FISCAL FEDERALISM: THE STRUGGLE FOR RESOURCE CONTROL BY THE NIGER DELTA REGION IN NIGERIA (1999-2014). CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The nature and condition of the financial relations in any federal system of government is crucial to the survival of such system. This, in most, if not all federal countries, one... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the study The media and especially the social media have over the years been recognized as a major aspect of governance especially in the advanced countries. Before the advent of democracy, the frontliners of the adoption of... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The history of human existence is replete with one form of violence or another. Violence is therefore not a recent development. It has occurred and may occur whenever and wherever there is a clash of interest between individuals and or groups. Violence is also used as a weapon by some people to realize or achieve certain ends. This... Continue Reading
The effect of television advertisement on children Mental development CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Television is incorporated within the child’s experience as it becomes part of the child’s inner world. In discussing about television and evolutional development of T.V, someone may wonder how television affects a child... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This research work was conducted to determine the influence of ethnicity on voting pattern in Nigeria with particular emphasis to the 2015 presidential election. To actualize the above, the researcher formulated three (3) research questions, and three (3) research hypotheses. An open ended structured questionnaire was used for data... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The study is geared towards identifying and analyzing the contributions of women to socio-economic and political development in Nigeria with particular emphasis in Anambra State. It was carried out using both primary and secondary sources of data. The secondary source of data are employed in analyzing the key concepts while the real... Continue Reading
(A CASE STUDY OF 2015 GENERAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study In a statement on the 2015 Nigerian General Elections the Freedom House (2015a) congratulated Nigerians for an election that ―appears to be one of the smoothest... Continue Reading
CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND AMNESTY PROGRAMME THE QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGER DELTA OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUNG Virtually all the native races of Africa are represented in Nigeria, hence the great diversity of her people and culture. It was in Nigeria that the Bantu and Semi Bantu,... Continue Reading
Labour Unrest And Underdevelopment In Nigeria. Abstract One of the major impediments to development in Nigeria is labour unrest. This is given the fact that no Nation can develop without human resource because they constitute and play very significant role in Nation building and development. The Nigerian case has been so pervasive... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE ABSTRACT The idea of pet projects by Nigerian former first lady Mariam Babangida was borne out of the fact that there was need for them to help in the administration of the nation and to also aid in assisting her husband. This project extensively analyses the... Continue Reading
, A CASE STUDY OF BABCOCK AND UNILAG CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Presently, the call for freedom and democracy echoes across the globe. The world has witnessed phenomenal shift from authoritarian style of governance to democratic rule. The fact still remain that... Continue Reading
(A CASE STUDY OF JONATHAN/ATIKU 2011 PRIMARY ELECTION) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Political campaign is organised effort to secure nomination and election of candidates. A political advertisement means an announcement or... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The louts of sovereignty by various polities that dotted Nigerian landscape at the beginning of the twentieth century and the subsequent amalgamation of 1914 that tried to create a nation out of the multi-cultural and political... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Rural development in the world generally and in the third world in particular has assumed the front-burner status since early eighties because governments have realized that except given the seriousness it deserves and... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The objective of the study is to ascertain the role the radio place in the political mobilization of Nigerian women. Factors like radio, interpersonal communication, exposure, objectively and sycophancy were examined to impact on the effectiveness of radio political news in... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and a multi-religious state with a population of about 160 million people cutting across the divides of ethnicity and religious beliefs. Comprising 36 states, a federal capital territory (FCT)... Continue Reading
A CASE STUDY OF SULEJA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, FROM 2006 TO 2008 ABSTRACT This study examined the Impact of Government’s Poverty Reduction Programmes in Niger State; A case study of Suleja Local Government area, between 2006 and 2008. Here some programmes like the... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of content CHAPTER ONE –INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Objectives of the study 1.4 Research questions 1.5 Hypotheses of the study... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study A fundamental responsibility of the state is the security of the life and property of its citizens. Others include the protection of its territoriality and sovereignty and the guarantying of its socio-economic and political stability. However, since the mid-twentieth century, this protective... Continue Reading
PREVALENCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA IN THE URINE OF CARITAS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABSTRACT In order to access the prevalence and sensitivity pattern of urinary pathogens, 60 midstream urine samples from students of Caritas University were investigated using cultural methods. Samples were examined microscopically and... Continue Reading
ELECTION RIGGING AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND THE CONCEPT OF ELECTION In a democracy, election is a fundamental ingredient and a utmost test of political participation it is defined as a process of selecting officers and representatives of an organization by... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Is there any hope for genuine democratic practice in Nigeria? This study was designed to examine the roles of elections in maintaining democracy in Nigeria. (A Case Study of 2007 General Elections). The analysis of the questionnaire in which the descriptive types of analysis was used exhibits the clear responses of the respondents.... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM There is always a close connection between morality and politics of a particular group of people. Infact, some people insist that politics cannot be dissociated from a moral framework. Every human society has a set of ideas about what... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study examines the irregular migration of Nigerians. The main objective of this study is mainly to examine the causes, implications and policy responses to irregular migration of Nigerians. This research used the qualitative method of research (sourcing data from other documented research on the subject of irregular migration. The... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study was designed to critically examine “the role of the press in Nigeria’s polarization and National Development” The method of content analysis was adopted and also, three Nigerian daily newspaper were selected. This include, the New Nigeria... Continue Reading