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 […]