AN ANALYSIS OF NEWSPAPERS IN THE COVERAGE OF KIDNAPPING IN THE SOUTH WEST NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF PUNCH AND GUARDIAN NEWSPAPERS
ABSTRACT: The rate at which innocent lives have been muddied in Nigeria by the problem of kidnapping and abduction is concerning, since the impact of kidnapping is becoming severe in Nigerians to the point that everyone is sleeping with one eye open. This sc...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF ELECTION VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
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 th...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF BANDITRY AND ITS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The study is focused on a critical evaluation of banditry and its effect 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 stu...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH CHILD ABUSE
Background of the study: Procreation is a phenomenon that ensures the survival and continuity of a nation. However, the rearing pattern of the children that are products of wedlock is a crucial task that is significant in determining the quality of citizens that...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION SERIES ON THE NIGERIAN WOMEN (A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE)
Background of the study: The mass media has recently become very well-established in emerging nations. Today, even historically isolated areas have access to television and radio programming. Although proof of the media's socioeconomic consequences is not restricted to develo...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT’S COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY IN NIGERIA’S INTERNAL SECURITY (2009 – 2013)
Background to the study: Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, Nigeria has witnessed series of ethno- religious and resource-based violence that have taken terror dimension and threatened its internal security. Terrorism, either international or domes...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLICATION OF FULANI HERDSMEN BANDITRY ACTIVITIES ON COMMUNITY SETTLEMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The Fulani unarguably represent a significant part of the economy of Nigeria. They are the major breeders of goats, sheep and cattle as those animals are the major source of meat and affordable source of animal proteins ate by Nigerians.&...
View DetailsATTITUDES OF UNDERGRADUATE YOUTHS TOWARD DEMOCRATIC VALUES: IMPLICATION FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
Background to the Study: Citizens are the hearts and soul of democracy and hence there must be active and informed involvement of the people at all levels of governance as willing participants in defining and maintaining their democracy. The youths of...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF INCREASING MARITAL PROBLEMS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
ABSTRACT: The present investigation was conducted with the primary objective of scrutinising the underlying factors and ramifications of marital discord, employing the urban area of Kaduna as a representative case study. The utilisation of the survey research des...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF THE CHALLENGES FACING MEDIA IN DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The art of communication as we know it now has evolved over many generations. Humans have been working very hard for a very long time to improve on one of the most fundamental aspects of their existence, and this effort has resulted in the sophistication...
View DetailsCHALLENGES FACING MEDIA ORGANISATION IN DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA TELEVISION AUTHORITY (NTA)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Communication as known everywhere has developed over a number of centuries. The sophisticated and complexity which characterized human communication in the modern world are the result of a very long and sustained effort by human beings to improve on one o...
View DetailsUNEMPLOYMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON NIGERIA YOUTH
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Current World Population include an estimated 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years, which is about 24.7% of the world’s working age population. Worldwide youth unemployment is high, almost three times higher than the adult un...
View DetailsDOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN NIGERIA EXPERIENCE
Background of the study: Apart from CEDAW and other international instruments which Nigeria is signatory to laws that forbid violence against women, the Nigeria constitution itself forbids it. The provision in section 42 of Nigeria constitution, guarantees all Nigeria including w...
View DetailsEFFECT OF BANDITRY ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
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 (...
View DetailsEFFECT OF BANDITRY ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE)
Background Of The Study: Security issues are global issues that must be addressed in order to establish a conducive climate for socioeconomic progress. Insecurity not only endangers residents' lives and property, but also halts a country's overall growth...
View DetailsTHE SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL
Background to the study: Social problems are issues happenings which are frequently occurring in the society in recent times. They are the issues that affect everybody in the society. The issues are of great concern to both the young and adults. They are not pers...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study: Crime is one major problem, and a burning issue in which every society particularly a developing...
View DetailsTHE PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS ON THE CAUSES OF INDISCIPLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF USELU SECONDARY SCHOOL IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: For obvious reason, we might be tempted to undermine the theme of this paper. Reasons are not far fetched; the topic most aca...
View DetailsTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BANDITRY AND ABDUCTIONS IN NIGERIA AND THE PROGRESSION OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Civil instability, terrorist threats, banditry, and persistent abductions of Nigerians, notably the well-publicized kidnappin...
View DetailsTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND RAPE IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Every society across the globe has its peculiar problems and challenges. Nigeria is not an exception. As a developing country...
View DetailsAN ANALYSIS OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS IN NIGERIAN BROADCAST MEDIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The media has an important part to play in the man for gender transition and in narrowing the social woman gap that exists be...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF PROTESTS ON THE POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT OF NIGERIAN YOUTH: A CASE STUDY OF ENDSARS PROTEST
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS, was established as a special police unit in 1992 to tackle increasin...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON YOUTHS INVOLVEMENT IN KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The kidnapping of all manner of persons has gained ascendancy in Nigeria. A malady previously unknown to the people has rapid...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ON NIGERIAN SOCIETY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: It is impossible to place too much emphasis on the problem of young unemployment because of statements such as (2009), which...
View DetailsTHE IMPLICATION OF FULANI HERDSMEN BANDITRY ACTIVITIES ON COMMUNITY SETTLEMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The Fulani unarguably represent a significant part of the economy of Nigeria. They are the major breeders of goats, sheep and...
View DetailsTHE IMPLICATION OF BANDITRY AND ABDUCTION ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Civil unrest, terror threats, banditry and ongoing abductions of Nigerians, including the well-publicized kidnapping of schoo...
View DetailsTHE IMPLICATION OF RITUALISM ON MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIAN YOUTHS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Moral education is an issue that is currently being widely discussed as a result of the moral decadence of youths. The Nigeri...
View DetailsTHE CONCERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The terrorist attacks that took place in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, District of Columbia on September 11, 2001 were acts of war against the i...
View DetailsTHE CRIME OF CHILD ABUSE IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF PORT HARCOURT, RIVER STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The phenomena of procreation assures the existence and continuation of a country. However, the manner in which married parent...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA ON INDUSTRIALIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
Background to the View Details
CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF FOURTH REPUBLIC NIGERIAN SENATE.
CHAPTER ONE
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 r...
View DetailsTERRORISM AND IT'S IMPLICATIONS ON GLOBAL SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA)
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Terrorism poses a significant global security challenge, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous militant and terrorist organisations have emerged, transforming the continent into a...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA (STUDY BORNO STATE)
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
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 internation...
View DetailsAGRICULTURAL FINANCING AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH
ABSTRACT
This study employed regression to examine the impact of agricultural financing on economic growth in Nigeria from 1981 to 2019. The study made use of four explanatory variables and one control variable which included Agricultural output (AO), Agricultural Loans (AL), Agricultur...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF BOKO HARAM TERRORISM IN MUBI-METROPOLIS OF ADAMAWA STATE (2011-2015)
ABSTRACT
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 Nort...
View DetailsAssessment of the Challenges to Nigeria’s Medium Power Role in Global Affairs: A Case Study of the Fourth Republic (1999-2015)
ABSTRACT
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. Bu...
View DetailsCLAPHAM ANTI SLAVERY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT ,1773-1833 AN APPROACH TO THE ERADICATION OF MODERN HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA
1.1Background of the Study
Slavery cum slave trade was a constituent part of the social system in Africa as in other parts of the world. During the old slavery era, people became slaves as a result of economic default, seizure as war captives, purchase and voluntary submission among oth...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTOMATED CAR PLATE NUMBER RECOGNITION SYSTEM
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
Massive integration of information technology into all aspects of modern life caused demand for processing vehicles as conceptual...
View DetailsETHICAL RE-OREIETATION AND THE QUEST FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA
1.1Background to the Study
Nigeria is going through hard and perilous times. Nigeria is not alone in these challenges but it is a sad and pity to observe.According to Folaranmi (2012):
Mention anything negative; corruption, violation of human rights, fallen standard of educati...
View DetailsEVALUATING CRIME CONTROL AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES IN KIRIKIRI AND KUJE PRISONS
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...
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