Community Development In Nigeria Research Articles

Poverty, Communal Conflicts and Rural Community Development in Nigeria: The Ndiagu Amagu Erim-Ogwudu Ikwo of Ebonyi State in Perspective

Poverty, Communal Conflicts and Rural Community Development in Nigeria: The Ndiagu Amagu Erim-Ogwudu Ikwo of Ebonyi State in Perspective

Emerging Trends in Worker-Cooperatives in a Changing World of Work: Implication for Community Development in Nigeria

Worker-cooperatives are emerging as organizational structures responding to the trends within the world of work, ranging from technological, economical to social trends. They have a specific democratic governance structure of management and members being the workers and they are also in charge of decisions making in the enterprise. As part of the trends in a changing world of work, worker-cooperatives use different spectrums of technologies for local and international work performance. They buy out or take over business organizations that are failing as a result of the financial and economic crisis and transform the business organizations into productive enterprises. They also generate employment for members and non-members, provide financial assistance to members and non-members at a reduced interest rate and help to train community members to be proficient in different fields of endeavour. Obviously, in the Nigerian society today, worker-cooperatives are agents of bringing development in urban settlements and rural communities.

Governmentality Perspective as a Contemporary Strategy for Rural Community Development in Nigeria

This study delves into the intricate dynamics of governmentality in the context of rural community development in Nigeria. It examines diverse participant perceptions of governmentality initiatives, highlighting the influence of socio-cultural and economic contexts. The research also assesses the impact of these initiatives on rural development outcomes, emphasizing improvements in infrastructure, community engagement, and socio-economic conditions. Challenges, including resource constraints and transparency issues, are explored, along with the pivotal role of community participation and effective communication. The findings underscore the significance of contextspecific approaches, community involvement, and addressing regional disparities in rural development. The study provides valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners, advocating for nuanced strategies that account for the unique characteristics of Nigeria’s rural communities. Recommendations encompass tailored approaches, transparency, capacity building, resource mobilization, and cultural preservation. By heeding these recommendations, stakeholders can enhance the effectiveness of governmentality-oriented initiatives, fostering sustainable and equitable development across diverse regions.

Ethical considerations in community engagement: A literature review of practices in Nigerian NGOs

This paper delves into the multifaceted realm of sustainable community development in Nigeria, with a keen focus on the ethical implications of non-governmental organizations' (NGOs) interventions. The primary aim was to discern the role of NGOs in fostering sustainable community development, especially in the Niger Delta region, a hotspot for oil exploration with its attendant environmental and socio-economic challenges. Through a comprehensive literature review, the study examined the historical context, the socio-economic landscape, and the environmental degradation resulting from oil activities. The methods employed involved a critical analysis of existing literature, supplemented by case studies and empirical data. Results highlighted the pivotal role of NGOs in addressing the challenges faced by communities in the Niger Delta. However, the ethical dimensions of their interventions raised pertinent questions about sustainability, the nature of their engagement, and the broader socio-political implications. The study underscored the concept of reciprocal responsibility, emphasizing the importance of co-created solutions and active community participation. In conclusion, while NGOs have made significant strides in community development, the ethical foundation of their initiatives determines their lasting impact. Recommendations include fostering informed consent, protecting vulnerable populations, nurturing genuine community partnerships, and prioritizing research into emerging ethical considerations. The paper paves the way for a more ethically grounded approach to community development, ensuring that interventions resonate with the aspirations and well-being of the communities they serve.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Using the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method, the research investigates the effect of local government budget on community development in Nigeria. The findings show that the overall loan taken out by local governments has a negative and significant effect on human development. Additionally, it was discovered that municipal governments' overall spending had a somewhat favourable effect on human development. Additional research revealed that local governments' present revenues significantly and favourably affected human development. The rate of population expansion had a detrimental and severe impact on human development. The total amount borrowed by municipal governments also had a detrimental but little effect on life expectancy. The results also demonstrated that local governments' overall spending, current revenue, and real GDP growth rate all had a favourable and significant impact on life expectancy. Local government autonomy is recommended. With local government autonomy, federal allocation (revenue) as well as other revenues will come direct to the local governments and not through the state governments. This will ensure higher revenue for the local governments to carry out development-oriented projects and programmes. Also, local government authorities should utilize available revenues in bringing about desired community development in the areas of human development in Nigeria. Local government autonomy is recommended so that revenue from the federation accounts and other revenues could go directly to local government, not through state governments. This could improve on local government revenue base and bring about desired human development in Nigeria.

ASSESSMENT OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME AS VIABLE POLICY FOR RURAL AGRARIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Youth Empowerment is a systematic process/policy for rural agrarian community development in Nigeria. Katsina State was purposively chosen. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 190 respondents each from participating trainee on dyeing, pottery, catering, welding and blacksmithing and non-participating farmers to assess the impact of the programme in community development. Information was obtained by the use of structured questionnaires guided by trained enumerators. Descriptive statistics, foster-greer-thorbecke (FGT) index, propensity score marching (PSM) were used to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, measure their poverty status and the impact as a result of participation in the programme respectively. The results revealed that majority respondents were agile and fell between age bracket of 26 and 27 with higher percentage of male (76 and 75), with a good number marked (64% and 63%), and a higher proportion of educationally advantage (88% and 87%) of both the participant and non-participant. Similarly, the poverty depth index were 0.326 and 0.412, which showed higher poverty among non-participant (0.412) of the programme. The result further indicated the average programme effect on poverty status, test index of youth participating is between 5.9 to 7.2% higher than the non-participant which makes it significant at 1% level of probability and has impacted on poverty status of the participant. Therefore, among the recommendation were advocating for both Government and Non-governmental organization to facilitate community driven development through empowerment programmes for sustainable development.

Programme Planning in Adult Inmates Correctional Education for Sustainable Community Development in Nigeria

This paper examined the need for programme planning in adult inmates’ correctional education for sustainable community development in Nigeria. The paper also, made a conceptual clarifications of various terms attached to it. It also concluded that when Adult inmates acquire education while under incarceration, they are empowered for the future. Therefore, we should bear in mind that education is not restricted to crime free individuals but also an opportunity given to adult inmates to acquire knowledge for self reliance after their jail terms. The paper finally suggests that all hands should be on deck to see to the total success of the Nigeria Correctional Service towards successful implementation of Correctional Education programme for actualisation of sustainable community development goal in the country.

Traditional Administrative System and Community Development in Nigeria: Roles and Relevance of Traditional Institution in Local Community Development

Recently, the 1999 Nigerian constitution has been unavoidably silent on specific roles for traditional rulers in the country. Thus, traditional institutions play a crucial part in policy development and implementation in the country. Consequently, the lack of constitutional roles for traditional institutions severely limited their utility at the grassroots. The study assesses the roles of the traditional administrative system of selected communities in Osun State towards the integration of traditional core values into mainstream administration in Nigeria and also assesses the relevance of traditional institutions in managing inherent conflicts of the selected communities in Osun State. The study engaged qualitative research through key informant interviews and in-depth interviews. The findings showed that traditional institutions in Nigeria play active roles in the development process in the country. Despite their difficulty, the roles were more visible in cultural dissemination and managing conflicts in the local communities. The study concluded that the traditional administrative system and structure had influenced community development in the southwest region immensely but are limited in function and operation largely by the absence of roles in the Nigeria constitution.

An evaluation of individual entrepreneurial orientation and community development in Nigeria

This paper is a review paper that examines the relationship between individual entrepreneurial orientation and community development. Entrepreneurial orientation is conceived as the tendency or openness of a firm or an individual towards innovativeness, risk -taking, pro-activeness and autonomy. On the other hand, Community development relates to the revitalization, improvement and positive changes brought to a Community either through external support or members’ contributions and involvement. It was further argued that individual entrepreneurial orientation like Community development is capable of stimulating developments in the areas of education, healthcare, agricultural extension, rural industry as well as the social fabrics of the Community. It was lastly concluded that while business firms within a community can actually initiate ideas and programmes that should benefit the Community as one of its stakeholders, individuals who are considered major stakeholders in the Community in development initiatives are expected to develop their entrepreneurial tendencies, which would stimulate commercial activities and overall development that will make life more meaningful for every dweller and stakeholder.

An evaluation of individual entrepreneurial orientation and community development in Nigeria

An evaluation of individual entrepreneurial orientation and community development in Nigeria

Socio – Economic Marginalization and Youth Restiveness, Impact On Community Development in Nigeria

This study investigates socio-economic marginalization and youths’ restiveness impact on community development. The study employed content analysis with indepth literature review as methodology. Socioeconomic marginalization is the exclusion of the youth in the social and economic activities of the community and also denying them from benefiting from socio -economic opportunities of the land. The concept of youth restiveness is the unwelcome attitude and behaviour, demonstrating violence and grievances to press home their demands, needs and aspiration. All of these impact community development which represent real change in the life of a community in terms of the people, infrastructure, the environment. Empirical literatures have investigated the nexus among socio-economic marginalization, youths’ restiveness and their impact on community development and found strong correlations among the variables. Thus, socio-economic marginalization brings about youths’ restiveness which in turn crops up negative impact on community development. This is validated with this studies. To reverse this trend, socio-economic inclusion should be encouraged which will in turn eliminate restiveness of youth and bring about sustainable community development. Thus, this study concludes that, involvement of youth in social and economic activities of the community, opening opportunities for them will curb restiveness and crop up sustainable community development. Therefore, the study recommends that, there should be youth involvement in terms of participation and benefits association with the socio-economic activities of the community. This will systematically eliminate restiveness and drive community development.

Leadership Literacy as a means to enhance Sustainable Community Development in Nigeria

Leadership Literacy as a means to enhance Sustainable Community Development in Nigeria

Education & Developmental Initiatives: Examining the Role of Adult Education in Rural Community Development in Nigeria

Rural community development is a critical driving force in a nation’s advancement. The effort is to address and successfully support the specific needs and opportunities of the communities and their inhabitants. As a result, any nation that has weak or undeveloped rural communities finds it extremely difficult to reach the height of its developmental strides. In the same manner, the role of education in modern times cannot be quickly exhausted in a hurry for its contributions to the development of individuals and its impact on rural community development. As a result, this paper attempts to identify and conceptualize the following terms - “Community”, “Education”, “Development”, “Community development”, “formal education”, “Informal education”, “Non-formal education”, “Adult education”, and “Rural area”. It also attempts to understand the functions of a community, and how individuals in a rural community could contribute meaningfully to the development of their rural communities. Also discussed the purpose or the importance of community development in Nigeria. The paper further examined the purpose/benefits of adult education in community development, and the challenges or obstacles hindering the effective implementation of rural community development initiatives. However, the authors finally made suggestions for combating the effective implementation of rural community development programmes and projects in Nigeria.

Social Responsibility of Telecommunication Companies: Implication for Host Community Development in Nigeria

Social Responsibility of Telecommunication Companies: Implication for Host Community Development in Nigeria

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COST AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN NIGERIA

This study examined community development and financial performance of oil and gas firms in Nigeria. Specifically, the study analyzed the effect of community development cost on return on asset of selected oil and gas firms. Six (6) oil and gas firms were sampled for the study and data were collated from published annual reports of these firms over the period of 10 years, spanning between 2010 and 2019. Data were analyzed using panel based estimation techniques and evaluations were done for the most consistent and efficient result based on restricted F-test and Hausman test. Result showed that a unit increase in community development cost by 1 billion naira led to insignificant increase in return on asset by 0.7%. By implication this result showed that increase in the level of community development cost of oil and gas firms in Nigeria significantly influenced the performance of oil and gas firms as measured in terms of return on asset. This study concluded first that engagement in community development in Nigeria by oil and gas firms has the potential to culminate into improved corporate performance; however, such potential is yet to be fully harnessed by most of the oil and gas firms in Nigeria. Hence oil and gas firms in the country, should be more objective in their engagement in community development in the country, so as to further boost their performance potential.

Communal Conflicts and Community Development

This paper examines the relationship between communal conflict and community development in Nigeria. It overhauls the stifling effects of communal conflicts on development especially in the rural areas. The treatise therefore relied on secondary documents to x-ray the meaning, origin, causes and consequences among other elements of communal conflicts and their effects on rural developments. This paper recommends among other things, that the communities, the arbiters of these conflicts and government should work together to ensure that the communities live in harmony with their neighbours in order to minimize the occurrence of these conflicts and enable development to take root in these areas.

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY AWARENESS ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF OIL COMPANIES FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Exploration activities of Oil companies in most communities in Nigeria have negatively impacted on the environment where they are performing their business activities without adequate compensation to the community people. Such negative impacts include; gas flaring, oil spillages, noise and air pollution and so on and these affect the flora and fauna. Even whem compensations are paid, they are not commensurate to the damage and this result in communal conflicts, overheated and prolonged agitations, frustrations, loss of lives and properties and consequently unhealthy relationship between the oil companies and their host communities. This is basically as a result of community people possessing little or no awareness of the terms of the corporate social responsibility to be performed by all participating stakeholders especially the oil companies. This paper therefore examines how capacity building programmes can be employed as a means to equipping and increasing the awareness of community people with necessary information on corporate social responsibility of oil companies for sustainable community development in Nigeria. Some of such programmes include adult literacy education, extension education, conferences, seminars, talk shows, education consultancy just to mention a few. The paper therefore suggests that community members should be adequately informed on existing aspects of the corporate social responsibilities of oil companies operating in their locality and that these oil companies perform their corporate social responsibility to their host communities effectively in order to foster sustainable community development.

Adopting a Pragmatic Approach to Rural Information Systems and Services Delivery for Sustainable Community Development in Nigeria

The availability and access to rural information systems and services in rural communities in Nigeria and elsewhere have been recognized as an essential public service utility that can rapidly cause unprecedented development of rural communities. This paper attempts to chronicle the state and condition of rural information systems and services provided in rural Nigeria and their connections to community development. The essence of the paper is to provoke discussion on the relevance of rural information services and to offer direction on the essentials of strengthening and enhancing information systems and services in rural communities. It was argued that library and information professionals especially librarians should assume new roles and strategies to strengthen and enhance rural information systems and services through a pragmatic approach. A pragmatic approach will allow every major key player to compliment ideas with actions. The need for government and other major players accept their responsibilities and also appreciate the invaluable place of building well-informed rural communities as a panacea to developmental challenges confronting Nigeria as a nation is advocated.

Revitalizing Cooperative Programmes Activities for Active Participation of Rural Women Towards Enhancing Community Development in Nigeria

Revitalizing Cooperative Programmes Activities for Active Participation of Rural Women Towards Enhancing Community Development in Nigeria

Social Development Strategies for Promotion of Community Development in Nigeria

Every social action is perceived as a joint undertaking of’ people in their social settings to improve their living conditions in various communities in the society. Social development as an educational process stimulates consciousness among people in order to be aware of their capabilities to address prevailing situations and realities in various participating communities. Social development as a concept is used to stimulate awareness in people for the ultimate purpose of understanding their social realities ant their potentialities to promote development that will improve their living conditions in their various communities. The paper identified conscientisation strategy, communication strategy and group action strategy as strategies of social development in stimulating community development. Based on the issues discussed appropriate recommendations are made which include the urgent need to ensure that adequate information is made available to people through the instrumentality of conscientisation and communication as well as that social development should be driven by common vision and interest of the people of participating communities in Nigeria. Keywords: Social Development, Strategies, Promotion, Community Development DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-11-07 Publication date: April 30 th 2020