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A Philosophical Appraisal Of The Rawlsian Concept Of Equality In Nigerian Education System

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 AbstractThis paper is a philosophical appraisal of the Rawlsian concept of equality in the Nigerian educational system. The thrust of the Rawlsian principle is social justice and equality based on the criterion of fairness. Fairness, according to Rawls is obtained when the rule procedure and eff ...

Report On Community-Based Forum On Learning Disabilities

Thursday, May 02, 2013 A Report On Community-Based Forum On Learning Disabilities And Donation Programme At Nyanfeku Akrowful In The Abura-Aseibu-Kwamankese District Of The Central Region Of Ghana, West AfricaOn the 10th March, 2013 Patriots Ghana in Collaboration with CLED Ghana organised a community Forum on Campaig ...

Over Half Of Ghanaian Business Students Feel Positive About Their Country's Economy Compared With This Time Last Year

Monday, April 29, 2013 A new study shows that Ghanaian business students are amongst the most optimistic in the world when it comes to the economy. Fifty eight per cent feel positive about their countrys economy compared with this time last year. The world average is just fifty per cent. Sixty five per cent of Gh ...

History of Handwritten Letters

Thursday, April 25, 2013 The history of handwritten letters is very interesting, which we will see in the following article. The memories and the traditions in the past were preserved by people through means of songs, initiations, storytelling and festivals. Later on, the information was passed among people through markings ...

Africa's Most Entrepreneurial Ethnic Groups

Saturday, March 30, 2013 In the age of the globalization, the most entrepreneurial communities win. Its not just a matter of individual success but some communities that possess certain skills will emerge to dominate significant sections of the economy. This can be seen in Indias Parsi and Marwari, and Punjabi communities ...

ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION POLICY OF GHANA

Monday, February 25, 2013 INTRODUCTION: In September, 2010, a revised Environmental Sanitation Policy of Ghana was produced. The overall goal of this new policy is to develop a clear and nationally accepted vision of environmental sanitation as an essential social service and a major determinant for improving hea ...

Frogs take longer to recover after logging African forests – new research shows

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Frogs require a minimum of twenty years to recover after logging African forests and maintaining the right conditions, shows findings of a novel research.Young Ghanaian scientist, Gilbert Baase Adum of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology KNUST, led a team of international re ...

New report warns Ghanaian cities to act now against a perfect storm of environmental risks

Friday, November 30, 2012 A major new report Future Proofing Cities has been published by Atkins in a unique partnership with the Department for International Development DFID and University College London UCL assesses the risks to cities from climate hazards, resource scarcities, and damage to ecosystems and how they ...

GHANA: The Threat of Decay

Sunday, November 25, 2012 November 2012Part One: BackgroundWhoever wins the Ghanaian Presidential Elections of 7thDecember 2012 will be confronted when they wake up on 8thJanuary with a country where virtually all the urgently needed major reforms appear stuck in a ditch.Over the last 5 years, th ...

Today 23rd November In History

Friday, November 23, 2012 On November 23, 1936, the first issue of the pictorial magazine Life is published, featuring a cover photo of the Fort Peck Dam by Margaret Bourke-White.Life actually had its start earlier in the 20th century as a different kind of magazine: a weekly humor publication, not unlike todays The New ...

‘MOBILE PHONE-USE DRIVING’; A GROWING PHENOMENON CONTRIBUTING TO ROAD CRASH

Friday, October 19, 2012 Driver distraction such as tuning in to a radio, mobile phone usage is an important risk factor for road traffic injuries. However, the latter is at the ascendency in developing countries, a trend which is also contributing immensely to road crash. Growth in mobile phone subscriptions is faste ...

Ghanaian men have bigger penises than British men but British men have bigger penises than the French according to survey of manhood sizes

Monday, October 01, 2012 Controversial: Richard Lynn, professor of psychology at Ulster University, whose research has been criticised as lacking methodologyBritish men typically have bigger penises than their French neighbours - but are less well endowed than the Germans, new research has claimed. The average Briti ...

Development agencies must support decentralised, inclusive institutions to prevent conflict in Africa, study shows

Friday, August 10, 2012 Political and socioeconomic inequalities between culturally-defined groups form a major part of the root causes of violent conflict in Africa. Countries which exhibit inclusive political institutions and leadership are more adept at conflict resolution and prevention, according to a new study by the ...
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