2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.9‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Government Expenditure and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria Muritala Taiwo Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Nigeria Corresponding Author’s E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Tel: +2348034730332; +2347054979206 Taiwo Abayomi Department of Economics‚ Tai Solarin University of Education‚ Ijebu-Ode‚ Nigeria E-mail: yommy246@yahoo.com Tel: +2348055821802 Abstract This study attempts
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ABSTRACT This paper titled “An Assessment of SIWES Implementation in Line with Educational Reforms in Nigeria” reviewed the functions of the various actors saddled with the responsibility of implementing the Students Industrial work Experience Scheme (SIWES). It concludes that although the scheme is not defective in design‚ its implementation still leaves much to be desired. It particularly identified the placement of students‚ payment of student allowances‚ inadequate supervision‚ and lack of tailor-made
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The 1976 film‚ “Network” beautifully illustrates the connections between society and the media that we choose to consume. The film is centered around the fictional television network UBS (short for Union Broadcasting System’s). It details the fall‚ rise‚ and fall of a long-term anchor of the network; all while showing the audience the inner-workings of a major media conglomerate. We see executives choose profit over morals and human decency‚ as well as‚ the mental stress that individuals in the entertainment
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Councillors are unpaid‚ have a responsibility to be well informed on relevant Council matters. Councillors may vote‚ resign‚ request items to be added to Council Agendas‚ chair working parties‚ and represent the Council on outside bodies. Councillors: Must be over 18‚ British/European nationals‚ and not a declared bankrupt1‚ May sign cheques2‚ May act as Clerk on an unpaid basis3‚ Must attend when summoned to the requisite number (at least once every six months) of Council meetings4‚ Must
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Identify the strategies for strengthening local financial capacity in Malaysian local government. The first strategy that can be used to strengthen the financial capacity in Malaysian local government is by generating the new avenues for revenue source which are sought to supplement the income of the local authorities. This may include sale of the municipal bonds‚ rezoning of the land from the residential to commercial purposes or taking the equity share in the privatization project. Another
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service reforms from independence till date. It first highlights civil service reform programs attempted by various pre and post-independence Nigerian governments. Within this context I will addresses key issues‚ challenges‚ and factors that impeded implementation of previous civil service reform programs. Next‚ I will explore future policy directions for enhancing the design and implementation of a sustainable civil service reform program. I will conclude by recapitulating the key policy reform measures
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http://peoplesdailyng.com/changing-nigerians-identity-diaspora/ http://olorisupergal.com/nigeria-rich-country-poor-people-by-gbenga-ogunbiyi/#.UpH2I9Lik8o Nigeria is a member of both the Commonwealth of Nations‚ and the African Union. LANGUAGE There are hundreds of languages spoken in Nigeria. The official language of Nigeria‚English The languages spoken in Nigeria are said to be 521. The official language is English while the major ones that are spoken are Hausa‚ Igbo‚ Yoruba and
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Intervention Provincial and local government National government intervening in provincial government * The national government is given overall responsibility for ensuring that other spheres of government carry out their obligations under the constitution * Where a province cannot or does not fulfil an executive obligation in terms of legislation or the constitution‚ the national executive can intervene by taking appropriate steps to ensure the fulfilment of that obligation including
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a structured political economy similar to that of the United States. The term political economy examines the relationship between politics and economics in modern societies. Specifically‚ this relationship consists of a key alliance between the government and the economy which are manipulated by the capitalist class in order to serve all of their own interests. The capitalist class however can be further broken down into a ruling class that holds the greatest power not only among its military governmental
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NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Hello‚ my name is Mesoma Ejeh and I’ll be talking about Nigeria. Off all the feautures of Nigeria that acronym missed a very important one.It’s my home.Probably 98% of this class knows little to nothing about Nigeria so I will cover our foods and drinks‚our people and culture‚our fashion and its impact to the world and Nigeria’s location‚season‚weather and cilmate. For Starters Nigeria is in west Africa.North of Nigeria would be Niger‚ south‚ the Atlantic Ocean and the
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