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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defined roles and the issue of gender conflict never arose. The extent of gender inequality had been hidden for so long that its seriousness is now attracting international attention. Under the conditions of international human rights‚ the legal concept of gender equality is entrenched in the 1948 universal declaration of Human Rights. It was also stated again in the 1979 United Nations Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. In a society like Nigeria‚ which is
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Barter economies require a “Double Coincidence of Demand” in that the two market participants must each be supplying what the other demands. 2. Barter also implies negotiations over the exchange (a cost modern economies often avoid)‚ which have the economic cost of the time spent for each purchase an individual makes. C. In a more Modern System‚ paper currency is the means of exchange. Society’s acceptance of it for goods and services gives money its value. President Nixon took the US off the gold
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TASK : 1.DEFINE ENVIRONMENT. 2.IDENTIFY THE IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD Environment literally means surrounding and everything that affect an organism during its lifetime is collectively known as its environment. It could be a physical element that includes the built in environment‚ natural environment
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UNIVERSITY OF IASI FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Profile: CONSTRUCTIONS Master Speciality: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING • Subject SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION STRUCTURES (STS) Part One ( Course) Part Two ( Course) Part Three ( Appendix 1. Written Test on STS;/ Notes for Guidance on STS: ngl1.ppt...ngl11 ppt) Radu ANDREI‚ PhD‚ P.E.‚ Professor of Transportation Engineering Iasi 2005/2006 1 CONTENTS ( draft) : Preface Chapter No. Title Number of hours Lecture No Pages
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Wikipedia by making a tax-deductible donation. Organization development From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search |[pic] |This article or section appears to contain a large number of buzzwords. | | |Please help rewrite this article to make it more concrete and meaningful. | As defined by Richard Beckhard‚ "Organization development" (OD) is a planned‚ top-down‚ organization-wide effort to increase
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Urban Transportation of China Urban transportation plays an important role in each city of China. With improvements in road construction‚ more convenient transport options are available. Public buses‚ taxies‚ bicycles are the most common vehicles for you to take. In some modern and developed Chinese cities‚ subway‚ light rail and even Maglev trains can all be considered as good ways for you to get around the city. Bus In China‚ almost all major cities are equipped with a developed bus transport
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Challenges Faced by a Country for Economic Development: An economy is flourishing and is shown to be beneficial and fruitful for the people living in it only when the growth of the economy goes up continuously. It is essential for a country to not only develop politically or socially but it also needs to demonstrate economic development in order to sustain in the international market and in order to come ahead of other countries. But it is not very easy for any economy to economically keep growing
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business but also changed the world itself. Fortunately‚ Nigeria is one of the countries that did not escape its impact. Industrialization is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from a pre-industrial society into an industrial one. It is a part of a wider modernization process‚ where social change and economic development are closely related with technological innovation‚ particularly with the development of large scale energy and metallurgy production. It is the
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