...Because of having large population and growing economy, Nigeria is often cited as the Giant of Africa. Being at the frontline of African development, Nigeria is blessed with a rich blend of tropical rainforests, sea-beaches and beloved river Niger. That’s why a good number of people visit Nigeria every year in order to have a good time here. If you are not a Nigerian and you want to visit Nigeria as a traveler or for doing business, you will require a Visa for that though Nigeria offers Visa-free travelling for some of the countries. This privilege is only for the Citizens of Economic of West African States (ECOWAS). Excluding the citizens of these countries, all visitors are advised to apply and obtain proper visas from the nearest Nigerian Mission - Embassy, High Commission or Consulate prior to get entrance into Nigeria. Please note here that Nigeria doesn’t offer visa upon arrival, which means visas can’t be issued at the port of entry. Here goes a brief about two major types of visas that have the most demand: 1. Tourist and Visitors' Visas To whom it may concern: • Visitors who want to visit Nigeria only for tourism. • Any person wishing to visit his/her family members. Prerequisites for issuing tourist visa: • Valid national passport with a validity period of 6 months at least at the time of travel. • Printed copy of a completed Online Visa Application Form with one passport size photograph attached and a copy of Payment Confirmation page. • Letter of invitation...
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...In a sense, you can say that the British were the cause of the Biafran Civil War which happened in Nigeria from 1967 to 1970. It was British colonialism which was the ultimate cause of the war. When the British (along with other European nations) colonized Africa, it split its territories on that continent up into different colonies based on its own interests. In other words, Britain did not go around figuring out which areas really belonged together. Instead, they simply drew lines on the map, creating new political entities that had never existed before. Nigeria was one such entity. When the British drew the map of what would become Nigeria, they included areas that were dominated by a variety of different ethnic groups. Two of the main ethnic groups whose areas were lumped together into Nigeria were the Hausa and the Igbo. There were many differences between these groups. For example, the Hausa were Muslim and had a system of government that was relatively feudal. By contrast, the Igbo were mainly Christian and had a more democratic society. These two groups did not have any natural ties that would make it reasonable to put them together into one country. However, the British lumped them together, creating Nigeria. In 1960, Nigeria became independent. This led to conflicts between the Hausa and the Igbo as to who should have power in the new country. The conflicts between them eventually led the Igbos in the Southeast to secede from Nigeria. They formed...
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...oduction The Nigerian Civil War, 1967 – 1970, was an ethnic and political conflict caused by the attempted secession of the South-eastern provinces of Nigeria as the self-proclaimed republic of Biafra. The war became notorious for the starvation in some of the besieged war-bound regions, and the consequent claims of genocide made by the largely Igbo people of those regions. Causes of the Conflict The conflict was the result of serious tensions, both ethnic and religious, between the different peoples of Nigeria. Like most modern African nations, Nigeria was an artificial construct, put together by agreement between European powers, paying little regard to historical African boundaries or population groups. The Nigeria which received independence from Britain in 1960 had a population of 60 million people of nearly 300 differing ethnic and tribal groups. Of the ethnic groups that made up Nigeria, the largest were the largely Muslim Hausa in the north, the Yoruba in the half-Christian, half-Muslim south-west, and the Igbo in the predominantly Christian south-east. At independence a conservative political alliance had been made between the leading Hausa and Igbo political parties, which ruled Nigeria from 1960 to 1966. This alliance excluded the western Yoruba people. The well-educated Igbo people were considered by many to be the main beneficiaries of this alliance, taking most of the top jobs and leading business opportunities in the Nigerian federation. The Yoruba westerners...
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...Introduction The Nigerian Civil War, 1967 – 1970, was an ethnic and political conflict caused by the attempted secession of the South-eastern provinces of Nigeria as the self-proclaimed republic of Biafra. The war became notorious for the starvation in some of the besieged war-bound regions, and the consequent claims of genocide made by the largely Igbo people of those regions. Causes of the Conflict The conflict was the result of serious tensions, both ethnic and religious, between the different peoples of Nigeria. Like most modern African nations, Nigeria was an artificial construct, put together by agreement between European powers, paying little regard to historical African boundaries or population groups. The Nigeria which received independence from Britain in 1960 had a population of 60 million people of nearly 300 differing ethnic and tribal groups. Of the ethnic groups that made up Nigeria, the largest were the largely Muslim Hausa in the north, the Yoruba in the half-Christian, half-Muslim south-west, and the Igbo in the predominantly Christian south-east. At independence a conservative political alliance had been made between the leading Hausa and Igbo political parties, which ruled Nigeria from 1960 to 1966. This alliance excluded the western Yoruba people. The well-educated Igbo people were considered by many to be the main beneficiaries of this alliance, taking most of the top jobs and leading business opportunities in the Nigerian federation. The Yoruba westerners...
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...Adeleye Ebenezer Tolorunleke No 7 Araromi street, Upper Gaa-Akanbi Ilorin Kwara State. Mobile No: +2348068773545 E-mail: jonespaul4eva@gmail.com PERSONAL DATA: Date of birth: 24th august 1984 Nationality: Nigerian State of Origin: Kogi State Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Religion: Christianity PERSONAL SUMMARY: A reliable, capable and enthusiastic Law enforcement professional with 7 years of progressively responsible experience in directing and leading law enforcement goals and objectives, who is able to take on the management and coordinating duties of any leadership role. Possessing extensive experiences of supporting, developing and motivating teams to do better and to drive continuous improvements across a range of work activities. Also having a track record of coming up with practical improvements initiatives which enhance an organization overall effectiveness and harness the latent potential of its workers, currently looking to join suitable organization that reward hard work and offers good opportunities for career development. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: * National Open University of Nigeria 2011 – 2015 * Leicester University, United Kingdom 2015 * The Open University, United Kingdom 2014 ...
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...clearance of cargo from the ports has in recent times altered this process creating all sorts of bottlenecks. This has caused a negative set up to the roles of the ports from the traditional transit point of cargo to that of warehousing facilities (Ajala, 2001). The global maritime industry is inclined on the movement of cargo from one port to another. He said that the bulk of world trade owes its success to the efficiency or otherwise of the maritime industry which is arguably the most ancient yet effective means of trade (Autry, 2001). In this global trade, the ports play the most significant roles as the point of entry for cargoes. It will therefore be appropriate to describe the ports as the center point of world trade (Awoletu, 2000) Nigerian seaports are perhaps one of the very few in the world that are majorly service ports. The port industry has over the year been responsible for over 90% of the physical carriage of Nigeria's external trade (Badejo, 2002). The importance of this mode of transportation derives not only from its fundamental overriding economics and untapped marketing, but also from the lack of a more efficient alternative to maritime transport in the carriage of the nation's bulky external trade items. Apapa port, which is the focus of this write-up, is Nigeria's most important and largest port. It contains a number of wharfs and ranges of commodities are handled at this port. These include: Wheat, Cement, Oil and Petroleum products, Fish, Dry Cargo and general...
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...Boko Haram, which calls for the introduction of Sharia law and an Islamic state across the whole of Nigeria. There has been a state of emergency in the three northeastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa since mid-2013. Human rights groups have reported serious abuses by Boko Haram but also by the notorious Nigerian security unit known as the Joint Task Force. The government has been predominantly committed to a security-based solution to the problem. In recent months, Boko Haram has further stepped up its violence. How to respond now dominates the domestic political scene in Nigeria. There were major bomb attacks in the capital, Abuja, in both April and May. Boko Haram has also captured international attention through its kidnapping on 14 April of about 270 schoolgirls in the small town of Chibok, Borno State (around 50 reportedly subsequently escaped). Well over 2000 people are estimated to have died in attacks by the group since the beginning of 2014. The Nigerian authorities have been heavily criticised both at home and abroad for their ineffective response to the crisis. Outrage in Western countries led governments rapidly to make offers of assistance to the Nigerian authorities. The UK Government has had three teams of advisors in Nigeria, including experts in counter-terrorism, hostage negotiation and victim support, assisted by an RAF surveillance aircraft that is based in Ghana. The US and France have also deployed personnel and technology. A regional security conference...
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...Many of the much more powerful countries did not recognize Biafra, and actually supported what Nigeria was doing. The major other player supporting both Nigeria and the genocide was Great Britain. Although Britain said they were neutral, they supplied the majority of the weapons and ammunition to Nigerian soldiers (Curtis), which they continued to do all throughout the war. They had one main reason for doing that though: oil. Britain feared that, if they did not support Nigeria, their investments in the country would be at risk. When talking about the money Britain made out of Nigeria, the report read: “Shell/BP’s investments amounted to around £200 million, with other British investment in Nigeria accounting for a further £90 million” (Curtis). There was a lot of oil near Biafra, but supporting Biafra would not benefit Britain in the slightest. In fact, Biafra demanded royalties from Shell for taking oil from their land. Shell, of course, refused (Curtis). Britain also supported Nigeria because they wanted to keep Africa the way they carved...
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...IN COMMUNICATION THEORIES. TOPICS: PROGRAMMING CONTENT OF THE NIGERIAN BROADCAST MEDIA TOWARDS AN INDEGENIZING PARADIGM MAC 432 Tanko Halimah mc/10/221 Maduneme Emmanuel mc/10/223 Unukpo Mercy Anne .o. mc/10/224 Okebugwu Blessing .P. mc/10/225 Otoiibhi Williams mc/10/226 Amadi Sandra mc/10/227 Oseji Richard Ugodinobi mc/10/228 Musa Omokhepe Natasha mc/10/229 Obaoye Thomas Adedayo mc/10/230 DEPARTMENT: MASS COMMUNICATION LEVEL: 400LEVEL LECTURER: MORAH NGOZI(MRS) ------------------------------------------------- PROGRAMMING CONTENT OF NIGERIAN BROADCAST MEDIA TOWARDS AN INDIGENIZING PARADIGM ------------------------------------------------- MADONNA UNIVERSITY NIGERIA REG NO MC/10/221 –MC/10/230 ABSTRACT This research analyses the content of programmes of the Nigerian broadcast media and how the National broadcast media has shifted the paradigm of broadcast progammes from the hands or control of the western world to indigenous and home made programme contensts, thereby promoting cultural and traditional values by creating local contents on programming for broadcast thus eliminating media imperialism the man focus was television. The research method is content analysis and the use of quantitative and qualitative methods and unobstructive observation in determining data and information to aid the study. Three televisions stations were analysed namely, Silverbird Television STV (private) Nigerian Television Authority NTA (government) and African Independent...
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...competitive advantage, firms have to implement value creating strategy that cannot be imitated by its current or potential competitors (Barney, 1991). The telecommunication industry in Nigeria was controlled by a monopolist (Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), but this changed after the auction of telecom licences to other operators, leading to stiff competition. Operators in the telecommunication industry are relentlessly competing for market share, making managers to employ different strategies to place them ahead of their competitor. (Esonwume, 2010), yet one operator was able to beat its rivals. MTN is regarded as the most profitable and widely subscribed operator in Nigeria. This paper gives a background of the industry and firm, examines key areas where MTN has been successful and the extent to which this advantage can be sustained in an attempt to answer the research questions. The research questions are as follows: 1. What strategies has MTN Nigeria adopted to become a leading telecom operator? 2. Does the firm have competitive advantage? 3. Is MTN Nigeria competitive advantage sustainable? Background of the industry. As at 2000, communication in Nigeria was deficient, with approximately 500,000 lines serving 100 million Nigerians. NITEL, the sole operator in the telecommunications sector provided substandard and inefficient service, making...
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...as he discusses recent football matches in the Premier league with his brother “GINI MERE?” my mom questions in Igbo as she speaks with her mother. Not many teenagers can claim that they are constantly awoken by the sounds of Igbo and Yoruba being shouted into static-filled long distance phone calls. However, I am the first generation American born son of Nigerian parents, so I can. My mother was born and raised as a member of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, while my father was born and raised in the very...
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...West Indies St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Having begun my academic career, not so long ago, as a postcolonial scholar, I have become increasingly critical of postcolonial theory on the grounds that for an increasing number of literary texts by so-called postcolonial writers, postcolonial theoretical approaches may have outlived their usefulness. One example is the Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s collection of short stories The Thing Around Your Neck, published in 2009. My paper will examine the ways in which these stories explore the limits of diaspora as a category of cultural identity and move toward a more flexible conceptualization of the impact of globalization on people’s sense of themselves and their place in the world. Although the main characters in these stories are of Nigerian origin, few of them fit easily into the limiting categories of ‘Nigerian’ or ‘Nigerian diaspora’. This is not only because their geographical placement is often in flux, but also because their sense of identity is not based on nationality, national origin, or even a sense of belonging to a Nigerian diaspora. On the contrary, they can arguably be described as ‘cosmopolitan’ – not in the old elitist sense of the term, but in the sense of transcending the limitations of nationality or national origin as a category of cultural identity. Indeed, many of the stories draw attention to the artificiality of national identity itself, not only by highlighting the tribal,...
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...MY ALIGNMENT WITH THE VALUES OF THE BANK Going through the values of Access Bank, it felt like I was writing out my own values, only from a differentperspective as an individual and not a corporate body. Although there may be differences in the execution of her activities to meet up with her values, I actually do see an alignment in the values of the bank and mine. Comparing her values with mine one after the other would highlight the alignments between Access Bank and me. First in the list of values of Access Bank is leadership; just as the bank sees leadership as a very important value, I also see it as a part of me. Access Bank wants to be a leading bank in Africa and I have always exhibited the traits of a leader in family and academic environment. Been born into a position that has many responsibilities assigned to it, it became mandated upon me to execute my leadership position adequately. Being the first daughter in my family has given me the opportunity to experience leadership at the lowest level, which is that of the family.During my secondary education, the story was not different as I found myself holding the mantle of leadership in every class until I finally became the senior prefect in S.S.2. These positions were properly handled and I carried out my duties as a leader judiciously. Despite how hard I tried not to involve myself with any activities in the university, I was still required to help run one activity or the other because of my experience with leadership...
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...WrightBright Hub Education * Teaching Tools * ------------------------------------------------- Classroom Management * ------------------------------------------------- Education Industry * ------------------------------------------------- Student Assessment Tools * ------------------------------------------------- Teaching Methods * Preschool and Early Ed * ------------------------------------------------- Infant Development * ------------------------------------------------- Parenting Tips and Advice * ------------------------------------------------- Preschool Crafts and Activities * ------------------------------------------------- Preschool Lesson Plans and Theme * ------------------------------------------------- Preschool Teaching Strategies * ------------------------------------------------- Toddler Activities and Ideas * Elementary School * ------------------------------------------------- Grade School Activities * ------------------------------------------------- Lesson Plans for Pre-K and K * ------------------------------------------------- Lesson Plans: Grades 1 - 2 * ------------------------------------------------- Lesson Plans: Grades 3 - 5 * ------------------------------------------------- Parenting Grade Schoolers * ------------------------------------------------- Teaching Younger Students * Middle School * -------------------------------------------------...
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...Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election, by Charles Soludo on January 25, 2015 / in Elections 2015, Viewpoint 9:41 am / Comments I need to preface this article with a few clarifications. I have taken a long sabbatical leave from partisan politics, and it is real fun watching the drama from the balcony. Having had my own share of public service (I do not need a job from government), I now devote my time and energy in pursuit of other passions, especially abroad. A few days ago, I read an article in Thisday entitled “Where is Charles Soludo?”, and my answer is that I am still there, only that I have been too busy with extensive international travels to participate in or comment on our national politics and economy. But I occasionally follow events at home. Since the survival and prosperity of Nigeria are at stake, the least some of us (albeit, non-partisan) must do is to engage in public debate. As the elections approach, I owe a duty to share some of my concerns. In September 2010, I wrote a piece entitled “2011 Elections: Let the Real Debate Begin” and published by Thisday. I understand the Federal Executive Council discussed it, and the Minister of Information rained personal attacks on me during the press briefing. I noted more than six newspaper editorials in support of the issues we raised. Beside other issues we raised, our main thesis was that the macro economy was dangerously adrift, with little self-insurance mechanisms (and a prediction that if oil prices fell...
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