POLYTECHNICS IN NIGERIA (Scroll down for the list of polytechnics) Polytechnics play a vital role in the educational‚ scientific and technological progress of Nigeria. They are established to train and produce the technical manpower necessary for the execution of the Nation’s development plans‚ goals and strategies. This is a role which they have effectively played since the establishment of the first polytechnic‚ Yaba College of Technology‚ in 1947. The 72 existing and growing polytechnics
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How can Socialism solve economic problems ? What to produce ? In socialism‚ planning authorities decided what to produced. The Central Planning Authority or the government will collect detailed statistics on the resource availability in the country and link it with national priorities. If the planning authorities or government feels that the nation needs more computer for current and future consumption‚ more resources will be allocated for the production of computers over other products. Furthermore
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Entrepreneurship Development For a venture to be successful an individual should have some entrepreneurial competencies Knowledge Skill Motive Other Competencies Initiative. High quality of work Looking for opportunities. Persistence. Quality Conscious. Committed to work. Problem Solver. Self-confidence. Efficient monitor. Effective strategist. DEVELOPING COMPETENCIES To sharpen the competencies .Following steps are helpful. Competency Recognition Self- Assessment
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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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ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PRINTHYA.R
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Entrepreneurship education is said to be a globally acknowledged programme of study which seeks to provide learners with the knowledge‚ skills and motivation to encourage entrepreneurial success in different levels of education (Koko & Ikpesu‚ 2009). It is the training of individuals to understand and develop key entrepreneurial attributes‚ skills and behaviours. Skills such as creativity‚ innovativeness‚ quick decision-making and risk-taking have being identified as relevant to those who have an
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2070-1845 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper The relevance of tourism on the economic development of Cross River State‚ Nigeria Ajake‚ Anim O. and Amalu‚ Titus E.* Department of Geography and Environmental Science‚ University of Calabar‚ Calabar‚ Nigeria. Accepted 21 December‚ 2011 This study investigated the relevance of tourism on the economic growth of Cross River State‚ Nigeria. Special focus was on the difference in visitations over the years under investigation to the various
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Eco 101-301 April 24‚2014 Economic problems that free competitive markets solve Everyone always seems to be searching for happiness‚ and a free market seems to be something that could bring happiness to a community. “Economics starts with one very important assumption: Individuals act to make themselves as well off as possible. To use the jargon of the profession‚ individuals seek to maximize their own utility‚ which is a similar concept to happiness‚ only broader (Wheelan 6). In a free
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an improvement. Each person would have a more even slice of the economic pie‚ though the pie would consist of more health care and less of other goods. (b) When workers are laid off‚ equity considerations argue for the unemployment benefits system to provide them with some income until they can find new jobs. After all‚ no one plans to be laid off‚ so unemployment benefits are a form of insurance. But there’s an efficiency problem: why work if you can get income for doing nothing? The economy
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