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 […]

CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF BOKO HARAM ATTACKS ON HUMANITARIAN WORKERS IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA Joseph Emmanuel Center for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University Yola, Nigeria Email: josephemmanuel199000@gmail.com Abstract The Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State, Nigeria, has led to systematic attacks on humanitarian workers, severely disrupting aid delivery in a region already facing a […]

PAUL HORWICH’S DEFLATIONARY DEFLATIONISM AND THE IGBO CONCEPT OF EZIOKWU: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Remigius Achinike Obah 1 & Simon Ahidjo Anaele 2 Department of Philosophy, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: remigius.obah@uniport.edu.ng 1 Abstract This is a comparative philosophical analysis of Paul Horwich’s variant of deflationism – minimalism – and the Igbo concept […]

ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR STREET BEGGING AMONG SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA Ibrahim Yakub Karatu 1 Segun David Oguntade 2 Department of Adult and Primary Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: yakubkaratu@gmail.com 1 Abstract Many children live on the streets, robbed of education and vulnerable to many hazards, despite attempts to […]

AFRICAN IDENTITY IN TRANSFORMATION: EXPLORING SOCIAL DYNAMICS Isaac Chidi Igwe 1 Abraham Apereseimokomo Alfredh 2 Department of Philosophy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria 1 Department of Philosophy, Niger Delta University, Amasoma, Bayelsa, Nigeria 2 Corresponding Email: ic.igwe@unizik.edu.ng 1 Abstract This work is entitled ” African Identity in Transformation: Exploring Social Dynamics”. The issue of African identity has been one of the […]

SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT STRATEGIES AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT IN ETCHE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE Hanson Manuabuchi Ukaegbu  1 Gertrude Ezinne Nnaji 2 Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Uyo, Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: ukaegbuhanson@uniuyo.edu.ng 1 Abstract The study investigated the relationship between social adjustment strategies and academic achievement of secondary school students in […]