceful and seen as key to African development and interests. Such has been the opposite of the true state of the supposed Giant of Africa since gaining independence in 1960 and declaring a Republic in 1961. After years of Military Dictatorship and coups left the country under-developed for much of her early
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Nigeria‚ a country in West Africa‚ was one of the leading producers of palm oil‚ cocoa‚ and groundnuts‚ that had the potential of becoming a powerful nation. However‚ in 1885‚ European powers‚ such as Portugal‚ France‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Belgium‚ gathered all together at the Berlin Conference‚ deciding on which African colony they were each going to take over. This was the beginning of New Imperialism. During the Scramble for Africa‚ many African regions were colonized by European
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US GOVERNMENT & TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION 1 US Government & Transportation Deregulation Galang Pham Embry Riddle US GOVERNMENT & TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION 2 The United States Government played a critical role in the regulation and deregulation of transportation. The US Government first played a role by establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to oversee the railroad industry in 1887. This led to a century of
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reliable and efficient transportation. Americans have access to private cars‚ commercial airplanes and trains‚ and even buses. An individual can fly from San Francisco to New York City in less than six hours. The average American does not know of a time when traveling from coast-to-coast was a journey requiring days or weeks to travel‚ often through harsh and unfriendly terrains. These conditions happened not so long ago‚ before commercial air and automobile travel. The development of railroads in
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the demographic profile of your country based on the latest census data including: size of population‚ sex composition‚ age structure‚ racial composition‚ educational achievement composition‚ employment status BRIEF INTRODUCTION: Nigeria‚ located in West Africa‚ Nigeria is the population giant of Africa‚ with more than 140 million people. The terrain changes from the oil-rich Niger Delta in the south to a belt of rain forests inland and to high savannah-covered plateaus in the north. With her Federal
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culture‚ Malacca has a huge achievement in year 2008 – Malacca has been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site together of Georgetown‚ Penang‚ Malaysia. The declaration has brought a big impact to Malacca in term of tourism where the tourist flow into Malacca has been increased. The tourism attractions of Malacca included Al Azim Mosque‚ Portuguese Square‚ A’Famosa Water World‚ Crocodile Farm‚ St Paul’s Church‚ Poh San Teng Remple and Perigi Rajah Well and more. (http://www.malaccaguide.com)
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also to sum up the vivid world of tourism. The subject matters introduce the students to the socioeconomic‚ environmental and cultural impact of the tourism industry. It also gives an overview of the travel sectors – their development‚ composition‚ and role in tourism as well as the different trends and types of operation of each sector. ◙ Desired learning Results At the end of the semester‚ the students should able to: 1. Understand how tourism works and how it can be made to work
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Case 1: Cargo’s which have already left Antwerp port and on way to New York is being diverted to Halifax port in Canada due to strike in New York port. Now the route diverted will be Antwerp - Halifax by sea and Halifax - Chicago by road. (Antwerp to Halifax) (Halifax to Chicago by road) Case 2: Cargo’s which are waiting to leave from Antwerp port to New York now is being diverted to Houston port and from Houston port to Chicago is sent by rail.
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