EXIT DIMENSIONS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL APTITUDE DYSFUNCTION AMONG SCHOOL-BASED ADOLESCENTS IN FISHERY AND NON-FISHERY SENATORIAL DISTRICTS OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA Comfort Godwin Esara 1 Emem Bassey Inyang 2 Samuel Awolumate 3 Department of Business Development, Unity Bank of Nigeria 1 Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Uyo, Nigeria 2 Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, National Open […]

UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE: DEFINITIONS, TYPOLOGIES, AND THEORETICAL INSIGHTS Nkereuwem David Edemekong Department of History and International Studies, University of Uyo, Nigeria Email: nkereuwemdavid@uniuyo.edu.ng ORCID ID: 0009-0003-1007-0686 ORCID Record: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1007-0686 Abstract This study critically interrogates the foundational concepts of conflict and violence in peace and conflict studies, underlining the necessity of conceptual clarity in theory and […]

AN EVALUATION OF THE CONCEPT OF ASYMMETRY IN RELATION TO THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLE OF DISUTILITY Nwachukwu Maxwell Anyim Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Nigeria Email: nwachukwuanyim@uniuyo.edu.ng Abstract The concept of asymmetry is related to the principle of disutility. Both have their roots in the rejection of positive utility as the criterion for determining the […]

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES AND TEACHERS’ COMMITMENT TOWARDS UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) IN SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA Taofeek Oyesola Lamidi 1 Senimetu Ileuma 2 Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Lead City University Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: ileumasenimetu@gmail.com 2 Abstract This study investigated principal administrative practices and teachers’ commitment towards Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Southwest, Nigeria. […]

SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LAND CULTIVATORS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN ISI-UZO AND UZO-UWANI LGAS, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Ibrahim Abdulganiyu Jawondo 1 Adewale Mathew Ogungbenro 2 James Clifford Nwakaji 3 Odunayo Elizabeth Akomolafe 4 Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, Nigeria 1 & 3 Department of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Library Studies, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria 2 Department […]

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN GOMBE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA Haruna Usman Modibbo 1 Nasiru Inuwa 2 Aminu Bello 3 Mohammed Bello Sani 4 Department of Economics, Gombe State University, Nigeria 1, 2, 3 & 4 Corresponding Email: haroongombe@gmail.com 1 Abstract This study assessed the impact of covid-19 pandemic on […]

FROM “WRETCHEDNESS” TO “SELF-RELIANCISM:” RETHINKING FANON AND OGUNDOWOLE ON AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT Abayomi Temitayo Onifade Department of philosophy, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo, Nigeria Email: atonifade@lautech.edu.ng Abstract This work attempts a comparative analysis of two significant indigenous philosophical contributions in the area of Africa’s development discourse: Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth and E.K. Ogundowole’s […]

THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY ACTION RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS (KG CARES) PROGRAMME TO LOCAL MARKETS AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS IN KOGI STATE Osebi Sophia Balogun 1 Abdullahi Mohammed Yamma 2 Mohammed Bello Baban’Umma3 Department of Political Science, Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria 1 Department of Political Science, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria 2 & 3 Corresponding Email: osebi.balogun@fulokoja.edu.ng 1 Abstract […]

INTEREST RATES AND LOAN REPAYMENT PERFORMANCE IN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA Jeffrey Ogie Eguavoen 1 Amenze Sandra Airhiavbere 2 Department of Finance, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria 1&2 Corresponding Email: jeffreyogie@uniben.edu 1 Abstract The study investigated the relationship between interest rates and loan repayment performance in deposit money banks (DMBs) in Nigeria from 2004 to 2023. The […]