PROSPECT AND CHALLENGES OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN WEST AFRICA  (A QUALITATIVE STUDY) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  Background of the study It is widely acknowledged that Africa’s integration efforts have thus far failed to bear satisfactory fruit. While other regions have successfully used their integration mechanisms to improve their... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page - - - - - - - - - - i Approval Page - - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - iv Table of Content - - - - - - - - - v CHAPTER ONE 1.0  Introduction - - - - - - - - - 1 1.1 Research Problem - - - - - - - - 3 1.2 Research Question - - - - - - - - 4 1.3 Aims and Objectives... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Economic reforms are the different macroeconomic and microeconomic policies designed by the government to redress the distortion in the economy of any nation. It is important to mention that Economic reform is not peculiar to Nigeria alone. Almost all countries the world over have undertaken different forms of economic reforms at one time... Continue Reading

Abstract  This study examines the interface between the Commonwealth integration and Nigerian foreign policy. The thrust of the study however is to ascertain whether the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria has significantly impacted on Nigeria’s Common-wealth economic relations. The study also investigates the extent to which the frameworks of... Continue Reading

General Information Bushmeat consumption, the consumption of meat from wild forest animals, is an important part of livelihoods in rural West- and Central Africa. In the Congo Basin, bushmeat protein supply was estimated at 30 g person'1 day'1 (Democratic Republique of Congo) to 180 g person'1 day'1 (Gabon) (2002-2003). Based on... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research study aimed at the assessment of the challenges of regional integration in Africa focusing on the New East African Community. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the political Factors Promoting EAC Growth and Development, to examine the extent to which the East African countries are prepared to achieve... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Prices contain information crucial to maximizing the returns to production and marketing investments. At planting time, a farmer's planting decision depends on expected profits, which invariably hinge on the anticipated prices of the crop or mix of crops that would prevail in the market at the time of sale and on the farmer's... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work examined politicization of recruitment in the Enugu State Civil Service 1999-2010. The study contends that the efficiency and effectiveness of any work place whether private or public largely depend on the calibre of the workforce. The availability of a competent and effective labour force does not just happen by chance... Continue Reading

Abstract Since the attainment of independence in 1960, it has been known that party polities has not really done much in the area of national integration in Nigeria because of this; political parties in Nigeria tend to promote ethnic and private interest which has milted against National integration. Based on this, this study sought to investigate... Continue Reading

Since the attainment of independence in 1960, it has been known that party polities has not really done much in the area of national integration in Nigeria because of this; political parties in Nigeria tend to promote ethnic and private interest which has milted against National integration. Based on this, this study sought to investigate the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project work examines the fundamental problems that envelop the sources and pattern of Edo State Government revenue since 1999 till date, and discovered that the challenges are constitutional issues. It is also identify problems of poor revenue generation by state... Continue Reading

Abstract   The relation between Nigeria and china has grown so much in recent years. This relation is governed by agreements which cut across political, trade, investment, aid, technical and military. The implementation of these agreements is uneven as China is strategically on the advantage side and Nigeria perpetually on the disadvantaged... Continue Reading

Abstract The relation between Nigeria and china has grown so much in recent years. This relation is governed by agreements which cut across political, trade, investment, aid, technical and military. The implementation of these agreements is uneven as China is strategically on the advantage side and Nigeria perpetually on the disadvantaged... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This work sets out to examine the relationship between balance of payment and exchange rate. The work is divided into five chapters; chapter 1 gives a general introduction to the subject matter, chapter two gives the general review of literature in the subject matter, chapter 3 gives or states the methodology and specifies the model used... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study evaluates Nigeria-South Africa relations, from the period South Africa embraced democratizations as her government policy. The study focuses on the bilateral relationship shared between both nations with emphasis on politics, economics, military and socio cultural people to people interactions shared between individuals from... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study evaluates Nigeria-South Africa relations, from the period South Africa embraced democratizations as her government policy. The study focuses on the bilateral relationship shared between both nations with emphasis on politics, economics, military and socio cultural people to people interactions shared between individuals from... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The management of any economy, at any point in time is aimed at the attainment of macroeconomic objectives such as economic growth, price stability, adequate money supply, equilibrium balance of payment, equitable distribution of income and reduction in poverty... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study examined the European Union, EU and challenges of African development. Specifically, the study ascertained if the increasing rate of EUAfrican relations has increased the volume of trade between EU and Africaand secondly, ascertained if... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

PREFACE Christianity is one of the two most widely practised religions in the world and by extension, Africa with a large number of faithfuls in sub-Saharan Africa. Christianity in Africa began in the middle of the 1st century in Egypt. Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge... Continue Reading