Needs for Innovation in Teaching Mathematics

Looking to the aims of teaching mathematics it can be seen that more focus is laid to the higher level of objectives underlying the mathematics subject, like critical thinking, analytical thinking, logical reasoning, decision-making, problem-solving. Such objectives are

FUEL SUBSIDY REGIME IN NIGERIA AND ITS EFFECT ON BUSINESS UNITS

ABSTRACT
This research work intends to find out the fuel subsidy regime and the effect on the Nigeria business unit. The research instrument used was questionnaire with a reliability of 0.76% such high reliability was considered suitable for the study. It is also consistent of two sections to collect demographic data and opinions or responses of respondents. The questions in the research instrument were formulated in accordance to the research questions and were given to 100 respondents of all walks of life in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. Some of the findings are: Fuel subsidy removal might be detrimental to the Nigerian people since it is an essential commodity and one of the determinants of the price system. Fuel subsidy affects the business in Nigeria positively be its removal might be detrimental to the Nigeria business units. Also the following recommendations among others were made: Government should set up adequate palliative, measure so as to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Also that the subsidy

Effect of Fuel Subsidy Removal on the Nigerian Economy

It is on record that fuel subsidy has been consistently removed from 1986 during the President Babangida administration, yet Nigerians have no cause to smile. The price of fuel has continued to rise since 1986 until the emergence of Yar’ Aduas administration, when it

International/Cross Country Experience in Relation to Nigeria

A number of developed and developing countries have engaged in fuel subsidy policy reforms. These countries include: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Senegal, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Span, France and the United states.
IISD (2001) maintains that once in place, fuel subsidies are extremely difficult to remove. There is no single observed formula for success, country circumstance and changing global conditions are major contributory factors IISD (2010) recognizes six important reform approaches: Research, parameters, clear frames of progress, and maintaining and evaluation.
The Ghana case is recorded as a substantial success for the following reasons: research was conducted to identify those most likely to be impacted by reform, a communication strategy was employed to increase popular support, semi-independent and transparent institutions were established to manage fuel pricing and policies were implemented to reduce impacts on the poor

Policy on Natural Resources Development

Nature provides many potential resources, but which of these are eventually developed in what manner and to what extent, depends very much on the government policies and actions. It is the aim of every government to harness and develop the available natural resources in its area of justification. The ideal thing would be for each government to achieve even development of all the available resources. But by its policies, a government may unknowingly promote the development of certain resources to the detriment of others. An over concentration on a few resources may have an adverse effect on the sustained yield of those resources and the stability of the ecosystem as a whole.