Political parties and instability in Oyo State in the Nigerian Fourth Republic · Political parties are an important institutional component of liberal democracy and successful electoral machination and processes. Parties produce the candidates‚ set the parameters of issues and political agenda within which elections are to be fought and are furthermore expected to perform these duties from one election to another (IDEA‚ 2000: 226-227). Political parties are a form of human organization concerned
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Theatre and Development: Opportunities and Challenges in a Developing World Theatre. National Development. Theatre for Development. Theatre and Development ABSTRACT This paper is an attempt at espousing the pertinence of theatre in national development‚ especially in a developing African nation-state like Nigeria. In doing this‚ the paper identifies and discusses the exploitable opportunities that go along with the deployment of theatre in enhancing national development. The paper concludes that
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International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 1 No. 15 [Special Issue – October 2011] ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CHURCH PROLIFERATION: THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD AS A CASE STUDY IBIYINKA OLUSOLA ADESANYA‚ PhD DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION UNIVERSITY OF ADO-EKITI ADO-EKITI‚ EKITI STATE NIGERIA Abstract The environmental effects of proliferation of churches continued to be a major concern to all and particularly those in the mainstream of environmental
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Crisis of Values‚ Leadership Challenges‚ and National Development in Nigeria By Terfa Kahaga Anjov Ph.D Department of Religion and Philosophy‚ Benue State University‚ Makurdi‚ Nigeria. Tel: 08036079539 anjovterfa@yahoo.com & Okaneme Godwin Department of Philosophy and Religion‚ University of Abuja‚ Nigeria. & Michael Tsav Department of Philosophy‚ University of Nigeria‚ Nsukka. A PAPER PRESENTED AT HUMANITIES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE FACULTY
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Federalism as it were‚ originated during the colonial epoch beginning with the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914. It was introduced into Nigeria precisely by the 1946 Richardson constitution. The constitution introduced regionalism into Nigeria for the first time‚ establishing regional assemblies in addition to the already existing central legislature. However‚ the regional houses remained only as deliberative and advisory bodies having
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The Role of Women in Politics and Public Policy Posted on February 1‚ 2011 by womenleadingchange By: Alemtsehay Zergaw Alemtsehay Zergaw‚ from the YWCA of Ethiopia‚is the new World YWCA intern for 2011. She shares with us her thoughts on the role of women in politics and what is needed for more participation of women in politics and public policy. Alemtsehay Zergaw Our generation is accommodating more and more women in politics across the world – but even more significantly in the developed
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NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS DEMAND FOR THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE AND GENERAL WAGE REVIEW Introduction Today‚ Nigerians who are lucky to have jobs are finding it increasingly difficult‚ if not impossible‚ to survive on their monthly pay. The major reason for this is that the pay of the Nigerian worker is not only one of the lowest in the world; it has also not improved as it should in the face of changes in market conditions. Workers in the public sector are particularly worse off
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CHAPTER ONE 1. Introduction In the words of Levitsky (1996) and Zecchini (1997) small enterprise development is portrayed as one of the most successful economic development trajectories in the post- communist economies of central and Eastern Europe. According to Milford (2000)‚ while quoting from World bank (2000)‚ “enormous store has been placed on its presumed capacity to address extreme poverty‚ create desperately needed jobs‚ halt the ongoing de-industrialization process and curtail any
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERVIEW The livestock sub-sector is an important component of the Nigerian Agricultural Economy. Its importance derives from the fact that it is one of the key contributors to the national economy. For example‚ using the 1984 factor based data‚ the sub-sector contributed on an annual basis‚ a little over 5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 1996 and year 2000. According to CBN‚ the livestock sub-sector is second only to the crop sub-sector under the sub-sector contribution
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was established by the (Establishment) Act 2002 and (repealed and re-enacted by EFCC) Act 2004. It is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal. It is a designated Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in Nigeria with powers to coordinate various institutions involved in the fight against money laundering and enforcement of all laws dealing with economic and financial crimes (Otite
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