Corruption is one of the major problems facing Nigeria since independence in 1960. President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015 partly because of his strong stand against corruption. After eight years in office, Buhari`s anti-corruption policy has been the subject of controversy and argument, especially relating to its effectiveness. This study contributes to this debate by examining the effectiveness and challenges of the anti-corruption policy under President Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2023).
In the face of the alarming rate of rural-urban migration fueled majorly by the swiftly continuous adoption and identification of Nigerians especially her teeming youth with the digital world, the generation of waste has become ever explosive, and its management a cumbersome daunting challenge to urban administrations. The nation's politicians' unwavering focus on the acquisition, appropriation and retention of political power at all costs has not helped matters one bit.
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are considered critical actors and stakeholders in the international development landscape globally today. They play a crucial role in humanitarian action, the sustenance of democracy and good governance, the protection of human rights, and poverty reduction. Some scholars however see their activities and functions as mainly neo-liberal, uncoordinated, and imperialistic, this paper assesses the role of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in development in Nigeria.
This study examines the public perception of the Nigerian Police Force in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state. It was carried out against the background of the frequent outcry over the misconduct and ill-treatment of citizens by the police. The Marxist theory of policing was adopted for use as its theoretical framework. The study used the survey descriptive design, with the questionnaire as the major instrument of data collection. Four hundred and sixty (460) respondents participated in the study. The data collected were tabulated and analyzed using simple percentages.
This study aims to understand the link between the economic situation in Nigeria and the uprising of mental health issues. To achieve this objective, existing qualitative literature on economic situations and mental health was examined. In this paper, economic crisis and mental health as a concept will be discussed with a focus on depression, anxiety, and suicide. Previous studies reveal that effects of economic crisis include joblessness, increased workload, debts, and reduced wages which may be significant stressors with a deleterious effect on mental health.
The task of nation-building in any society is a very inclusive process that draws from the entire spectrum of society including the students' constituency. In Nigeria, for instance, students constitute a significant part in this process of nation-building and development essentially because they represent the future of the Nigerian state. The study examines Students’ Unionism, Campus Cults and National Development in Nigeria: Realities and Challenges which is considered very apt and timely.
In many societies especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, demographic changes have turned out a larger number of people surviving into old age. Moreover, these older adults have continued to be disempowered, structurally dependent and marginalized in infrastructural services in community development projects of their communities. It is against this background that this study attempts to examine the participation of older adults in community development programmes and projects in Enugu state, Southeast, Nigeria. The social Environmental theory of ageing was adopted as the theoretical orientation.
The article did a critical review of socialization modernization and development: the Nigeria scenario. It took a systematic review approach which involved the use of information material that covers the year range of 2000 and 2023, and thematic analysis was deployed to achieve the objective of the study. In addition, the study deploys the Cochrane reviews style of reviewing literature, and was used in the searching process to obtain useful materials for the study.
The study examined the mediating effect on work stress and performance relationship among academic staff. The participants consist of academic staff members from federal universities in the South-South region of Nigeria. The Self-efficacy theory propounded by Albert Bandura (1977) was adopted as theoretical framework for the study. A structured questionnaire was used in collecting data for the study. The research instrument was administered via institutional emails and Google Forms.
Organisations the world over, are set up with specific goals that they seek to achieve. To achieve these goals or set objectives, it has been discovered that management must invest on Man power planning so as to enhance organizational performance. The study therefore seeks to examine