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    Youth Restiveness and Sustainable Rural Development in Ukanafun L.G.A-Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 2015 – 2020.
    (University of Nigeria Journal of Political Economy Volume 13, Number 2, 2023) Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike
    The youths in every community are strong force to reckon with towards achieving meaningful rural development, if only when their strengths are been controlled, harnessed and properly utilized. Therefore, this paper assesses the effects of Youth Restiveness on Sustainable Rural Development in Akwa Ibom State, with a focus on Ukanafun L.G.A. Social Strain and Frustration theory was adopted as the theoretical framework of analysis. This paper adopted descriptive survey research design. Primary and secondary sources of data collection were employed. This paper targeted the entire population of Ukanafun L.G.A. thus; purposive random sampling technique was applied while, 300 respondents were targeted as the sample size while 260 returned questionnaires were used for the data analysis. The data collected were presented on Logical Data Framework (LDF) and analyzed using quantitative method of statistical analysis of frequency table, mean and chi-square parametric test. The paper finds out that; bad governance/leadership, unemployment, poverty/hunger, peer group pressure/influence, marginalization etc. are the major causes of youth restiveness thus, leading to the serious escalation of various social vices such as kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, killing/assassination, dehumanization, issuing of life threatening letters; sexual harassment/rape; destruction/burning of private/public properties etc. in Ukanafun L.G.A., Akwa Ibom state. The paper recommended that; there is need for job creation, skill acquisition centers and youth empowerment programme; inclusion of positive peace education and building in education curriculum, making policy for youth enlightenment, counseling; granting of amnesty etc.
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    Causes and Implications of Religious Conflicts in Nigeria’s Political System
    (International Journal of Finance and Management in Practice, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2017-06) Uwadi, M. E.; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike; Nwaonu, K. C
    The aim of this work is to identify the causes and implications of religious conflicts in Nigeria’s political system as well as proffer strategies to avoid future occurrence. This study adopts the survey research design. The population of the study comprises all Christians and Moslems living in Zaria, Kaduna State in Nigeria. Personal observations and questionnaire were the major means of data collection. Out of the 65 copies of questionnaire engaged in the study, only 56 copies were retrieved and used for the analysis. To achieve the aim of the study, two research hypotheses were formulated. While data collected for the study were presented on tables and responses taking the form of a five point likert scale, the hypotheses were tested using one way analysis of variance. Major findings of the study reveal that the causes of religious conflicts in Nigeria include failure to move with change, conflicting doctrines, methods of conversion, utterances of religious leaders, and clothing of political objectives with religion, among others. The implications of religious conflict as reveal by the study include creation of mistrust among federating units, low productivity, job insecurity, migration, over population. Based on the foregoing, it is proposed that the issue of religious conflicting doctrines should be addressed by religious bodies who should meet on regular bases. Also, government should respond quickly to curtail conflicts and should not ignore any act that might cause conflict
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    Effect of Inflation Rates on The Financial Performance and Sustainability of Public Healthcare Companies in Nigeria
    (Journal of Policy and Development Studies Vol. 18 Issue 2, 2025-03-30) Ofuonye, Joseph Ndubuisi; Emeka-Nwokeji N. A.; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike
    This study investigates how inflation affects public healthcare companies’ financial performance and sustainability in Nigeria and suggests measures to make them more resilient in an inflationary climate. A quantitative research design was adopted. Data for the corporate performance were extracted from the annual accounts of the sampled firms. In contrast, the data for independent variables were extracted from the Central Bank of Nigerian Statistical Bulletin from 2012 to 2022. The Cost-push inflation theory was adopted. The Pearson Moment of correlation and regression analysis coefficient was employed to test the hypotheses. The result revealed specifically that the inflation rate has an adverse insignificant effect on financial performance. In contrast, the exchange rate and money supply have negative and positive statistical significance on healthcare firms' economic performance in Nigeria. However, the overall result showed that macroeconomics significantly affects the financial performance of public healthcare firms in Nigeria, indicating that inflation rate conditions substantially decrease and increase the effect on the performance of firms in Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study concluded that the inflation rate was not significant and therefore recommended that the government ensure that inflation has a pleasing effect on the public healthcare organisation’s operations and outcomes, as preventing inflation positively affects individuals, agencies and the country’s financial system. The findings of this study will enlighten policymakers, healthcare providers, and stakeholders about the sector’s specific issues and offer evidence-based recommendations to alleviate the detrimental impacts of inflation.
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    Pervasive Violence in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa, Impediments to Peace-Building and Socioeconomic Development
    (Covenant University Journal of Politics & International Affairs, Vol. 13 No. 1, 2025-09) Chukwudi Ekene Celestina; Olawunmi, Kunle; Ezebuilo 3Paul Chibuike
    This study explores the pervasive violence and its impact on peacebuilding and economic development. A qualitative method of data collection is adopted. Content and descriptive analysis are used to analyse the data collected. Conflict theory was chosen for the underpinnings of the study. Findings have shown that attempts to tackle these issues encounter notable obstacles such as corruption such as where Nigerian elites are alleged to be behind most violent activities for selfish interests, lack of political will, and weak institutional capacities such as the failure of the judiciary to stand firm as the hope of the people by ensuring justice and openly undermining the rule of law. Complex power dynamics, mistrust among parties, and entrenched interests benefiting from instability frequently make peacebuilding projects difficult to implement. Conclusively, the challenges that emanate from pervasive violence in Sub-Saharan Africa highlight the pressing necessity for all-encompassing approaches that give peacebuilding equal weight with socioeconomic advancement. All stakeholders should promote efforts toward grassroots, national and international peacebuilding. Rules on violence must be clear, and sanctions should be applied to defaulters. The findings of this study will provide valuable insights for policymakers in making policies that will enhance unity, peacebuilding efforts and promotion of socio-economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
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    Independent National Electoral Commission and Administration of the 2021 Gubernatorial Election in Anambra State, Nigeria
    (Journal of Policy and Development Studies (JPDS) Vol. 18 Issue 1, 2025-03-10) Odogwu Mmaduka Obinna; Obiora Charles Arinze; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike
    This study evaluates INEC's involvement in Anambra State's 2021 gubernatorial election administration. Liberal Democratic Theory was suitably embraced and used to provide in-depth knowledge of the research. The study utilised descriptive survey research design. The study population was centered in Anambra state. Thus, Slovin’s sample size determination was used to obtain 400 respondents. A proportional stratified random sampling technique was used. Primary data collections were based on a structured questionnaire and interview using a 5-point Likert scale. In contrast, the secondary method was based on textbooks, journals, newspapers, INEC reports, and online materials. Logical Data Framework (LDF) was employed to analyse the variables and indicators. All the data collected were presented in frequency distribution table and was analysed quantitatively using simple percentage, weighted Mean (X) and Chi-square (X²) test analysis. The study revealed that institutional weakness, insecurity, and poor logistics, among others, were the factors that affected and challenged INEC’s performance in administering the 2021 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. The INEC administration of the 2021 gubernatorial election in Anambra State was not satisfactory, as the institution still fell short of delivering a controversy-free and fair election in the state as a result of not taking care and control of their institutional deficiencies that keep reoccurring in every election. Based on the findings, this study recommends that there is a need for restructuring INEC as an electoral institution; the institution should always ensure the provision of adequate logistics and security during elections, among other measures, to improve their performance in the future election administration in Nigeria
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    Impacts of Pre-Retirement Training on the Welfare Condition of Retirees in Selected Federal Teaching Hospitals in South-Western Nigeria
    (Pak. j. life soc. Sci. 22(2) (2024), 2024) BELLO Moruf Ayodele; IGBOKWE Philomena Ify; SHIYANBADE BolanleWaliu; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike
    This program focuses on the well-being of aspiring Nigerian public service retirees whose lives have been positively influenced by the training that the Federal Government has introduced. This research addressed the impacts of pre-retirement training on the welfare condition of retirees and the intending retirees of selected Federal Teaching Hospitals in Nigeria. Human Capital Theory was adopted as the theoretical framework of analysis. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Primary and secondary data sources were utilised to gather the required information for the study. The population of the study was based on 1,684 respondents. The study adopted a quantitative method of data analysis using a frequency distribution table, straightforward percentages, and chi-square. This study finds out the need to start pre-retirement training early. Therefore, retirement from active civil service is an absolute necessity for all public officers whether they are ready or not, i.e., it is a period that every employee must undoubtedly pass through. The potential retirees' apathy was frequently caused by government inconsistencies in the program's organisation; therefore, the government must take retirees' motivation and encouragement very carefully. Retirees should constantly subject themselves to immediate consultation of a medical professional or counsellor when feeling depressed; they should be open to doing business in their area of interest that fits their lifestyle after retirement. This study unveils the benefits of pre-retirement training on retirees' welfare and aims at policies that would promote/support this training for health workers in Nigeria.
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    Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Elite Theory Explanation
    (Editura Universitară Danubius, 2020) Musa David; Ibietan Jide; Deinde-Adedeji Oluwatimilehin
    The main objective of this paper is to examine the impact of political parties on democratic consolidation in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic (2010 -2019). Political parties are the engine room of democratic societies and without them; there will be no genuine democracy. The Fourth Republic in Nigeria witnessed revitalized activities of political parties after military interregnum. Democratic consolidation largely depends on the character and conduct of the country’s political parties, and the paper interrogates the extent to which they have shaped or stagnated democracy. This study adopts elite theory as framework, and was predicated on historical design. Data gathered were textually analyzed. With a reliance on secondary data such as books, journals and internet materials, the interplay between political parties and democratic consolidation was x-rayed. The challenges to democratic consolidation in the period of study (absence of well-institutionalized political parties, godfatherism, and lack of internal democracy) are observable. This research recommends the overhauling of political parties in order to correct the current state of party politics and democratic practice.
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    Interrogating the Sources of International law vis-à-vis Municipal law in the drive towards socio-politico sustainability of Glocalisation
    (African Renaissance Vol. 2022, 2022) Folorunso Gideon Ibukuntomiwa; Ayodele Olaniyi Trust; Deinde-Adedeji Oluwatimilehin
    Glocalisation is a portmanteau of the global and the local, hence, a relationship must be forged in law. The sustenance of the glocal is important, but the institution that can guarantee this sustenance is the rule of law and constitutionality. This paper interrogates the sources of the laws that govern the global and the local and their involvement in the socio-political sustenance of glocalisation. This paper collected data from secondary sources and adopted a descriptive research design. It is important to have a rethink, remodel and reform on traditional diplomacy to encompass a sustainable diplomatic effort of state and non-state actors to achieve peacebuilding, social and economic development, and fight poverty and social exclusion expressively and intricately. Resource management is critical to achieving sustainability. Even though the principles of transparency and accountability are excruciatingly difficult to implement, the need to practice internal monitoring is germane, and so is identifying the tools to check transparency and efficiency in fund management.
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    From Uncertainty to Strategic Failure: U.S. Military Interventions and the Complexity of Nation-Building in Afghanistan
    (Journal of Strategic Security 18, no. 2, 2025) Osimen Goddy U.; Newo Oluwamurewa
    The American occupation of Afghanistan from 2001-2021 is widely regarded as a strategic failure, particularly after the Taliban took over the government in 2021. This work seeks to observe the strategic flaws of the 20-year occupation from the perspective of nation-building within the state. Using the theoretical lens of strategic culture and borrowing from Huntington’s discourse on the clash of civilizations, this article notes that nation-building failure in Afghanistan can be attributed to the ideological differences between the West and the Middle East. Using a descriptive qualitative approach and secondary sources such as books and peer-reviewed articles, the study employs thematic analysis to identify key areas of strategic flaws. The findings highlight three major areas of concern: strategic miscalculation and mission creep, over-militarization and over-reliance on hard power, and the hasty withdrawal of troops in 2021 without creating sustainable nation-building structures in Afghanistan. These flaws culminated in the Taliban’s take-over weeks after the U.S. exit from Afghanistan. In line with these findings, the study recommends that future strategies should incorporate the local culture of the native population into nation-building efforts, and it should have well-defined goals and exit timelines in order to prevent strategic failure, as in the case of Afghanistan.
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    Morpho-Syntactic Analysis of Temporal Realities in Esan and English Languages
    (Forum for Linguistic Studies Volume 07 | Issue 05, 2025-05) Ehibor Oremire Judith; Osimen Goddy U.; Adesiyan Rebecca Uduakobong
    Temporal realities/expressions are crucial in human conversations, and are uniquely different. This study assesses temporal realities in English and Esan languages. It examines how tense and aspect are marked in both languages, uncovering different expressions. Esan language, an indigenous language within the Edo linguistic group in Nigeria, exhibits a different structural system of tense, aspect, and tonal variations from that of the English language. The different representations, usage, and flow of these elements may possibly impinge on usage which could result in limited exploration by Esan-English learners. Theoretical insights are drawn from Chomsky’s Principles and Parameters of the Universal Grammar. The descriptive method of analysis was used to analyse data drawn from English texts, and native speakers of the Esan language. Findings revealed that temporal realities in both languages vary in representation and usage. Identifying the differences would enable effective usage and avoidance of morphosyntactic errors. With the insights the study provides, it recommends teaching strategies including useful resources that would aid correct usage of the Esan and English tense, aspect, and tones. This should be adequately handled to enable improved learning and effective usage, as well as avoid challenging morphosyntactic analysis in tense, aspect and tonal variations. The study concludes that the understanding of varying temporal realities of both languages would enhance effective usage and curb unnecessary generalisations.