An analysis of brain-drain and its impact on manpower development in Nigeria

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The outflow of professionals has adversely affected Nigeria's economic and human resource development since the 1970s. Higher educational and research facilities, job opportunities, better work environment and living standards, and higher income lure Nigerian emigrants. Unfair recruitment policies, faulty criteria of evaluating foreign diplomas, and underemployment at home act as the push factors. Human resource deficiency has reduced public sector efficiency in areas, such as education, technology and medicine. Government initiatives to improve manpower development is discussed.

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Education as aided by the world bank: A critical analysis of post-independence projects in Nigeria

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The World Bank's role in the development of education in Nigeria dates back to 1953. Many critics of the universal primary education (UPE) system saw the problems of low staff retention, too large classes and lack of parental cooperation as consequences of non-adherence to technical advice offered by the World Bank Mission. Many years of World Bank assistance to education in the country have produced very poor results, and efforts need to be made to ensure equity, efficiency and effectiveness in loan allocation and management if Nigeria must use World Bank funds.

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The 2003 general elections and democracy in Nigeria: Views from a policy maker

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The first set of elections that took place in Nigeria on April 12, 2003, to choose 109 individuals to serve in the Senate, the upper house of the country's National Assembly and 360 members of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber are reported. However, the results of the elections reveal a lot about the dynamic configuration of Nigerian politics and implications for the development of the democratic process in the country.

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Adekunle Ademola Mobolaji

Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:03 am

Electoral reform agenda should be the top priority for the present yar'adua administration.to plug-up loopholes in electoral process and effect true democratization of the nigerian polity.

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