Nigeria is a developing country that is abundantly rich in many natural resources and as a result has a good number of multinational corporations ranging from oil companies‚ banks to consulting firms. Unfortunately‚ CSR is a concept that I personally believe the government has left to expectations‚ believing the multinational corporations would do what is ‘right’ by offering certain benefits to the society and the environment. As a result of this approach‚ Corporate and social responsibility has
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THE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS OF MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. Omotosho Fatimah Olamide Department of Economics‚ University of Lagos INTRODUCTION The development of indigenous manpower to serve as the propelling force for national growth and development is no doubt a key to Nigeria’s socioeconomic and political development. Manpower utilization could be defined as “the existence of skilled
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Development and Social Welfare Programmes in Nigeria****** National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Historical Background The National Youth Service Corps is a scheme set up by the Nigerian government to involve the country ’s graduate – youth‚ in the development of the country. It is an organization that was established to ensure improved ties among the Nigerian people through her beloved youth‚ following the unfortunate event of the Civil War (July 1967 – 15 January 1970). General Yakubu Gowon’s administration
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Environmental Problems and Hazards in Nigeria. Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Odubela‚ M. T. And Omoniyi‚ I.I. Compliance Monitoring in Nigeria’s Industries. Okpara‚ S. (2012). Enforcing Environmental Regulations in Nigeria. The Tide Process Engineering. Article: Environmental Pollution. UNEP – Environmental Management in Africa Compedium (1991). Interim Guidelines and Standards for Environmental Pollution Control www.unep.org/padelia/publications/comp6Nigeria.pdf. NIGERIA. Federal Environmental Protection
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VITAFOAM Vitafoam Nigeria Plc is Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of flexible‚ reconstituted and rigid foam products. It has the largest foam manufacturing and distribution network which facilitates just-in-time delivery of its products throughout Nigeria. Incorporated on 4th August‚ 1962 and listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1978. Vitafoam’s successful brands remain household names in the country. The company’s vision to be the Foam Manufacturer of first choice is being
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Religious Rites Marriage in any faith is considered to be the joint union of a man and a woman. It is commitment‚ love and faith in themselves and their religion‚ which holds the marriage. Marriage in Christianity and Islam has the same goal of committing a man and a woman together however the process to that point has its own symbolistic significance within that faith. Marriage is considered to be a rite of passage in both Christianity and Islam‚ a rite of passage in reference to any religion
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INTRODUCTION The 2008 economic crisis affected African nations in the developing world in a very similar way. Nigeria suffered a fall in oil prices ‚ reduction in exports and a downward trend in the stock market whilst South Africa suffered the same effects but rather than crude oil they suffered in the fall of commodity prices. Policies to stimulate the economy are different in terms of trade where Nigeria is more free trade and South Africa became more protectionist after the crisis. The Nigerian economy
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Throes of Floods‚ in: The Guardian‚ Thursday‚ October 8‚ pp: 9. Durotoye‚ B.‚ 1999. Human Occupation of Hazard Areas in Nigeria‚ in: Oshuntokun‚ A. (ed.) Environmental Problems of Nigeria. Lagos: Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Edward-Adebiyi‚ R.‚ 1997. The Story of Ogunpa‚ in: The Guardian‚ Saturday‚ May 17‚ pp: 5. Folorunsho‚ R. and L. Awosika‚ 2001. Flood Mitigation in Lagos‚ Nigeria Through Wise Management of Solid Waste: a case of Ikoyi and Victoria Islands; Nigerian‚ Paper presented at the UNESCO-CSI
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POPULATION GROWTH The absence of virtually any reliable current demographic data has not prevented national and international bodies from generating estimates and projections of population and population growth in Nigeria. The World Bank estimate of Nigeria’s 1990 population was 119 million‚ with an estimated annual growth rate of 3.3 percent. Although other sources differed on the exact figure‚ virtually all sources agreed that the annual rate of population growth in the country had increased from
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1080/01926180600814684 Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Religious Motivation and the Marital Relationship ANDREW S. BRIMHALL Counseling and Family Therapy Department‚ Saint Louis University‚ St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ USA MARK H. BUTLER School of Family Life‚ Brigham Young University‚ Provo‚ Utah‚ USA Research suggests a strong positive relationship between religiosity and marital satisfaction. Neglected‚ however‚ are differences in satisfaction based on nominal religious motivation. The influence of religiosity
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