GODFATHERISM AND POLITICAL CONFLICT IN NIGERIA: AN OPINION SURVEY OF VOTERS
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...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL BANKING ON MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The growth of economy and development of banking have often appeared inseparable until l7 century, there had existed on modern banking institution anywhere, and there had on modern developed economy. Before 1892, Nigeria was evidently underdeve...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: According to Uwadia (2010), Education in a broad sense is a process by which an individual acquires the many physical and social capabilities demanded by the society in which he/she is born into to function. It is to a nation what the min...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF THE PROBLEM AND PROSPECT OF FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA
Background of the study: Federalism has developed as one of the most popular models of governance because to its integrative ability to assess the various political life of multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and multi-lingual countries. Federalism, on the other hand,...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF FISCAL POLICY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA ECONOMY
Background of the Study: The economy of any country, irrespective of its structure is regulated by certain policies developed by the government. Some of these include economic policies, social policies, monetary policies etc. however of all these policies economi...
View DetailsASSESSING THE MERITS OF POLICE REFORMATION IN IMPROVING NATIONAL SECURITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE 2020 ENDSARS PROTEST
Background Of Study: More than fifty years ago, sociologists viewed protest as an undemocratic invasion of politics and power. After the 1970s, protest is now seen as an important strengthening of democratic political systems and an important factor in the transi...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF ELECTION MALPRACTICE AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC
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 th...
View DetailsASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT USING JOS AS CASE STUDY
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 o...
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 DetailsAUTONOMY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND WAY FORWARD
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The Nigerian government structure is made up of three tiers, which are the federal government, state government and the local government. The three of them are involved in delivering dividends of democracy to the people. They each have th...
View DetailsBIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA POLITICAL SYSTEM
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 aut...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF BUREAUCRATS IN GOVERNMENT CORRUPT PRACTISES IN NIGERIA
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 tran...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF THE CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT IN BUDGETARY SYSTEM IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine challenges and prospect in budgetary system in public service in Nigeria in federal ministry of education. Specifically, the study Analyze the effect of effective budgetary on development of the ministry...
View DetailsCOMBATING CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)
INTRODUCTION: Nigeria became an independent nation on the 1st of October 1960. A country richly endowed with monumental geographical and diverse natural resources ranging from crude oil to gas (natural), coal al, et. Nigeria possesses potential market ability for rapid econo...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FEDERALISM AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA (1960-2010)
ABSTRACT: The history of mankind in all generation has been a struggle dominated by the need to enhance his material condition either as an individual or as a collectivity. The struggle for material condition has led to the evolution of different types of politic...
View DetailsA COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ELUCIDATING THE JUXTAPOSITION OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND FEDERALISM IN THE CONTEXTS OF NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A very striking feature of every federal state is the existence of diversities. Whether federations are formed by integration of previously independent entities or through differentiation of a single entity into many components, the...
View DetailsCORRUPTION IN NIGERIA AS A HINDRANCE TO ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
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 reduc...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF FISCAL POLICY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA ECONOMY
Background of the Study: The economy of any country, irrespective of its structure is regulated by certain policies developed by the government. Some of these include economic policies, social policies, monetary policies etc. however of all these policies economi...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA
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....
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF PDP: 1999-2011
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 o...
View DetailsTRADE UNIONISM AND IT’S IMPACT ON WORKERS WELFARE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The term trade union has a variety of meanings depending on the perception of workers and the definition imposed by the legal frameworks in many countries. Some workers organizations call themselves staff or professional associations...
View DetailsTHE POLITICIZATION OF RELIGION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE NIGERIA FEDERALISM
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Before Nigeria became independent on October 1, I960, the nation went through a long period of colonial administration. This, what is today known as Nigeria wa...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN CURBING ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Civic education is a vital component of adult education because it equips citizens with the skills, mindset, and information...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF GODFATHERISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF POLITICS ON NIGERIA EDUCATION SECTOR
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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 ma...
View DetailsTHE MASS MEDIA AND COVERAGE OF SPORTS PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study: The responsibilities of the mass media as a social institution cannot be over emphasized, it is not therefore an over statement to point out here that the co-existence of th...
View DetailsTHE MOBILIZATION OF WOMEN IN ILORIN POLITICS 1979-2003
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Gender incongruity in politics is a worldwide phenomenon, literature abounds showing that the level of women’s participation at the highest level of political activity accounts for their invisibility in the top posit...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF PUBLIC OPINION ON PUBLIC POLICY IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Since independence in 1960 in Nigeria, different governments have embrace on one programme or another. The research work is to examine the activities of the public...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF PUBLIC OPINION ON PUBLIC POLICY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: In social science no concept has a single definition, because there are converging views of concepts that is, different schol...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF NIGERIAN PRESS ON SHAPING THE COUNTRY’S POLITICAL STRUCTURE (PERIOD OF STUDY 1999 TILL DATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: In all aspects of social life, the onset of a new decade triggers an effort to summarize and charactrized what happened 2-5 years ago, and to look forward to changes. The onset of a new era. Th...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT OF OWNERSHIP ON POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND REPORTING IN NIGERIA, A STUDY OF GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: This paper evaluates Nigerian press reportage of political campaign during the 2011 presidential election. The major focus of the paper is to assess the role of the Nigerian press in the strugg...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES ON THE MAINTENANCE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE NIGERIAN LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Since the country gained its independence from the British administration in 1960, Nigeria's experience with democracy ha...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA
The process through which the economies o...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA.
The p...
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 EFFECT OF BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA SOCIETY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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 trig...
View DetailsA CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY WITHIN THE PERIOD OF 2019-2023
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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, e...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT ON CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOURS A CASE STUDY OF KONGA ONLINE SHOP (WWW.KONGA.COM)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Advertisement plays an important role in modern era as it shapes the attitudes and perceptions of individuals and society which strikingly influences their buying behaviour (Edwards, 2005). Advertisement is considered the prime...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Poverty is a universal problem facing mankind, with serious consequences. It can be described as a multi-dimensional phenomenon, which lacks universally accepted definition. Fo...
View DetailsA STUDY OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2018 INCONCLUSIVE ELECTION IN OSUN STATE ON ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to ...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN ELECTORAL REFORMS IN NIGERIA BETWEEN 2009 TO 2021
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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 envir...
View DetailsCONSTITUENCY OFFICE AND EFFECTIVE LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION IN ABAKALIKI/IZZI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the <...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF LIABILITIES OF OIL PRODUCING COMPANIES FOR OIL SPILLAGE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This project set out to examine the compensation of oil spill victims in the Nigerian oil industry. The compensation of these victims has become clumsy and dark in the wake of oil bunkering, pipeline vandalism, sabotage, since in the past, oil spill was as a result of the activ...
View DetailsAn Assessment of Credibility and Perception of Governmental Communication Among the Residents in South-East Nigeria
INTRODUCTION
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 thei...
View DetailsASSESSING THE DYNAMICS OF POLITICS OF OPPOSITION, PARTY IDEOLOGY AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA: 1999 - 2019
ABSTRACT
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;...
View DetailsCAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN GOMBE METROPOLIS
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 definit...
View DetailsCORRUPTION AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT: (A CASE STUDY OF HALLIBURTON)
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 o...
View DetailsGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a significant barrier to women's partici...
View DetailsELECTORAL LAWS AND CREDIBLE ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF 2010 ELECTORAL ACT ON 2011 AND 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS
ABSTRACT
Towards the end of 1990, international dynamics, pressures and persuasion combined to move Nigeria towards the embrace of a political system based on the global principles of democracy. The legal framework for this foundation was provided for by Decree No. 24 of May, 1999 which...
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