When British Justice (in African Colonies) Points Two Ways: On Dualism, Hybridity, and the Genealogy of Juridical Negritude in Taslim Olawale Elias
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Abstract Taslim Elias's scholarship on the impact of English common law on the growth of African customary law illustrates the intersectionality negotiated between ‘centre’ and ‘periphery’, universal and subaltern laws. His intellectual portrait is also useful as a heuristic devi…
The case that Nigerian statutes are in the public domain
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Emeka Maduewesi, Copyright: Who Owns the Rights to the Laws of Nigeria? This Day , May 19, 2008. Apparently Nigerian law has no provision requiring that government works be uncopyrightable. Hence, citizens must argue on other grounds that Nigerian statutes are in the public domai…
Local Government and The Localism Principle: A Review
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The main aim of this paper is to highlight that despite the efforts of Successive (central) governments in Nigeria, at strengthening local government administration through the initiation of several refonns, they have not been able to convert the opportunities and their pro-ximit…
Robes on Tight Ropes: The Judicialisation of Politics in Nigeria
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This account of judicialised politics in the Nigerian transition experience examines the regulation of the judiciary of the political space, through the resolution of intergovernmental contestations in a dysfunctional federation. It analyses the judicialisation of elite power dis…
KATEGORI KORUPSI MENURUT UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 20 TAHUN 2001 TENTANG PEMBERANTASAN TINDAK PIDANA KORUPSI DAN HASIL BAHTSUL MASAIL NAHDLATUL ULAMA (NU) TAHUN 2002
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ABSTRAK Korupsi adalah problem terberat di Indonesia. Bagaimana tidak, predikat 10 besar negara terkorup di dunia, sepertinya sangat sulit dijauhi Indonesia. Dalam laporan Transparancy International (TI) 2006, Indonesia berada pada 10 negara paling korup, di samping Nigeria, Paki…
Assaying And Hallmarking Of Precious Metals: A Case For The Nigerian Consumer
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Gold and silver are two very important precious metals used in the production of jewellery items and other valuable wares. In Nigeria, small scale industries in gold and silver dot the country's landscape. So far, the activities of these smiths, as well as their products, are not…
Transforming Legal Theory in the Light of Practice: The Judicial Application of Social and Economic Rights to Private Orderings
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More than a half century ago the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defined education and physical well-being as human rights to “be protected by the rule of law.” Although a significant number of national constitutions now include language that embraces a right to education,…
Quantifying the economic burden of malaria in Nigeria using the willingness to pay approach
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BACKGROUND: Malaria illness imposes great burden on the society as it has adverse effects on the physical, mental and social well being of the people as well as on the economic development of the nation. METHODS: The study uses the Willingness To Pay (WTP) approach to evaluate th…
Health needs assessment and determinants of health-seeking behaviour among elderly Nigerians: A house-hold survey
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BACKGROUND: In the last decade the number of elderly citizens in Nigeria has increased and their health needs are becoming popularly recognized. A number of factors have also been recognized to determine health care seeking behaviour in these elderly. METHODS: The sample consiste…
Globalization and Economic Development: The Nigerian Experience
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The world has witnessed increased interdependence in the last two decades, thanks to globalization. The main driving forces of this process are technology, policy and competition and it subordinates domestic economies to global market conditions and practices. Developed nations a…
1 - Oil and Security in Nigeria: The Niger Delta Crisis
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This paper examines oil and security in Nigeria, with special reference to the crisis-ravaged Niger Delta. Its focus on the Niger Delta and its festering crisis stems from that region’s critical importance to Nigeria. As the nation’s treasure base, the Niger Delta provides over 8…
Effect of micro-finance on small scale poultry business in South Western Nigeria
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In the South Western region of Nigeria many small scale poultry farmers complain of limited access to funds.This is often linked with their low level of farm income and insufficient collateral securities.There is therefore low productivity in the sub sector.The resultant effect o…
Theoretical and Empirical Issues in Privatisation: A Comparative Study of the British and Nigerian Experience
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The paper undertakes a comparative critique of two privatisation programmes: Britain and Nigeria. It argues that privatisation entails the appropriation and expropriation of the national surplus created by labour, and represented in the social wealth of the public enterprises bei…
Understanding Oil Company – Community Conflicts in the Niger Delta (Nigeria)
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This paper examines the contradictory realities that have thrown up the conflicting relationship between oil companies and oil producing communities in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. To achieve this objective, the paper, after the introduction which provides the background and frame…
6 - Globalisation and Labour Utilisation in Nigeria: Evidence from the Construction Industry
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This study examines the influence of globalisation on labour utilisation in Ni- geria using the construction industry as a case study. It reveals that the era of globalisation has given rise to profound changes in the way labour is utilised, specifically in terms of employment pa…
Impact of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) on Rural Poverty Alleviation in Southwestern Nigeria
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The incidence, depth and severity of poverty of rural people and influencing rural poverty were investigated in the Southwestern Nigeria. Multi-stage stratified random sampling procedure was used to collect data from 200 clients and 200 non-clients of NGOs in the study area. Line…
Chapitre 11. Masculinité et partage des rôles au sein du ménage à Ibadan, Nigeria
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Le lancement de la Décennie de la femme (1975-1985) par les Nations unies a largement contribué à mettre l’accent sur la nécessité absolue de tenir compte du statut des femmes, dans tous les pays du monde, et de prendre conscience du rôle décisif qu’elles jouent dans le domaine é…
Chapitre 13. Mariage, sexualité et reproduction chez les nomades foulbés (sud Borno, Nigeria)
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Au Nigeria, le gouvernement lui-même reconnaît l’oppression de la femme. Il déploie des efforts pour remédier à cette situation. Un ministère de la Femme est chargé de la coordination d’actions gouvernementales et des structures telles que, Better Life for Rural Women le Comité d…
Measurement and Sources of Income Inequality Among Rural and Urban Households in Nigeria
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Changes in the Law in the Sharia States Aimed at Suppressing Social Vices
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The purpose of this essay is to discuss changes in the laws of Nigeria’s Sharia States, made since 1999 as parts of their programmes of Sharia implementation, with the goal of eliminating certain un-Islamic practices and other besetting 'social vices.' The essay deals with these…
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