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The Nigerian economy is a developing economy and a major portion of its gross domestic product is a contribution from the small enterprises operating indigenously.... The main aim of this research is to gain insights on the condition of electricity in the Oyo State of Nigeria.... Therefore the main research question can be stated as “How has the supply of electricity in Oyo State in Nigeria affected the small businesses in the state?... rdquo;… The researcher has developed following research objectives in order to narrow down the scope of this project: to study the level of electricity supply in the rural areas in Nigeria; to understand the extent to which commercial and industrial activities in these areas are dependent on electric power and to study how modern policy changes have affected power supply in the rural areas in the country....
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The exploration rights was given to the foreign companies for extracting oil from the offshore and onshore areas adjoining to the Niger Delta after year 1960 (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, 2010; Ajayi LP, 2013).... As per reports of the National Bureau of Statistics, the revenue of the country from the export of oil rose by 46% to $59 billion in the year 2010 (Akinsipe, n.... In four year starting from 2006 the revenue generated from the exports of oil and gas in Nigeria reached $196 billion, with only oil accounting for about 95% of foreign exchange income and 80% of government income (Akinsipe, n....
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Having gained independence from the British in 1960, Nigeria was an active participant in African politics and had a major role in UN and African Union missions across the nation.... The landscape ranges from the semi-arid desert in the northern regions and tropical forests towards the south (Nigeria, Oxford Business Group).... This paper tells that oil has placed nigeria as one of the top ten oil producers in the world.... As things stand, these reserves could last for more than forty years and could be a source of riches in nigeria....
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hellip; Regarding this issue it is noticed by Chossudovsky (1998, 253) that 'the World Bank framework departs sharply from established concepts and procedures for measuring poverty setting a "poverty threshold" at one dollar a day, labeling population groups with a per capita income above one dollar a day as "nonpoor".... This paper "Poverty over the Last 15-25 Years in nigeria" discusses one of the main priorities for governments around the world is the reduction of poverty....
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The oil crisis is evident when one learns that the country, one of the world's top producers and exporters of crude oil, has profited more than $300 billion from Nigeria's oil.... Now, Nigeria has to stand by its feet and recover from all these and the only way to financial recovery is the exportation of more crude oil and the establishment of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution.... Respecting each group's traditions and cultures, it administered Nigeria by first establishing a protectorate in the north from 1901 to 1906, followed by the establishment of the protectorate of Southern Nigeria in 1906 and finally amalgamating both protectorates to create the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria in 1914....
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The energy giant Enron went bankrupt and brought expectations from the power sector back to reality.... Astoundingly so, Nigeria is the world's sixth largest oil producer and yet the Nigerian government is unable to provide a stable electricity supply.... The electricity in Nigeria is controlled by state-controlled agencies.... The centralized generation plants can produce electricity in large quantities therefore just like any large mass-producing body they enjoy the economies of scale....
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Estimates from the World Bank reveal that each year, Nigeria burns natural gas amounting to more than 100 billion cubic meters.... hellip; The paper makes a review of the effects of gas flaring in the Niger-Delta from an economic view and assesses the commitments placed by the country to end the practice.... This paper explores energy development in nigeria, especially the Niger- Delta and its transportation.... It also makes explores the local and international market opportunities for the various projects of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in nigeria....
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The paper 'The Nigerian Operatives in the Domestic Coastal Shipping' presents nigeria which is in West Africa, a country endowed with over 863 km coastline and almost 3000 Km shipping canal.... hellip; Despite such immense resources, over the years foreigners at the exclusion of nigeria natives have dominated the maritime industry along the coastline mainly because the indigenous were unable to match the capital muscles of their foreigner counterparts.... This agency was formed with the objective of regulating maritime activities; promoting its development and providing an interface between nigeria and the international maritime industry and community....
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