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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1. Assess Chaucer’s contribution to the development of English literary tradition with reference to ‘The Prologue’ to The Canterbury Tales. Ans: Chaucer is commonly hailed as “the father of English poetry” who in such works as his masterpiece‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ significantly contributed to the development of English as a literary language. The “General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales has often been praised as “the most perfect poem in the English language.” The Canterbury Tales and his other
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Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 12‚ No.7‚ 2010) ISSN: 1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania‚ Clarion‚ Pennsylvania SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF NIGERIA E. M. Okonkwo‚ O. J. Okunola and C. S. Ezeanyanaso National Research Institute for Chemical Technology‚ Basawa‚ Zaria‚ Nigeria ABSTRACT Like any nation in the world‚ the challenges facing the sustainability of technological advancement of chemical industry in Nigeria today
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TAXATION AND FISCAL REGULATIONS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION The Nigerian Tax System has undergone significant changes in recent times. The Tax Laws are being reviewed with the aim of repelling obsolete provisions and simplifying the main ones. Under current Nigerian law‚ taxation is enforced by the 3 tiers of Government‚ i.e. Federal‚ State‚ and Local Government with each having its sphere clearly spelt out in the Taxes and Levies (approved list for Collection) Decree‚ 1998. Of importance at this juncture
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Lagos BSTRACT Generally‚ policies and strategies of Nigerian government towards foreign direct investments are shaped by two principal objectives of desire for economic independence and the demand for economic development. Multi national corporations are expected to bring into Nigeria‚ foreign capital in the form of technical skills‚ entrepreneurship‚ technology and investment fund to boost economic activities thereby‚ rising the standard of living of Nigerian. The main issues in this paper
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the years‚ it has become established that the Existence of an efficient and effective human capital is the key to economic growth and development in any nation. This stems from the fact that every other facility and resource required for economic development is driven by the availability of human capital. More so‚ in the absence of effective human capital development‚ an increasing population can have adverse negative effect on the economic growth of a nation. This is because a lot more resources is
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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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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION This project focuses on the poverty profile in Nigeria‚ the foreign aids given to the nation to help alleviate poverty and how it affects the economic development of Nigeria. According to the World Bank website‚ “poverty is hunger. It is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. It is not being able to go to school‚ not knowing how to read‚ and not being able to speak properly. Poverty is not having a job‚ and is fear for the future‚ and
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Social Science.http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 41.204.186.122 on Wed‚ 2 Oct 2013 11:21:25 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions ANNALS‚ AAPSS‚ 483‚ January 1986 Religion‚ Legitimacy‚ and Conflict in Nigeria By HENRY BIENEN ABSTRACT: Nigeria has not evolved political formulas that explicitly allow religion or religious authorities to define legitimacy. There have‚ however‚ been struggles carried out in religious terms over constitutional mechanisms for adjudicating conflict
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Education and Religious Intolerance in Nigeria: The Need for Essencism as a Philosophy Barrister Samuel Asuquo Ekanem‚ Ph.D Department of Educational Foundations And Administration Faculty of Education‚ Cross River University of Technology‚ Calabar – Nigeria. Ekeng Nyong Ekefre‚ Ph.D Department of Educational Foundations And Aministration Faculty Of Education‚ Cross River University of Technology‚ Calabar- nigeria Doi:10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n2p303 Abstract Nigeria as a nation is plaque with several
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