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The connection between democratic government and economic progress at the national level is recognized and valued by many. This is due to the fact that democracy plays an extremely significant and significant part in nurturing national growth and supporting effective governance (Alapiki, 2021). The primary focus of democratic governments is on enhancing the social and economic well-being of their populations, which is associa...

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Foreign policy is a necessary activity engaged in by each sovereign State in the international system because no State is an island unto itself, nor can any State be insulated from the actions of others whether favourable or adverse. Bilateral and multilateral inter-State relations have therefore become part of the basic ingredients of contemporary international relations Each State in the international system has to fashion out a policy that...

Abstract: World over, political aspirants adopt the use of diverse campaign strategies such as political advertising in order to sensitize the electorates to vote in their favor. These advertisements often present an exaggeration of what the society stand to gain by voting for the aspirant, as well as antagonize the opposition party. In view of the 2015 elections in Nigeria, the mass media has been flooded with advertising messages from numerous political parties. It is based on this that thi...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Our country Nigeria was created by the British colonialist who performed the task of bringing the various ethnic nationalities together in 1914 to form a single nation state, right from creation Nigeria has been a plural society made up of three major groups of Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba, while the minority groups include, Efik, Igala, Tiv, Jukun, Urhobo, Ijaw, Ibibio etc, infact, recent studies puts the figure at about 374 ethic groups (Otite, 1990:...

​​​​​​Background of the Study: The development of political parties in Nigeria dates back to the days of the struggle for political independent in the late 1940s, when the nationalists were at the pre-independence and post-independence periods. In the pre- independence and the early post independence periods, political parties in Nigeria wer...

ABSTRACT: This study assesses the inadequacy of the BVAS on the electoral outcome of the 2023 general election in Nigeria. Specifically, the study determines whether the effectiveness of BVAS in transmitting result from polling unit during the 2023 general election in Nigeria, ascertains the factors which affected the effectiveness of BVAS during the 2023 general election in Nigeria, determines whether the ineffectiveness of BVAS and IReV...

INTRODUCTION: The human race will never see the end of troubles until political power is entrusted to the lover of wisdom “Plato Republic”. My first approach to the challenge of this topic, is that we have no choice but to seed to return to the basic context in which Nigerians see the godfather or the conflicts as a segment of the political process as well as the figure, standing against the intellectual extrapolations originating in, and also sustained by, the media.

Po...

Background of the study: Beginning from the early 1950s, various models have been used in the government of Local Communities in our country.  Among the models which have at one time been adopted for all or some parts of the Country include:The Lugardian native authority system, the American Council manager model and divisional administrative system.  These various systems were however abolished following the 1976 nation-wide local government by General Murtala Moha...

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on a critical analysis of the national youth service corps programme and its effect on national integration. Specifically, the study examined corp members in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 230 responses were validated from the survey. The study adopted the social communication theory. From the responses obtained and analysed, the findings from the tested hypothes...

​​​​​​BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:Conversation analysis is a broad phrase for the several traditions that may be used to analyse discourse. It is a cognitivism critique that emerged in the 1970s, however it has its origins in the 1950s' "turn to language" (Horvath 2016). Whereas cognitivism speaks of objective, observable, and knowable reality, discourse analysis speaks of numerous versions of reality, different 'truths,' which are formed th...

Background of the study: The phrase "knowledge is power" is not an exaggeration. The majority of participants' lack of comprehension of the process is one of the biggest challenges influencing the election process, as well as almost every other procedure in Nigeria and other developing countries. The most significant impediment to the nascent democracy is the pervasive state of ill-prepared voters' education and insecurity of lives and...

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the concept of democracy and its relation to national development. Specifically the President Buhari-led administration was examined. The study sought to elucidate the problems of democracy in Nigeria and the policies that could foster national development. The study employed the survey method and a total of 80 respondents from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were enrolled in the survey. Usi...

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the audience perception of the media in mobilizing women for political participation using Mando area of Kaduna State as case study. Specifically, the study was aimed at examining the role of women in enhancing social change and modernization in Nigeria, find out the role of the media in mobilizing women for political participation, find out how Nigerian women are marginalized in the political pro...

ABSTRACT: In every stable democratic society, election remains the essential ingredient of transitory process from one civilian administration to another. Elections have become an integral part of representative democracy that by and large prevails across the world.The historical trajectory of electoral process in the post colonial Nigeria is characterised by violence.Thus recent manifestations of electoral violence, most importantly since the birth of t...

ABSTRACT: In this modern age of development, political inequality between men and women has always been an important issue of concern. This is so because of the realization that the marginalization of a segment, race or particular sex in the society has far – reaching implications on the development of that society. Nigerian society and perhaps many countries in Africa seem to have a tenacious tradition of inequality in different facets of life. Wi...

Abstract: The research work examined the concept of Electoral Violence as perceived by some analysis of democratic elections. It traced the history of Electoral Violence in Nigeria. It also examined Electoral Violence during Governorship Elections in 2003 and 2007 with particular reference to Anambra State in the South Eastern Nigeria geo-political zone. The factors responsible for the Electoral Viole...

ABSTRACT: The study is focused on a a review on the  role of government in poverty alleviation in Nigeria using Kaduna State as case study. From the NAPEP register, 52 participants and 52 non-participants were randomly selected. Data were collected through the use questionnaire and analysed, using descriptive  statistical tools presented in frequencies and tables. Findings indicate that majority (67%) of the participants were mal...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Elections are an accepted method of choosing leaders in modern democracies. This is a crucial procedure that helps establish democratic institutions and facilitates the peaceful transfer of power (Abekhale, 2022). Nevertheless, all elections held in Nigeria since the country's independence in 1960 have been marked by pervasive acts of violence and intimidation, as well as extensive instances of bribery and corruption. According to Adeniyi, (2022),...

Background Of The Study: Citizens in the majority of the world's nations have the goal that their country will one day have strong leaders and effective administration. This is due to the fact that the goal of maximizing the use of limited resources to advance human and national development is directly tied to the caliber of leadership and the results produced by such leadership (Madison, 2022). It seems from the history of the growth of great countries t...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: When a country's institutions deteriorate, warlords, terrorists, and other perpetrators seize power and use violence against civilians from other nations, as the terrorist attacks in New York, London, Madrid, Nigeria and Mumbai demonstrated.When a situation threatens national security, Nigeria act on their own initiative. However, in order for action to be effective, the approach to recovery, reconstruction, and subsequent handove...

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the concept of democracy and its relation to national development. Specifically the President Buhari-led administration was examined. The study sought to elucidate the problems of democracy in Nigeria and the policies that could foster national development. The study employed the survey method and a total of 80 respondents from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were enrolled in the survey. Usi...

Background of the Study: Democracy is the system of government that promotes the participation of the masses in government and the accountability of elected representatives to the electorate. The representatives are public office holders who are voted into office by the people through an electoral process; their principal duty being to promote the interest of the electorate in the government.

Election on the other hand is the life-wire of democracy. It is the fulcru...

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the military and nigeria politics: an assessment of the domination of the military of the nigeria political space 1999 to 2015. Specifically, the study  examine the historical antecedent in Nigeria from 1966 to 1976. the study also  investigate The role of military rule in transition to democracy from 1976. lastly, the study  evaluate  the domination of the military of the Nigeria politi...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The desire of the rural population to participate directly in the affairs of their communities is driving the rising demand for local government in every corner of the world. Local government is, in reality, as ancient as mankind, as it is the only form of human administration that has existed throughout history. The notion of human society is cloaked in the requirement of community development through a recognized local administrative system tha...

ABSTRACT: The focus  of this study borders on bibliographic information on corruption in Nigeria political system. The researcher followed the accepted rules of the qualitative research method in order to offer a high-quality work. The usual analytical and description of authors contribution and evidence was used in the qualitative method. The researcher began the study by examining and studying the facts in the secondary sources that were pertinent to the study's sc...

ABSTARCT: This study was carried out on bribery and corruption implications and challenges on National development. To achieve this, 6 significant research objectives were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of staff of EFCC, Imo State. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 114 respondents while 110 were...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The territory known as Nigeria was a British creation. Its coastal areas have for some three to four hundred years been involved in trade, particularly slave trade with Britain. With the abolition of slave trade and the setting up of industries, the Britain’s were in need of raw materials and market for their product. This led to another form of trade relationship between the Nigerians and Britain. Apart from Britain, there were...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The issue of leadership and good governance probity, accountability remains a monumental problem to Nigerian Socio-political and economic development over the years, since independence. This is as a result of linkage between the transparency and probity of the political leaders as, well as bureaucrats in the Nigerian state. Thus any effort aimed at accelerating the pace of development in the country must take into consideration t...

BACKGROUND OF STUDY: The system of local government administration practiced anywhere in the world, is dependent largely on the historical, geographical, sociological, political and economic life of the people. This is no less true of Nigeria with a long history of slavery and colonization as well as civilian and military administrations and these have to a large extent determined the system of local government administration in Nigeria up till today. We inte...

Background of the Study: Public debates recently in Nigeria have centred on the increasing rate of corruption resulting from inappropriate public finance planning and implementation mostly in some of the developing countries, Nigeria inclusive which in turn reduce the level of economic growth in the country. Corruption made itself visible when the institution of the government was founded due the behaviour of people appoint or elect to manage the government i...

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is focused on economic impact of local government autonomy and fund  management. The study specifically determine if Nigeria federal statutory allocations revenue to local government is sufficient to effectively and efficiently achieve the local councils statutory functions and responsibilities to the rural people, found out whether local government area are adequately funded in the present dispensation to tackle the...

ABSTRACT: This study was undertaken to evaluate political participation and democratic consolidation in Nigeria. Three objectives and three research questions were formulated to guide the research. The study adopted thematic format in its literature review. The theoretical framework used was structural functionalism and research design used in the study was expos facto design and content analysis was used to evaluate the topic under discussion in line wi...

ABSTRACT: This study unfolds the contributions of political parties in issues and challenges of free and fair elections in Nigeria with specific focus on Kogi State 2011 gubernatorial election. The study through the understanding of the typologies of political culture and political participation as frame work of analysis focuses on the concepts: political mobilization and education, party primaries and interparty contest as units of analysis for discussing the Nigerian e...

ABSTRACT: The study is focused on a critical investiagation of banditry on rural community development using funtua local Government in Kastina State as a case study.  Survey research design and convenience sampling method was employed for the study. Fifty (50) educated respondent who are residents of Funtua Local government in Kastina State were purporsively selected which forms the population for the study. Using questionnaire as an instrument, forty-s...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Migration is regarded as the movement of person(s) from one ecological region to another region, which might be on temporary or permanent origin [Adewale 2005]. A group of persons migrate based on the existing conditions and the motives for it differs from one person to another depending on the circumstances that brought about the decision to migrate. Migration is a selective process affecting individuals or families/households with c...

ABSTRACT: Poverty, either as a plague or cause of other specific under development ailments, afflicts Nigeria as it does other Nations of the World. The high level of prevalence in the country, which has attained an endemic nature is becoming worrisome. Poverty has made Nigeria to attain an unenviable status such that no Government (no matter the level), Organisation, Community, Clan or Family can survive effectively without introducing one kind of poverty reduction effort or...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: This study is a modest attempt at a lucid explanation of the role of local government in Nigeria. Nigerian local government system have witnessed tremendous transformation since the introduction of the 1988 civil service reforms one of the changes introduced at the local government is the direct payment of their statutory allocations which was also increased from 15%-20%, in addition, local government auditor was established by each sates government t...

ABSTRACT: This research entitled local Government and National development: A case study of Ikeja Municipal Council of Lagos State is aimed at evaluating the impact and contributions of Ikeja Municipal Council in National development. It is also to identify the problems that are militating against Local Government efforts in the provision of infrastructural facilities, and finally to make recommendations on how Government and rural communities can improve their contribut...

ABSTRACT: This Research Work Is Designed Primarily To Examine And Assess The Roles Being Played By Non-Governmental Organizations In The Development Of Rural Areas. The Work Is Also Designed To Identify The Causes Of The Low Rate Of Involvement Of The Non-Governmental Organization In The Development Activities And The Possible Ways Of Making Them More Ideally Effective. The Study Was Carried Out Principally On Community Self-Help Organization In Awgu Local Government Are...

ABSTRACT: The present study is primarily aimed at scrutinising and evaluating the multifaceted functions undertaken by non-governmental organisations in the advancement of rural regions. The study is additionally intended to discern the underlying factors contributing to the suboptimal level of engagement exhibited by non-governmental organisations in developmental endeavours, as well as explore potential strategies for enhancing their efficacy. The research was primaril...

Background of the study: Democratic governance with its ideal of elective representation, freedom of choice of leaders, rule of law, freedom of expression, accountability etc has become the acceptable system of government all over the world. It is a form of government in which the supreme power of a political community rest on popular sovereignty. According to oyovbaire (1987) democracy as a system of government seeks to realize a generally recognized common good through a collective initiati...

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: In 2015 general elections witnessed a remarkable use of social media as a political communication tool in Nigeria. Three major issues underline the tremendous use of social media tools during the 2015 elections. Firstly, the use of social media in Nigeria’s 2015 elections reflects a global trend towards “internet elections” or “e-electioneering” (Macnamara 2008). Around the world, rapidly expanding access to int...

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Background of the Study: The Niger Delta is the major hub of the Nigerian economy, but continues to linger in violence occasioned by multifarious social, political and environmental issues. Dudu and Odalonu (2016) confirmed that the Niger Delta which is located in the southern part of Nigeria, at the apex of the Gulf of Guinea on the west coas...

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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Historically, the commonest enemy o the people of rural communities in all races or cultures is the tax collectors. In the bible, they were regarded as sinners just for the sake of their freely chosen and legitimately recognized occupation. In the biblical context, it was even offensive to meant containing oneself. Imagine...

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Background of the Study: The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS, was established as a special police unit in 1992 to tackle increasing incidents of armed robberies and kidnappings for ransom by criminal elements operating across Nigeria (Vanguard, 23 December 2017). Originally set up to operate independently in order to target crim...

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Background of the Study: The issue about godfatherism in the politics of Nigeria has become a plague in the body of politics irrespective of the political party that are involved. It is a common trend in the political sector in Nigeria that an intending aspirant must have and depend on a godfather with wealth and power to get him into an elective office. The recent trend is that the aspirant...

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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: In Nigeria education is one of the vital tools utilized by the political class to enhance their legitimacy and control the machinery of government and administration. A careful look at organization and administration of education in any given country will show that it is closely interwoven with its political dispensation or...

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Introduction: Election is the central institution of democratic representative governments. This is because, in a democracy, the authority of the government derives solely from the consent of the governed. The principal mechanism for translating that consent into governmental authority is the holding of free and fair elections. Kirkpatrick (2018) i...

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Background of the study: The name “Nigeria” was coined by Flora Shaw, who later became the wife of Lord Lugard, the British colonial administrator, on 8 January 1897, which she used as the title of an article in The Times (Meek, 1960), to describe the vast land around the River Niger and its basin. It was then called Niger-area, bu...

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Background of the study: The link between democracy and country growth is generally recognized political scholar. This is due to the fact that democracy plays a critical role in creating effective governance and encouraging national growth. According to Nwuke, (2016), the emphasis on enhancing people's socioeconomic well-being is a definin...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A principal function of representative democracy is to provide a mechanism through which public opinion and public policy are regularly connected. In any modern and democratic political system, the process of making public policy is a relatively complex one. According to Jega (2003), the process through which public policy is formulated and implemented is one of the most im...

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Background of the Study: In social science no concept has a single definition, because there are converging views of concepts that is, different scholars view concepts base on their personal idiocencracy. Therefore, it is imperative to conceptualize the basic terms which will give us a better understanding of this research study. Democracy and demo...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Corruption is conscious attempt to secure wealth, power and misuse of public power through illicit means to satisfy a selfish interest at public expense. Corruption like insects has lived with human society for a very long time and has remained a major problem in many of the world’s developing economies with harm...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Civil unrest, terror threats, banditry and ongoing abductions of Nigerians, including the well-publicized kidnapping of school boys and girls by bandit and terrorist group, underscores the continuing challenges of security and national development in Nigeria. One of the most fundamental challenges facing contemporary s...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In 2002, an international observation proclaimed the Niger Delta as one of the most volatile regions of the world. This observation came on the heels of incessant crisis which the region have been witnessing for decades but which took alarming dimension in loosing years of the 1990’s and the opening years of the new millennium. The region from one decade to another ha...

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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Since the country gained its independence from the British administration in 1960, Nigeria's experience with democracy has been erratic. The year 1999 will mark the country's third attempt (if the country's third republic is disregarded because it was abolished even before it began) at coming to terms with the d...

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Background of the study: The problems with national integration in Nigeria are so severe that the country's federation is on the verge of dissolving altogether. Both antagonistic and integrative processes may be attributed to the diverse structure of the country, which, when combined with the incorrect way of the country's development, gave rise to the situation (Adeosun, 2022). As a...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The truism that corruption is a surest route that hinders development in any society does not need contention. Though, in some quarters, it is argued that corruption could trigger development (Otite, 1986). However, despite this assertion, there is a widespread held opinion condemning corruption in all ramifications and hence, worldwide outcry and call for eradicating the s...

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Background of the study: Although several social and economic policies have been implemented by successive administrations in the fourth republic, Nigeria has not made significant progress in social, economic, and political development (Adagbabiri & Okolie, 2021:107). According to Ogundiya (2010) as cited in Adagbabiri and Okolie (2021:107), Nigeria's political economy is characterised by p...

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In Nigeria, since the return of democratic governance in 1999, and after over a decade of military interregnum,...

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It is imperative to underscore the fact that the recurring issue of inconclusive election is ...

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The parliament or legislature is one of the organs of government empowered with checking the activities and actions of the executive organ of government b...

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In almost all known forms of government in the world, especially under the Presidential System, the legislature is an indispensable arm of government beca...

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Bureaucracy is a major organizational structure within which policymaking, implementation, and evaluation take place. So vital is the concept&...

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Government budget refers to a country’s financial plan encompassing revenue and expenditure over a period of one year. It therefore, provides important government revenue...

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This Chapter deals with the introduction, it comprises the background of this research work Statement of Research Problem, Research Questions, Research Objectives, Scope and Limitation of the Study, Significance of the study and Conceptual Clarification.

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Background to the Study: The doctrine of separation of power entails the divisions of power among the different organs of government namely, the legislature, executive and judiciary. The le...

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Background to the Study: Committee clerks are special set of personnel am...

ABSTRACT: The general purpose of this research work was to analyze the Role of the Judiciary in Law Making in Nigeria. The basic objectives of this research were to understand or explore the Role of the Judiciary in Law Making; to understand the impacts and challenges of judicial decisions to law making, and to understand the statutory interpretation aids and approaches of courts to law making. The statement of the problem was how can judicial participation in law making...

Abstract: The Nigerian National Assembly Service Commission  was established through the enactment of  the National Assembly Service Commission Act, 2014 (as amended) as  a centralized parliamentary administrative agency designed to address the multi-ethnic diversity of the Country and Composition of  the National Assembly  with respect to    appointment, promotion and disciplinary control of the  bureaucratic support staff of...

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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY : Budgets affect all of us. As citizens, we depend on the state to provide crucial services and infrastructure, which depend on the way government raises revenue and allocates money to meet these various competing and sometimes conflicting needs;(Wehner,2004).Budget is one of the most important economic tools of a government and provides comprehensive statement of the prio...

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Background to the Study: The Mace is believed and admitted to be the symbol of authority of the National Assembly and in other parts of the world as well. It plays a significant role in the parliamentary chamber. This is because in the absence of the Mace there would be no practice in the parliament. The Mace is as important as the legislators. When the legislators are in the chamber rea...

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Background to the Study: Democracy is by far the most popular form of government in the world today (Anifowose & Enemuo, 1999; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, FES, 2008). It is also a concept that is often misconstrued, misapplied or misused (Ajaegbo, 2014). On this note, Ajaegbo argued that defining democracy has proved elusive and this explains why the concept has no generally accepted...

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Background to the Study: Political power is sought or maintained through electoral processes. An election is essential to democratic transition and consolidation in a competitive political environment. As a result, if elections are not properly structured and managed, they can lead to conflict and violence (Ongoya & Willis, 2012). It is frequently managed through the enactment of enablin...

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Background to the Study: The aim of this research is to critically examine, assess and evaluate bureaucracy and service delivery in the National Assembly (A Case study of Senate Directorate from 2015-2019) the National Assembly Senate Directorate (Bureaucracy) in the delivery of efficient and effective services to the Senators of the Eight Senate. The National Assembly is the law makin...

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Introduction : Eric Hoffer once noted that, “there are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith; a demand for absolute obedience, a readiness to attempt the impossible, bias for simple solutions – to cut the knot rather than unravel it, the viewing of compromise as surrender. Both absolute power and absolute faith are instruments of dehumanization. Hence, absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power&...

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Nigeria’s federal legislative body, the National Assembly, consists...

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In any democratic political system, representation has become a key and important aspect in deciding the role of the legislature. This refers to the proce...

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The Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs is one of the Standing Co...

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Background to the Study: Aggad and Miyandazi (2017) alluded that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was conceived as a mechanism for promoting regional economic integrat...

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The recently passed 2021 Electoral Bill in both Chambers of the National Assembly generated a lot of controversies, especially as it relates to the ex...

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Background of the Study: “Parliaments perform a vital role in any system of representative democracy, but they play an especially important role in emerging ...

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Background of the Study

In the world over, education has become an essential commodity that determines the level of development or growth of any nation. It has become services that require the involvement of both the private and public sectors. The involvement of governments in education cut across all levels i.e., the primary, secondary...

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The primary trouble befalling Nigeria and its Niger Delta has been described as a failure of leadership. At various periods during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Nigeria endured a bloody civil war and years of repressive military rule. Violence in the Niger Delta region, widespread brain drain, and frequent strikes that disrupted academic calendars at universities had serious ramifications for the region’s educational system.

This study explores for...

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Despite the achievements or successes of many Nigerian women, very few have been able to rise to the topmost position of leadership in the political realms. The best and brightest of Nigerian women in politics are mostly back peddled to positions such as Minster of Women Affairs and posts that do not bring out their true potentials. General Babangida (1992) the one time military president in Nigeria, noted in a conference, th...

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The safety of lives and property has been a major source of concern for Human right from time immemorial, the search for security forms part of the reasons why ―people aggregated into bands, tribes, kingdoms, and nation-states to join international organizations (PadelFord, 1976). Even in ancient times, the need for security was expressed in the form of fruit gathering and periodic expeditions for the aim of meeting the most important socio-e...

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Language is a set of signs and symbols used to pass messages across to people. Language, verbal and non-verbal, is a means of communication. In fact, the primary purpose of language is communication. Human beings express their thoughts, feelings and ideas through language. Alliances are formed through language. Language fuels social interaction. We depend on language whenever the need to speak arises. When we speak, we want to be heard, to be obeyed, to be...

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The study examines and conceptualizes accumulation in the context of Nigeria‟s neo- colonial state. It investigates the nature of accumulation in Nigeria and, the role of the state and social classes in the accumulation process; the implication of the hegemony of foreign capital and transnational accumulation for the development of underdevelopment in Nigeria; the impact of the state-capital model of primitive accumulation on the crisis and contradictions of capitalist unde...

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Terrorism constitute serious threats to Nigeria‘s security, affecting not only Nigeria‘s sovereignty, law and order, but also creating deep fear and socio-economic suffering amongst citizens. Recently, Nigeria is faced with Boko Haram Terrorism, particularly in North Eastern part of the country. The impacts of terrorism on the socio-economic activities of any society cannot be over-emphasized. Terror attacks or mere threats of terrorism can have so much socio-ec...

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This study evaluates African Union -United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) from 2007-2016; with a view to determining how it has contributed to the establishment of enduring peace and security in Darfur. The study is conducted against the backdrop of the fact that most United Nations (UN) Peace Support Operations(PSO) in Africa have not adequately enhanced African security; supposedly arising from their inability to address the root causes of such conflicts and...

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The world over, citizens are at the centre of any socially organised steps to develop society (Jega, 2007). Societies, on the other hand, are in a never-ending search for ways to mobilize citizens for total development. Governments are seeking ways to prove and sustain their legitimacy, and citizens are always looking forward to being given the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to social development through social communication.

Political trust and commun...

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Issue of corruption in Nigeria has been a major concern to all and sundry in the society. The upsurge of this social menace in Nigeria in recent times is disturbing and it seems the menace has defied all kinds of treatment and the damage it has caused to national life cannot be quantified. The objective of this project therefore, is to examine and assess corruption in the public sector in Nigeria with particular reference to Edo South Senatorial District. It has generated d...

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The study examines, critically, policies and programs and their varying degrees of successes as it relates to description, explanation and justification of the causes and consequences of government activities especially with respect to sustainable rural development using research design. It further explains some basic reasons and how to reduce rural-urban drift, encourage agro-industries for processing of raw materials and finished goods; and promote export oriented commerc...

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The study examines the nature of opposition politics and party ideology in Nigeria and their attendant impacts on democratic consolidation in the fourth republic (1999 – 2019). The core concern in developing countries is how to consolidate democracy or make it permanent; and of importance to this is the trend and viability of opposition politics and party ideology. Party politics in Nigeria is characterized by absence of purposeful opposition and political parties tha...

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The European Union (EU) and other international donors have been involved in the promotion of election administration in Nigeria since the country returned to civil rule in 1999. This research examines the contributions of the EU to Nigeria‘s democracy concerning election administration so as to ascertain the extent to which their contributions have impacted on the quality of elections in the country‘s democratic development. This work was guided by the followin...

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Middle powers are nations that have considerable influence in global affairs. These countries usually take a multilateral approach to solving international problems. Therefore, middle powers identify important transnational issues and mobilize other countries to tackle them. But middle powers must be countries with substantial power constituents – large economy and population, and strong military force. This study examined the medium power role of Nigeria in the globa...

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This study evaluates United Nations Development Programme assistance for the promotion of democratic norm in Nigeria (2003 to 2015) in order to determine its impact on voter registration and confidence in the Election Management Body (EMB), as well as in law making, legislative oversight functions and legislative constituency representation functions of National Assembly. These five items are indicators of democratic norm sub- set in electoral administration and the legisla...

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The thrust of this work is the evaluation of the expropriation of Nigeria’s vital human resources through the brain drain and its implications for its overall development. Nigeria has been adjudged a top emigration country on account of the continuous efflux of its human resources to all parts of the world. Despite the lack of agreement about the exact migrant stock of Nigerians in the diaspora, Nigeria is listed among the top remittance receiving countries in the wor...

1.0Introduction

The topic of the study; Causes and effects of political violence in Gombe metropolis. And the purpose of this first chapter is to outline the background of the study, statement of the problem, research questions, objectives of the research, scope of the study and definition of basic terms and concepts.

1.1Background of study

Political violence refers to all collective attacks within a political community against the political regime, its actors- i...

Background of the Study

A man can be born again; the springs of life can be cleansed instantly…if this is true of one, it can be true of any number. Thus, a nation can be born in a day if the ideals of the people can be changed [William Jennings Bryan].

Nigeria is one of the Countries in Africa that loses billions of dollars yearly because of corruption. She was ranked the second most corrupt country in the world in 2004 [Olu-Olu, 2008]. In 2005 and 2008, Nigeria wa...

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Dependency and underdevelopment in Africa is our main thrust which we try to relate the above to the Nigerian context. Dependency as we all know is a product of underdevelopment which is prevalent in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. It is certain that Nigeria is an independent nation, but it does not reflect in all the facts in the society since the super structures that form the society and state are dependent on foreign policy and factors.

As we can...

JAPA AND NATIONAL SECURITY: INVESTIGATING THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF MASS MIGRATION ON NIGERIA'S STABILITY.

Chapter One: Introduction

Background of the Study

The Japa phenomenon, which refers to the mass migration of Nigerians seeking opportunities abroad, has far-reaching implications for national security. As a significant number of citizens, including skilled professionals and young individuals, leave the country, it raises co...

THE INFLUENCE OF JAPA ON NIGERIA'S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND DIASPORA VOTING.

Chapter One: Introduction

Background of the Study

The Japa phenomenon, which involves the large-scale migration of Nigerians seeking better opportunities abroad, has notable implications for Nigeria's political landscape. This migration trend affects various aspects of political engagement, including citizen participation, voti...

POLICY RESPONSES TO JAPA: EVALUATING GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF MASS MIGRATION.

Chapter One: Introduction

Background of the Study

The Japa phenomenon, referring to the mass migration of Nigerians seeking better opportunities abroad, presents significant challenges for Nigeria's socio-economic and political landscape. As the country experiences a substantial outflow of its population, particularly skilled...

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Economic Diplomacy(ED) is the management of international relations aimed at promoting exports and increasing access to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Nigeria has embarked on various policy reforms including bank recapitalization policy, privatization, anti-corruption campaign, and poverty alleviation. However, various studies on Nigeria’s ED had focused more on the process of its implementation rather than its outcomes. This study, therefore, investigated the outco...

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Nigeria is a multi-ethnic society with a conglomerate of nations each with distinct and unique identities and values but fused together as a state by European imperialism in Africa as perfected by British colonialism. Since the advent of British rule following amalgamation of the colonies in 1914 through independence in 1960 and date, there has been plethora of governments and various constitutions aimed at arriving at a social contract that serves all ethnics on the basis...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Generally, news of crime and criminal acts elicit different reactions from the people. Sometimes people are intrigued, attracted or repelled, amused or frightened. While interest in crime has usually been high, understanding why it occurs and what to do about it has always been a problem. As every other area of life and human behavior, there is no shortage of experts and experts’ opinion starting from public officials,...

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The problem of federalism and the associated crises of national integration in Nigeria raise serious alarm. The situation attracts growing interest and concern. The crises are very severing such that they culminate in a strong force being mounted on the federation with tendency to disintegrate the country. The works addresses this phenomenon by investigating and analysing the problem. Documentary research method is used in gathering and analysing data. So textbooks, journal...