attention to the needs they want met? Are the youths trying to draw society’s attention to themselves more than the issues they appear to be fronting? These and more are the questions we would try to tackle head on today. In Nigeria for instance‚ the Niger Delta region which is unarguably the bedrock of the oil industry in Nigeria permeated the news for a lengthy period of time as the youths of that region tried various means of getting government and oil companies to pay attention to their dire conditions
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European- African relationship we see much evidence of civil exchanges‚ though the Africans seem to be apprehensive of complete European rule. From Document1 we see that the African rulers signed contracts with the Royal Niger company‚ allowing the British government to utilize the Niger river delta. This agreement upheld that the British could utilize this land for their economic needs‚ as long as the African rulers received a portion of the riches acquired. There was an original willingness to compromise
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Yellow-Yellow by Kaine Agary Throughout the story of Yellow-Yellow the protagonist‚ Zilayefa‚ faces problems with different males similar to the daily struggles of the poor in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The first person who tries to exploit her is Sergio. Sergio is a charming man from Spain who travels to Zilayefa’s village for a funeral. During Sergio’s visits‚ Zilayefa makes herself noticeable to Sergio which strikes conversation. Sergio becomes fond of her and they begin to spend time
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SOLUTIONS TO THE NIGER DELTA PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA AN ASSIGNMENT WRITTEN IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE DVS 512: TECHNOLOGY‚ ENERGY‚ NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT BY ISU‚ DORATHY AKWUGO PG/MSC/07/46529 LECTURER: DR. OGAKWU INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES‚ UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ ENUGU CAMPUS. AUGUST 2009 BACKGROUND The Niger Delta produces the oil wealth which accounts for the bulk of Nigeria’s foreign earnings. Paradoxically however‚ these vast revenues
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been destroyed. The laws and policies passed by the government to protect the Nigerian marine coast are given in the following sections: 3.1 Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990. 3.2 National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA). 3.3 The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 3.4 Petroleum Related Laws and Regulations a. Endangered Species Decree Cap 108 LFN 1990. b. Federal Environmental protection Agency Act Cap 131 LFN 1990. Totally 14 laws have been passed‚ 6 agencies organized
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 ENZYMES THE ENZYMES SPEAK!! “We are the catalysts of the living world! Protein in nature and in action specific; rapid and accurate; huge in size but with small active centres; highly exploited for disease diagnosis in lab centres”. DEFINITION Enzymes may be defined as biocatalysts synthesised by living cells. They are protein in nature (exception RNA acting as ribozyme) colloidal and thermo-labile in character and specific in their action. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND In
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OILY AFFAIR” EXAMINING THE LEGALITY OF THE NIGER DELTA AMNESTY PROGRAMME By Christopher O. Ogundare (ESQ)( [pic] The Niger Delta Region showing Ondo‚ Edo‚ Delta‚ Rivers‚ Bayelsa‚ Cross River and Akwa Ibom States and and contiguous South Eastern Region (Owerri‚ Aba‚ Umuahia‚ and Onitsha) INTRODUCTION The Niger Delta crisis traces its origins to the perceived injustices which its propagators felt was meted out on the Niger Delta region‚ born out of the discovery of oil
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Ibn Battuta’s remarks of his travels say a great deal about his own culture and norms. Almost every place he travels to he brings up women and how they are treated‚ as well as what their status is in that society. He is also very amused with the décor of the buildings in terms of gold and silver decorations. It seems as though he does not come from a wealthy society or his family is not on the wealthy status level. Battuta also seems to bring up the cleanliness of each area he travels to. Ibn
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A TERM PAPER ON HOW TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE IS DONE IN ANNANG CULTURE. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ANNANG ETHNIC GROUP. Annang is a cultural and semi Bantu speaking ethnic group that lives in the coastal southeast Nigeria Also known as southeastern Nigeria or former southeastern state of Nigeria.The Annang people are the second largest ethnic group in Akwaibom state of southeast Nigeria‚occupying eight out of the thirty one local government areas in akwaibom state of Nigeria‚vi3.ikot Ekpene‚obot
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I. Race and Gender A. Ibn Battuta’s Mali (1352) B. Michel Montaigne’s Of Cannibals (1575) C. Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz’s The Poet’s Answer to the Most Illustrious Sor Filotea De La Cruz (1691) D. Lady Mary Montague’s The Turkish Embassy Letters E. Mary Wollstonecraft’s Chapter 13 from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman II. Explanation A. The readings listed above are all pertinent to either race or gender. What sets these apart‚ though‚ is the overall tone of the authors. All of these
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