ABSTRACT China`s recent growing presence in Africa nearly over a decade is a reflection of its broader emergence as a global power. In the wake of its rapid economic development as the second largest economy in the world today, and of its growing role in the global geo-political arena, there are increasing heated debates around the world on the kind of development path and foreign policy China is pursuing, and how it affects the rest of the world, including Africa. This gave birth to this re...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of Agricultural sector on economic growth of Nigeria within the period of 1990-2008. (Nineteen years period). The study was a secondary data research in which I adopted multiple regression models as my tool of analysis. The OLS was the estimation technique. From the analysis, the following findings were made: Agricultural sector has a positive relationship with Economic growth as a unit increased in agricultural sector led to 0.9...
The role of insurance sector in mitigating sudden and devastating occurrences thereby stimulating economic growth cannot be over emphasised both in developed and developing countries. Recently, several interesting lines of research have begun to map the specific contributions of insurance industry to the economic growth processes as well as to the well-being of the poor with more emphasis on the relationship between insurance and economic growth.
ABSTRACTThe study evaluated the effects of oil price fluctuations on economic growth in Nigeria. The industrial production index was used as a proxy for gross domestic product that served as a function of oil price, exchange rate and interest rate that are the explanatory variable. The research made used of secondary time series data, The data on industrial production index, exchange rate and interest rate were obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin while that of oil p...
Abstract: African women-led peacebuilding initiatives have received little attention in the past, despite their efforts to foster social cohesion in conflict regions within Africa. The establishment of the FemWise-Africa Network pulls the cooperation of African women from all African states and those in the diaspora. It calls for attention at both the national and international stage, to reinforce their position as agents of change in conflict contexts, particularly in their inclusion at the...
ABSTRACT This paper employs time series data 1985-2016 in carrying out this work basically using OLS method to empirically examine the impact of National tax in stimulating economic growth in Nigeria. The study reveals that there are various challenges facing fiscal policy and tax implementation in Nigeria and that an appropriate method of tax implementation will increase the revenue of the country thereby accelerating economic growth. This paper submits that the tax collection mechanism us...
ABSTRACT Inflation Targeting as a monetary policy has been adopted widely by many countries both developed and developing. The Bank of Ghana, adopted Inflation Targeting in 2002 but made an official announcement of its use in 2007, making Ghana the second country to adopt Inflation Targeting in Africa after South Africa. This study sought to determine the effects of Inflation Targeting on the Inflation Rate, Economic Growth, the Exchange Rate and the growth in Money Supply of Ghana. The study...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of industrialization on economic growth in Nigeria. Because of the link between industrialization and economic growth, both theoretical and econometric analysis are used to examine the contribution of industrialization to economic growth in Nigeria, using GDP as the dependent variable and industrial output, labour force, capital stock and human capital as independent variables from 1980-2010. The results show that industrial output...
Abstract/Overview frican nightshades ( Solanum section Solanum ) are an important source of daily nutrients and income for small-scale farmers in sub- Saharan Africa and are a delicacy for urban inhabitants. The section is one of the most ubiquitous, largest and most diverse sp ecies groups of the genus Solanum , with more than 30 reported species. Complete profiling of the species in this section has been hampered by several morphological, cytological and taxonomic complexities. There is...
Abstract: Africa has continued to be associated with conflict, human rights atrocities and insecurity. Several African countries including Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Mali, South Sudan, Central African Republic among others are still experiencing armed conflicts and civilians and non-combatants in these countries are in constant need of protection. Of these countries, Somalia has been the most affected and has been described by several security and political pundits as the "hot-be...
7ABSTRACTThis work evolved out of the need to provide an in-depth understanding of the economicsof debt in Nigeria. This study aims at analysing the effectiveness of external debt oneconomic growth within a span of 1981-2010. The broad objective of this work isspecified to evaluate the impact of external debt stock and debt servicing on economicgrowth. In all, the models were to show the growth relationship between the independentvariables-inflation rate, exchange rate, interest rate, governm...
While leopards (Panthera pardus) currently occupy the most extensive geographic range of all large felids, they are also suffering the highest rate of current range loss amongst large terrestrial carnivores. This is primarily because most leopards still range outside of formally protected areas where they are exposed to the full suite of anthropogenic threats affecting carnivores including habitat loss, prey depletion, conflict with humans, and commercial harvest for body parts. The extensive...
ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of monetary policy on the Nigerian economic growth and also ascertained the relationship between the monetary policy and interest rate target, for the period of 2000-2014. The data used in running the analysis are Broad money supply (M2), Real interest rate (RIR), Real exchange rate (REXR) and Gross domestic product (GDP). The data was sourced secondarily from CBN statistical bulletin 2014. The ordinary least square method (Multiple Regression) was ...
The paper is a statement regarding African dance today, it raises the question of whether or not Africans still retain the same dance as time pass through westernization. Abstract Dance has always been an indispensable element of life in African society, binding together communities and helping individuals to understand their roles in relation to the community. Inspiritual rituals, dance helps people to understand and remember their role in relation to the divine. Dance in social ceremonies...
This research report set out to investigate the relationship between inllation rate and economic growth rate(% annual GDP) in Tanzania (1992-2012), the study employed time series survey data since examined data for a short time ,its objectives were; to establish the trend of import in Tanzania (1992-2012), to establish the trend of GDP growth of Tanzania (1992-2012), to investigate the relationship between Inflation rate and GDP gnm th rate in Tan:rania ( 1992- 2012), the hypothesis of the st...