FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the AERC
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY‚ CALIFORNIA THESIS NIGERIA AND THE BOKO HARAM SECT: ADOPTING A BETTER STRATEGY FOR RESOLVING THE CRISIS by Aminu Mohammed Umar June 2013 Thesis Co-Advisors: Hafez Mohammed Jessica R. Piombo Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response
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and to reduce political intereference in the work of anti-corruption agencies. Foreword “Nigerians agree that corruption in public life‚ which was pronounced under military rule‚ has reached alarmingly pandemic proportions‚ and should now be a matter of very serious and pressing public policy concern.” Unfortunately‚ the often-quoted statement by the Oputa Panel is still relevant today‚ many years after the drafting of the report. Corruption is recognized as a grave national problem. Virtually all
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4% a higher rate of return for the same level of risk. 00) P8-4 Initial Investment Annual Rate of Return Pessimistic Most Likely Optimistic a) Range Expansion A Expansion B 12000 12000 16% 20% 24% 10% 20% 30% Expansion A Expansion B 8% 20% Range of A: 24% - 16 Range of B: 30% - 10 b) Expansion A is less risky because the range for Expansion A is substantially lower than the rang c) I’m a risk-averse decision maker. I would prefer Expansion A over
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in Nigeria “Nigeria’s oil production reached 2.1 million barrels per day in 2010.” Nigeria is currently the sixth largest crude oil producer and it is the top oil producer in Africa. Similar to Bougainville Island‚ Nigeria is being exploited by many western countries and their multinational corporations because of their rich natural resource. Oil wasn’t the first thing that was exploited in Nigeria; in 1471 Portuguese traders landed near the Niger Delta‚ the southern tip of Nigeria‚ and
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ENTREPRENUERSHIP IN NIGERIA Entrepreneurial forces are relatively strong in this country‚ as the lack of jobs and a rise in poverty leave few other options for the Nigerian people. Although difficult due to a lack of resources‚ there are non-profit organizations such as the Fate Foundation in Nigeria that are dedicated to promote entrepreneurship. Apart from the information about Nigeria that is so widespread and often negative‚ there appears to be a recognition of the critical role and place of
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THE PROBLEM OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE In order to investigate the problem we made up a list of questions (see a questionnaire in Appendix) about using different vocabulary in sensitive topics.The results we got are as follows. 1. Nobody called physically disabled people ‘cripples’. A great number of adults (66%) call these people ‘invalids’ but the vast majority of schoolchildren (teenagers) chose the PC variant (physically disabled). 2. The vast majority of respondents
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POVERTY AND INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA: THE BOKO HARAM CHALLENGE. ABSTRACT: This paper aims to study the insecurity in Nigeria which is widely caused by Islamic sects known as Boko Haram in Nigeria and its effects on security. This paper will also find if there is a connection between poverty and Insurgency that has led to a great unrest in Nigeria‚ the aim of writing is
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SECTION 1: PEST Analysis Royal Dutch Shell plc also known as Shell is an Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas company. It’s headquarter is located in The Hague‚ Netherland while its registered office is located in London‚ United Kingdom. Shell is the world’s second largest revenue company and it operates in over 90 countries and has 44‚000 service stations worldwide. PEST analysis‚ “Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological analysis” is the external macro-environment in which a firm operates
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Face-To-Face Communication Wasim Feroz Coleman University Face-To-Face Communication Introduction Besides the traditional communication way - letters‚ email and telephone calls are available too. They make people ’s communication easier‚ faster and more convenient. However‚ in my opinion‚ face-to-face communication is better than the above types of communication. There are several advantages of this personal communication. When people communicate to each other in person‚ they can have instant feedback
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