Nigeria: The Unstable Democracy 1999 marked Nigeria’s return to democratic rule. However Nigeria is not a stable democracy. Nigerians are still waiting to see the aspects of a democracy that many stable democracies see today; social welfare programs‚ justice‚ and equal access to resources and power. Corruption in the government‚ lack of human rights‚ increased civil discord‚ and the absence of electoral reform keep Nigeria from becoming a stable democratic country. The oil boom in the late 1970s
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A Brief History of Nigeria The history of Nigeria is bound up with its geography. Nigeria is located above the inner curve of the elbow on the west coast of Africa‚ just north of the equator and south of the Sahara Desert. More than two hundred ethnic groups—each with its own language‚ beliefs‚ and culture—live in present-day Nigeria. The largest ethnic groups are the mostly Protestant Yoruba in the west‚ the Catholic Igbo in the east‚ and the predominantly Muslim Hausa-Fulani in the north. This
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bank fraud that are frequently carried out in the banking system‚ the underlying causes‚ level of staff involvement‚ consequences and possible means of ameliorating the problem. A sample of 100 respondents taken in Benin City‚ capital of Edo State‚ Nigeria was studied by means of field survey tool of questionnaire and the response to rating scale questions were tested for significance using the "t-test". The analysis revealed that respondents did not view unofficial borrowing and foreign exchange malpractice
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DECADENCE IN NIGERIA It is of no doubt that moral decadence has completely replaced core moral values in present times. This ravaging phenomenon is the cause of some of the major problems Nigeria is facing as a Nation. A society where the youths do not think of how tomorrow would be better than today or how to invent new things to automate processes involved in our daily activities rather focusing on how to enrich themselves by any means and controlling enormous wealth at a tender age. Many
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Nigeria‚ a country in West Africa‚ was one of the leading producers of palm oil‚ cocoa‚ and groundnuts‚ that had the potential of becoming a powerful nation. However‚ in 1885‚ European powers‚ such as Portugal‚ France‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Belgium‚ gathered all together at the Berlin Conference‚ deciding on which African colony they were each going to take over. This was the beginning of New Imperialism. During the Scramble for Africa‚ many African regions were colonized by European
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by the residents of Maiduguri because of its strong opposition to Western education‚ which it sees as corrupting Muslims. Mohammed Yusuf established a religious complex that included a mosque and a school in 2002. Many poor families from across Nigeria and from neighboring countries enrolled their children in the school‚ which also served as a recruiting center for jihadis to fight the Nigerian State. In 2004 it moved to Kanamma‚ Yobe State‚ where it set up a base called "Afghanistan"‚ used to
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THREE YEARS OF GSM REVOLUTION IN NIGERIA By Ernest C. Ndukwe‚ Executive Vice Chairman‚ Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) INTRODUCTION ♦ Telecommunications is acknowledged as one of the most important infrastructures essential to the socio-economic well-being of any nation. ♦ The globalisation of world economy has further amplified the importance of telecommunications to the economy. ♦ The Telecommunication Sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors‚ and in terms of capitalization
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Home ALLOCATION OF REVENUE (FEDERATION ACCOUNT‚ ETC.) ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Distribution of the Federation Accounts‚ etc. 1 Formula for distribution between the Federal and State Governments. 1 Formula for distribution between Local Government Councils. 1 Proportion of revenue to be paid by each State to Joint Local Government Account. 1 Allocations under special Funds. 1 Establishment of Federation Account Allocation Committee and functions. 1 Establishment of Joint
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Adam Oufkir 3/26/12 Nigeria: Shell Oil Crisis In the early 20th century Britain colonized Africa and created false borders through out the continent. The creation of such false countries as Nigeria caused the grouping of people that didn’t get along well. This action by Britain caused severs instabilities in the country of Nigeria. This may have made the country unstable at first but now the problem is caused by Shell. The problem in Nigeria is not caused currently on going not because of imperialism
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A History Of Genocide Nigeria Synopsis Nigeria Synopsis Nigeria starts it ’s existence much like other African countries drawn up mostly for a land claim‚ with little or no thought given to those people who reside in it ’s actual boundaries. With many different ethnic groups within its boundaries Nigeria appears both as very diverse and very unstable. The 3 predominant groups are the Igbo in the southeast
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