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The idea of economic empowerment adopted by some rational political leaders becomes the most prop... more The idea of economic empowerment adopted by some rational political leaders becomes the most propelling and fascinating model for Economic Growth which leads to Economic development all over the world. The government of India has been supporting Economic empowerment in all its twenty-eight states and New Delhi with a view of wealth creation among its teaming population. India has numerous Institutions for Entrepreneurship Development and socio economic empowerment such as National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development located at Noida in Delhi and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India situated at Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad in Gujarat State of India. At the undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, entrepreneurship training is conducted on various things such as small business, Tourist guide, shoe making, creams productions, ceramics and marble crafting, leather works, furniture, jewelleries, tailoring and other relevant hand works. These propel the economic growth in terms of Gross Domestic Products (GDP) thereby increasing the Per Capita Income among Indians. On the other hand, Nigeria emerged as Africa's largest economy in April, 2014. Yet, unemployment, poverty, poor standard of living and crime rate are in the increase among youth in the country. In view of this, the paper adopts balanced – unbalanced growth theory as a framework for analysis with a view to explore the strategies adopted by India which recorded a success and to recommend viable strategies for Nigeria.

The present purported international boundary between Nigeria and Niger Republic is artificial. It... more The present purported international boundary between Nigeria and Niger Republic is artificial. It was created by the then colonial masters following the scramble and partition of Africa Berlin Conference held from 1884 to 1885 in Germany. However, the notion of cross border trade between the aforementioned countries has brought about various challenges. It is against this background, this paper aims at examining the challenges and prospects of Cross border Trade in West Africa Sub Sahara region. In order to accomplish that, the paper adopts qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. It finds out barriers in terms of movements of goods, capital and people. The paper proposes viable suggestions on how to improve cross border trade in the two countries and in other parts of Africa.

I ntra party conflict is one of the features of party politics. This is not unconnected with the ... more I
ntra party conflict is one of the features of party politics. This is not unconnected with the divergence nature of men that makes them to adopt different approaches in an attempt to achieve the same goal. Thus, though a political party is an assemblage of men with similar view on how best to run a state, the lack of homogeneity in their approach coupled with the series of activities that take place within the party predispose members to articulate divergent interests which sometimes breed intra party conflict leading to factionalization within such a party (Momodu and Matudi, 2013). It therefore follows that, as a social group, conflict is inevitable within a political party. This is more so giving the reality that whenever people come together to pursue a common goal, there is the tendency that some members would pursue their personal interests instead of group’s interest. Nevertheless, a political party should try to aggregate the varying interests of its members and articulate a unified front for achieving its goals. The pursuance of this goal would limit the destructive impact of intra party conflict in the polity.
Intra party conflict is a recurrent phenomenon that finds expression in different forms and at different stages in the process of democratization. It is in this context that scholars are really interested in understanding the dynamics of intra party conflicts, particularly in developing democracies where the process of nurturing democratic ethos is very tardy. However, the dimension, multitude and impact of intra party conflict in Nigeria continue to be a worrisome phenomenon to the development of democracy. As Olaniyan (2009: 51) observed, “party politics has adorned the toga of notoriety in Nigeria to the extent that its defining characteristics have been intrigues, bickering, backbiting, schisms and violence”. An examination of the activities of political parties in Nigeria, right from the colonial period to the Fourth Republic, would reveal a disturbing varying degree of intra party crises. Most disturbingly is the experience of the Fourth Republic where party activities are “replete with so much intra-crisis that rather than furthering democratic ethos, have indeed become stumbling blocks to the attainment of stable democratic order” (Eme and Anyadike, 2011: 1). The question that is agitating the minds of analysts and scholars is why do political parties in Nigeria find it difficult to harmonize their divergent views? This chapter seeks to answer this question. Therefore, the chapter is divided into six parts. This section is the introduction. The second part presents a conceptual framework of analysis; the third historicizes intra party conflict in Nigeria; the fourth examines intra party conflicts in the Fourth Republic; the fifth discusses the implications of intra party conflict on democracy and democratization in Nigeria and the last part is conclusion.

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The idea of economic empowerment adopted by some rational political leaders becomes the most prop... more The idea of economic empowerment adopted by some rational political leaders becomes the most propelling and fascinating model for Economic Growth which leads to Economic development all over the world. The government of India has been supporting Economic empowerment in all its twenty-eight states and New Delhi with a view of wealth creation among its teaming population. India has numerous Institutions for Entrepreneurship Development and socio economic empowerment such as National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development located at Noida in Delhi and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India situated at Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad in Gujarat State of India. At the undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, entrepreneurship training is conducted on various things such as small business, Tourist guide, shoe making, creams productions, ceramics and marble crafting, leather works, furniture, jewelleries, tailoring and other relevant hand works. These propel the economic growth in terms of Gross Domestic Products (GDP) thereby increasing the Per Capita Income among Indians. On the other hand, Nigeria emerged as Africa's largest economy in April, 2014. Yet, unemployment, poverty, poor standard of living and crime rate are in the increase among youth in the country. In view of this, the paper adopts balanced – unbalanced growth theory as a framework for analysis with a view to explore the strategies adopted by India which recorded a success and to recommend viable strategies for Nigeria.

The present purported international boundary between Nigeria and Niger Republic is artificial. It... more The present purported international boundary between Nigeria and Niger Republic is artificial. It was created by the then colonial masters following the scramble and partition of Africa Berlin Conference held from 1884 to 1885 in Germany. However, the notion of cross border trade between the aforementioned countries has brought about various challenges. It is against this background, this paper aims at examining the challenges and prospects of Cross border Trade in West Africa Sub Sahara region. In order to accomplish that, the paper adopts qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. It finds out barriers in terms of movements of goods, capital and people. The paper proposes viable suggestions on how to improve cross border trade in the two countries and in other parts of Africa.

I ntra party conflict is one of the features of party politics. This is not unconnected with the ... more I
ntra party conflict is one of the features of party politics. This is not unconnected with the divergence nature of men that makes them to adopt different approaches in an attempt to achieve the same goal. Thus, though a political party is an assemblage of men with similar view on how best to run a state, the lack of homogeneity in their approach coupled with the series of activities that take place within the party predispose members to articulate divergent interests which sometimes breed intra party conflict leading to factionalization within such a party (Momodu and Matudi, 2013). It therefore follows that, as a social group, conflict is inevitable within a political party. This is more so giving the reality that whenever people come together to pursue a common goal, there is the tendency that some members would pursue their personal interests instead of group’s interest. Nevertheless, a political party should try to aggregate the varying interests of its members and articulate a unified front for achieving its goals. The pursuance of this goal would limit the destructive impact of intra party conflict in the polity.
Intra party conflict is a recurrent phenomenon that finds expression in different forms and at different stages in the process of democratization. It is in this context that scholars are really interested in understanding the dynamics of intra party conflicts, particularly in developing democracies where the process of nurturing democratic ethos is very tardy. However, the dimension, multitude and impact of intra party conflict in Nigeria continue to be a worrisome phenomenon to the development of democracy. As Olaniyan (2009: 51) observed, “party politics has adorned the toga of notoriety in Nigeria to the extent that its defining characteristics have been intrigues, bickering, backbiting, schisms and violence”. An examination of the activities of political parties in Nigeria, right from the colonial period to the Fourth Republic, would reveal a disturbing varying degree of intra party crises. Most disturbingly is the experience of the Fourth Republic where party activities are “replete with so much intra-crisis that rather than furthering democratic ethos, have indeed become stumbling blocks to the attainment of stable democratic order” (Eme and Anyadike, 2011: 1). The question that is agitating the minds of analysts and scholars is why do political parties in Nigeria find it difficult to harmonize their divergent views? This chapter seeks to answer this question. Therefore, the chapter is divided into six parts. This section is the introduction. The second part presents a conceptual framework of analysis; the third historicizes intra party conflict in Nigeria; the fourth examines intra party conflicts in the Fourth Republic; the fifth discusses the implications of intra party conflict on democracy and democratization in Nigeria and the last part is conclusion.