...he Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the national automotive policy in a bid to gradually phase out fairly used cars imported into the country. This is also to remove Nigeria from the list of countries without automotive policy. The council also approved N41 billion for the provision of road and other infrastructures in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, and his Trade and Investments counterpart, Olusegun Aganga, told State House correspondents at the end of the meeting chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan, that the new automotive policy was to encourage local manufacture of vehicles. Aganga disclosed that in 2012, about $3.4 billion (N550 billion) was spent by Nigerians importing cars while in 2010, $4.2 billion (N670 billion) was spent, indicating that car import takes the biggest share of the country’s foreign reserves followed by other machinery. The new policy when fully effective, will ensure the creation of minimum of 700,000 jobs in the auto industry. He further explained that the new policy followed nine months of work with input from the National Automotive Council and foreign car manufacturing giants like Toyota and Nissan that are to announce their specific investments in Nigeria soon. Aganga stressed that the bane of similar policies in the past, like non-implementation of policies, lack of infrastructure, and inappropriate tariff regime were considered and adequately addressed in the...
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...I am proud to be a Nigerian; Nigeria is one of the largest countries in Africa, got independence October 1st, 1960 and became a republic 1963. After a couple of years, we saw the raise of the civilian war, then the military came and took over power the people of Nigeria felt abit suppressed but through all this means we survived, we stayed on top. The late 90’s gave birth to democracy in Nigeria but still we struggled to adjust once more, still took a firm stand and progress through these hard times. Nigeria, strong people, happy people you cannot deny that, even the Guinness book of record tagged us one of the happiest nation in the world. Throughout this time, a few people gave us a bad name saying we had the people who stole money and people who gave the impression of the world that we are bad people, angry people and scam artiste. It seems like things where not going to get better but with the appearance of a great man late president umar musa yar’adua things started to change, Nigeria started to get better, the youth were given the voice, the people began to speak out, our nation began to enjoy its riches, our agriculture stood out, our land is exceedingly fertile, with limitless depositions of mineral resources scattered all over the country. Name it; crude oil, gold, iron ore, limestone, salt, bitumen, coal, clay, tin, cotton? We have them all. Not to mention hundreds of produce able cash and food crops. Moreover, Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa, and 7th...
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...Ba’bila Mutia, “The Miracle” (pp. 584–594) • Subhadra Sen Gupta, “Good Girls Are Bad News” (pp. 158–162) • Garrsion Keillor, “Sweet, Sweet Corn” (pp. 514–516) • Estela Portillo Trambley, “Village” (pp. 435–440) • Ben Okri, “In the Shadow of War” (pp. 342–345) • N. Scott Momaday, “One of the Wild Beautiful Creatures” (pp. 518–519) Maxine Clair, “The Creation” (pp. 164–180) Each week you will have a choice among several discussion questions. You must answer two questions each week. (Which two you answer is completely up to you.) This fourth week, you may choose any two of the following questions: Locate an article about a current event in a region described in the readings from this week. Does reading the story help you to understand the events in the article? Do the events described in the article help you to better understand the text you read this week? Does understanding history and current events help to enhance your understanding of literature? Why? Select one of the readings from this week. What is the effect of the major ideology present? How has the philosophical, religious, political, or social ideology affected the story? Would the story be the same with a different ideology? Refer to the story “Good Girls Are Bad News” by Subhadra Sen Gupta. What effects do competing ideologies have on the beliefs represented in this text? Use a specific example from the readings. Nigeria: State of Emergency Declared By THE ASSOCIATED...
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...So he starts using invective language and insulting the human population about doing something to stop what is going on before it is too late. The way Murrow speaks in Goodnight and Goodluck shows him using invective, sarcasm, and satire in order to get his point across. The way he speaks catches people's attention and make people want to listen to what he has to say. Some people may not agree with what he could had been saying but they still take it into considerations and think about it. He proved that with McCarthy that just because he had a couple people on his side doesn't mean he was wise. Murrow states “ Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn’t mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.” Murrow is saying that no matter how many people listen to what a person has to say it doesn’t mean they are knowledgeable about what they are speaking about. Murrow always had integrity...
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...TITLE: THE APPOINTED TIME CHARACTERS Sis Caro (Sis Bimbo), Sis Anne ( Sis Taiye), Sis Rebecca (Sis Kemi), Sis Google (Sis Buky), Pastor Goodluck (Deacon Durotoye), Bro John (Bisi), MK (Bro Jude), Angel (Bro IBK), Baba Landlord ( Bro Segun), Bro Olumide (Bro Gabriel) and Church Members ( all characters including Bro Matthew, Sis Ruth, Sis Grace and excluding Baba Landlord). INTRODUCTION OF THE DRAMA BY SIS FUNBI SCENE 1 Sis Caro approached the stage complaining of all the problems that she has, which are: lack of finance to pay rent as baba landlord is going to evict her, she doesn’t have a job, no money, No spouse etc and she left crying. SCENE 2 (First Annual Convention) * Arranging of chairs and members coming in to sit-down. * Bro john led the service with praise and worship. * Bro Jude explains how the lord did wonders in the previous annual convention and asks if there are testifiers in the house? Sis Rebecca and sis Google raises up their hands. * Sis Rebecca emerges and testifies of God giving her a child after attending the previous convention. * Sis Google testifies of getting a job after attending the previous convention. * All this while, Sis Caro is feeling sad and asking God for her own miracle. * Bro John introduces Pastor Goodluck unto the stage and everyone cheers for him. * Pastor Goodluck preaches and starts praying (saying receive your miracle) * Angel gives people gifts randomly and excludes Sis Caro. * Bro jude...
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...A person’s immediate response when wronged is to make the scales even and in someway make that person feel the pain they felt. Although you can see this theme manifest throughout most plays, movies, and books, you can particularly see throughout The Crucible by Andrew Miller and Goodnight and Goodluck written by George Clooney. The The Crucible, a play, and Goodnight and Goodluck, a movie both dramatize times in history when, in the case of the play, a real witch hunt occurs, and in the Movie a metaphorical witch hunt takes place. In both the play and the movie, you see people's actions are often motivated by a desire for revenge. In The Crucible, there is a woman named Ann Putnam. She has had seven babies and only one of them has lived. This would obviously make any mother...
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...Encyclopædia Britannica). President Muhammadu Buhari began his Inaugural speech by welcoming and honoring distinguished special guests. Political analysts have sat down and compared this Inaugural speech and the one he gave as a military leader. They say he has now become a more democratic man because he took time to honor and welcome special guest and Nigerian citizens because he did not say any of that in his Inaugural speech as a military head of state in 1983. Many Presidents have come into office and deceived Nigerian citizens with the lies in their Inaugural speech. They give Nigerian’s hope that they’ll make this country great and they end up disappointing them by not completing the objectives they’ve set out. Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for example, in his Inaugural speech, he emphasized too much about transforming Nigeria as a whole. In quote in his Inaugural speech in 2011 he said “The transformation will be achieved in all the critical sectors, by harnessing the creative energies of our people. We must grow the economy, create jobs,...
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...Top of Form 1 | | | | | | | | | Bottom of Form 1 | | | | | | [pic] [pic] Home Commentary Press Release Interviews Resources Letters Archive Videos Photos Events Contact The Task of Implementing Strategic Development Plans in Nigeria By Salisu B. Haiba [pic]61 [pic]15 [pic]31 [pic]0 [pic]0 [pic] There is no doubt that the Nigerian Government has carefully set a plan to become one of the 20 largest economies of the world by the year 2020. Tagged vision 20:2020, the plan seeks to mobilize and coordinate human and financial resources towards providing accelerated human security, economic growth and social development. While opinions may vary regarding the nation’s ability to achieve this goal, statistics so far indicate that it is achievable if political will is sustained. For instance, in 2009, Nigeria ranked 44th in global GDP index, but two years after, it climbed five steps to 39th largest economy in the world. A year later, Nigeria climbed two more steps by finishing 37th position. It is expected that the numbers for last year, when computed, would take Nigeria closer to her vision, given the stability and high growth recorded in the year. The present administration’s Transformation Agenda remains a critical catalyst for achieving this national vision. It is common knowledge that the National Planning Commission has progressively spearheaded Nigeria’s return to strategic development planning after about three decades drift of the economy...
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...A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NIGERIAN BUDGET FROM 1999 – 2013 ONOWA SIMON +2348064034407 Simoncy2k@gmail.com ABSTRACT This study examines the Federal Government budget in Nigeria between 1999 and 2013. The analysis of this study showed that for more than a decade of democratic dispensation in Nigeria, there has been a consistent increase in the total recurrent expenditure of the Federal Government. This has led to budget deficits. Thus a key macroeconomic issue addressed in this study is the rationale underlying government fiscal deficit, the significance of the rational expectation hypothesis in Nigerian economy and the consequences and impact of this action on the economy. Data for this study were collected from CBN statistical bulletin and gazette of the Federal Ministry of Finance. The study employed a descriptive analysis. Government has been allocation more fund to recurrent expenditure over the period under study. Using key fiscal indicators the study recommended that for overall sustained economic growth and development; federal government should increase substantially allocation to capital projects in rural Nigeria to trigger economic growth and development. Introduction A Budget is focused on the Government’s drive to achieve its developmental goals as entrenched in its Vision. It is also anchored on the commitment of the Government to improve the socio-economic status its people by strategically implementing plans and programmes to boost economic activity...
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...History South Africa’s and Nigeria’s histories have been dominated by the integration and conflict of several diverse ethnic groups. Looking at each nation’s history there was colonization by the Europeans, suffering of their people, assassinations of leaders and corruption in their governments. Today both nations are attempting overcome past wrong doings and improve the standard of life for their people. The earliest inhabitants of South Africa were the San and Khoekhoe peoples, known individually as the Bushmen and Hottentots or Khoikhoi; collectively called the Khoisan. Both were resident in the southern tip of the continent for thousands of years before the arrival of the European immigrants (Southafrica.info). In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck and ninety men landed at the Cape of Good Hope, under orders by the Dutch East India Company to erect a fort and build a vegetable garden for the benefit of ships on the Eastern trade route. The white colonists in South Africa, the Khoisan, and slaves from elsewhere in Africa and the East, formed the basis of the mixed-race group now known as coloured. The slaves from the East brought a powerful new element to South Africa's racial and cultural mix, especially with their religion of Islam. By the end of the 18th century the colonies population reached about 15,000. Known as Boers or Afrikaners, and speaking a Dutch dialect known as Afrikaans, the settlers as early as 1795 tried to establish an independent republic. South Africa...
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...To assuage the strong concerns of oil producing communities in Nigeria’s oil rich Niger Delta, the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo initiated the Local Content Policy for Nigeria to increase local capacity and participation in the petroleum industry. The Obasanjo government needed to achieve the objective by ensuring that a substantial portion of the activities in the oil and gas sector, which is the mainstay of Nigerian economy, were carried out in the country by Nigerian companies and Nigerian workers. As it is currently, more than 70 percent of the jobs in the oil and gas sector are still carried out by foreigners, an action, which is contrary to the local content policy of the Nigerian government. At a time, stakeholders in the industry argued that government was not serious in attempting to stop this act of 'cheating', as it could not lobby the National Assembly to sign the Local Content Bill into law. Many described it as an aberration that such a bill that is geared towards improving indigenous participation in the oil and gas industry, after many years that it was initiated, has not been passed into law. Even the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at a point warned that it will no longer be acceptable for oil companies that operate in Nigeria and derive enormous revenue from the country to hide under convenient excuses to export Rig Shipyard/Shut-down Repairs & Maintenance to other countries, a threat which the oil companies did...
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...10 Things to Note About Nigeria’s 2015 Presidential Election Share 0 0 0 0 [pic] Jide Akintunde 1. President Jonathan’s statesmanship and Nigeria’s propensity to surprise the world: It is the nature of politics and governance: one major event often defines the outcome of an election or public perception of a regime. Therefore, the most remarkable outcome of Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election is that President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to General Muhammadu Buhari in a very timely fashion. This good sportsmanship of President Jonathan immediately conferred statesmanship on him. His presidency will be remembered for nothing better or worse because what he delivered is what was mostly important to Nigeria, Nigerians and the world: peaceful outcome of the election. That the one who fostered electoral best practice became its major victim is an irony; but it is not a cruel irony. It is what has earned President Jonathan greatness. If he had been the beneficiary of his efforts which made the elections that held during his presidency far more credible than all the previous elections in the history of independent Nigeria, the positive shift he has now given Nigerian elections would not have been very obvious, significant and pace-setting. Indeed, we could not have missed the sacrifice of President Jonathan in this election. On national television stations, we saw the President wait on his feet for a fruitless over 30 minutes for INEC’s card readers to accredit him, his wife and...
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...Oil And Gas Labour Unions In Nigeria: Nupeng And Pengassan In: Business and Management Oil And Gas Labour Unions In Nigeria: Nupeng And Pengassan OIL AND GAS LABOUR UNIONS IN NIGERIA: NUPENG AND PENGASSAN INTRODUCTION The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country located in the Western Part of Africa. It was a former British colony and achieved independence in 1960. It is a federal republic constituting of 36 states and 1 federal territory. It has a current population of 155,215,573. It is the most populated country in Africa and the 8th most populated country in the world. The current President of Nigeria is GoodLuck Jonathan. Its capital city is Abuja. Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world and the 8th largest exporter of petroleum. It also has the 10th largest proven oil reserves in the world. In 1971, Nigeria joined the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Petroleum is a very important aspect of the Nigerian Economy. Petroleum accounts for 40% of Gross Domestic Product and 80% of Government earnings. The main oil producing region is the Niger Delta which consists of three states - Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States. However, various problems have afflicted the country preventing it from exporting petroleum at 100% capacity and leading to frequent disruptions. These problems include environmental pollution, human rights violations, poor working conditions and lack of proper investments in the area that would improve the standard...
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...Completing Basic Training "What's your name" asked one of two men in camoflauge uniforms standing in front of me. "Moore, Drill Sergeant" I shalf stuttered. The other man flew into an angry rage and started to scream at me "Soldier, he is not a Drill Sergeant, look at him now private! What is gi rank now that you looked? "He is an officer" I said trying not cry, my lower lip trembling slighlty. "Moore now start pushing and don't stop till I come back, because im the command sergeant major of this base." Screamed command Sergeant Major Lopez. After highschool I decided to go and serve my country in the United States Army. I signed up in December of 2013, my senior year of highschool to be a 92 Alfa which is human resources. My official first day in the army was June 10th 2014. I arrived in Michigan, St.Louis at 12:00 a.m, after riding two hours on a cramped bus i arrived at Ft.Leonarwood and the in proccessing station. On June 12th, after getting stuck with needles, countless interviews, pushups, and the first affects of homesickness. The real fiirst day of basic training hovered over me like a dark cloud of death. "Open your eyes and get ready to go" the drill sergeant yelled from the front of the bus. Grabbing our issued green duffel bags and getting ready for pending doom of our first meeting with our drill sergeants. The bus came to a quick stop, immediately the drill sergeant in the front of the bus started pushing people off the bus yelling "GO,GO,GO" running off...
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...Instruction: Before you begin, you need to know that there really are 21 Bible book names in the paragraph below, now, look for them. Goodluck! I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a lulu kept, people looking so hard for facts. For others, it was a real revelation. Some were in a jam, especially since the names of the book are not capitalized. But the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. It should be a most fascinating new moments from you. Yes, there are some books that will be a hard job to find, but those are the most fun. Can a human being really find all twenty-one of them? At the worst, you would find fifteen. No defect in the genes is required, although i will admit it it usually takes a minister to find one of them and there will be loud lamentations when it is found. What will you keep from answering this challenge? A little lady says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. How long can you keep working on it only you can judge so long as you try to complete. Remember, we've had fun seeking out 21 books of the Bible, but it is far more important to "seek first His kingdom and His righteousness". it's always true, God loves you. Ex: I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a lulu kept, people looking so hard for facts. Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles ...
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