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Urban jumble in three Nigerian cities : a perception study of development control activities in Ibadan, Osogbo and Ado-Ekiti

Olowoporoku, Oluwaseun; Daramola, Oluwole; Agbonta, Wilson - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 795-811

capital cities in Nigeria (Ibadan, Osogbo and Ado-Ekiti). This came about based on the recognition that jumble development … hinders economic and environmental sustainability in cities. The perception study becomes imperative since perception is … survey through questionnaire administration. The three capital cities were stratified into local government areas (LGAs). One …

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ICT adoption, competition and innovation of informal firms in West Africa: Comparative study of Ghana and Nigeria

Karakara, Alhassan A.; Osabuohien, Evans - 2020

Purpose - This study investigates how ICT adoption enhances the innovativeness of informal firms in West Africa, using the cases of Ghana and Nigeria. Design/methods/approach - The study used the World Bank Enterprise Survey data 2014 for Ghana and Nigeria with binary logistic regression...

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West Africaâ€™s Terrorist Challenge and the Dynamics of Regional Response

Maiangwa, Benjamin - In: Insight on Africa 5 (2013) 1, pp. 1-18

West Africa’s trajectory to democratisation and sustained socio-economic development has, since the end of the Cold War, been hamstrung by various forms of violence ranging from bloody civil wars, sectarian conflicts, coup d’états and secessionist insurgency. While some of these conflicts...

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Financial development, inflation and growth in selected West African countries

Raheem, Ibrahim Dolapo; Oyinlola, Mutiu Abimbola - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 7 (2015) 2, pp. 91-99

The study examined a nonlinear relationship between inflation and growth through financial development using data for Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire for periods between 1970 and 2010. The threshold value of inflation that could ensure positive association in the finance-growth nexus was...

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Program on Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems and Support Services. Phase II. Vol.7 - Lift irrigation in West Africa: challenges for sustainable local management. Final report

International Water Management Institute (IWMI); … - 1994

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Investment in agricultural water for poverty reduction and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis report

FAO; IFAD - International Water Management Institute (IWMI); … - 2007

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Migrant workers in West Africa, with special reference to Nigeria and Ghana.

YF, Yeboah - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1986

ILO pub. Working paper on migrant workers in West Africa with special reference to Ghana and Nigeria - discusses effects of economic trends and labour market crisis on migration, the political problem of mass expulsion of irregular migrants from their host countries in 1969, 1983 and 1985; describes...

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Votes and Violence: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

Collier, Paul; Vicente, Pedro C. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008

Following the wave of democratization during the 1990s, elections are now common in low-income societies. However, these elections are frequently flawed. We investigate the Nigerian general election of 2007, which is to date the largest election held in Africa and one seriously marred by...

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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis

Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,...

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La traite d'enfants en Afrique de l'ouest - réponses politiques

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre - 2002

La traite d’enfants est une des plus graves violations des droits humains dans le monde actuel. Chaque année, des centaines de milliers d’enfants sont transportés clandestinement au-delà des frontières et vendus comme de simples marchandises. Leur survie et leur développement sont...

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