ECONOMY OF NIGERIA Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy and emerging market‚ with expanding financial‚ service‚ communications‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2011‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the third-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade
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Impact of Fuel Price Deregulation in India Introduction Empowered group of Ministers on Friday‚ 25th June 2010‚ took a decision to decontrol the petrol prices increasing it by 3.50 per litre & that of kerosene by Rs 3 a litre. While petrol is mainly used by the middle class for cars‚ kerosene is used by the poor for power. Diesel prices rose by Rs 2 per litre and might be freed up in the future. Cooking gas prices were raised by Rs 35 a cylinder. Govt. has indeed taken a bold step by deciding
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Deregulation Created the Subprime Mortgage Crisis The mid-1990s saw an economic revival. What incited this activity was a technology boom like no other. It created a new era of electronics and computing. There were cell phones‚ desktop and laptop computers‚ the Internet‚ electronic games‚ flat panel TVs and major advances in business software and efficiencies. The housing industry was a big benefactor of this new economy. Home prices began to rise again by 1996. The rate of home ownership during
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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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If you’ve ever laced your fingers together‚ turned your palms away from you and bent your fingers back‚ you know what knuckle popping sounds like. Joints produce that CRACK when bubbles burst in the fluid surrounding the joint. Joints are the meeting points of two separate bones‚ held together and in place by connective tissues and ligaments. All of the joints in our bodies are surrounded by synovial fluid‚ a thick‚ clear liquid. When you stretch or bend your finger to pop the knuckle‚ you’re causing
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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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Larson flew to Kano‚ Nigeria‚ to begin a two-year term in an agricultural ministry in the Kano area. He returned to the United States in 1981 and enrolled in the Interdisciplinary track of Wheaton Graduate School. In June 1982 he returned to Nigeria under SIM‚ where he planned to complete his graduate degree while continuing mission work. In August 1984‚ Larson returned to Wheaton College Graduate School and received an M.A. in 1986. Larson established a joint venture in Nigeria in 1994‚ with local
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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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serious challenge to governments in Nigeria. Its effects‚ which include lack and deprivation in the basic necessities of life‚ are worrisome. Apart from inducing lack of certain capabilities‚ such as that of being able to participate with dignity in societal endeavours‚ poverty has earned recognition due to its damaging effects on the affairs of humanity at the local‚ national and international levels. Indeed‚ poverty is a snare. Among the committee of nations‚ Nigeria has been described as poor. Even
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UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: ENG 454 COURSE TITLE: MULTI LINGUALISM COURSE GUIDE ENG 454 MULTI LINGUALISM Course Team Dr. Taiwo Abioye (Course Developer/Writer) – Covenant University Prof. Kunle Adeniran (Course Editor) – University of Ibadan Dr. I. Omolara Daniel (Programme Leader) – NOUN Mr. Theodore O. Iyere (Course Coordinator) – NOUN NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENG 454 National Open University of Nigeria Headquarters
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