Volume 4., Number 1. June 2024

The integration of the world into one huge market has increased market for businesses all over the world. Besides, it has opened the developing economies to attacks from the developed and emerging economies. Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria have been confronted with an increasingly competitive environment due to globalization and liberalization of trade. This study therefore, seeks to examine the impact of Globalization on the Development of Small and Medium Scale enterprises in Oredo Local Government Area, Benin City.

Although it is generally believed that celebrity endorsement has an impact on advertising effectiveness brand awareness, brand recall, buying intention and buying behaviour, the impact remains to a large extent, understudied. This research therefore seeks to thoroughly investigate the impact of celebrity endorsements on consumers’ perception of Munch It in Benin metropolis. To achieve the objectives of the study, two research questions were formulated and guided the study. The study adopted the source credibility theory to explain the topic under investigation.

The family is undoubtedly the fulcrum on which the society revolves. It is a truism that the extents of well-being of the individual families which constitute the society, forms the yardstick with which the success or failure of the society is measured. It is therefore not rhetoric to state that once the family system collapses, the society concerned is doomed to fail. This is why the upsurge in broken marriages has become of grave concern to well meaning members of the society.

The years-long sexual harassment of female students in Nigerian universities constitutes a serious form of gender-based violence that university administrators appear to have failed in addressing; this was explained by applying the feminist and deterrence theories. The paper revealed that while social control mechanisms exist at Nigerian universities to handle female sexual harassment, there are still considerable issues with their efficiency.

Contraception is the use of medications, instruments or surgery employed to change the way human body works and prevent pregnancy. This study examined undergraduates’ perception of contraceptives use in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo state, Nigeria. The objectives of study were to examine the relationship between poor access to contraceptives and peer pressure in relation to contraceptive use among students. The paper adopted functionalist theory to explain the subject matter. This study employed ex-post facto research design method.

This paper examines the seeming, but superficial intractability of the soaring problem of kidnappings in Nigeria that, together with other associated runaway acts of criminalities, is causing so much insecurity in the country. Relying on a careful analysis of an assemblage of secondary data sourced primarily from journal articles, books, newspapers and the internet, the paper explains why intelligence gathering in Nigeria is not working.

The roles of men in the family and society have been viewed as natural and ungendered. This has led to the overlooking, howbeit critically, of men and men related issues. In addition, recent clamouring by women’s movements for equal rights has opened way to a constant challenge of traditional male roles. Thus, the emergence of new models and structures of power for men as the roles that make them leaders in the home are being stripped away.

This research looked at the relationship between poverty and child labour in Iyaero Community, Benin City, Edo State. The study objectives were to determine the influence of poverty on child labour and to identify the roles that social workers may play in poverty reduction and child labour eradication in the community. The study was conducted using a descriptive survey research approach.

Sexual violence is a global challenge for women and girls, though largely underreported. Particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, 33% of women experience forms of intimate partner violence, including sexual violence, at least once in their lifetime, compared to 27% globally. Socio-economic factors such as poverty, age, disability and substance abuse also exacerbate the risk of sexual violence. Studies on sexual violence in Nigeria suggest that this endemic is mainly experienced by young females, who rarely report and often do not receive the required support for their recovery.

Human trafficking is a universal social problem that has become challenging to curb. It no doubt violates the fundamental human rights of its predominantly female victims. Research consistently highlights girls as the main targets of a variant of trafficking it termed sex trafficking. In Nigeria, lax border control amplifies the problem, turning human trafficking into a lucrative business. Investigating the aftermath of sex trafficking, this study examines the intricate connections between abusive exploitation and the mental well-being of young women survivors in Benin City.

This paper investigates the relationship between good governance and the poor state of sustainable development in Nigeria using regression analysis. The research design used in this study is Ex post facto. This study uses secondary data from reputable sources such as the World Bank, the United Nations, and the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics. The dataset includes governance indicators and sustainable development metrics for Nigeria from 2010 to 2020.

Although workplace grievances are normal occurrences, the problem lies with the attitude towards such grievances. Since management-labour interplay has a lot of impact on organizational growth and development, an understanding of the purpose of each other and the ability to effectively communicate with each other is required. An organization grows and develops in an atmosphere of relative peace and stability; and this requires that management must act responsibly, while workers behave reasonably for the organization to be able to meet its set objectives.

In the past 5 decades, the petroleum industry has been the mainstay of the survival of Nigeria, providing livelihood for people, sustenance for government and the economy as well as resources for development. However in recent years, they have been decline in capital inflow. Of the $70billion oil and gas foreign investment in Africa, between 2015 and 2019, for instance, only $2.8 billion came to Nigeria. This was attributed to obsolete laws, government unfriendly business policies in the industry, oil-firm based and community based challenges.

This study looks at the sociocultural elements that influence how medical professionals treat victims of violence against women. The study used a desk-based library technique to analyze secondary data, based on the qualitative research methodology. According to the study’s findings, Nigerian culture’s patriarchal structure, in addition to other factors like economics and education, all support men’s continued control and dominance over women.

This paper examines the complexities and possibilities of achieving research objectivity in a conflict domain, with special focus on Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

The world over, public relations has been acknowledged as having a significant role to play in any human organisation. Although there appears to be misconceptions about it’s relevance in public health institutions. It is against this backdrop that this study sought to thoroughly examine the relevance of public relations units in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City. To make for better understanding of the topic under focus, the study utilized the public sphere theory as its theoretical underpin.

Globalization highlights the interconnections and interdependencies among human beings, institutions, and societies hence it is a carrier of some positive values.

The phenomenon of armed banditry which has been on a steady increase in Benue State at least in the last one decade has had obvious negative implications on agricultural productivity. Reputed as the food basket of the nation the threat posed by the activities of these marauders cannot be taken for granted as they pose great danger to the socio - economic development as well as the food security of the State in particular and the nation at large. Since the inception of this phenomenon, agricultural productivity has declined as farmers cannot cultivate or harvest crops from their farms.

Over time, yahoo boys have evolved some observable patterns of behaviour that people have come to recognize as their way of life. The yahoo yahoo criminal business and subculture could not have gained accommodation and recognition as a youth vocation if it has no support beyond its criminal networks. This paper sets out to investigate the social and institutional linkages that supports and sustains the yahoo yahoo phenomenon in Nigeria.

Essentially, assessing the effectiveness of educational programme in Children Correctional Centre at Ugbekun in Benin City was the focus. The study employed the social learning theory as the theoretical framework while, the qualitative research method was adopted. Appropriate respondents were selected using purposive sampling method. Data were collected from concerned participants via in-depth interviews and focus group discussion (FGD). The sample size of the study was thirty (30).

Knowing the socio-demographic characteristics of spouses of male victims of spousal abuse and the role it plays in cases of male victims of spousal abuse can provide useful data for understanding the dynamics of spousal abuse against men and proffer solutions to the social problem. Existing studies have not looked at the spouses of male victims of spousal abuse in Nigeria. Using quantitative method of data collection, 1000 men were surveyed to get information about their themselves and their wives. Marital power theory was used to explain the power dynamics in marriages.

Globally, 1 out of 5 people are illiterate with a further three billion people struggling to read and write at a basic level. Low level of reading and writing skills has economic and developmental implications. The recent shutdown of the formal education system due to the COVID-19 pandemic has further inflicted pain to the educational system, especially in less developed countries. The situation is precarious in sub-Saharan Africa due to the unavailability of basic infrastructure to cope with disasters such as COVID-19.