THREE YEARS OF GSM REVOLUTION IN NIGERIA By Ernest C. Ndukwe‚ Executive Vice Chairman‚ Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) INTRODUCTION ♦ Telecommunications is acknowledged as one of the most important infrastructures essential to the socio-economic well-being of any nation. ♦ The globalisation of world economy has further amplified the importance of telecommunications to the economy. ♦ The Telecommunication Sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors‚ and in terms of capitalization
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Asia Country Official and national Languages Other spoken Languages Afghanistan Pashto (Pashtu‚ Pushtu) an Eastern Iranian language‚ it is the native language of the Pashtun people. Dari Persian (Fārsī-ye Darī) also known as Afghan Persian. other Turkic and minor languages. Armenia Armenian (Hayeren) is an independent‚ one-language subgroup within the Indo-European language family. The unique Armenian alphabet‚ which consists of 39 characters‚ was created in 405 AD by a monk named
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CURBING CYBERCRIME IN NIGERIA. Seven years ago‚ back in my secondary school‚ we were invited for an annual debate: internet has done more harm than good‚ argue for or against‚ I wondered how in the world our rivals were going to yank purpose at this theme‚ this one sided coin. It was improbable and we were the only victors I could see. There was hardly any blemish to the internet; it was the best thing you can imagine. Bringing the world to the very doorstep of everyone amidst a host of all
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One question that is frequently directed towards me is “where do you prefer living: Nigeria or America?” Unfortunately‚ I cannot really answer that question because both places are completely different in my eyes. I have come to the realization that I am torn between two places I dearly love. Nigeria‚ my homeland‚ was my first love and where I spent majority of my childhood. America‚ the land of great opportunities‚ was where I cultivated most of the beliefs I brought from Nigeria. Although both
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Electricity is the most useful form of energy and constitutes one of the critical resources for modern life‚ poverty reduction and economic growth of any nation. Yet‚ for the past three decades‚ inadequate of electricity has been a regular feature in Nigeria‚ a country with about 150 million people. The electricity industry‚ dominated by National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and later succeeded by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) with
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Ethnic Group Conflict From the late 1940’s repeated fighting in the Middle East has brought with it challenges to several family organization‚ learning‚ and human rights (Huntington‚ Fronk & Chadwick‚ 2001). In 1967 employment of Palestinian lands by Israel‚ the Palestinian intifada uprising of the 1980’s and the immigrant standings of some Palestinian citizens only acted to intensify the community‚ cultural‚ and profitable situation in the Middle East. The fundamental clarification following
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CONFLICT OF ETHNIC GROUPS Psyc450 Christopher A. Page January 20th‚ 2013 There are many people in the world that are at war with each other and it’s a shame to see so many different types of ethnic groups that are so much different but on the other hand have a lot of things that are in common. Since the beginning of time there has always been some kind of jealousy or arguments between ethnic groups and
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Tammy J The Nation’s Contradictions Do the founders of our nation know how confused they must have seemed to the outside world? Historically we are taught that one of the major reasons for the development of the colonies in North America was the promise of freedom to practice religion in your own way. As we will see in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavus Vassa‚ the African‚ Written by Himself‚ “The 1805 Oration of Red Jacket‚” by Red Jacket‚ and “A Short Narrative
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by the residents of Maiduguri because of its strong opposition to Western education‚ which it sees as corrupting Muslims. Mohammed Yusuf established a religious complex that included a mosque and a school in 2002. Many poor families from across Nigeria and from neighboring countries enrolled their children in the school‚ which also served as a recruiting center for jihadis to fight the Nigerian State. In 2004 it moved to Kanamma‚ Yobe State‚ where it set up a base called "Afghanistan"‚ used to
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gele or headdress can be very tricky or at most quite frustrating. A not so good headdress could make the day’s event a miserable one‚ as you are constantly seen excusing yourself to the ladies room to fix it. As part of your traditional wedding regalia‚ you cannot afford to make a little mistake in getting the best style of the pack on your wedding day. Your gele should be tied well in advance like a day or two days before the wedding and not on the wedding day. This would help you choose the best
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