Orange fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) and productivity: the case of smallholders in Kwara State, Nigeria
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Abstract In rural Nigeria, most households cannot afford food products rich in vitamin A which gave rise to the introduction of bio-fortified agricultural produces. One of these is the Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes (OFSP). Although introduced about six years ago, empirical eviden…
COOPERATIVE SOCIETY AS AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP VEHICLE FOR ACTUALISING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A CASE STUDY OF OSUN STATE
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Studies have affirmed that restructuring for sustainable development is a process involving three essential elements; feasible industrial growth to fulfil basic socio-economic needs; ensuring maximum development of human resources and achieving greater socio justice through a mor…
Nature Tourism Satisfaction in Okomu National Park, Edo State, Nigeria
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Abstract Introduction. This paper examines the nature tourism satisfaction of tourists visiting Okomu National Park (ONP) in Edo State, Nigeria. Material and methods. Questionnaires were randomly administered to tourists visiting the park. Factor analysis was employed to identify…
Effects of the reward of internal migration on poverty status of rural households left behind in Ogun and Osun States, Nigeria
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Abstract In this study we analysed the effect of the reward of internal migration on the poverty status of rural households in South-West Nigeria. The types and channels of internal remittances received by rural households as well as the poverty profile and effect of internal rem…
Modelo e determinantes das relações entre governos estaduais e locais na Nigéria
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Abstract Nigeria struggles to establish and sustain cooperative, interdependent state-local intergovernmental relations (IGR) by providing for the powers and rights of local governments in the federal constitution. Despite the provisions, the practice of state-local IGR has remai…
Influence of Age and Marital Status on Mobile Phone Usage and Household Activities Among Female Teachers in Delta State, Nigeria
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This study investigated the influence of age and marital status on mobile phone usage and household activities among married female teachers in Delta State. Three research objectives were raised and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey research…
Persistence of fiscal deficits in Nigeria: examining the issues
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Due to a huge financing gap in many developing nations, governments use budget deficit to facilitate growth and development. However, deficit financing deepens the economic woes of these economies, leaving them in a vicious cycle of deficits. In Nigeria, for instance, fiscal defi…
Consumption function and price elasticity of tobacco demand in Nigeria
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INTRODUCTION: Tobacco consumption remains a major threat to population and public health globally. In response, an increase in the taxes levied on tobacco products has been found to be an effective intervention for controlling their use. In Nigeria, studies assessing the impact o…
The prominent role of informal medicine vendors despite health insurance: a weekly diaries study in rural Nigeria
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In sub-Saharan Africa, accessibility to affordable quality care is often poor and health expenditures are mostly paid out of pocket. Health insurance, protecting individuals from out-of-pocket health expenses, has been put forward as a means of enhancing universal health coverage…
An Assessment of Destination Image and Factors Responsible for Perceived Customer Value of Osun Osogbo Grove, World Heritage Site, Osun State, Nigeria
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Tourist travel decisions and behavior are influenced by destination image and value of experience to tourists.Perceived value is one of the important tools for securing a competitive edge in tourism destinations.This study investigates destination image competitiveness, factors e…
Preferences for HIV testing services among young people in Nigeria
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Abstract Background Despite high HIV incidence rates among young people in Nigeria, less than 24% of this population have ever tested for HIV. These low HIV testing rates suggest that current testing services may not align with their testing preferences. To address this gap, the…
Expenditure of the Federal Government of Nigeria: Effect on the Standard of Living of her Citizens
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Using the Autoregressive Distribute Lag (ARDL) and Granger Causality approach, we re-examined how the standard of living of the citizens are affected by the expenditure pattern of the Federal Government of Nigeria from 1981 to 2018.The outcome of the study based on data applied r…
Where Do We Start? Building Consensus on Drivers of Health Sector Corruption in Nigeria and Ways to Address It
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BACKGROUND: Corruption is widespread in Nigeria's health sector but the reasons why it exists and persists are poorly understood and it is often seen as intractable. We describe a consensus building exercise in which we asked health workers and policy-makers to identify and prior…
Internal and external drivers of inflation in Nigeria
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If appropriately implemented, open databases of instruction material may help teaching and learning by providing content for teaching activities, scaffolding, and self-assessment. The paper presents the current results of the development and implementation of a database that is e…
Security Challenges for the Hotel Industry: Implications for Selected Hotels in Owerri, Nigeria
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This study investigates the security challenges of ten selected hotels in the metropolis of Owerri, Nigeria, and the effect on guest loyalty.A survey was conducted on 154 respondents using a structured instrument to elicit responses regarding the various physical, personnel, and…
Assessment of HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis co-infections among underserved populations in Nigeria
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Background: Co-infections of HIV with tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria, especially among underserved populations with limited healthcare access. These co-infections exacerbate diseas…
Indirect Tax and Economic Growth in Nigeria: The Case of VAT
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This paper empirically investigated the impact of value added tax (VAT) on economic growth in Nigeria from 1994–2018. This was done against the background that VAT as an indirect tax was introduced by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1993 to replace sales tax with the sole ai…
Crude Oil and the Nigeria Naira Exchange Rate
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The paper examined crude oil and the Nigeria naira exchange rate. Crude oil is a natural resource found beneath the water table usually in the delta region or in the sea and ocean. Oil as a hydrocarbon was first found and drilled in Oloibiri in Bayelsa State in 1956, and has beco…
IMPERATIVES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ON UNIVERSITY REPUTATION IN NIGERIA
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The influence of entrepreneurial studies on the passion of students and the image of tertiary institutions has a positive and progressive effect on post-training career choice. This current work as designed, examined the effect of entrepreneurship development studies on the reput…
Rethinking Judicial Cooperation between Africa and Europe: The Nigerian Case
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In 1993, France appointed the first liaison magistrate in Italy to improve judicial cooperation between the two countries. Since then, various European, American, North African, and Middle Eastern countries have created liaison magistrate posts worldwide, but this tradition does…
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