‘Garrison’ Democracy in Nigeria: The 2007 General Elections and the Prospects of Democratic Consolidation
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This paper undertakes a critical analysis of the 2007 Nigerian general elections, with emphasis on the ‘garrison’ process and its implications for the consolidation of democracy. It is argued that garrisoned electoral processes represent a powerful source of democratic instabilit…
Oil Exploitation and Conflict in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria
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The Niger-Delta area of Nigeria, coincides approximately to the south-south geopolitical zone of the country. Before the discovering of the black gold (crude oil), agriculture was the dominant occupation of the people in the area. Crude oil was discovered in commercial quantity i…
Foreign aid, debt relief and Africa's development: problems and prospects
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In recent years, the Paris club granted a number of African countries, including Nigeria, debt relief. This elicited widespread celebration in the capital cities of affected countries, where it was portrayed as a veritable launch-pad to Africa's development. This paper takes a cr…
Educational backgrounds and youth criminality in Nigeria
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Mismanagement and recurring strikes in the Nigerian educational sector have institutionalized a legacy of intellectual poverty and criminality among youth. Unchecked persistent strikes have led to progressive deterioration in infrastructure and academic quality, leading to crimin…
Determinants of Wealth and Socio-economic Status of Rural Households: An Application of Multinomial Logit Model to Soybean Farmers in Northern Nigeria
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This study combined the qualitative and quantitative techniques of data collection and analyses. It used the card-sorting technique of wealth ranking to stratify 307 randomly selected soybean-farming households into wealth categories, examined the validity of the key informants’…
The Press, Military Coups, and the Nigerian Polity: A Historical Perspective
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The press in Nigeria has remained one of the most vilified, debated, and acclaimed institutions in recent time. Some have commended it for its tenacity and doggedness especially in the struggle against colonialism and military misrule. Others have condemned it for irresponsible,…
Effect of Fertilizer Consumption in Nigeria and Rate of Naira Exchange to the US Dollar on Sorghum Acreage between 1960 and 2006
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The effect of aggregate fertilizer consumption (’000 metric tons) and the rate of Naira exchange to the US dollar on sorghum acreage between 1960 and 2006 were investigated. Various secondary data used were analysed using cointegration techniques and error correction modelling. R…
Study of Fish Weight Loss in Solar Dryer Across Different Agro-Ecological Zones of Nigeria
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Drying sessions were conducted across Nigeria to study the interaction between fish weight loss and the meteorological parameters. Correlation analyses using weight loss values show that latitude is strongly related (r =+0.96) to weight loss of fish inside the dryer while altitud…
Self efficacy, information acquisition and utilization as correlates of effective decision making among managers in insurance companies in Nigeria
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This paper examined the self-efficacy, information acquisition and utilization as correlates of effective decision making of managers in corporate insurance companies in Nigeria. Total enumeration technique called census coupled with a self-developed questionnaire was used to col…
Is community-based health insurance an equitable strategy for paying for healthcare? Experiences from southeast Nigeria
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Guarding the “Guardians”
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Of all new states in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Nigeria qualifies as one that has suffered recurring praetorianism. Nigeria was under firm military autocracy and absolutism for a longer period than civil rule. It is against this background that transitions from the military…
Electricity consumption and economic growth in Nigeria: Evidence from cointegration and co-feature analysis
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Tinapa Business Resort: A Strategy for Sustainable Rural Livelihood in Cross River State, Nigeria
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The development of Tinapa Business Resort in Cross River State has served as an anchor point to service other tourism destinations. At the same time it is transforming Calabar into a natural paradise with internal and external influences over the livelihood of most rural communit…
The interface between customary law and local government legislation in Nigeria: A retrospect and prospect
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An evolutionary examination of democratic governance in Nigeria throws up a lot of gap which metaphorically are in need of surgical operations. Not only are the existing statute almost a near departure from what obtains in practice, politicians and technocrats carry on as if all…
Post-consolidation Challenges and Strategies for Managing Employees’ Resistance to Change in the Banking Sector in Nigeria
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To tackle the problems bedeviling the banking sector in Nigeria and restore depositors confidence in the sector, the Central Bank on July 6, 2004 mandated all 89 banks to recapitalize to the tune of N25 billion on or before the December 31, 2005. Most of twenty- five group banks…
The growth and development of African media studies: perspectives from Nigeria
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The paper discusses how Nigerian journalism education has been heavily influenced by the American model. Nigeria, being a former British colony, at first followed British models of vocational training in journalism. This is evident in the fact that the country's universities did…
Spirituality, Gender and Age Factors in Cybergossip Among Nigerian Adolescents
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This study investigated the patterns of spirituality, gender, and age in cybergossip practices among Nigerian adolescents. The study utilized a descriptive survey method. Five hundred thirty adolescent students, randomly selected from four major cities in Nigeria, participated in…
The effects of advertising media on sales of insurance products: a developing‐country case
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Purpose Characterized by declining goodwill and exemplified sharp drop in gross premium, the Nigerian insurance industry, in recent times, has experienced turbulent economic challenges that necessitated re‐engineering of its core activities. However, advertising and sales are cor…
Homeowners' perception of insurance of real estate development in Lagos, Nigeria
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the views held of property insurance by homeowners in Ire‐Akari and Ikeja areas of Lagos State in Nigeria. This is with a view to establishing the factors that are responsible for lack of insurance culture in these areas in particul…
Determinants of households’ willingness-to-pay for private solid waste management services in Ibadan, Nigeria
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The study examined the determinants of willingness-to-pay for private solid waste disposal systems by urban households in Ibadan, Nigeria. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 552 households for the study. Data obtained from survey were analysed using a logit…
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