Organised labour and democratic struggles in Nigeria
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This paper examines the role of the Nigeria labour movement in the struggles for democratic restoration in Nigeria. The paper shows that the Nigerian labour is a forerunner of socio-economic and pro-democracy struggles in the country, providing the foundation for efflorescence ci…
The legal status of trade unions in Nigeria: emerging issues
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Applications of legal maxims in Islamic criminal law with speciual reference to Shariah law in northern Nigeria (1999 - 2007)
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The Subject of Islamic legal maxims is one of the sciences in Islamic jurisprudence which aphoristically subsumes all the spectrums that purpose of Sharl`ah is all about. There are six basic Islamic legal maxims agreed upon among the Islamic scholars on which the tenet of Islamic…
Exchange Rate Volatility and the Extent of Currency Substitution in Nigeria
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This study tests for the existence of currency substitution and attempts to gauge its magnitude in Nigeria. The analysis was based on a multi-perspective unrestricted portfolio balance model. The stock of foreign currency deposits in Nigeria and the ratio of deposits denominated…
The Annual Conference of Nigerian Association of Law Teachers: Cerebral, Jamboree or a Ritual?
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“Conference” is defined as the act of conferring: an appointed meeting for instruction or discussion! And “confer” is defined as to give or bestow: to talk or consult together.” Conference, therefore is synonymous with instruction, discussion, consultation or talking. It imports…
DISMISSAL AND TERMINATION OF CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA
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The relationship betwecn an employer and his employee is taken as regulated by the individual contract of employment. Vital aspects of that contract remain supposedly agreed by the parties without interference based on the common law rule that parties are free to enter into contr…
THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN IMPLIMENTATION IN NIGERIA
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Women including girls in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large constitute a very significant population whose future, rights and developments must not be ignored, neglected and or deprived for the development and progress of any society. However, women in Nigeria and other Afric…
Juvenile Justice in Nigeria
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One feature of the crime situation in Nigeria is the involvement of juveniles in some criminal and/or dubious activities, which is referred to as juvenile delinquency. In Nigeria the laws define delinquency in terms of the age of those involved rather than in terms of their offen…
Challenges of Doing Sociology in a Globalizing South: Between Indigenization and Emergent Structures
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As sociology emerged from the womb of the industrial revolution in Europe and the challenges of the anomic socio-economic environment, the concern of its founding fathers naturally gravitated around Western ideologies and challenges. The modernization paradigm facilitated the heg…
Polygyny, Marital Stability and Fertility Patterns in Southwestern Nigeria
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This article examines the effect of form and stability of marriage on the fertility level of women. Using primary data collected in a Yoruba society(Ila-Orangun, Osun State), the results showed that the average number of children ever born by women in polygynous unions was slight…
Purchasing Power Parity Exchange Rate, Misalignment and Export Growth ln Nigeria
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This paper analyzes the effct of real exchange rate misalignment on the growth of non-oil export in Nigeria over the period 1960-2002. The paper employs an equilibrium model of the export market and a co-integration technique for the analysis. Real exchange rate misalignment is d…
ESTIMATION OF LOAN DEFAULT AMONG BENEFICIARIES OF A STATE GOVERNMENT OWNED AGRICULTURAL LOAN SCHEME, NIGERIA
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This paper analyses the extent of default among beneficiaries of government sponsored loan scheme. The loan performance indices estimated reveal that over 75% of the loans disbursed by AKSALB in the period under review were still held by 59 percent of the loan beneficiaries. This…
An Appraisal of Library Services Provision to Prison Inmates in Nigeria
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Prisons like other correctional institutions deserve organized information provision centers like a library. This study examined library services provision in the south-western part of Nigeria. It was found out that despite their incarceration, inmates desires variety of informat…
MARKET SUPPLY RESPONSE AND DEMAND FOR LOCAL RICE IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY POLICY
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This study examined the supply response and demand for local rice in Nigeria between 1960 and 2004. A system of equations using secondary data was estimated by OLS and 2SLS techniques. Area planted with local rice is mainly affected by expected price of output, agriculture wage r…
Inequality in the Distribution of Household Expenditure in Rural Nigeria: A Decomposition Analysis
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This study, examines inequality in expenditure among rural households in Nigeria and then investigates its factors and forces by decomposing the inequality into within group and between group components. Our findings indicate that factors such as age, gender, and education level…
Nigeria’s Institutions of Higher Learning and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
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This study is about the response of Nigeria’s institutions of higher leaning to HIV/AIDS. Data were collected from the 132 institutions and 7505 staff and students in eleven randomly selected institutions spread over the six geopolitical zones into which Nigeria is administrative…
On Democracy, Legitimacy and Accountability: Lessons for Nigeria
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The paper explores the theoretical underpinnings to the questions of democracy, legitimacy and accountability. It is generally assumed that democracy and legitimacy are symbiotic, and that political accountability further enhances system’s legitimacy which in turn ensures surviva…
The law and disability discrimination in Nigeria
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Causes,effects of and probable solutions to examination malpractices in Nigeria: a csae study of the west African examination council
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Analysis of factors influencing rural employment promotion for community development in Southern Nigeria
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Some specific objectives of the paper were to describe and analyse the socio-economic characteristics of rural respondents; describe and analyse institutional, community, and ecological variables promoting rural employment; and estimate/determine crucial factors, which could infl…
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