THE ROLE OF YOUTH POPULATION IN PEACEBUILDING FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA Heman Johnson 1, Tolulope O. Bolorunduro 2 & Maryam Isa Gidado 3 Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, National Open University of Nigeria 1, 2 & 3 Corresponding Email: hjohnson@noun.edu.ng 1 Abstract This article examines  the role of  youth population in peacebuilding for national development in Nigeria. With over […]

AN INTERROGATION OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY IN NIGERIA IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION Obiora Anichebe 1 & Solomon Terungwa Gbagir 2 Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1 Department of Religion and Philosophy, University of Mkar, Mkar, Nigeria 2 Corresponding Email: terungwasolomon@gmail.com 2 Abstract One of the most significant principles of a democratically enthroned socio-political order is the principle of accountability. Accountability allows […]

THE NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS (SALWS) IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA Saa-Aondo Moses Andza 1 & Iorhen Isaac Akuva 2 Department of Political Science at Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: akuvaisaac@gmail.com 2 Abstract The proliferation of SALWs has become a global epidemic that has resulted […]

EXPLORING THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF INSECURITY IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA A. Adeniyi Farinola 1, Chinyere N. Alimba 2 & Francis O. Awodoyin 3 Center for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Nigeria 1, 2, & 3 Corresponding Email: cnalimba@mau.edu.ng 2 Abstract Insecurity has become a critical challenge to the achievement of peace, stability, and development in Borno State, Nigeria. With […]

ETHNIC VOTING PATTERNS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR POLITICAL ACCOMMODATION IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS Okengwu Kelechi 1 & David A. Wokocha 2 Peace and Conflict Resolution Unit, School of General Studies, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike 1& 2 Corresponding Email: da.wokocha@mouau.ed.ng 2 Abstract This paper investigates the nexus between ethnic voting patterns and political accommodation in Nigeria during the […]

SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME AND SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA: AN EVALUATION OF N-POWER PROGRAMME IN AKWA IBOM STATE Michael Effiong Ukpong 1  & Welson Amgbiri Erekake 2 Department of Public Administration, University of Uyo 1& 2 Corresponding Email: mikeukpong20@gmail.com  1 Abstract The concept of poverty alleviation is one of the recurring concepts in the study of the political economy of developed […]

BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY AND FOOD SECURITY IN ADAMAWA STATE: MITIGATING ITS EFFECT THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES Godiya Yerima Mshelia 1, Felix Aromo Ilesanmi 2 & Saheed Babajide Owonikoko 3 Center for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Nigeria 1 & 3 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Modibbo Adama University Yola, Nigeria 2 Corresponding Email: godiyayerima@gmail.com 1 Abstract The Boko Haram insurgency has […]

DIGITAL TRAINING AND TEACHERS’ PROFICIENCY IN LESSON DELIVERY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA B. Akinola Oluwatoyin 1, O. R. Oparinde 2, F. B. Bamire 3 & S. ’Tayo Subair 4 Department of Educational Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 1, 2, 3 & 4 Corresponding Email: sosubair@oauife.edu.ng 4 Abstract This study examines the connection between teachers’ competency in delivering lessons in elementary schools in Osun […]

THE VEIL OF IGNORANCE IN JOHN RAWLS PHILOSOPHY: A CRITICAL EVALUATION John Friday Mordi Department of Philosophy, University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State Email: john.mordi@unidel.edu.ng Abstract Man as a social being wants and appreciates a society that gives room for effective coexistence and this is found in a just society. In his theory of justice, […]

THE HERMENEUTICS OF ETHICS AND POLITICS FOR AN IDEAL NIGERIAN SOCIETY: A PRAGMATIC ARGUMENT FOR A CONTEMPORARY STATE Barnabas E. Izegede 1 & Harry Iwegbu Onyekpe 2 Department of Philosophy, University of Delta, Agbor, Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: barnabas.izegede@unidel.edu.ng 1 Abstract In anthropologico-socio hermeneutics, the essence of human existence is the pursuit of an ideal and organized society where man […]