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
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
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
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
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction This study on public sector strategic management is focused on the impact of leadership styles and organization culture. It draws primary conclusions from the case study of the Local Government Councils (LGCs) in Nigeria. The study is presented in a sequential order of five chapters. This chapter introduces the study in six headings. First, the background of the study: this gives a summary of the evolution of strategic management in practice and in research. Secondly
productivity and decreasing healthcare costs for the employer. Therefore, this is an attempt to contribute to the literature by exploring the current understanding of and attitude towards the issue of work-life balance practices among employees in Nigeria Police Force. Work life balance has become crucial over the years within every structured organization as a result of the increasing complexity of employee tasks and the increasing demand for employee work hours. Ideally, the WLB concept requires