ABSTRACT The picture of Africa particularly Nigeria, has been characterized by daunting challenges of economic underdevelopment, political instability, unemployment, poverty and diseases in the 21st century. The scenario called for the introduction of an Indigenous African Approach to problems peculiar to Africa, resulting into the formation of NEPAD with its country office in Nigeria. The study therefore sets out to examine the impact as well as the challenges of NEPAD in promoting sustaina...
Abstract Political violence and its implications on National development in Nigeria cannot be over emphasize. This is because development itself is a dependent variable that can only be seen manifest where political violence is at it barest minimal. Theoritical frameworkfor the study of this research includes; Relative deprivation/ frustration aggression theory, systemic theoryand group conflict theory. A secondary source of data was adopted for this research
ABSTRACTThe study is to assess the gender inequality and women participation in politics: 2011 General election in Nigeria, a case study of Kaduna state. The scope of the study was restricted to the 2011 general elections in Kaduna state. A total of 110 questionnaires were used, only 100 were recovered successfully. The questionnaire was analysed using statistical and frequency tables, bar chart and pie chart. The objective of the research also (a) assesses the nature of women participation i...
ABSTRACT The quality, efficiency and successes as well as effective productivity in any government parastatal is being determined by the quality of the workforce. In relations to this, a qualitative and effective productivity are being determined by the procedures in recruitment and selections of such workforce. If this be true, which it undoubtedly is, then this research is an analysis of employment procedure and its effects on productivity using the NBTE as a case study. As a federal govern...
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between the third world countries and the western capitalist countries. It shows dependency as a phenomenon or problem of relationship that gave rise to the economic growth and development of the western world in expense of the third world societies which are economically underdeveloped, and lack the capacity and ability to control the economic system or productive processes of the societies. In our attempt to analyze and address this problem ...
Abstract It is because of social issues like economic inequalities, unemployment that made the state to interfere in economy of Nigeria. Government chose public sector as a means or medium for economic and social development due to poor managerial skill, weak technological base etc, this enhanced the zeal to establish various enterprise institutions in Nigeria. Then, due to inadequate capital and lack of finance, public enterprises in Nigeria are confronted with many problems by the employe...
TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT The violent conflicts between sedentary farmers and pastoral herdsmen have become a recurring decimal in Nigeria’s drive to nationhood. It has assumed a grievous dimension in recent time thereby threatening peaceful coexistence. The research examines the environmental underpinnings of the conflict between farmers and herdsmen and its effect on socio-economic development in Plateau State. The research shows that environmental scarcity plays a prominent role in the ...
ABSTRACT Corruption is a form of or unethical conduct by a person entrusted with a position of authority often to acquire personal benefit. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement: though it may also involve practices that are legal in many countries. Government, or 'political', corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "u...
ABSTRACT This research work examines the impact of the MDGs on Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria followingsome progress on the achievement of the MDGs, given the modest recovery of theNigerian economy since the 1990s and the various efforts of all stakeholders.Although, poverty was till pervasive, and child mortality and maternal healthstill precarious, yet literacy level were rising, gender equality andempowerment of women are improving. HIV/AIDs pandemic, malaria and othercommunicable disea...
This researchwork examines arms proliferation and insecurity in Plateau State. Particularemphasis was on sources, methods of SALWs flows, factors responsible for SALWs,implications of SALWs on security in Plateau State and the measures adopted bythe Nigerian as well as the Plateau Governments to control SALWs proliferationinto Nigeria and indeed the State. Basically, the study revealed that in thelast one decades, the state has been particularly plagued by violent conflicts.There have been ...
IMPACT OF RECRUITMENT METHOD ON THE NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVICE mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria">INTRODUCTION mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">The concept of personnel management is a common term to mean management of staff in an organization. The conceptual approach refers to the administration of staff matters in organizations. The operational approach deals with what personnel officers naturally do. The major functions of personnel management deal with the general administration performe...
Abstract The objective of this project is to examine the Nigeria Police Force management of crises and conflict in as a colonial institution that has survived for several decades, in order to understand the modifications and adaptations which have occurred in its historical role and functions, especially, after indigenous personnel had replaced the expatriate ones. It is assumed that such adaptations would be able to achieve greater congruence with the values and norms of the Nigerian society...
ABSTRACT Chapter one of this project take over all view of statement of problem, research objectives, research significance, research hypothesis theoretical framework and operational definitions. Careful examination has been made in chapter two of this work, which deals on the literature review of Igbo traditional government and the political system. The third chapter featured the research design and methodology, sources of data were also rayed as well as the population of study and sample si...
ABSTRACT The real issue in the 2015 general elections in Nigeria was the use of the smart card reader. The smart card reader was a critical component in the elections. It was used for the first time in the electoral process of Nigeria and it remains one of the greatest technological innovations of the 2015 general elections. The smart card reader is a technological device setup to authenticate and verify on Election Day a Permanent Voter Card (PVC) issued by Independent National Electoral Com...
ABSTRACT The coordinated attacks on September 11,2001 on the United States of America masterminded by Osama Bin Laden, made the word terrorism become a ‘global household’ name throughout the world. In the past, terrorism was said to have evolved as a direct consequence of the United States and Russia (former Soviet Union) foreign policies towards the world. Now the concept of domestic terrorism which has a long history in developing countries as emerged to become a cliché. Hence, variou...