Unrestricted Vector Autoregressive Modelling of the Interaction among Oil Price, Exchange Rate and Inflation in Nigeria (1981–2017)
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The interdependence among oil prices, exchange rates and inflation rates, and their response to shocks, was a cause of concern. Unrestricted Vector Autoregression (UVAR) was employed to analyse this interactions as well as to investigate the pattern of causality among the study v…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS IN NIGERIA
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The cardinal drawing force of this study is to examine local government autonomy and socio-economic development in Nigeria. The paper views local government as that government which is saddled with the core responsibility of engendering transformational changes in the rural areas…
THE MASK, MASKING AND CURTAILMENT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN IKA THROUGH AKAKUM PERFORMANCE OF NTO USOH PEOPLE IN AKWA IBOM STATE
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In today`s Nigeria, unchecked spate of violence has gradually surfaced through slippages in human character and garner to domestic terrorism in many communities. Consequences reflect in development plans schemed for these communities. Ika community has experienced this setback si…
Can homegrown feeding program be sustained to help eliminate soil-transmitted helminths: the need for reflection. A study conducted in pilot schools, Anambra state, Nigeria
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Purpose: Infection by soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) persists among pupils in Nigeria. Evaluation on the current infection status in pupils where Home Grown School Feeding Program (HGSFP) is been implemented was conducted one year after.
ICONOCLASTS AND COUNTER TERRORISM AGAINST STATE ORGANIZED TERROR: A STUDY OF PERSPECTIVES IN NIGERIAN HISTORY AND DRAMA
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The paper assesses the issue of terrorism as a social reality present in the Nigerian state from its origination and the questions treated by the paper among others include: what dimensions did the occurrences of terrorism take on Nigerian socio-political sphere? What are the cou…
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND EXPORT: THE NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE
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The petroleum sector has undoubtedly contributed substantially to Nigerian economy since its discovery in 1956 and more especially, since 1970 when its price has been on the upward trend. It is important to note that for a country to attain the growth and development level which…
Beyond Backpacking: Solo “Guerrilla” Border Crossing and the Penetration of Geographies of Power in Olabisi Ajala's An African Abroad
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The travel legend of Olabisi Ajala in the national and transnational imagination has generated a lot of controversies that thrive on the capacity of rumors to create and sustain legends beyond the material times of their immediate reference. Central to the dispersal of Ajala's le…
Courteous Invitation to Plea Bargain and the Administration of Criminal Justice in the Fight against Economic and Financial Crime in Nigeria: A Critical Appraisal
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Plea bargain is a negotiated agreement which exists between the prosecutor and a Defendant in criminal cases whereby the Defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offence of multiple charges at the commencement of criminal trial in exchange for some concession usually by the prosecutor…
Pre-colonial Elitism: A Study in Traditional Model of Governance in Akokoland
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This paper examines the nature of traditional administration in pre-colonial Akokoland.Contrary to the view that traditional Yoruba society and other African peoples carried out their activities without planning because they were non-literate; there is sufficient evidence that pr…
The Correlation Between Illicit Financial Flows and Rule of Law in Nigeria
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Despite its oil wealth and large economy, Nigeria’s population is amongst Africa’s poorest, and the distribution of wealth is highly unequal. The twin evils of illicit money, that is, corruption and insecurity, have led to multi-consequential and catastrophic effects in the form…
This is who we are and why!: Ethnography of weddings in Ibadan,Nigeria
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Background: Wedding ceremonies celebrate marital unions of two individuals/families in accordance with socially sanctioned arrangements. Among the Yoruba of south-western Nigeria, weddings of various forms exist. Elaborate and relatively grand weddings are common among the Yoruba…
Impact of Infrastructure on Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Approach
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This study examines the roles infrastructure play in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into Nigeria for the period between 1981 and 2014. It also investigates the type of infrastructure that has more impact on FDI attraction. The unit root test results show that none of…
Taxation and Inflation in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis
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This study examines the role of taxation as a tool for addressing the challenges of inflation in Nigeria. Data for this study were gathered from Annual Abstract from the Office of National Bureau of Statistics and the office of the Federal Inland Revenue Service for a period of t…
Interaction Between Knowledge Management Practices, Innovation and Job Creation in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Nigeria
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Knowledge and its management are essential tools for job creation, economic growth, and development. Despite its importance, not many organizations are making adequate use of their knowledge assets. The current study examined the influence of knowledge management practices and in…
Socioeconomic status and health shocks; analysis of coping strategies in rural households of Enugu State, Nigeria
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Background: Health burden in rural areas of developing countries is worsened by the limited coverage of health insurance. With constrained access to quality healthcare and constituting two thirds of Nigeria’s poor, this study investigates how rural households cope with health sho…
Fake News in Nigeria: Causes, Effects and Management
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This study examined the impact of Fake News in Nigeria: Causes, Effects and its Management in Nigeria and the world at large. Fake news in a layman understanding is said to be information fabricated without a source or element of originality. Most time, it creates tension, killin…
Oil Exports, Socio-economic Underdevelopment and United States' Trade Relations with Nigeria
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This paper applied a quantitative research design to explore the nature of burial society stokvels in South Africa. Furthermore, the benefits accruing to members were examined. Prior studies have generally focused on mobilization of savings from households through stokvels. None…
A Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) analysis of lassa fever media campaigns among residents of South-East Nigeria
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Background: In as much as studies have been conducted on Lassa fever in Nigeria, the studies had no media angle and were carried out mainly in the Northern and Western regions of the country. This study examined how mass media intervention messages on Lassa fever have influenced…
Depression, Self-Esteem and Sociodemographic Determinants of Suicidal Ideation Among University Undergraduates
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The study examined the direct effects and interaction effects of depression, self-esteem, age and religious affiliation on suicidal ideation. A total of 241 (Mean age=18.89; female=52.7%) university undergraduates in a Nigerian university that were selected through convenient sam…
Assessment of operational performance of public sector funded infrastructure in Nigeria: the airports perspective
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The study assessed the performance of public sector funded infrastructure in Nigeria, with a special focus on airports. It utilized secondary data obtained from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and the National Bureau…
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