Nigeria, also called the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West-Africa consisting of 36 states, including the capital Abuja. The country is bordering Niger in the north, Benin in the west and Cameroon and Chad in the east. Nigeria has an estimated population of 180 million inhabitants, making it the most populous country in Africa. The West-African country is also the wealthiest country in Africa, due to large revenues from the oil industry. Unfortunately, the industry does not only have
The impact of corruption on Nigeria’s foreign policy as discussed in Chapter Four include loss of image, international isolation, lack of foreign direct investment/divestment, depletion of external reserves/accumulation of foreign debt, and harassment of Nigerians
coercion. Nigeria, a country in West Africa, was a hub for natural resources like palm oil, timber, and other
Over the years Nigeria has witnessed several empty, jabberwocky inordinate promises from our political gladiators who has used the magic of language to cajole many. However, language serves as a strong tool that our political leaders used for easy communication of thought that enhance winning of political mandate. This paper shows how language is used in politics as a tool to communicate thought and how language is used as a train to which political leaders convey meaning to the heart of Nigerians
certain number of employees usually 250 as defined in the European Union , 300 in Nigeria , 500 in the Unites States of America and 200 in some other countries . The number of employees however is not the only criteria for qualifying SMEs: They are equally defined by their annual turnover which has been set to not exceed 50 million euro (applicable in the European Union) or 100 million naira (applicable in Nigeria) per annum, and/or an annual balance sheet that does not exceed 43 million euro (applicable
Corruption is visible in the daily lives of most Africans. These acts range from bribing police officer to bribing government officials. Many political leaders are more focused on the amount of money they can get than on helping citizens. Corruption is a cancer which has spread nationwide,” said Onesimus Johnson, a Sierra Leonean analyst. Corruption is also found in the medical system. Patients have reported having to bribe
school in Nigeria and to bring out terrorist attacks on Nigerian government police and government officials. It started when in 2002, Muhammed Yusuf was founded Islamic Secretariat Movement in northeastern Nigeria in order to opposed Western influence especially Western education. Since 2009, the Islamic Secretariat Movement has carried out assassinations and large-scale acts of violence in Nigeria. The very beginning of its formation, the group has the intention that aims to uproot the corruption and
Nonviolence: The Only Solution to Violence As a little boy, I lived with my parents in a big yellow house that had red couches, a wine shelf, a glass table and a flat screen television in Oluti, Lagos, Nigeria. My parents worked hard to provide anything needed to send me to an expensive private school, Prime Montessori School. Break times made my school a happy place even when my naughtiness received attention from the teacher and principal. My parents disciplined me for every complaint received
Corruption distorts a country’s economy and diverts it towards the rich. It affects both individuals and businesses. Poverty and corruption mutually feed on each other as poverty brings corruption and corruption further increases poverty. By corruption, the rich keep on getting rich by not giving taxes and the poor keep on getting poor by not getting anything, which then increases the poverty rate. Professor Chinua Achebe in his famous book, “ The Trouble with Nigeria” associates corruption
enough to be considered as “rising”, as many inequalities, corruption, diseases, and social gaps still remain predominant. Economically, Africa is in a much better economic position today than it was at the turn of the