BLUE ECONOMY IN NIGERIA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Michael Effiong Ukpong 1 & Welson Amgbiri Erekake 2 Department of Public Administration, University of Uyo, Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: mikeukpong20@gmail.com 1 Abstract The over-dependent of the Nigerian economy on oil has posed a serious threat to the country’s economic and development prospects. Agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy […]

COMMUNALISM AS THE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE OF AFRICAN ETHICS Callistus Agianpuye Ubleble Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Nigeria Email: carlsbego2010@gmail.com Abstract Background: Communalism, a foundational principle of African ethics, has historically shaped moral thought and behavior across African societies. Statement of the Problem: However, the increasing erosion of traditional communal values due to globalization, individualism, […]

UBUNTU AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: RETHINKING HUMAN-TECHNOLOGY INTERACTION FROM AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE Francis Ogonyi Ekaya 1, Esther Orok Ironbar 2 & Francis Eworo Agantem 3 Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Nigeria 1, 2 & 3 Corresponding Email: ogonyifrancis@yahoo.com 1 Abstract This paper explores the intersection of Ubuntu philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (AI), offering an African-centered rethinking of human-technology interaction. As AI […]

AN ETHICAL RESPONSE TO BABY DUMPING IN TIV SOCIETY Patricia Mwuese Saluun 1 & Moses Terwase Tyosenda 2Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, Benue State University, Makurdi 1 & 2Corresponding Email: terungwasolomon@gmail.com 2 AbstractBaby dumping, the act of abandoning infants in unsafe locations, has become a growing ethical and social concern in Tiv society. Factors […]

AMERICA’S IRONCLAD SUPPORT: UNPACKING THE REPERCUSSION OF HAMAS’ OCTOBER 07 ATTACK ON ISRAEL Ifeanyi Jonah Onuoha 1, Chisomaga Happiness Ihekoromadu 2, Christian Chukwuebuka Ezeibe 3 & Jonah Isaac Onuoha 4 Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1, 2, 3 & 4 Corresponding Email: Ifeanyichukwu.onuoha@unn.edu.ng 1 Abstract The Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains one of the most enduring and complex political and military struggles […]

BETWEEN FAITH AND DESIRE: A METAMODERNIST READING OF CHINELO OKPARANTA’S UNDER THE UDALA TREES Kufre Nosa Egharevba Department of English, University of Uyo, Nigeria Email: Kennosa02@gmail.com Abstract In contemporary African literature, questions of identity, belief, and belonging are increasingly explored through nuanced and emotionally resonant narratives. Chinelo Okparanta’s Under the Udala Trees presents a compelling site for […]

ENDOGENOUS MORALITY AND THE CHALLENGE OF GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY IN AFRICA Oreoluwa Idris Adesanya Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Email: watchidris@gmail.com ORCID NO: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0530-2338 Abstract Graduate unemployment has been a perennial problem in most African countries over the years. Several factors have been attributed to the lingering problematic of increasing rates of unemployment in […]

ACADEMIC COMPETENCE DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN 16 YEARS BELOW AND 16 YEARS ABOVE ADMITTED INTO THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES OF THE UNIVERSITY IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA S. ‘Tayo Subair 1 R. Adeola Ibrahim 2 F. B. Bamire 3 Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 1, 2, & 3 Corresponding Email: sosubair@oauife.edu.ng 1 Abstract This study examined the influence of […]

COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGIES IN THE NORTH EAST, NIGERIA: AN EVALUATION OF MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION Azeez Olawale Badmus 1 Samuel Oroghenemudiake Ukutegbe 2 Ayegbeni Obi Isaac 3 Janet Tivere Otobo 4 Department of Political Science, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria 1 Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria 2 Department of Educational Management, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, […]