In an individuals life‚ 53 years is growth from a toddler through adolescence into adulthood and then maturity. This is the so-called jubilee’ at which success or progress is measured and celebrated. But for Nigeria as a country‚ it is not clear what we are celebrating; is it success‚ progress or maturity? Be that as it may I feel very strongly about the progress (or lack of it) so far recoded by the Country in the last 98 years‚ and I would rely mainly on my personal experiences in the last 50 years
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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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CAN NIGERIA ’S NASCENT DEMOCRACY SURVIVE? BY Emmanuel 0. Ojo (Ph.D) Department of Political Science University of Ilorin‚ Nigeria P. F. Adebayo (Ph.D) Lebanese Emigration Research Center‚ Notre Dame University‚ Lebanon ABSTRACT By May 2009‚ Nigeria ’s nascent democracy should have been a decade. Thus‚ the thrust of this paper is an in depth analysis of the possibility of sustaining democratic values beyond any sudden reversal. The. paper however‚ takes a cursory look at the daunting challenges
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-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
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Speech Topic: How to insert contact lenses Specific Purpose: To enlighten my audience on the advantages of contacts and how to insert contact lenses into their eyes. Central Purpose: How to insert their contact lenses into their eyes. ------------------------------------------------- Intro: I. How many fingers am I holding up? II. …Just like I suspected you need contacts! III. Let’s fast forward this a little. You go to the store get your contacts and you get them home and you
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Contacts and Glasses These days many students have been wearing contact lenses and glasses. But sometimes parents don’t allow their children wear contacts because it can cause infections and sometimes worse cases. Wearing glasses and contacts both have advantages and disadvantages. I will be contrasting their comfort‚ price‚ and appearance. First‚ I will be talking about the comfort between both glasses and contact lenses. When wearing glasses sometimes people get irritated when their glasses
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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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Grant Schumacher Paper 3 English 110 Final Draft Arts of the Contact Zone: Parody Assignment Pratt defines a contact zone by saying it is “social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today” (319). What this means to me‚ is that there is classrooms in which there are many differences‚ which creates a difficult learning
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ASSIGNMENT GST 103 NIGERIAN PEOLE AND CULTURE NANRET GODFREY DIYOCK‚ REG. No. 4785 Bed 300 level 5/20/2013 QUESTION: Trace the history of Nigeria from pre-colonial era to date highlighting the leaders that rule the country at various levels‚ also indicate specific date of leadership. QUESTION: Trace the history of Nigeria from pre-colonial era to date highlighting the leaders that rule the country at various levels‚ also indicate specific date of leadership. INTRODUCTION
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Skin to Skin contact following Cesarean Birth Definition Skin to skin contact (SSC) or kangaroo care is defined as‚ “the placement of the diaper clad neonate on the bare chest of the mother‚ upright‚ prone‚ and between her breasts.” (Frederick) Presentation of the Topic Description and Background of the Topic There are many advantages associated with skin to skin contact provided soon after birth‚ such as maintaining the newborn’s thermoregulation and blood glucose levels‚ decreases the risk of
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