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  1. Improved Domestic Funding Enhances the Sustainability of HIV/AIDS Response in Nigeria

    OpenAlex research · 2016-03-29 · Document · 1 file

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    Annals of Global Health is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, online journal dedicated to publishing high quality articles dedicated to all aspects of global health. The journal's mission is to advance global health, promote research, and foster the prevention and treatment of d…

  2. ICT Usage and Unemployment Rate Nexus in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis

    OpenAlex research · 2016-04-01 · Document · 1 file

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    This paper empirically estimates the impact of ICT usage on unemployment rate in Nigeria from 1985-2015. Adopting a classical linear regression model with data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the results reveal that within the period under review, ICT had a signific…

  3. Nigeria and the BRICS: Regional Dynamics in Emerging Economies’ Studies

    OpenAlex research · 2016-04-15 · Document · 1 file

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    growth; in particular, they have been responsible for most of the growth in the world economy since the 2007-2008 global financial crisis (Sen, 2000;Sachs, 2005 and 2011;Herbst and Mills, 2012; Griffith-Jones, 2014).Indeed, among these emerging economies, few countries have been…

  4. The Nature of Internal Security Problems in African States: The Nigerian Experience

    OpenAlex research · 2016-04-17 · Document · 1 file

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    This paper examined the nature of internal security problems of African States using Nigeria as a case study.The paper sought to identify the plethora of security challenges confronting Nigeria with specific emphasis on the Niger Delta Crises, Kidnapping in the South-East geopoli…

  5. Effect of External Borrowing and Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Nigeria

    OpenAlex research · 2016-04-20 · Document · 1 file

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    This study however, examines the effect of external borrowing and foreign financial aid (foreign grant) in the form of official development assistance (ODA) on the growth of the Nigerian economy over a period of 34 years from 1980 to 2013.Annual time series data was obtained from…

  6. Indirect Monetary Policy Instruments and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: An Empirical Evidence from Time Series Data

    OpenAlex research · 2016-04-20 · Document · 1 file

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    The paper examines the effectiveness of indirect monetary policy instruments in reducing poverty in Nigeria using a multiple regression model as well as time series data covering the period 1986 to 2012.The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) technique was used in the estimation of the…

  7. Indicators for routine monitoring of effective mental healthcare coverage in low- and middle-income settings: a Delphi study

    OpenAlex research · 2016-04-23 · Document · 1 file

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    High-quality information to measure the need for, and the uptake, cost, quality and impact of care is essential in the pursuit of scaling up mental health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The aim of this study was to identify indicators for the measurement of effe…

  8. Agricultural Credit and Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Nigeria

    OpenAlex research · 2016-04-30 · Document · 1 file

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    The significant role of agricultural sector cannot be underestimated in any nation.It has been the source of feeding of the populace and income generation for other developmental activities.As a result, various governments have been making concerted efforts to improve economic gr…

  9. Corruption and Economic Transformation in Nigeria: An Agency Theoretic Perspective

    OpenAlex research · 2016-04-30 · Document · 1 file

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    The Nigerian nation is no stranger to economic reforms.Yet, in spite of more than half a century of reforms, the debilitating effects of an economy in distress are still very much with us.The manufacturing sector that is supposed to be the engine room of the nation's economy has…

  10. Public Investment and Output Performance: Evidence from Nigeria

    OpenAlex research · 2016-05-01 · Document · 1 file

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    Abstract This study examined the direct/indirect long-run relationships and dynamic interactions between public investment (PI) and output performance in Nigeria using annual data spanning 1970-2010. A macro-econometric model derived from Keynes’ income-expenditure framework was…

  11. IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: GOOD GOVERNANCE AS AN APPROACH

    OpenAlex research · 2016-05-01 · Document · 1 file

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    This paper examines the importance of good governance in the realisation of the right to development. Basically, the paper argues that cormuption is a bane to good governance and consequently. to the realisation of the right to development. Thus, in line with international best p…

  12. AN EXAMINATION OF SOME PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRINUNAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015

    OpenAlex research · 2016-05-01 · Document · 1 file

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    The Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the ACJ ACT) became operational on the 14\" of May. 2015 when it was assented to by the then President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The ACJ Act seeks to. inter alia, addres…

  13. THE OFFENCE OF RAPE IN NIGERIA: SUGGESTIONS FOR STATUTORY AND PRACTICAL REFORMS

    OpenAlex research · 2016-05-01 · Document · 1 file

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    Rape is a very serious crime the world over. It is a crime that attracts imprisonment, and in some jurisdictions the death sentence. In Nigeria, the offence of rape is provided for in both the Criminal and Penal codes. It is defined as unlawful non-consensual carnal knowledge of…

  14. REFORMING DEFICIENCIES IN NIGERIA’S TAX ADMINISTRATION USING BEST GLOBAL PRACTICES

    OpenAlex research · 2016-05-01 · Document · 1 file

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    Due to the failing economy of several countries of the world. including developed and developing economies. there has been urgent and pressing need for a sustainable source of revenue to fund the economy. Several countries of the world have identified and operated taxation as a d…

  15. WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CONFLICT IN NORTILEAST NIGERIA: ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACIOUSNESS OF THE UNSCR 1325 AND THE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (NAP)

    OpenAlex research · 2016-05-01 · Document · 1 file

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    Girls and women have been the most vulnerable in the protracted conflict by the insurgency in the North East of Nigeria.’ With over 1.9 million displaced,” cases of abduction* rape’, and exploitation? of girls and women as suicide bombers,° very few. research still focus on the -…

  16. Women-Poverty-Productivity Nexus: A case study of women in riverine areas of Nigeria

    OpenAlex research · 2016-05-03 · Document · 1 file

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    While many studies related to poverty and livelihoods of rural women have been carried out, very few have singled out women in riverine areas. The study examined the status of rural women in these areas of Ondo State using a case study approach. Multi-stage random sampling techni…

  17. Screen Time, Health Implications and University Students Awareness in Nigeria

    OpenAlex research · 2016-05-25 · Document · 1 file

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    Our study examined Undergraduate students’ awareness of the health implications associated with the use of screen devices. We sought to determine the extent to which university students in Southeast Nigeria expose themselves to electronic screen–based devices; the possible factor…

  18. WAGE EROSION AND COMPRESSION IN THE NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVICES: IMPLICATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE

    OpenAlex research · 2016-06-01 · Document · 1 file

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    The importance of wage or salary administration practice to the achievement of individual and group efforts in any organization cannot be over stressed. It is vital to the achievement of the corporate goal of any organization. Therefore, it is an important personnel management fu…

  19. Factors Underlying Utilization of Legal Aid Scheme by Awaiting Trial Inmates in Agodi Prisons Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

    OpenAlex research · 2016-06-01 · Document · 1 file

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    This exploratory study examined the challenges encountered by a high number of Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATIs) in the context of the low utilisation of the free services of legal aid council in Agodi prison Ibadan, Oyo State. Max Weber’s Life chances theory was used as the theoreti…

  20. Democracy, Development and Livelihoods in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects

    OpenAlex research · 2016-06-01 · Document · 1 file

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    Nigeria is the fourth largest democracy in the world with a population of over 180 million, as well as the sixth largest supplier of oil and therefore possesses enormous economic and development potentials. However, the majority of Nigerians remain extremely poor due largely to b…

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