Nigeria: The Unstable Democracy 1999 marked Nigeria’s return to democratic rule. However Nigeria is not a stable democracy. Nigerians are still waiting to see the aspects of a democracy that many stable democracies see today; social welfare programs‚ justice‚ and equal access to resources and power. Corruption in the government‚ lack of human rights‚ increased civil discord‚ and the absence of electoral reform keep Nigeria from becoming a stable democratic country. The oil boom in the late 1970s
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in Africa’s most populous nation. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s‚ the oil industry has been married by political and economic strife due to a long history of corrupt military regimes and the complicity of multinational corporations‚ notably Royal Dutch Shell. However it was not until the early 1990s‚ after the Nigerian
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A proteins secondary structure comes from the folding and coiling of the proteins polypeptide chains. A secondary structure can be a helix‚ or pleated sheet. Helix secondary structures is a coil formed together by hydrogen bonding‚ pleated sheets have two or more parts of the polypeptide chain lying beside one another. An overall shape of a
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Lancôme Secondary Research The aim of this report is to compare china’s travel retail behavior of students with the rest of the world. This will help us explore the various similarities and differences between countries with various cultures and travel industries. It is very necessary to understand the decision making process of the students in order to understand their travel behavior. Various desires and needs and range of personal ‚ social and market factors influence their decisions. Key Words-
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and management work and computerization of many organizations. Computer system has played an important role in monitoring the volume of work‚ which takes place everyday in almost all offices. This easy way of doing everything‚ such as keeping and retrieving records would not be possible output appropriate information system and technology that will go user user. Computer systems have the bigger advantage to acquire a high level of system knowledge that will serve as a source of information in the
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In maintaining a good health‚ it is easy for each person to stay away from sickness and diseases. Therefore‚ if you are trying to improve your health‚ you must follow these four ways to stay healthy; keeping a clean diet‚ exercising‚ staying hydrated with water‚ and getting a good rest. Keeping a clean diet is a way to stay healthy. By dieting you should eat fruits and vegetables. Some examples of good fruits are banana‚ apple‚ and plums. With these fruits you get good nutrition and improve your
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Browse > Area and Ethnic Studies > African Studies View HTMLDownload PDF The African AIDS Epidemic: A History‚ and: AIDS in Nigeria: A Nation on the Threshold (review) Ezekiel Kalipeni‚ Richard O. Djukpen From: African Studies Review Volume 50‚ Number 1‚ April 2007 pp. 197-199 | 10.1353/arw.2005.0113 In lieu of an abstract‚ here is a brief excerpt of the content: These two books are a welcome addition to the growing body of literature that draws attention to the social‚ cultural‚ political
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As I begin my journey along in the pursuit of achieving a history major with a certification in secondary education. My desire to achieve these two goals is based around my earlier childhood and my desire to help students that share a similar desire to learn the past that I have. Though I can not exactly pinpoint where my interest in pursuing history began‚ I believe this all started with my grandparents. With my grandfather serving in the United States Navy‚ during the Second World War‚ he
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COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN NIGERIA You would recall that in my last article‚ I stated that there is no centralized system of registering copyright in Nigeria. I stated that a “work” which is the subject not the copyright need not be registered before it can be protected under the law. In the process of patenting an invention‚ I came across a process known as copyright notification and I think it is important that I share it with you (You are probably wondering what Patent registration has to do with
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Since 1974 the Bank has committed $1.2 billion for Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs) to increase farm production and welfare among smallholders in Nigeria. OED reviewed five ADPs and a supporting Agricultural Technical Assistance Project (ATAP)‚ all implemented between 1979 and 1990. Only two of the six projects had satisfactory outcomes. In general‚ rainfed agricultural production was far below projections. Macroeconomic conditions‚ some national policies‚ and particular design and implementation
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