Resource Development In Nigeria Research Articles

The Trajectory of Evolution of State Participation in Natural Resources in Developing Nations under International Law: The Nigerian Experience

The growth and development of a nation largely depends on how its natural resources are utilized for the good of the people. However, the narrative in some developing countries, particularly Nigeria is scary and this has birthed huge concerns on the global scene. The aim of this paper is to examine the history and growth of natural resource development by States for the betterment of the people in selected oil countries with emphasis on Nigeria. Nigeria’s experience with state participation in the development of its natural resources is uniquely discussed in this paper because; Nigeria being the most populous African nation and having the largest oil and gas deposits in Africa still has almost half of its population living below the poverty line.
 The study examined state participation in four different jurisdictions including; Venezuela, Indonesia, Angola and Nigeria. Focus is placed on the Nigeria experience. The study adopted a qualitative and doctrinal research methodology.
 At the root of all these frictions with natural resource development in Nigeria is the State’s inadequate policy and control with emphasis on localization to ensure that the center holds.
 Nigerian state’s participation in natural resource development has grown from mere participation agreement to state corporation participation as a player in the oil and gas industry. Indigenous companies being enabled by the local content legislation have actively participated in the development of natural resources. However, while the aim of state participation in the development of natural resource is to improve the social and economic wellbeing of citizens, it goes without saying that the Nigerian people are fettered with resource injustice of which the state is culpable. It is not new that Nigeria still lacks and pays heavily for what it produces in abundance. It is called the resource curse syndrome.

Decentralised vs Centralised Human Resource Development in Nigeria: A Mixture of Experience/ Lessons from HRD Programmes in the Public and Private Sector

Human resource development is a systematic, organised and multidisciplinary activities of learning, educating, manpower training and development, capacity building, knowledge advancement and organisational development targeted at improving individual, team, organisational and societal performance. It is founded on the assumption that the development of the human resources of the organisation and society in general is key to unlocking the door of potentials for acceptable performance, advancement, civilisation and modernisation. The question as to whether human resource development activities should take a decentralised or centralised form is an on-going practical/empirical debate in the field. This paper interrogates the prevailing debate in the light of the two-fold positions advanced in it. One, each of the form has its advantages and disadvantages. Two, the choice as to what form of HRD programmes to adopt in an organisation is largely a function of leadership orientation and prevailing circumstances. Drawing from the Human Resource Development (HRD) processes and programmes in Nigeria and the 2018 Strategic Leadership Congress of the Deeper Life Bible Church, which took a decentralised form and held in zones and supported with strong leadership coordination, the paper presents decentralised human resources development as possessing organisational, team, individual and societal advantages. This should be explored for organisational growth and expansion.

Nigeria’s Archaeological Heritage

People have exploited mineral resources for several reasons ranging from the production of metal and ceramic objects to stone and wooden tools. Indigenous extraction and use of mineral resources for production of general goods among others have continued unabated. In this article, archaeological and ethnographic data were used to identify extraction methods for some of these raw materials in the past, and thus, examine how failure to manage such resources has adversely affected technological and resource development in Nigeria

Leadership and Human Resources Development in Nigeria: Factors for National Development

The human resource of any organization or country is the most important and invaluable asset it has and thus, an essential tool in achieving organizational goals and national development. However, the success or failure in achieving the vision of any organization or nation-state depends solely on the quality of its leadership and how it is able to enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes of her human resources. Aside the material resources in Nigeria, she is also endowed with human resources. Lack of adequate emphasis on human resource development as a tool for development on the part of government as well as business organizations and private bodies has brought about hardship among Nigerians especially the youth, and has thus led them to their engagement in unethical means for survival. It was against this backdrop that the study examines the investments made by successive government in Nigeria on human resource development. It discussed human resource development from the micro/organization level and macro/national level. As a secondary data based research, the study utilized evidences from the Human Development Index (HDI) report of selected years (2000-2014) and used system theory of Talcott Pearson as a guide for its discussion. It pinpoints the problems of leadership with regards to human resource development in Nigeria. The paper recommends that organization; government and private bodies should invest hugely on the human resources as this will result to the achievement of the mission and vision statement of any organization, and of course, leads to national deve

Defining a path for benefit sharing arrangements for local communities in resource development in Nigeria: the foundations, trusts and funds (FTFs) model

This article examines the extent to which the foundations, trusts and funds (FTFs) model as a global practice in benefit sharing with local communities (LCs) can be utilised in defining a path for benefit sharing with communities in Nigeria with the aim of achieving socio-economic development. It is argued that while FTFs may be useful to meet the developmental needs of communities, the extent to which they may be adopted in Nigeria will vary mainly due to their flexibility and practical design issues that require political will to deal fairly with LCs. The FTFs model can only be properly knit into Nigeria's policy and legal framework on benefit sharing with LCs if these practical implementation issues as identified in the article are addressed. The article's contribution lies in its application of the FTFs model for benefit sharing with LCs in the Nigerian context and its possible integration into policy formulation and law-making on community benefit sharing in Nigeria. This is justified on grounds of the ability of the FTFs model to provide benefits beyond a project's life cycle with its revenue management and multi-stakeholder representative governance structure advantage that appears lacking in other benefit sharing models.

Postgraduate Education and Human Resources Development in Nigeria

The quality and quantity of human resources determine a nation’s growth and development. It is the available human resources that mobilize and galvanize other resources for political, economic, scientific and technological development. This study is therefore to ascertain the quality of postgraduate education and human resources development in Nigeria. Education is indispensable ingredient of development and a fundamental right of every individual. Also, as a power catalyzing agent, it provide mental, physical, ideological and moral training to individual, so as to enable them have full consciousness of their purpose in life and equip them to achieve that purpose. Postgraduate educations, all over the world, are accepted as the citadel of knowledge and human development.To this end, this paper discusses the concept of postgraduate education and human resource development in Nigeria. The challenges and recommended an effective, efficient and productive postgraduate education and human resource development curriculum as panaceas for the nations comatose and quagmire economy.

Trade Liberalisation, Economic Growth and Human Resource Development in Nigeria: Causal Implications (1980-2009)

The study examined the causal links among trade liberalisation, economic growth and human resource development in Nigeria with a view to identifying the nexus connecting these three variables. Inferences of causality were drawn within the framework of Vector Auto-regression model employing techniques of analysis involving unit root test, cointegration and Granger causality tests. The findings that emerged from the analysis show that economic growth granger-caused both poverty level and trade liberalization in Nigeria. Besides, trade liberalization equally predicted poverty level. The study therefore concluded that it is desirable for government to initiate strategies that would further boost economic growth in Nigeria in order to alleviate poverty and to derive maximum benefits from trade liberalization. In addition, government should further diversify the productive base of the economy, and ensure proper integration of the key sectors of the economy to enhance output growth. In order to reduce poverty level, trade liberalization needs to be further embraced using multi-dimensional approaches such as more tariff reduction, and systematic reduction or removal of other forms of quantitative and qualitative restrictions on goods and services.

Environmental Education for Sustainable Human and Resource Development in Nigeria

The natural environment of the 21st century is facing the threat of global warming and climate change due to human interaction with the environment. This paper focused on environmental challenges in the Niger Delta and the impact of oil spillage on the Biodiversity of the wetland area of the zone. Appropriate Conservation and Sustainable approach were recommended, which include: Enforcement of environmental laws, cleansing of oil spill, restricting access to environmental resources and constant surveillance of our coastal areas and oil fields.

Environmental Education for Sustainable Human and Resource Development in Nigeria

The natural environment of the 21st century is facing the threat of global warming and climate change due to human interaction with the environment. This paper focused on environmental challenges in the Niger Delta and the impact of oil spillage on the Biodiversity of the wetland area of the zone. Appropriate Conservation and Sustainable approach were recommended, which include: Enforcement of environmental laws, cleansing of oil spill, restricting access to environmental resources and constant surveillance of our coastal areas and oil fields. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n12p97

Globalization and human resource development in Nigeria

There is presently an increasing interaction of national economic systems all over the world through the growth in international trade, investment and capital flows. This interaction is a worldwide drive toward globalization and a globalized economic system. Globalization, an inevitable and irreversible force is a new reality in which individuals, enterprises and government are always on the lookout for new processes and innovations. In the creation of innovations not only technology is important, but also people, culture and communication. This globalization process therefore necessitates an investigation into human resource development. The main aim of this paper is to explore the impact of globalization on human resource development in Nigeria in two key areas namely; (a) organizational and workplace learning and (b) technology and knowledge.

Towards Improved Human Resource Development In Nigeria: Challenges And Prospects

Development of society is the major preoccupation of most governments in the third world countries. As a result, human resource has been identified as one of the most important catalyst in the nation\'s development. Infact it is the major propeller for development. In Nigeria, this important and critical resource has not been fully developed, managed and utilized in such a manner that would engender development. Against this background this paper has identified factors responsible for human resource development to include; political instability, political corruption, poor investment in education, lack of infrastructural facilities, poverty and low technology. Consequently, the paper recommended; improved investment in education, implementable policies on human resource development, involvement of private organization in human resource development, ensuring political stability and credibility, as ways of tackling the problem of human resource development in Nigeria. JORIND Vol. 4 (2) 2006: pp. 48-52

Influence Of Globalization On Human Resource Development In Nigeria

The paper addressed the influence of Globalization on human resource development in Nigeria. It traced the origin of human resource development in Nigeria to the coming of the missionaries who spiritually colonized Africa and also educated their adherents. The human resource produced from the education offered were mainly evangelical teachers, as the curriculum comprised mainly of reading, writing, arithmetic and singing. This situation continued upto 1882 when there was state intervention in education which led to the education ordinances of 1882 and 1887. The National Policy on Education of 1981 introduced a new impetus in education vis a vis human resource development. It was seen as a panacea for the training of marketable, self employed individuals in technical and vocational education. The positive influences of globalization on human resource development in Nigeria include; international transfer of curricular among nation states, shaping of policies for the production of human resources especially in the area of delocalization of human resources, growth in the trans-national corporate presence in human resource development, international transfer of technology. The Negative influences include; neocolonization attitude of developed nations especially by using markets in developing world as dumping grounds for untreated factory waste, dependence by developing nations on imported technology, one sided flow of technology - only from the developed nations, brain drain in the health and education sectors of the economy, importation of worst practices of human resource management. In conclusion, the benefits of Globalization can only be reaped with proper educational, human resource planning based on the cost benefit analysis of education. Otherwise globalization would be regarded as neo-colonialism, imperialism or another instrument for underdeveloping Nigeria and Africa. Keywords: Globalization, human resource developmentJournal of Technology and Education in Nigeria Vol. 10 (1) 2005: pp. 27-31

State Monopoly and Indigenous Participation Rights in Resource Development in Nigeria

For decades, the tide of Nigerian legislation in matters of mining and natural resource control and development has flowed in the direction of state monopoly, riding roughshod over the rights of indigenous communities where these resources are found and threatening the survival of those communities. This article examines the possibilities offered by public participation law and practice as an instrument for achieving a successful conflict-free and sustainable development of minerals and other natural resources in Nigeria for the mutual benefit of the state and indigenous host communities.

Globalization and the challenges of human resource development: the counsellor's factor

This paper discusses the challenge of human resource development as it relates counseling in Nigerian schools in the face of globalization of world economy with its attendant changes in every facet of life. It traces the origin of human resource development Iin Nigeria up to the coming of the missionaries who spiritually colonized Africa and also educated their adherents. The National Policy on Education of 1997, which was a Nigerianised product, however introduced a new impetus in education vis-à-vis human resource development. The resultant 6-3-3-4 system of education was seen as a panacea for the training of marketable, self-employed individuals in technical and vocational education with guidance and counseling entrenched as the Nigerian system of education shows that counseling has taken off in most schools but counselors do not have necessary infrastructures with which to carry out their duties effectively. The paper thus advocates proper funding of guidance and counseling programmes as this will go a long way in enhancing human resource development in Nigeria. The Nigerian Journal of Guidance and Counselling Vol. 9 2004: 71-84