BSTRACT This study examines the effects of livelihood activities on households’ food security in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo State. The study used primary data which was obtained with the aid of structured questionnaire from 75 household heads. Data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics, food security index and logit regression model. From the result, 64.0% of the respondents were male and 36.00 percent% were female. Above average (56.00%) of them fall between the age range
4. Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in relation to Economic Diplomacy Today’s governments are facing immense competition from other actors such as religious groups, private sector, media, immigrants and all other possible entities of the civil society who are demanding from the government that they do have a say in making and implementing foreign policy. Economic diplomacy which is gradually overtaking the politics oriented traditional diplomacy. With the growth of transactional economic interactions, the
legislators and human right groups. Narrow attention on shareholders by the board of directors has now been increased to the stakeholders interest (Smallman 2004). This, perhaps account for reason why royal fathers, labour movement, academia e.t.c in Nigeria are represented and feature prominently in board composition of many
INTRODUCTION In the entire world, Climate change has become a big challenge and it has a negative impact on our day to day life. In the case of Nigeria, climate change has affected it due to its vulnerability and low coping capacity, a developing country like Nigeria with a population of almost 185 million is likely to be affected adversely. But then let me explain briefly the meaning climate and what COP 21 is all about. Climate change is an environmental threat which the entire world is facing
Ideas /Statement of the Problem Despite the fact that the world treats Nigeria as a regional and sub-regional leader and listens to her opinion regarding African and even world issues, there is a contradiction, because Nigeria is an underperformer in domestic affairs, with poor representation in international fore and poorly coordinated positions on many issues. There is also clumsiness in the nation’s intervention in security matters because some of the officials are sometimes lackadaisical and
literacy, the enlightenment of the citizens and self-reliance for national development. Primary education in Nigeria was designed to strictly prepare young people for the world of work and higher studies rather than training on self-reliance for human development and national growth as emphasis was laid on subject delivery which will give them adequate knowledge in the next level of the educational system Federal Republic of Nigeria, (2004) and Koko & Ikpesu, (2009). The importance of primary school
Human rights violations and violent conflicts in the Niger Delta of Nigeria have elicited interests from scholars and international agencies. Although these studies provide significant insights into the conflicts in the Niger Delta, the issue of transitional justice has not been adequately addressed. Consequently, this article examines transitional justice mechanisms in the Niger Delta, gaps and prospects. The article begins with the conceptualization of human rights violation and transitional justice
important role in the national security of any given country. Threat to energy security can also result to economic and other threat which can lead to physical damage to the energy infrastructure (such as pipeline vandalization), natural events, insurgency or warfare. The political and economic instability caused by crisis and other factors such as strike action can also prevent the proper functioning of the energy industry in the country. In recent years, new threat to energy security has emerged in the
thereby to bring about a particular political objective. The main terrorist group that has been a serious threat to education in the north-east region of Nigeria is the Boko Haram terrorist group. It has been described as one of the deadliest, extremist armed groups in the world. The already existing low level of education and literacy in north-east Nigeria have been aggravated by the Boko Haram terrorist group. Over the years education has been under attack in the region, most violent activities apart
The Niger Delta – the geographical heart of oil production in Nigeria has been a breeding ground for militants and ‚impoverished ethnic groups‛ for some years now. This is because the discovery of oil and its exploitation has ushered in a miserable, undisciplined, decrepit, and corrupt form of ‘petro-capitalism’ which produces conflict accelerating factors. Devastated by the ecological costs of oil spillage and the highest gas flaring rates in the world, the Niger Delta has become a centre of violence