The study was the impact of civic education on political participation: A case study of 2019 general election in Gada Local Government of Sokoto State. The 2019 general elections characterize free, fair and credible even though there were some states with violence, before, during and after the election. Civic education, therefore, played a role for the sustenance of democratic governance. It is imperative that educators, masses, politicians, policy makers and members of civil society worked b...
The study was to assess the problemss and prospects of free, fair and credible election in Nigeria conducted election for contestants into various elective posts in 2019. The 2019 general elections characterize free, fair and credible even though there were some states with violence before, during and after the election. The violence that took place especially after the presidential election was unique in the history of the Nigerian politics. The paper aims to consider the challenges of elect...
The study was to assess the problemss and prospects of free, fair and credible election in Nigeria conducted election for contestants into various elective posts in 2019. The 2019 general elections characterize free, fair and credible even though there were some states with violence before, during and after the election. The violence that took place especially after the presidential election was unique in the history of the Nigerian politics. The paper aims to consider the challenges of elect...
This study assessed the impact of employee motivation on workers performance in Nigeria Communications Commission. The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between training and increased competence for staff of Nigeria Communications Commission, examine the relationship between financial incentives and work habits for staff of Nigeria Communications Commission and determine the effects of recognition on successful completion of task. The survey research design was used as ...
Abstract The study aimed at evaluating the impact of effective leadership on organizational performance in Nigeria using National Youth Service Corps Kogi State office. The evaluation was done through the use of questionnaire and structured interview question, tailored towards: determining the impact of effective leadership on the performance of the organization; assessing the effect of the relationship between effective leadership and organizational performance in promoting maximization of t...
This study investigates the trend and volatility of value added tax revenue and oil tax revenue in Nigeria. It investigates the research questions raised using data on value added tax revenue and oil tax revenue generated in the Nigerian economy during the period 2001 to 2016. The data which were secured from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin were converted to quarterly data and analyzed using E-View facilities. Empirical analysis of the data intends to highlight how tax re...
Loan defaults continue to be a major challenge that confronts financial institutions in developing countries and this impedes their potential role in sustainable development. Given the enormity of loan defaults, policymakers have devoted much attention to the phenomenon by implementing strategies and policies aimed at improving loan repayment to avert the situation. To complement the effort of policymakers, several empirical studies have also been conducted regarding loan repayment determinan...
This paper examines the issue of Boko Haram insurgence and its implications on socio-economic status in the north-eastern part of Nigeria. We used survey questionnaire based on economic, social and political activities in the country, data were collected from indigenes and citizens that are from the north-eastern states or have lived in any of the states before and then they eventually relocated to plateau state as a result of insurgence and terrorism in the region with evidence from newspape...
This project looks into the recurring crises between Farmers and Herders in Nigeria, which has stagnated the development of the areas affected. The paper tries to look into the source, the effects, and also proffer solutions to the crises. It also assesses the impacts of agencies that were set to solve the problem.
ABSTRACT The study examined demographic variables and social isolation as predictors of young adults’ aggressive behavior. Three hundred and twenty-four (324) participants made up of one hundred and forty-seven (147) males and one hundred and seventy-seven (177) females were drawn from six (6) faculties; forty-five (45) participants were selected from the faculty of Social Sciences, forty-six (46) participants were selected from the faculty of Arts, sixty-three (63) participants were select...
ABSTRACT Drug Abuse is becoming an increasing problem in Nigeria. This study sought to examine drug abuse in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study adopted availability random sampling procedure. The sample size for this study was 100 respondents (n=100). Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Four research questions were answered, and all data collected from the questionnaire were presented in a tabular form, using frequency and percentage. Results showed that majority of the responden...
ABSTRACT This study focuses on the Nigeria-china trade and economic relations from 2001-2013. This study examined the Nigeria-china trade and economic relations, trade, international trade, Nigeria-china bilateral relation and volume of trade and also Nigeria-china relations on economy and also the impact of Nigeria-china agreement and volume of trade. Also, the study makes use of dependency theory. The study was guided by two research questions; has the Nigeria-china bilateral trade agreeme...
ABSTRACT The study examined an empirical investigation of the impact of investment in human capital on economic growth in Nigeria, using time series data from 1980-2014. This paper employs descriptive analysis, trend analysis, causality tests, and the ordinary least square technique. Empirical findings however indicate that there exists a negative relationship between government expenditure on education and economic growth, but there exists a positive relationship between health expendi...
ABSTRACT Democracy is a legendary system of government in which every country, today their desires to have democracy or claims to be one. Today if truly democracy and human rights are incompatible in certain situation, it means freedom and justice and equality for all branches of people are guaranteed. Democracy ensure human rights to be primarily virtuous, balance and adequate of moderation, furthermore , democracy ensure human rights broadly, human rights include: right to life, liberty, ri...
This paper attempts a historical exploration of issues of national elections as it impinges on Nigeria’s security and integration one hundred years after the famous 1914 amalgamation of the Southern and Northern protectorates. Against the backdrop of the country’s challenges of imbalance or lopsided federal structure, the usually elevated problems of ethnicity, absence of broadminded leadership, minority-majority tussles among others, the nation’s politics has been frequently ch...