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Undergraduate Orientation and Students' Understanding of the University System

Undergraduate Orientation and Students’ Understanding of the University System

Ikegbunam, Peter Chierike In spite of the fact that the University system is an organized entity where rules and regulations are put in place to properly guide the students’ entrance and exit, there exist University drop-outs around various localities in Nigeria causing one problem or the other in the larger society. Inside the various Universities

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RICE PRODUCTION IN OMOR: A PROSPECT FOR NATION BUILDING

RICE PRODUCTION IN OMOR: A PROSPECT FOR NATION BUILDING

Udemezue, Joseph Chidozie Research Officer, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria, udemezuej@gmail.com Introduction Agriculture was the backbone of the Nigerian economy before oil boom. It is also the main foreign exchange earner of the country; the share of the agricultural exports in total exports is estimated at about 60% and is also

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Amobi P. Chiamogu (Ugwumba Omaliwo)

Personalization of Powers and Citizens’ Disempowerment in Nigeria

Amobi P. Chiamogu (Ugwumba Omaliwo) Department of Public Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, amobi.chiamogu@federalpolyoko.edu.ng Issues Canvassed Since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule (democracy if you so wish) in 1999, political leaders comprising those who occupy political leadership positions and those around the corridors of power have alienated the government from the citizens. They have ruled Nigeria

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Urbanization Challenges and the Prospects of Town Planning for Omor Town in Anambra State, Nigeria

Urbanization Challenges and the Prospects of Town Planning for Omor Town in Anambra State, Nigeria

TPL. Anierobi, Christopher Maduka(rtp, mnitp.)Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, christopher.anierobi@unn.edu.ng INTRODUCTION Omor town is an emerging city in Anambra State of Nigeria. The current rapid urbanization challenges facing Omor town have provided great prospects for town planning in the area. As one of the most populous community in Anambra

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EPO DECLARES 24th DECEMBER EDUCATION DAY IN OMOR

Chigbogu, Paul Udoji, chigbogupauludoji@gmail.com As Omor community sustains a phase of her knowledge economy development plans, Education Promotion Organization (EPO), a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit oriented organization established in 1996 by a cream of Omor indigenous academics under the pioneer leadership of Professor Victor N. Ogugua of the Biochemistry at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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THE POSITION OF NDI-OMOR ON THE RECENT CONFLICT BETWEEN A SECTION OF  OMOR FARMERS AND UMUMBO COMMUNITY

Introduction/Historical Overview The lower Anambra Irrigation Project (LAIP) Omor, Ayamelum Local Government Area Anambra State of Nigeria is an irrigation project executed by the Anambra – Imo River Basin Development Authority (AIRBDA). It has a potential area of about 10, 000 (Ten Thousand) hectres of irrigable land suitable for rice cultivation. Sometimes  in 1982 through

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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIALISATION DRIVE IN OMOR COMMUNITY

By Nebeife Peter Petroleum Engineering Expert Bolton Gate Petroleum Limited, Lagos. nebeifepeter@boltongatepl.com PREAMBLE More often than not, the first thought in the mind of an average Nigerian, and indeed an African man, regarding huge financial investments for rural development efforts is the influx of ‘foreign investors’. This view however tends to depict us as a

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