Legal and Socio-economic Issues Concerning Black Marketer's Activities of Petroleum Products in Nigeria

Surrogate motherhood: legal issues concerning 'vanity children'

Legal issues concerning the promotion of pharmaceutical products on the internet to consumers.

The promotion of pharmaceutical products on the internet, an unforeseen event only a few years ago, has begun. While some companies only have registered domain sites with Internic, others have set up home pages that deal with pharmaceutical products such as Rogaine (minoxidil), a drug product approved to promote the growth of hair; Claritin (loratidine), a prescription nonsedating antihistamine...

Group Dynamics Features and Socio-economic Status of Cocoa Farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria

Group dynamics features are important factors for improving farmers’ socio-economic status. This study focused on the effect of group dynamics features on the socio-economic status of cocoa farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 93 cocoa farmers for the study. Descriptive statistics and linear regression were used to analyze the data. Results showed ...

Legal issues concerning the withholding of feeding from patients.

The law surrounding the withholding or withdrawal of feeding from patients is complex and dependent upon case law (also known as common law or judge-made law). There are no statutory provisions and the leading case in this area is the Tony Bland case (Alredale NHS Trust v Bland, 1993).

Socio-economic determinants of life expectancy in Nigeria (1980 – 2011)

Attainment of 70 years life expectancy by 2020 is one of the millennium development goals in Nigeria. This study examined the socio-economic determinants of life expectancy in Nigeria using data from 1980-2011. Judging from the endogeneity feature of the variables, A VAR and VECM frameworks were employed. Socio-economic features were proxy by secondary school enrolment, government expenditure o...