INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES TO DATA COLLECTION IN EGUNGUN MASQUERADE FESTIVAL CONFLICTS AMONG THE IBADAN PEOPLE OF SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA Funmi Saliu Imaledo Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Dominion University, Nigeria Email: funmi.imaledo@dominionuniversity.edu.ng Abstract The study of the Egungun masquerade festival among indigenous Ibadan scholars faces significant challenges in method and methodology, primarily due to the application of Eurocentric […]

QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES AS DETERMINANTS OF TEACHERS’ INSTRUCTIONAL TASK PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE Abiola Adebola Soneye 1 Senimetu Ileuma 2 Department of Arts & Social Science Education, Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria 1&2 Corresponding Email: Ileumaesther@gmail.com 2 Abstract Globally, the quality of education is imperative for the development of any society. Though Nigeria is […]

JAPAISM AMONG NIGERIAN EXPERTS: A DOOM IN THE FUTURE OF THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE Barnabas Ekiegini Izegede Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Delta, Agbor, Nigeria Email: barnabas.izegede@unidel.edu.ng Abstract The migration of skilled Nigerian experts, also known as brain drain, has become a significant challenge facing the Nigerian public service. The future of any […]

INTEREST RATE DEREGULATION AND NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN NIGERIA Wisdom Ezemndi Nwaguru 1 Obanoke Eromosele Felix 2 Anukam Stephen Chidozirim 3 Department of Taxation, University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Imo State, Nigeria 1 Department of Banking and Finance, National Institute of Construction Technology and Management (NICTM), Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria 2 Economic Department, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria 3 Corresponding […]

PROMOTING HUMAN DIGNITY IN NIGERIA THROUGH INDIGENOUS CULTURAL PRACTICES/BELIEFS Mark Omorovie Ikeke Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria Email: drikeke@delsu.edu.ng Abstract Human dignity is an essential concept in contemporary society. This does not mean that it was not important in previous societies. It is to assert that the idea and understanding of […]

AFRICAN CULTURES AND THOUGHT SYSTEMS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD Jude Emeka Odoh 1 Florence Eke Adejoh 2 Jetty Joe Odey 3 State University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno, Enugu State, Nigeria 1 Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State 2 & 3 Corresponding E-mail:  jettyjoeodey@gmail.com 3 Abstract In the age of enlightenment, there was the erroneous claim by certain […]

POLITICS OF REVENGE AND PERSECUTION IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRATIC RULE Felix Chukwudi Onyemachi Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria Email: felix.onyemachi@fulokoja.edu.ng Abstract This paper aims at exposing the technique of counter-revolution of political persecution and its implications for Nigeria’s democratic system. To achieve this, the paper briefly makes a […]

SECURING THE LEGITIMACY OF EXECUTIVE POWERS THROUGH PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Uche Patrick Okoye 1 Okwukwe C. Nwaka-Nwandu 2 Angela Akhidenor 3 Obioma Nnanna Onyemachi 4 Department of Public Administration, School of Business and Management Technology National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria 1, 2,3&4 Corresponding Email: u.okoye@nict.edu.ng 1 Abstract This paper analyses how public administration ensures the legitimacy […]

JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA’S FEDERAL SYSTEM: MATTERS ARISING Emmanuel S. I. Ejere 1 Akerete Anthony Udotim 2 Department of Public Administration, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State 1 Department of Public Administration, Foundation Polytechnic, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State 2 Corresponding Email: salientanthony@gmail.com 2 Abstract Judicial administration in Nigeria’s federal system is controversial and meandering, and the issue of intergovernmental relations […]