One of the problems confronting the Nigerian nation is unemployment and regional imbalance in employment has now become a pressing national issue. The aim of this study is to find out whether or not the current pattern of employment in the federal civil Service reflects the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Secondary data on the number of persons employed in the Federal Civil Service from 2008...

In the emerging model of 21st century electronic commerce, a variety of open agent marketplaces will be competing with one another for participants. The most successful marketplaces will be those that provide the best “quality of service” guarantees (in terms of security, fairness, efficiency, etc.), while meeting such challenges as agent heterogeneity, limited trust, and potential for systemic...

GREGG, Bde.-Surgn.-Lieut.-Col. W. H., Offg. Civil Surgn. of Hooghly, is appointed to act as Civil Surgn. of Burdwan during the absence, on deputation, of Surgn.-Lieut.-Col. G. Price, or until further orders. Jordan, Surgn.-Capt. J. G., Offg. Civil Surgn. of Darbhanga, is appointed to act ns Civil Surgn. of Rangpur during the absence, on deputation, of Dr. P. A. Rigby, or until further orders. B...

Civil society has been the engine that has permitted many of the accomplishments seen in tobacco control in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, the role of civil society is not clearly understood. Civil society plays five main roles: advocate, coalition builder, provider of evidence-based information, watchdog and service provider. Some of these roles are played weakly by civil society in...

We use data from the Whitehall II Study to examine the joint evolution of health status and economic status over the life course. We study the links between health and socioeconomic status in childhood and health and employment status at older ages. We find early life socioeconomic status is significantly associated with health over the life course, even though selection into Whitehall mutes th...