4.2 MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MINERALS TO THE ECONOMY IN NIGERIA Mineral resources contribute majorly to the Nigerian economy in d following ways; 1) Sources of raw material for allied industries As we can see from the minerals highlighted above‚ minerals are major source of raw materials in industries e. g gold used for jewelries‚ limestone for cement‚ and so on. Organic deposits like coal and petroleum products like natural gas are used in powering machines in the industries. The raw materials
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Kamuku National Park is mostly a Guinea Savanna region of Nigeria‚ The park is ideal for bird watching with 192 species recorded. The Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)‚ Denham’s Bustard (Neotis denhami) and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) are all found here. These birds are not usally found in America so enjoy them and take pictures #3- Gahaka Gumit National Park -Address >In the Adamawa region‚ right on the Nigeria /Cameroon Border. Visitors can also reach the park by
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Administration in Nigeria Unit: 3 Units Course Lecturers: JOSHUA‚ Segun and Mrs Exellence-Oluye Nchekwube Semester: Alpha Time: Tuesday 8am - 10am and Thursday 12 noon -1PM Location: Tuesday G201 and Thursday G301 Brief overview of the course: The course examines the origin‚ scope and growth of Public Administration in Nigeria. It gives a purview of Public Administration from colonial era till date. It discusses the various administrative organs and agencies in Nigeria‚ the
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AN APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA By Adelana‚ Olamide Samson olamidelana@gmail.com +234 802 286 8888 Local Government is one of man ’s oldest institutions. The earliest form of Local governments exists in the form of clan and village meetings. In fact‚ democracy itself originated and developed along the lines of local governance initiatives in the ancient Greek city states. One of the major functions of LG is to bring about meaningful development in the rural areas. As
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someone who is 18 and above but to others it involves a greater part of the teenage years. You would agree with me that Nigerian Students in these various tertiary institutions make a great number of the Youth in Nigeria. That says at least that we value education to an extent in Nigeria. But in reality‚ not all students admitted into the tertiary are above the age of 18 years. Some are even as low as 14 year of age. It is this “youth” that are the most seen during elections because they are on the
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GLOBALIZATION CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. By Dr Adedeji Daramola‚ Wole Alagbe‚ Bridgette Aduwo. e-mail: sadaramola2000@yahoo.com School of Architecture‚ Covenant University‚ Ota - Nigeria. Abstract: Globalization has exerted so much pressure on every aspect of the global economy. This pressure is fast affecting the economy of most underdeveloped and developing world. The precipitation of the World Trade Organization principles‚ which compelled participating nations
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MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Prior to 1999‚ which heralded the return of democracy to the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ 30 companies had the Digital Mobile License (DML). None of these companies were fully operational as the lacked the technical and financial capability to operate the DML. Aside from the digital mobile licensee‚ the only active player who was more or less a monopoly was Nitel. The advent of democracy resulted in the appointment of a new regulator for the telecommunications
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Recent activities of secret fraternities in Edo and Anambra States of Nigeria have once again brought to focus the impact of the activities of the nefarious groups on the polity. Not too long ago‚ two prominent movie stars were brutally assassinated in Edo State in what was alleged as a frat-related offensive‚ which culminated in the death of about twenty individuals. Most recently inhabitants of Anambra state were terrorised by frat men‚ who held the state capital hostage in a brutal frat war between
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their shareholders. Consequently‚ they must streamline their processes in order to drive real‚ profitable growth‚ while ensuring that they effectively meet the demands of both customers and consumers. Guinness Nigeria Plc‚ the second largest player (by Volume) in the brewery industry in Nigeria has experienced significant growth in recent years in spite of the harsh terrain. This is attributable to the strategy it adopted in addressing the challenges posed by the environment. Their strategy is to continue
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Bilateral trade between Nigeria and India has gone up by 34 percent between April 2010/March 2011‚ and April 2011/March 2012‚ with total trade moving up from $12.9 million to $17. 3 million between the two periods‚ BusinessDay can confirm. Only recently‚ Indian entrepreneurs – textiles and pharmaceutical business persons were in Nigeria to do business with interested Nigerians. Indian exports to Nigeria increased by 29 percent between the periods April 2010 - March 2011 and April 2011- March 2012
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