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... become exceedingly confident on the world stage. America and her Western allies are therefore deeply troubled by this state of affairs or development. China is seen by Western governments as a nuisance, an irritant and a competitor behemoth worth her weight in gold. The sheer size of China, her industrial and technological ascendancy, tripled ...
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... 1979, the direct consequence of that handover of power to a lethargic and ill-prepared, but otherwise good man, was the onset of aimlessness at the heart of government and the hijacking of presidential power by a group of corrupt and unpatriotic political predators who set about pillaging the nation's economic resources for their personal benefit, while ...
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... line with its UN Millennium Development goals as of its 2020 assessment. However, despite these successes, Nigeria is a state in peril. Honesty and accountability among government officials may be desired, but the populace holds little hope for amelioration as a culture of bribe taking and obstruction has engulfed every aspect and level of public ...
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... corruption, favoritism and nepotism. It breeds a system that promotes mediocrity over excellence. The head and the tail are corrupt to the fullest. Political leaders and government officials are corrupt to the core. Both have imbibed the ignominious culture of dishonesty and have kicked integrity to the curb. Recklessness of the political elites has ...
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... the state has made them to be gulping, those in other areas were not saying the contrary. The definition of the word democracy in the Gov. Orji-led government of Abia State is not different from the theory and practice of nepotism, capitalism and despotism. Only the few, who are favoured in the state through ...
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... the low intensity conflict that would follow would not just be of local concern; it was going to have international implications. Hence my advice was that the Nigerian government should treat the nascent conflict as a national and international security concern. Seven or so years after the first group of essays were published, MEND — Movement ...
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... provide consultancy service to the 4Children Project in Nigeria, in the capacity below: CONSULTANT (HARMONIZE EXISTING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS INTO A UNIFIED NATIONAL TOOL FOR ASSESSING GOVERNMENT, NETWORK AND CIVIL SOCIETY CAPACITY IN NIGERIA) Location: Abuja, including travelling within Nigeria Period of Performance: April 3- July 4, 2017. ...
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... but the truth in the matter is that we do not know the truth in what is going on. It is shocking, to say the least that the Government of South Africa, recently passed "secret laws" reminiscent of the laws passed during the Apartheid era. Every legislative act or acts must be discussed openly ...
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... as economic fleece by Gbenga Kayode December 14, 2011 For decades now, Nigeria as a sovereign nation has been battling with the disturbing issue of phantom names in Government personnel payroll and in pensions audit results. During his appearance before the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriation way back in 2003, Chief Joseph Naiyeju, a ...
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... by Femi Fabiyi& Akintokunbo A. Adejumo January 15, 2014 Democracy promotes the same sets of value no matter where it is practiced. Simple definition implies that government is made up of people, and should serve the people. In order to enjoy the fruits (or as we call it in Nigeria, the dividends ...
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