University zaria officials paid a courtesy visit to one of the prominent elder state man in African‚ Ambassador Maitama Sule; one time Nigeria Ambassador to the United Nations. He was part of the African Nationalist that founded the African Union. The visit was to give us insight on panacea to African contemporary issues. EXCERPT: The history of political development in Nigeria and African indeed is very interesting. With the problem now facing us‚ it is only appropriate we should look back there and see
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banking sector plays an important role in financing the investment projects‚ successive governments in Nigeria have carried out reforms and institutional innovations in the banking sector. The overall intention of these reforms has been to ensure financial stability so as to influence the growth of the economy and also enhance banks to play a critical role of financial intermediation in Nigeria. However‚ despite the fact that Nigerian banks have undergone series of restructuring/reforms aimed at
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CSO CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMBODIA 2011 A Report Commissioned by The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia March 2012 Disclaimer: © The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and of the various informants and they do not necessarily reflects the views and opinions of the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC). Reprints or reproductions or portions or all of this document are encouraged provided due acknowledgment is extended to CCC and the author. CSO Contributions
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Development and Social Welfare Programmes in Nigeria****** National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Historical Background The National Youth Service Corps is a scheme set up by the Nigerian government to involve the country ’s graduate – youth‚ in the development of the country. It is an organization that was established to ensure improved ties among the Nigerian people through her beloved youth‚ following the unfortunate event of the Civil War (July 1967 – 15 January 1970). General Yakubu Gowon’s administration
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Introduction The world has witnessed an ongoing transformation involving the various changes regarding development approaches and classification of communities. Interestingly‚ this diversification of the world has started with the end of the World War II. This remarkable point indicates the first definition of ‘underdeveloped’ for the first time in the history. In Gustavo Esteva’s article‚ it is pointed out that dated from 1949‚the concept ‘underdeveloped’ commenced to take place in literature after
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DECADENCE IN NIGERIA It is of no doubt that moral decadence has completely replaced core moral values in present times. This ravaging phenomenon is the cause of some of the major problems Nigeria is facing as a Nation. A society where the youths do not think of how tomorrow would be better than today or how to invent new things to automate processes involved in our daily activities rather focusing on how to enrich themselves by any means and controlling enormous wealth at a tender age. Many
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Introduction The history of electricity development in Nigeria can be traced back to the end of the 19th century when the first generating power plant was installed in the city of Lagos in 1898. From then until 1950‚ the pattern of electricity development was in the form of individual electricity power undertaking scattered all over the towns. Some of the few undertaking were Federal Government bodies under the Public Works Department‚ some by the Native Authorities and others by the Municipal Authorities
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The Contribution of Sport to Development Objectives INTD 3010 - Dr. Owen Willis David Lipton - B00577231 The last two decades have seen a rapid increase in the use of sport in development and peace building (Kay & Dudfield‚ 2013). Non Governmental Organizations such as Right to Play and Magic Bus have worked to deliver this new branch of development‚ formally recognized by leading international bodies as a viable means to address social‚ economic‚ and development challenges
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- LAS 310 LECTURER IN CHARGE - DR RUFAI CURRENT PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA The height the educational system in any given nation attains is a function of the attention the government and other stake holders pay to the sector. The development of the educational sector in Nigeria has been bedeviled by a variety of challenges‚ which have‚ in no small way retarded the educational development we’ve all been envisaging. Some of such problems‚ among others‚ are highlighted
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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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