Essays about: "Nigeria"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 310 essays containing the word Nigeria.

  1. 1. An Environmental and Health Benefit and Cost analysis of Renewable Energy in Nigeria : A comparison between the investment in solar energy plant and hydropower plant

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Ruth Ashibuogwu; [2024]
    Keywords : Environment; Health; Solar Energy and Hydropower;

    Abstract : This study analyses the environmental and health benefits associated with the use of renewable energy sources, focusing on the costs and savings involved. The research employs a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis approach, comparing the costs associated with generating energy from a 10 megawatts solar energy power plant versus a 10 megawatt hydropower plant. READ MORE

  2. 2. Migration trajectories of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom: A study of their social integration experiences

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : SEUN OLUSOLA AJETOMOBI; [2024]
    Keywords : Nigeria; ethnic relations; social connection; sense of belonging; social integration;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate social integration experiences of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom, focusing on the influence off participating in social activities and building connections with the local community. The research aims to understand how these factors contribute to the overall social integration of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom. READ MORE

  3. 3. Travelling through the Irreal : The irreal as a unifying factor in two postcolonial travelling narratives

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Marie Nordahl; [2024]
    Keywords : Amos Tutuola; Ben Okri; irreal; uneven and combined theory; journey; postcolonial; Nigeria;

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  4. 4. Cultural Clash and Gender Roles : Exploring the Quest for Equality in Jane Eyre and Things Fall Apart

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Anne M Johansson; [2024]
    Keywords : Gender; cultural clash; equality; religion; colonialism; Genus; kulturkrock; jämställdhet; religion; kolonialism;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyze the intersectionality between themes of cultural clash and gender roles within the novels Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, accentuating their common quest for equality. This essay offers a historical and cultural analysis, divulging the gender norms prevalent in Victorian England and pre-colonial Nigeria, serving as a backstage to the characters’ adaptations and struggles. READ MORE

  5. 5. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sanna Sandehl; [2024]
    Keywords : Communal division; polarising and reconciliation rhetoric; ethnic religious and tribal affiliations; election campaign rallies;

    Abstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE