COMMERCIALIZATION OF PRAYER HOUSES HEALING HOMES IN ONNA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERA: A SOCIO-RELIGIOUS CONCERN Victor Bassey Edet 1 John Akpan Johnson 2 Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Uma Ukpai School of Theology, Uyo, Nigeria 1 Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, University of Uyo, Nigeria 2 Corresponding Email: vicbas18@gmail.com  1 Abstract A […]

CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES Nsikan Nelson Ekong Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Nigeria Email: pstnsinelkong@gmail.com Abstract Corruption is the basis of the problem in many societies ranging from social, religious, moral, economic, Political, cultural, academic and so on. It is a global problem and no country is completely free from its menacing grip. In […]

THE SOCIO-RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF THE ABUSE OF PROPHECY IN THE 21ST CENTURY PENTECOSTALISM IN NIGERIA Itoro Ime Matthew Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, University of Uyo, Nigeria Email: itoromatthew@gmail.com Abstract There has been so much shift in the prophetic tradition of the church in the 21st century Pentecostalism in Nigeria. These include a number of ritual practices […]

AN ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF SYLLABLE WEIGHT IN EDUCATED NIGERIAN SPOKEN ENGLISH Ubong E. Josiah 1 Emmanuel N. Eyam 2 Department of English, University of Uyo, Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: ubongjosiah7@gmail.com 1 Abstract This work is entitled “An Acoustic Analysis of Syllable Weight in Educated Nigerian Spoken English. Previous studies have indicated that Nigerian-English bilinguals have difficulties in realizing prominence […]

BEYOND ELECTORALISM: A CRITIQUE OF SCHUMPETER’S DEMOCRATIC THEORY AND THE CASE FOR OHACRACY Cornelius Ugochukwu Ndubuisi 1Jude Emeka Odoh 2 Jetty Joe Odey 3 Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria 1 & 3 State University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno, Enugu State, Nigeria 2Corresponding Email:  jettyjoeodey@gmail.com 3 Abstract The aim of this paper is to critique Schumpeter’s democratic theory […]

LIBERAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: A DEWEYAN APPROACH TO EDUCATIONAL REFORM Chioma Winifred Ezeanya 1 Gabriel Chukwuebuka Otegbulu 2 Chinenye Christianah Ani 3 Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1, 2 & 3 Corresponding Email:  winifred.ezeanya@unn.edu.ng 1 Abstract This study is motivated by the persistent dominance of theoretical knowledge over praxis in Nigeria’s education system which underscores John Dewey’s philosophy of […]

R. M. HARE’S PRESCRIPTIVISM AND ITS RELEVANCE TO HUMAN EVERYDAYNESS Terungwa Solomon Gbagir 1 Kenneth Ochuko Sodje 2 Department of Religion and Philosophy, University of Mkar, Nigeria 1 Augustinian Institute, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria 2 Corresponding Email: terungwasolomon@gmail.com 1 Abstract Scholars have frequently misinterpreted R. M. Hare’s remarks on moral universalism as suggesting objectivity, implying the existence of an absolute moral truth and a […]

AN EXAMINATION OF THE CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE OF THE ONTOLOGY OF MAN IN IBIBIO COSMOLOGY Bassey Ubong Email: basubong@yahoo.com Abstract Although the Greek philosopher Protagoras declared in antiquity that man is the measure of all things, the controversy as to the nature of man continues to evolve. This paper reviews some theories on the nature of […]

DIGITAL BANKING AND BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA Jeffrey Ogie Eguavoen 1 Amenze Sandra Airhiavbere 2 Department of Finance, University of Benin, Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: jeffreyogie@uniben.edu 1 Abstract The study empirically examined the impact of digital banking on banking sector development in Nigeria for the period 2009 to 2023. The specific objectives of the study ware to ascertain […]

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AFRICAN AND WESTERN CONCEPTS OF TIME Sylvester M. Eka 1 Emmanuel Donatus Asanga 2 Department of History and International Studies, University of Uyo, Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: sylvestereka@uniuyo.edu.ng 1 Abstract Time, though by some philosophers is not real has been discovered to be a fundamental reality. One of the major reasons for […]