ABSTRACT This study assessed the interface among local-level government institutions and their collective influence in curbing illegal migration in Tanzania, with Ngara District as a case study. The study examined the magnitude of illegal migration in Tanzania, and the extent of collaboration among local-level government institutions over illegal migration. In addition, the study evaluated the effectiveness of regional administration to coordinate efforts in mitigating illegal migration whi...
ABSTRACT This study was about naming system, gender construction, and gender stereotyping in Kindali. The aim of the study was to investigate and assess the nature of Kindali naming system and how the society constructs and stereotypes gender through naming system in Kindali. The study was guided by three specific objectives which are: to examine the nature of Kindali naming system, to investigate how the society constructs gender through naming system in Kindali, and to investigate how the ...
ABSTRACT The research was conducted in Kipangwa language spoken in Ludewa district in Njombe Region in order to study the factors contributing to language shift from ethnic community languages to Kiswahili in Tanzania. Data were collected by using questionnaire and interviews. The study revealed the presence of early signs of language shift from Kipangwa to Kiswahili. The study found that monolingualism was rare among the Pangwa people, while bilingualism with abilities in both Kipangwa and ...
ABSTRACT The title of this work is inculturation in African independent churches in Igboland 1960-2007. Igboland is no longer a virgin soil as far as Christianity is concerned. Igboland has been in contact with Christianity for over a century and has been responding positively and negatively to it. Despite attempts made by the missionaries to eradicate traditional religion and impose Christianity, African independent churches through their inculturation process have preserved some of the tra...
ABSTRACT The research study investigated the roles of cultural variations, self-esteem and gender in workfamily conflict. Seven hundred and thirty six (736) self selected workers drawn from six randomly selected federal institutions in three geo-political zones in Nigeria participated in the study. The institutions include: Bayero University Kano and Kaduna polytechnic (Both in North-West Nigeria), Federal University of Technology Owerri and University of Nigeria Nsukka (Both in South-East N...
ABSTRACT The India-Pakistani perennial conflicts over the past six decades, in the struggle to possess Kashmir, have been posing serious problems to the international community. This anomaly in their relations has raised some crucial questions by this study such as: Does the continuing dispute between India and Pakistan, over Kashmir, carry the risk of nuclear war in Asia? Furthermore, would the resolution of the India-Pakistani dispute create the opportunity for the settlement of other boun...
ABSTRACT The meaning of an expression, or relation between words in general language usage is ascertainable if the special use of language is understood. A major criticism leveled against the language of law has been the idea that the language of law is indecipherable and barely understood by those outside the legal terrain. Most of the criticisms range from the alleged incoherence nature of the language of law, the classified nature of the language of the law, and the technical/restricted na...
ABSTRACT The significance of language in the overall civilization and maintenance of social existence of humankind has made some scholars in human development regard language as a universal cultural tool. In particular, the place of, and strategies for, preservation of ethnic community languages in the context of globalisation has recently become an area of serious concern across the world. The purpose of this study was to examine the state of children‟s acquisition of mother tongue in rel...
ABSTRACT This work seeks thematically to demonstrate the universal availability of the idea of Human right and the Principle of Human equality in all cultures of the world. By so doing, it seeks to expose, analyze and evaluate the concepts of Human right and equality in the thought system of the Tiv people of Central Nigeria. The work intends to show the meaning, significance, justification, basis, functions and implications of the notions for the Tiv people, the Nigerian society and the wor...
ABSTRACT The study sets out to interrogate the relationships between external debt and crisis of development in Africa within the period 1999-2007 in Nigeria. The aim of the research was to provide a framework that explains the effect of external debt on national development. The theory of post colonial state was adopted as the analytical framework to demonstrate that Nigeria has followed a developmental strategy dictated by the interest of the imperialists and their local allies among the i...
ABSTRACT Groundwater constitutes the main sources of water supply in part of lower Benue Trough (mainly Gboko area). Sustainable development and management of the resources require an understanding of its holistic characteristics. In this study, an attempt has been made to study the groundwater quantitative potential distributions, its geochemical evolution, geochemical characteristics, and quality. The methods of investigation employed included pumping tests, static water level measurement,...
ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to examine maternal mortality and access to Primary Health Care (PHC) in Niger East Senatorial Zone, Niger State Nigeria. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design. The sample size of 1,445 respondents (women of reproductive age) was selected using multi-stage sampling techniques. The major survey instrument was questionnaire, complemented byFocus Group Discussions (FGD) and In-Depth Interviews (IDI). Quantitativedata were analyzed usin...
ABSTRACT The natural environment has progressively been endangered by the activities of man over the past decades. Attention was first drawn to this by the romantic poets who were alarmed by the obvious danger posed to nature by the dynamics of the Industrial Revolution. Several poets of succeeding epochs have sustained this concern in different ways. Previous studies explored the ways different poets engaged this concern with the natural environment. However, no study that we are aware o...
ABSTRACT The paper observes the use of pentecostal language as a positive trend in the resolution of conflicts within the African family setting. It specifically notes the element of negativity embedded in verbal violence and its attendant psychological effects that is contained in interpersonal relationships within the family setting. It further notes the increasing disappearance of such negativity in the light of Pentecostal influence on the lifestyle of the people. A major point of concent...
ABSTRACT This study examined personality, length of service and gender as determinants of conflict resolution style among workers. 174 participants comprising of 79 males and 95 females from public service were randomly selected by means of simple random sampling among the workers. Conflict Resolution-Individual Protective Factors Index (1992) and Big Five Personality Inventory (1990) were used to gather empirical data to test the hypotheses of the study using multiple factorial design...