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    RETHINKING PEACE, SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
    (International Journal of Education Humanities and Social Science Vol. 5, No. 01, 2022) Osimen Goddy U.; RUFUS AISEDION
    There is growing recognition that peace and security are fundamental for socio-political and economic development of any country in the world. Yet Violent conflicts, whether social, political, or environmental, has significantly contributed to the crisis of sustainable development and security challenges in terms of loss of human and material resources. This paper has therefore, examined the nature of peace, security and sustainable development in Nigeria. The study adopts a combination of theories like; the clash of civilization theory, the frustration-aggression theory, state fragility and failed state theory. Qualitative method, such as textbooks, journal articles, internet, among others was used as sources of data collection. The work was descriptively analyzed through the content of the information gathered. The paper explores various dimensions of the social, political, economic and other conditions that have over the years affected the indices for measuring peace, security and sustainable development in Nigeria. Consequently, the paper revealed some of the symptoms that have truncated the “God given” peace, security and sustainable development in Nigeria, which includes; corruption, unemployment, Weak institutional system, structural imbalance, human trafficking, bad leadership, among others. The paper concluded with some useful policies recommendations regarding the way forward therein and most importantly, called for the need by the Nigeria government to learn from history, as attempts been made to tackle the challenges currently upsetting the attainment of sustainable peace, security and development in the country.
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    The Role of Multinational Oil Companies (MNOCs) and Militancy in Niger Delta
    (SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Volume 5 Issue 4 2018, 2018) Oyewole Oyindamola O.; Osimen Goddy U.; Akinwunmi Adeboye
    The discovery and exploration of oil in Nigeria seems to have come with good tidings and hope for a better development but today the reverse is the case. Oil has brought agony and insecurity in the country, particularly the oil communities of the Niger Delta region. The high level of marginalization and negligence on the part of the government, the elite and the MNOCs has resulted in militancy, which has consequently inflicted the economic growth of Nigeria. Resource curse is used to examine how the perceive petro dollar turns out to bring curse on the country. Despite different response by the government to address the unrest in the oil rich Niger Delta,yet the insurgency persist. This has been attributed to a commandist and lack of proper consultation with people of the region. This paper therefore, calls for a meaningfulcorroboration between the major actors in the exploration of oil and the people in order to have lasting solution to the prevailing problem and as a consequence a meaningful ataraxia.
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    The Political Economy of the Postponement of Nigeria’s 2015 General Elections: Effects, Implications and Lessons
    (Developing Country Studies Vol.5, No.16, 2015, 2015) Abayomi Muftau Adesina; Osimen Goddy U.
    The credibility of Nigeria’s previous elections had been doubted, though the situation has been improving lately. This research article examines the effects and implications of Nigeria’s postponement of the 2015 general elections. An attempt is also made to identify and discuss the lessons learned from the shift in elections. The effects of elections postponement identified in the study include: protracted grounding of governance; nosedived economic activities; increased unemployment; negative effects on social and cultural activities; and heightened political tension; although it afforded the INEC a good opportunity to improve upon its preparations. Implications examined include erosion of the integrity of Nigerian Government; perception of the INEC as managing elections’ programme poorly; and reduction in future aids. The paper pinpointed some of the lessons learned from the elections’ postponement as: the need for timely provision of funds; professional management of elections; use of contingency and change management plans; and proper documentation of lessons learned. Finally, the research recommends the use of lessons learned as springboard for strengthening democracy in Nigeria.
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    FULANI HERDSMEN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES/FARMERS CONFLICT IN NIGERA
    (IJRDO-Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research Volume-2 | Issue-6, 2017-06) Osimen Goddy U.; Oyewole Oyindamola O.; Akinwunmi Adeboye
    The tension between Fulani herdsmen and farming communities has been in existence for many years, but has seen a dramatic escalation in recent times to include attacks, armed robbery, rape, kidnappings and killings by the nomads. They brutally kill natives of invaded farming communities including women and children in various states across the country. They are armed with sophisticated weapons and usually attack their target communities at a time they are most vulnerable such as at midnight or on Sundays when they are in the church, killing people indiscriminately and burning houses and looting properties. Most worrisome is the brutality and impunity with which the assailants operate without regard for the law and the sanctity of human life. Hence, an understanding of the causes and effects of the conflict between nomads and farmers in the host communities is an important step towards realizing the goals of socio-economic development policies in the country. Therefore, it is against this backdrop that the paper assessed the conflicts between herdsmen and the farmers, using a descriptive technique. It was however observed that, Farmers-herdsmen conflict which is within the agricultural sector is a major setback to the development of the sector and the nation’s economy at large and therefore, recommends that, Unless the Federal Government urgently addresses incessant encroachment of farmlands by a group called Bororo cattle rearers, and the havoc they wreck on crops, bloody clashes between the farmers and the peripatetic herdsmen would be inevitable. Consequently that, the proposed federal government policy to create grazing reserves is long overdue as this will ensure that there is access to arable and grazing land to avert constant conflict between these two user groups.
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    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Organisational Support and Employee Engagement: Case Study Approach
    (Jurnal Akuntansi dan Bisnis: Jurnal Program Studi Akuntansi 8 (1), 2022-05) Olabode Olawale O.; Chidozie Felix C.
    Corporate social responsibility is how committed an organisation is in order to contribute to sustainable economic development by working with all stakeholders to improve quality of life. Today, every society expects a lot from companies to be socially responsible of providing developmental services to the community it operates (i.e., in local palace, ‘giving back to the society’). Many organisations are not practicing it and unwittingly toying with their reputation and probably their bottom line (social, environmental and economic performance). In lieu of this, this study assesses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), organisational support and employee engagement: Adopting Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Akure as case study. This study uses primary sources of data through a questionnaire. Twenty-five (25) questionnaire is administered to employees of DPR Akure through a purposive sampling method. However, only 11 questionnaire is correctly filled and returned, which represents 44% response rate, while remaining 14 represents 56%. This low percentage recorded reveals that DPR Akure is an annex of the corporation with few number of employees. Both descriptive statistics (tables, frequencies, percentages) and one-sample ‘t’ test for means statistics are used to analyse the collected data. Recall, n<30. The result, t = 1.51 shows relationship between CSR, organisational support and employee engagement. The paper recommends that organisations should review their CSR policy bi-annually in accordance with best international standard practice on how to promote relationship between stakeholders and to adopt best strategy on how to reduce menace – environmental pollution caused by activities of corporation on immediate employees and society at large.