Issues In Nigeria Research Articles

Awareness and Responsiveness to Environmental Issues by Youths: A Logistic Regression Approach

This research was carried out among student in Nigerian schools. The logistic regression model and ordinal logistic model were fitted with Awareness to environmental issues (AEI) with two levels and Responsiveness to environmental issues (REI) with five levels as the response variable. The predictor variables are age, geographical zones, type of school and location of school. The fitted logistic regression was shown to be a good fit and the result revealed that the older the students the more responsive they are to environmental issues. The overall effect of zone and type of school were statistically significant though the type of school had a negative effect. The ordinal logistic regression was equally fitted and the results also show that the older the student the more aware they are of environmental issues. The result also shows that the zones, urban schools and students in senior secondary and university are associated with higher likelihood of being aware of environmental issues and these effects are significant. The summary of the results reveals that though there is awareness of environmental issues in Nigeria but responsiveness towards is very low among students. Hence, we recommend that courses on environmental issues and responsiveness towards them should be incorporated in the academic curriculum of students especially in the universities since age has a positive effect on both RIE and AEI.

Curtailing fake news creation and dissemination in Nigeria: Twitter social network and sentiment analysis approaches

Influencers create and facilitate dissemination of information in a network and can shape the attitudes and beliefs of members of a social network. Identifying the influencers and their relations, as well as the sentiment of tweets being disseminated in the network on some selected keywords can help curtail fake news creation and dissemination in the network. This study uses a sequential mixed-methods design with a quantitative method followed by qualitative methods. The quantitative data were collected using Mozdeh big data analysis software. Mozdeh software was used to collect tweets through Twitter’s Streaming application programming interface to build a corpus of tweets, collected from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2021. The study found two major actors/influencers involved in the creation and dissemination of fake news on the tweeter social network studied. The study further found overall Av. Pos. − Av. Neg. was −0.9935. Data collected were on some specific trending keywords on a particular region in Nigeria. Identifying and monitoring the tweets of influencers in a network can aid in debunking fake news immediately after dissemination and discourage the use of offensive words in tweets. The results revealed major influencers responsible for creating and disseminating fake news on some trending issues in Nigeria.

Entrepreneurship Education in Library and Information Science and Marketing of Library Services: Issues in Nigeria

Entrepreneurship Education in Library and Information Science and Marketing of Library Services: Issues in Nigeria

NON-FORMAL EDUCATION OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING SECURITY CHALLENGES IN NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST NIGERIA

The issue of Boko Haram and Banditry insurgency has been characterized by the killing, of people, abduction of school children, kidnapping for ransom, army robbery, raping, rustling of cows, destruction of houses, schools, mosques, churches, markets, security posts, health care centers, and farms has become a great security problem in northeast and northwest, Nigeria. The issue has resulted in a waste of peoples’ lives and livelihoods in the two geopolitical zones. The researchers believe that Boko haram insurgency and banditry security issues in Nigeria can be better addressed through Non-formal Education options. This study, therefore, examined how non-formal education can be explored to end insecurity challenges in the northeast and northwest Nigeria. The researchers used the Google database to get relevant journal papers. The prism technique was used to get and extract data based on the known inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to the analysis, non-formal education options can be explored to address boko haram insurgency and banditry in north-east and north-west Nigeria and if non-formal education options as described in this study are adopted, boko haram insurgency and banditry will be of the past in Nigeria.

Forced Displacement, Statelessness and Nationality Issues in Nigeria

The paper is anchored on persons of concern and nationality issues in Nigeria. The theory of social exclusion is adopted to explain the extent to which people of concern have been excluded from exercising and accessing their right to nationality in Nigeria. The paper is based on a desk review of secondary sources of information from international organizations, state agencies, and other relevant publications. Findings of the study revealed conflicts involving non-state actors in Nigeria and Cameroon largely account for forced displacement and nationality crises in Nigeria. The study also found that changes in Nigeria’s borderlines, undocumented migration and ethnic agitations accounts for nationality crises in Nigeria. The study recommended that the government of Nigeria should ensure the proper registration and management of forced migrants and address the major causes of conflicts. There should be proper border management and clear laws on the acquisition of citizenship by persons of concern in Nigeria.

Impact of traditional healers in the provision of mental health services in Nigeria.

Mental health remains one of the most overlooked issues in Nigeria. The burden posed by traditional healers in the provision of mental health services is becoming a public health concern in the country. This article presents a review of the present situation on the mental health service provision in Nigeria by traditional healers and highlights way forward actions for policy makers, government, and other stakeholders. These include the need for a policy direction on the need for establishing an improved system of psychiatric and mental health services in hospitals that will drive cultural acceptability, accessibility, and affordability. Further, there is a need for policy measures to be in place towards creating long term directions and sustainability of documentations of traditional healer's activities, harmful avoidance and improved mental health services in primary health centers. The fact that traditional healers are indispensable in provision of mental health services, call for collaborative effort to improve services such as behavioral change, capacity building and referral practice that could save more lives and reduce severity of complications.

Mediating Role of Leadership-led Change in Adoption of Waste-to-Energy in Nigeria

The use of renewable energy has increased in the past several years. Innovative forms of sustainable alternative energy production, such as solar and wind, are well-recognized energy sources. This paper reviews waste-to-energy (WtE), an innovative and evolving form of renewable energy, and its possible adoption in Nigeria to address this nation’s energy crisis and pollution problem. The theoretical framework of this paper draws from the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and the leadership-led change framework to consider the role of leaders and their influence to adopt WtE. Four factors act as antecedents to the formation of attitudes and subjective norms about WtE, which then affect intentions to adopt WtE. Intentions then become a predictor of behavior for adopting WtE. Through this framework, we examine the predicted potential for WtE as a solution for energy and pollution issues in Nigeria. We modeled leadership-led change as a mediator in the relationship between attitude and intention to adopt WtE in Nigeria. Our results show that leadership-led change partially mediates the attitude–intention relationship in the adoption of WtE. This paper makes two contributions: First, we offer an empirical account of Nigerian leaders’ intention to adopt WtE as a solution for its energy and environmental problems; and second, we offer an extended TRA model that incorporates a leadership-led change framework.

On the Quest to Study Abroad; Cultural, Linguistic and Economic Fallouts- matters Arising In Nigeria

Nigerian language and culture are endangered because of a strong craving to study abroad. The upsurge in the number of Nigerian youths fleeingthe country still grows for many reasons: while some go in pursuit of university education, others simply go in search of greener pastures. Yet, the cultural cum linguistic and economic implications of this mass exodus of the supposedly best brains of the country have received little or no scholarly attention. This paper therefore presents a discourse cum psycholinguistic analysis of some online newspaper publications on the presence and activities of Nigerians in oversea countries vis-à-vis, the aftermath on the Nigerian nation. The methodology involves a critical reading of selected online newspaper publications on educational issues in Nigeria and abroad. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Linguistic Theory (1929), and Anchimbe and Janney (2017) Postcolonial Pragmatic Theory are used to account for the hybridic discourses resulting from the mixture of different sociocultural and linguistic elements as a corollary of colonization. The results show that the alarming taste for oversea education in Nigeria has not only corrupted our communication system and cultural demeanor, it has also impacted negatively on the value of our currency, contributed to the general weakness of the Nigerian local universities and ultimately led to brain drain in Nigeria. It is therefore concluded that this trend has taken from us far more than whatever good it has brought and should immediately be discontinued as a necessary route to our cultural and economic emancipation.

Citizen Journalism and Security Challenges: Audience Perception of Ethical and Security issues in Nigeria’s online Journalism Practice

Citizen journalism has transformed the face of journalism practice in Nigeria and the rest of the world. The Internet has basically restructured the mode of news and information gathering and distribution. Unfortunately, not complying by the ethics of the profession has become its main challenge, a circumstance that is put down on some identified factors. Today, there is no distinct difference between the function of conventional journalism and citizen journalism. Conventional journalism, which is the established career of journalism, calls for different kinds of trainings, which could be through education or apprenticeship, for them to carry out their social responsibility function. This is a contrast in the case of citizen journalism, which is currently assuming the role of conventional journalism. This situation foretells undesirable effects to the journalism profession and has equally contributed to the rise of security challenges around the country. Situated within the framework of Source Credibility Theory, this study was designed as a survey. The population of study were residents of Awka metropolis from which a sample size was selected. Finding shows that major issues associated with the credibility of citizen journalism are issues of ethics, professionalism, and training which pose a security threat to the stability of the country. The study recommends that these challenges require to be crucially addressed before they cause mayhem and chaos in the country

Establishment of criminal/profile DNA database and use of forensic intelligence to combat nationwide insecurity issues in Nigeria

Criminal activity is on the rise in Nigeria. The nefarious activity of bandits is on the increase with kidnapping of students and attack on farmers. This creates fear in the terrorized communities. Armed robbery as well as rape of citizens going about their normal duties is also on the increase. The road is becoming increasingly unsafe for the citizenry as well as government officials. The government has mandated individuals to register in the National Identification Number NIN which is linked to the Bank Verification Number (BVN) (a database established to curb crime in the banking sector) and the Subscriber Identity module (SIM). The Establishment of such databases is pertinent however the NIN, BVN, SIM-NIN linkage and fingerprints may not be sufficient in solving criminal cases without DNA profiling of convicted individuals, establishment of forensic laboratories and the creation of criminal DNA profile database CRODER – a Criminal offender DNA Exert Repertoire. The role of DNA profiling as an additional measure is to keep a record of all convicted individuals and the CRODER will be an additional useful measure in profiling criminals and individuals can be adopted as a forensic tool in addition to the captured databases of NIN, BVN and NIN-SIM and will be on the watch list of security operatives. The CRODER forensic tool can be done stepwise by availability of an emergency number to dial for emergency, a dispatch personnel to respond to the call, and vigilante groups or other adhoc security officer in the vicinity of the emergency call to get to the vicinity and preserve the crime scene environment for investigators and detectives to work on. CRODER Forensic tool can then be adopted to solve the crime. Offenders trying to escape enroute the airport, can be checked via CRODER and fingerprint compared and matched with the collection in the database. The CRODER may be a necessary stride to bring kidnappers, bandits, and armed robbers to book in record time and curb the rise in criminal activity, insurgency, banditry, and insecurity in general. If properly done, Nigeria will be a haven for citizens and would-be investors.

A Dynamic Regression Modeling of the Prevalence of Stroke in South-East of Nigeria

Stroke is increasingly becoming one of the major public health issues in Nigeria. This study aimed to predicting future prevalence of stroke in south-east Nigeria in 2022 and 2023, using previous prevalence. The number of patients recorded with stroke (transient ischemic attack) and risk factors hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia (DY), and alcohol (AL) on monthly basis from January 2017 to December 2021 in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital were extracted. The dynamic regression model was applied to the data, best model is selected using Akaike information criterion corrected (AICC), and the model generated is used to predict the number of patients with stroke in 2022 and 2023. A total of 1216 patient records were included in this study. The proportion of hypertension was 51.49%, diabetes mellitus was 7.65%, alcohol was 6.4%, and dyslipidemia was 24.81%. Regression with ARIMA(0,0,1) was the best model. The prediction showed that by December 2022 the number of patients will increase by 29.63% and by December 2023 it will rise to 36.67%. The findings of this study suggest the prevalence of stroke in south-east Nigeria is high and will still rise in the future. There is still need of further research on stroke and other risk factors towards establishing appropriate policy, preventive and management measures.

Legal Implications of Blood Transfusion on Minors and Parental Responsibility issues in Nigeria

Legal Implications of Blood Transfusion on Minors and Parental Responsibility issues in Nigeria

Sustainable supply of aviation fuel in Nigeria: the status quo and the challenges

<span>Adequate fuel supply and availability are vital for economic sustainability. Aviation fuel accounts for more than 30% of an airline’s operating expenditure. Jet fuel price is one of the factors that determine airfare and airlines’ profitability. Nigerian airlines run on civil grade jet A-1 fuel, and almost annually, the aviation sector is plagued with jet fuel scarcity and the resulting flight delays, rescheduling, and cancellations. Jet fuel scarcity and the escalating cost are products of multifaceted factors that are related to finance, logistics, management, and policy. This study highlighted the operational specifics of the Nigerian aviation fuel sector; it identified various business opportunities that affect air transportation and discusses the main industry challenges responsible for jet fuel price volatility and scarcity in Nigeria. Instability and shortage of foreign exchange (Forex), non-refining of jet fuel locally, and absolute dependence on jet fuel importation are some of the key causal factors. A total revamp of the aviation infrastructure, a review of the current incident of multiple and exorbitant operating fees, and licensing of private and modular refineries for jet fuel production will help address jet fuel scarcity issues in Nigeria.</span>

Low-Income Earners Housing Affordability Issues in Nigeria: A Systematic Review of Sustainable Approaches

Studies have revealed that the proportion of persons displaced owing to housing is growing significantly. This affects developing countries like Nigeria and other similar African countries. Low-income earners (LIEs) are observed to be severely afflicted by this global threat. The LIEs who are said to account for more than 90 percent of Nigeria's population have been alleged to live in slums, blighted areas, and unplanned settlements. This study investigates sustainable approaches to addressing LIEs' housing affordability issues in Nigeria. This study is based on a systematic review of relevant literature, and its findings show that sustainable options for addressing Nigerian LIEs' housing affordability difficulties are examined using technological, institutional, economic, social, and environmental approaches to sustainable housing affordability (SHA). This paper urges the government, stakeholders, policymakers, and property developers in Nigeria and other developing nations to implement sustainable housing policies for low-income housing affordability. It contributes to the frontiers of knowledge by providing helpful information on low-income housing provision, challenges of affordability, sustainability, and management approaches, and at the same time, gives direction to research interest on low-income housing in Nigeria and other developing countries.

Contemporary Realities in the Selected Plays of Femi Osofisan, Sam Ukala and Tess Onwueme

It has often been said that a writer’s assumption, criticisms, and everything he or she writes about are a result of the society he or she has found himself or herself. Literature is a product of the society. No writer writes without reflecting the prevailing issues or problems bedeviling the society he or she comes from. This paper takes a look at the contemporary issues in the Nigerian (even African) polity that have received the attention of Femi Osofisan in <i>Who is Afraid of Solarin</i>? and <i>Women of Owu</i>; Sam Ukala in <i>Odour of Justice</i> and Tess Onwueme in <i>The Missing Face</i> and <i>Tell it to Women</i>. The major aim of this paper is to expose some of the prevailing issues in contemporary Nigeria. These issues have continued to cause major setbacks in the Nigerian polity. The paper has helped in opening the eyes of the readers and drawing their ears on the corruption and other vices perpetuated by the leaders, women and tricksters in our midst. The selected playwrights beam their critical lens on the contemporary realities in Nigeria through their adaptations of oral traditions in their works. It is concluded that the playwrights are very much at alert with their social realities and they expose these socio-political and cultural issues in Nigeria, especially, for positive change.

The Judiciary and Post Election Peace Building Issues in Nigeria

The Judiciary and Post Election Peace Building Issues in Nigeria

Impact of Monitoring Mechanisms on Environmental Disclosure Quality in Nigeria

Environmental information can be a key element of corporate disclosure. It can alarm stakeholders due to various problems as well as low data quality and infrequent reporting, in Nigeria. In order to address these problems, this study examines the impact of monitoring mechanisms on environmental disclosure quality in Nigeria. The data in this study is drawn from annual reports and content analysis of 46 listed environmentally sensitive firms over seven years (2012–2018) obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The authors analyzed the data using panel corrected standard error (PCSE) regression analysis. The findings show a significant positive correlation between board independence, the presence of an environmental committee, environmental audit, and environmental disclosure quality. However, institutional ownership has an insignificant relationship to environmental disclosure quality. In conclusion, the overall results reinforce the study's general argument of monitoring the how companies respond to the needs and interests of various stakeholder groups and consequently, determining the quality of environmental disclosures made by those same companies. Based on the results that show lower rates of environmental reporting, this study provides a way forward for the government and policy makers to address environmental issues in Nigeria.

Metaphors in Newspaper Reports on Nigeria 2005 Banks Recapitalisation

This article investigates metaphors in newspaper reports that border on mergers and acquisitions within the 2005 recapitalisation exercise in Nigeria. It considers conceptual metaphors used in depicting mergers and acquisitions among Nigerian banks and how they are deployed by journalists in shaping readers’ perception of the mergers and acquisitions activities. Data for the study comprise thirty purposively sampled articles on recapitalisation published between year 2004 and 2006, in three selected Nigerian newspapers: Business Day, The Punch and ThisDay, which had relevance, wide circulation and adequate reports on economic issues in Nigeria. Lakoff and Johnson’s (1980) conceptual metaphor theory provides the theoretical perspective for the data analysis. The study reveals two conceptual metaphors: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS AS WAR and MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS AS CONNUBIAL RELATIONS. The metaphors of war influence readers’ perception of the mergers and acquisitions exercise as a corporate management task that is highly indispensable, confrontational and susceptible to aggression considering the appalling state of the Nigeria banking sector and the huge recapitalisation funds required of individual banks. While the connubial metaphors offered readers a perception of an important exercise that entails due process, cooperation, and togetherness in achieving the stipulated recapitalisation funds. Metaphors perform multifarious functions in the construction and comprehension of financial issues. They are not the consequence of genus, but the sequence of motivated cognitive devices used by Nigerian journalists in rendering contemporary Nigerian issues.

Effect of Finance Act on the Minimization of Tax Conflict and Incidence of Double Taxation in Nigeria

This paper examined key contentious tax issues in Nigeria and the policy implication of resolving these issues using a fiscal instrument of the Finance Act. To achieve this objective, controversial tax issues in Nigeria ranging from tax legislation to administration and tax policy matters were examined from conceptual, theoretical and empirical perspectives utilizing dual research objectives, questions, hypotheses and theoretical underpinnings. The sample size of 217from estimated population of 500 using the Krejcie &amp; Morgan sample size table at 0.5% was used for the study. Findings show a positive but insignificant effect of the Finance Act on tax conflict minimization in Nigeria. It also showed that the Finance Act has a significant effect on prevention of incidence of double taxation in Nigeria. It was therefore recommended that government needs to adopt conscious efforts to amend all conflicting areas in the tax law, plug possible loopholes by continuously reviewing and updating tax legislations in line with international best practice to ensure that the right amount of tax is remitted to Government treasury; and there is need to also promote efficient tax administration using technology so as to help minimize reoccurring tax conflict between the tax authorities and the tax payers as well as prevent double taxation of taxpayers.

Modernism and intestate inheritance in South East Nigeria: rethinking the distributive justice theory

In Nigeria, the practice of disinheriting some heirs from intestate property is prevalent in the majority of south eastern states, especially amongst custodians who insist on age-long traditions. Despite Supreme Court decisions that have voided unequal and discriminatory inheritance in accordance with section 42(1) and (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), some of these customs continue to discriminate in intestate situations. This paper will adopt a doctrinal approach to give an overview of intestacy and the practice of intestate inheritance in south east Nigeria. It will identify two modern theories, and explain them in light of inheritance. The objective of the paper is to proffer a modern theory of law that accommodates a fair distribution of property in intestate circumstances while having regard to the maintenance of the legacy of the deceased. The work professes a more accommodating approach to the problem of discriminatory inheritance, and recommends amongst others, a capability dependent distributive justice theory which it believes is a modern, non-discriminatory, and fair approach to intestate issues in Nigeria.&#x0D;