NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE OBASANJO CIVILIAN ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION The economic diplomacy of President Obasanjo between 1999 and 2003 was dictated by the mood of the international community and the general state of African economies. President Obasanjo’s economic programmes are hinged on the neo-liberal … Read more
RURAL POVERTY AND THE CHALLENGES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA; A STUDY OF ABOH MBAISE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The pride of any government is the attainment of higher value level of development in such a way that its citizens would derive natural … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background to the Study Oil is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy such that the national budget is benchmarked on the price of oil in the international market and quantity of oil to be produced and exported. The fact that Nigerian budget is based on the expected revenue from oil demonstrates … Read more
ANALYSIS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN NIGERIA’S LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM: THE CASE OF IMO STATE ABSTRACT This study investigated the Local Government Legislative Council and Accountability in Nigeria’s local Government system with focus on Imo state. It utilized the qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection and analysis; with the theory of … Read more
DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA, 1999 – 2007 ABSTRACT Democracy and development are both highly contested concepts. Similarly, the interface between both concepts is also a subject of contestation. On the one hand are neoliberal theorists who believe that liberal democracy is essential, in fact a desideratum for economic development and human security … Read more
IMPACT OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS) AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, 2006-2015. Abstract This study has critically examined the Millennium Development Goals and poverty reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined how lack of good governance in the management of Millennium Development Goals funds undermined poverty reduction in Anambra State, and … Read more
POLITICAL PARTY DOMINANCE AND DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF THE PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY (1999-2007) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to Study The emergence of dominant parties in the new democracies of the developing countries has raised renewed concern regarding the relationship between party dominance and democracy, and the feasibility of the survival and … Read more
EVALUATION OF NATIONAL POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME ON POVERTY ERADICATION ABSTRACT The study examined the state of knowledge on international terrorism and National Security in Nigeria, with focus on Boko-Haram, specifically, the study investigated how international terrorism and National Security explores the origins and future trajectory of Boko-Haram and especially why its ideology of violence has … Read more
EVALUATION OF NATIONAL POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME ON POVERTY ERADICATION IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Poverty has been a huge perennial challenge to Nigeria. Pre- and post-independence records have always suggested that majority of the people live below poverty line, prompting various governments of Nigeria to introduce a number of schemes and programmes in an attempt to … Read more
INEC AND ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA:A STUDY OF 2010/2011 VOTERS’ REGISTRATION EXERCISE ABSTRACT The study set out to evaluate an aspect of electoral process of the voters’ registration exercise with a view to evaluating the impact of negative perception by the Nigerian public of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on voters’ registration in Nigeria. The … Read more