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• 1. GRASSROOT DEMOCRACY AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Democracy in its true meaning is synonymous with grassroots democracy. Grassroots democracy is a people/community – driven participation in elections, governance and decision making. Grassroots democracy can be seen as a tendency towards designing political processes where as much decision making authority as practical is shifted to the lo...Continue Reading »

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• 2. DEPENDENCY AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA UNDERDEVELOPMENT: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1.    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Sub Saharan Africa’s growth performance since gaining independence from colonial rule in the 1960s has been quite disappointing and utterly unacceptable. So used are we to this assessment that we forget that Africa was, at least in the first decade of independence, growing faster than other developing regions in the world. However, the...Continue Reading »

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• 3. TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the study The Igbos are traditionally village people, with social system comprising hundreds of small clans and villages. Among than, it is the family, the title holders, the village head etc that carryout the administrative functions of the society (Okoye, 1980:4). There have been many attempts to trace the origin of the Igbos, but none of tha...Continue Reading »

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• 4. FEDERALISM AND REVENUE ALLOCATION IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE DERIV...

  » CHAPTER ONE1.1            Introduction Federation implies the existence of more than one level of government in one country each with different expenditure responsibilities and taxing powers. Nigeria is a federation consisting of states and federal capital territory, federal government, 36 states and 774 local governments. Among the different levels of government, fiscal arrangement oug...Continue Reading »

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• 5. THE MILITARY RULE AND POLITICAL TRANSITION IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF ABACHA RE...

  » ABSTRACT This study analyzes military rule and the political transition to democracy in Nigeria. It enquires into how military intervenes in the Nigerian politics in the recent time. The study also examines how corruption induces military intervention in Nigerian politics due to the embezzlement of public funds by our political leaders as well as mismanagement of government properties. This study ...Continue Reading »

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• 6. THE UN PEACEKEEPING IN AFRICA: EFFECTIVENESS AND PROBLEMS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The UN Security Council authorizes peace operations by an affirmative vote of nine of the fifteen members without a veto from the five permanent members: the United States, China, France, Russia, the UK. The Security Council has authorized more than fifty peace operations in the years since the Cold War. The UN deploys peacekeeping forces ...Continue Reading »

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• 7. THE CORRUPTION AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: A FIGHT AGAINST IT

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0      INTRODUCTION: 1.1              BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The greatest hindrance to development especially in the third world countries has been attributed to corruption and insecurity. Aliu (2010), observed that people in high places are corrupt because of greed. His view tend to have wider support as most people feel that the resources available in these co...Continue Reading »

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• 8. THE CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: A THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  » ABSTRACT The research   provides a conceptual and theoretical appraisal of corruption in Nigeria as a threat to sustainable economic development. It elucidate the nature and effect of corruption and determine measures to mitigate and eliminate the trend in Nigeria. INTRODUCTION Amuwo (2005) and Obayelu (2007) consider corruption as the exploitation of public position, resources and power for pri...Continue Reading »

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• 9. THE INSECURITY: A THREAT TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  » ABSTRACT The research  proffers a conceptual and theoretical investigation on insecurity a threat to national development. The study is particularly important at such a time of Nigeria’s history. The apparent challenge of insurgency, terrorism, arm trafficking, ethnic crisis, arm robbery etc constitute  a great threat to security and national development. The research profers measures to mitig...Continue Reading »

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• 10. THE INEC AND CHALLENGES OF MONITORING POLITICAL PARTY CAMPAIGN FINANCING IN NIGE...

  » 1.1             BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Democracy is a system in which the government is controlled by the people, and in which people are considered equals in the exercise of that control. However, unequal access to political finance contributes to an uneven political playing field. Campaign financing has been a major concern in Nigeria. Significant and unregulated campaign financing ...Continue Reading »

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• 11. THE INFLUENCE OF GODFATHERISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC

  » ABSTRACT The discourse of godfatherism had so much influenced the socio economic and political life of the nation especially in the fourth republic. It had gained much attention at the present time as a result of its need forms of articulation. It has become almost impossible for an individual to hold political office either by appointment or election without patronizing a godfather because of the...Continue Reading »

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• 12. PARTY SYSTEM AND NIGERIANS

  » Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study The development of political parties in Nigeria dates back to the days of the struggle for political independent in the late 1940s, when the nationalists were at the pre independence and post independence periods. In the pre independence and the early post independence periods, political parties in Nigeria were not ideologically based. Rather, t...Continue Reading »

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• 13. THE POLITICIZATION OF RELIGION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA AND IT'S EFFECTS ON THE NIGER...

  » ABSTRACT This project is basically on the politicization of religion in Northern Nigeria and its effects on the Nigerian federalism. The essence of this study is to look at how religion is politicized in Nigeria and suggests possible ways of resolving its attendants problems on Nigerian federalism. The study is carried out using both the primary and secondary data methods, where questionnaire is u...Continue Reading »

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• 14. A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NIGERIA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0                                             INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the Study Nigeria has been an active member of the African union and Ecowas since inception and as such has actively been involved in the formulation, implementation and guidance of the union’s policies. There have been scholarly studies that address Nige...Continue Reading »

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• 15. AN ASSESSMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA

  » ABSTRACT This research presents the results of the assessment of retirement benefit administration in Lagos state. The population for the study consists of 100 pensioner which were randomly selected, Data were gathered using a self constructed questionnaire and the result gotten was analyzed using the simple percentage method.  The validity and reliability of instrument were ascertained. Data ana...Continue Reading »

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• 16. CIVIL SERVANT INDISCIPLINE AND ITS EFFECT ON WORK PRODUCTIVITY

  » ABSTRACT This research presents the investigation into the effects of civil servant idscipline on work productivity, the Nationa Revenue Authority in Freetown was used as the location for the study and a total of 100 staff was sampled. Data was gathered using a self constructed questionnaire and the result gotten was analyzed using the simple percentage method.  The validity and reliability of in...Continue Reading »

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• 17. THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN APC/BUHARI GOVERNMENT AND IT'S EFFECT ON NIGERIA...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study One of the major problems confronting the world is corruption. It has become one of the symbols of popular discontent across the globe. Corruption is not in any way a new development. In fact, it is tempting to say that corruption is simply a part of the human condition. Stories of corruption dominate the media in both developed and deve...Continue Reading »

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• 18. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY AND THIRD WORLD UNDER DEVELOPMENT

  » ABSTRACT This  study examines the relationship between the third world countries and the western capitalist countries. It shows dependency as a phenomenon or problem of relationship that gave rise to the economic growth and development of the western world in expense of the third world societies which are economically underdeveloped, and lack  the capacity  and ability to control the economic s...Continue Reading »

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• 19. THE POLICY OF PRIVATIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN NIGER...

  » Abstract It is because of social issues like economic inequalities, unemployment that made the state to interfere in economy of Nigeria. Government chose public sector as a means or medium for economic and social development due to poor managerial skill, weak technological base etc, this enhanced the zeal to establish various enterprise institutions in Nigeria. Then, due to inadequate capital and ...Continue Reading »

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• 20. PEOPLE PERCEPTION OF THE ABUSE OF DEMOCRACY IN THE SOCIO-POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1         Background of the Study           Over the past decades, man countries have gained experienced with referendums, citizens forums, citizens’ hurries, collaborative governance, participatory budgeting and other models in which citizen have a more direct say (Nwayawun 1999). Most people would view this as a positive development. Citizen’s part...Continue Reading »

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• 21. EFFECTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE AS A PANACEA TO NIGERIA SOCIO-POLIT...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0                                           INTRODUCTION 1.1                                BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Gender incongruity in politics is a worldwide phenomenon, literature abounds showing that the level of women’s participation at the highest level of political activity accounts for their invisibili...Continue Reading »

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• 22. ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES; ITS IMPACT ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Elections in Nigeria from 1999 till date have continued to recycle in a vicious violence and unimaginable manipulation especially from the political elites; this has attracted the attention of local and international community (Onu, 2005, Suberu, 2007). The challenges in restructuring the dilemma of electoral process in Nigeria from transi...Continue Reading »

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• 23. STATE INTERVENTION AND COMMUNAL CONFLICTS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The nature of conflicts in the world has changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War to the extent that conflicts between or among nation states have reduced significantly, while the trend is that conflicts have increased within nation states due to intense struggle for power and scarce resources between and among groups, thereby putting ...Continue Reading »

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• 24. YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND THUGGERY IN NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In contemporary democracies, elections are acceptable means of electing leaders, an important process that strengthens democratic institutions and facilitate peaceful transition of power (Ugiagbe, 2010). However, in Nigeria all elections conducted since her independence in 1960 have been characterized by widespread violence, intimida...Continue Reading »

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• 25. GODFATHERISM AND POLITICAL CONFLICT IN NIGERIA: AN OPINION SURVEY OF VOTERS

  » ABSTRACT Godfatherism has become an attribute in modern day Nigerian politics which could either foster democratic stability or retard democratic progress.         This study hopes to bring to a clearer understanding, the nature and prevailing characteristics of godfather/godson relationship, the dimension it has assumed in recent times and how it has shaped and influenced the adult citizenry ...Continue Reading »

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