Leading issues in General Studies: Humanities & Social Sciences‚ (Book of Reading for General Studies)‚ 2001. EFFECTS OF CULTURE-CONTACT ON THE CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN LIFE INTRODUCTION This Chapter attempts the review of various definitions of Culture. It also tries to bring out the common characteristics of culture in various definitions‚ which include being dynamic and transmittable from generation to generation. Factors that can influence culture in a particular society and how people can
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info/journals/jorind THE CHALLENGES OF ADOPTING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING SYSTEM IN NIGERIA Anthony O. Garuba Department of Accounting and Finance‚ Western Delta University‚ Oghara‚ and Pat Donwa Department of Accounting‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City E-mail: anthonygaruba@yahoo.com Abstract Nigeria is going to adopt International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) from 1st January 2012. Globalization and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has reduced the world to a global
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Period 4 Complete with one map per SPICE category ETAHAST: Events that are happening at the same time Map: shows the movement of slaves through transatlantic slave trade. Social(Soren) Date Event Significance ETAHAST 1664 Guns and alcohol are imported into native american societies. Firearms and alcohol largely disrupted the native american communities. Firearms made warfare among tribes far more deadly. Alcohol caused youn men to become more troublesome. Both of them overall
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Togo has the average sizes of families ranging from 3 to 7 kids is the average family size. The food that is mainly eaten in togo is maize‚ rice‚ millet‚ cassava‚ yam‚ plantain‚ and beans are the most common consumed food in Togolease.The educational system of togo is patterned on the French model that has the three levels of primary‚ secondary and higher education. The primary education is free and compulsory of children six years of age‚ and lasts for six years.Health care options are not very
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It all started with the Atlantic slave trade. During the European age of exploration‚ Portugal took the lead of the slave trade during the early 1400s when its ships reached Africa’s western coast. Portuguese voyagers first arrived at Senegambia‚ Benin‚ and Kongo where they found a thriving commerce in slaves. Europeans however‚ settled and exploited North and South America‚ and the Caribbean islands. They quickly enslaved American Indians as laborers and mines. Unfortunately for them‚ Native Americans
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Nigeria Essay Located in West Africa‚ Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous worldwide. Thanks to its natural resources‚ especially oil‚ its economy is among the fastest growing in the world. From 1901 until its independence in 1960‚ Nigeria was a British colony. Great Britain decided to grant Nigeria its independence because after World War II Nigeria’s economy was very poor. Comprised of over 250 ethnic groups‚ as well as a population that is split religiously
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asking certain questions. Which laws govern‚ and to what extent are geographic restrictions applicable? Should you be bound by international law? Is the relationship between parties worth keeping? Ultimately‚ is it worth your risk? Liberia‚ Nigeria‚ Benin‚ Togo‚ Ghana‚ Cote D’Ivoire‚ Sierra Leone‚ guinea‚ guinea Bissau‚ the Gambia‚ and Senegal are 12 of the 15 countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bordering the western coast of Africa. Take into account African political
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from there. However‚ this does not make Nigeria exempt from the brutality of hunger and the shortage of food. Officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ Nigeria is a country located in West Africa with its borders being surrounded by Chad‚ Benin‚ Cameroon and Niger. Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa and the seventh most populated in the entire world. Naturally‚ with such a high population the amount and production of food is a large concern for the government. As stated by Olyeran-Oyeyinkain
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The Political Economy Of Illegal Bunkering In Nigeria By Kòmbò Mason Braide (PhD) Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria Demonise & Diabolise: The Niger Delta has been a source of illicit international business deals (like the trans-Atlantic slave trade)‚ as far back as the 15th century. Today a new form of syndicated criminal proclivity is threatening the very foundations of Nigeria’s petroleum industry‚ and by extension‚ the Nigerian economy‚ as well as putting tremendous pressure on Chief (General) Olusegun
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