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Journal of Techno-Social

As widely perceived by many that corruption and other unethical conducts have become a destructiv... more As widely perceived by many that corruption and other unethical conducts have become a destructive cankerworm that has eaten deep in every nation’s economy. Although, the scenario is not common only to Nigeria but the manner at which the ill-gotten wealth individuals were being celebrated in country is highly alarming. Nigeria is known for its series of anti-corruption mechanisms put in place by the government in order to curtail the menace in the society. Upon the establishment of the Military Legislations to curb the menace in 1975 under Generals Murtala Ramatu Muhammed and Olusegun Obasanjo down to 1999under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo where two separate anti-corruption bodies were formed (ICPC and EFCC), and to the present Administration under President Muhammadu Buhari where whistleblowing mechanism is introduced, the level of corruption is more pronounced and rampant both in public and private sectors of the Nigeria’s economy. One will be wondering why Ni...

Zamfara Journal of Politics and Development | Vol. 3 No. 2, 2022 | Department of Political Science, 2022

The African continent has benefited immensely from Afrocentric nature of Nigerian foreign policy.... more The African continent has benefited immensely from Afrocentric nature of Nigerian foreign policy. This has invariably added to the reasons behind the successful transformation of Organization of African Unity (OAU) to African Union (AU). Having checked through the existing literature, it was observed that limited studies were found on Nigerian foreign policy's contribution towards the transformation of the continental organization in Africa. The study's findings have revealed the following attributes possessed by Nigerian foreign policy as one of the factors that aided the transformation of the continental organization in Africa. These attributes include: leadership role, economic-existing role, democratic-setting role, peace and security role, population factor, decolonization and anti-apartheid role. As part of the academic contribution of the study to the existing knowledge, the study indicated that Nigeria and its citizens tend to benefit more if its foreign policy tailors in such a way that would have a direct positive impact on Africa as a continent. Thus, the study concludes that Nigeria would have more influence in the continent particularly during decision making on Africa's matter, if she allows her fellow African countries to benefit from her favourable foreign policy. This study adopts functionalism theory to describe the possibility of mutual benefits when countries come together through functional cooperation to address common issues. This work is a qualitative study that utilizes both primary and secondary sources of data. Eight respondents were interviewed from different Nigerian government parastatals and higher institutions. The interview data was analyzed thematically with the aid of Nvivo-10.

Journal of Techno-Social, 2021

Nigeria’s afrocentric foreign policy has in no small measure benefited African continent. This ha... more Nigeria’s afrocentric foreign policy has in no small measure benefited African continent. This has assisted Nigeria tremendously to have played a leading role towards ensuring peace, stability, cooperation and development in the African continent. The study examines the hullabaloos surrounding the too generous and committed nature of Nigerian foreign policy which has canvassed for varieties of opinions on the need for the country to adjust her foreign policy objectives. The study indicates that if there is need for Nigeria to adjust her foreign policy objectives towards Africa, it should be more favourable and not the other way round due to numerous unforeseen benefits. The study adopts role theory to describe the position and responsibility shouldered by Nigeria in Africa. As against the position opined by antagonists on the amendment of Nigerian foreign policy’s objectives, the theory explains that some benefits are either tangible or intangible forms. This study is qualitative th...

The election observer is one of the stakeholders of the electoral process in Africa. The role of ... more The election observer is one of the stakeholders of the electoral process in Africa. The role of the international observers just like other players of the electoral process, is to ensure free, fair and credible election. This body mostly work hand in hand with civil society group/organization in order to ensure smooth conduct of election. Election observers have been seen as democracy police in Africa which has added value to the conduct and manner at which election is being managed in the society. Although, many studies have been conducted on both positive contribution and negative impact of the election observers into the system, but this study will juxtapose the two sides of a coin to examine whether the role of the observer is a blessing or curse to the development of Africa and its democratic consolidation. The study makes use of Normative Theory to explain the role and contribution of election observers to the democratic consolidation in Africa. The study is a qualitative, an...

The OAU was the first continental organization in Africa formed by Pan-Africanism through which m... more The OAU was the first continental organization in Africa formed by Pan-Africanism through which many countries in Africa achieved their political independence. Similarly, the metamorphosis of OAU to AU was done in order to correct some of the imbalances and hindrances that have being affecting the former from achieving its goals and objectives effectively. The study appraises analytically some of the factors responsible for the transformation of OAU to AU where views and professional opinions of experts were reviewed. It also revealed and appraised that challenges confronted by the OAU such as high poverty rate, economic stagnation, gross human rights violation, disunity in Africa among others needed to be addressed for Africa’s goals and objectives to be actually realized. The study makes use of neo-functionalism theory to describe possibility of waxing stronger and great if there is mutual sense of belonging among African States, particularly which has led to the formation of AU. ...

Vote buying is a common phenomenon in Nigeria’s political system that has caused havoc to the cou... more Vote buying is a common phenomenon in Nigeria’s political system that has caused havoc to the country’s electoral system. Vote buying as a practice was well noticed in 1999 when Nigeria started experiencing a smooth and successful transition of government from one civilian administration to another. However, the alarming rate at which vote trading is growing in Nigeria has called for serious attention particularly during 2015 and 2019 general elections in the country. Although, government had made series of efforts to curb the menace such as amendment in the Electoral Act, review of electoral laws and regulations, but all to no avail. The study deduces that those that were targeted for vote buying are majorly the illiterates and the poor masses in the country who can be easily influenced and induced with small amount of money. The study also showcase some evils behind engaging in vote buying which is capable of exposing the society to the inability to produce credible candidates. Si...

Mass media has recorded tremendous achievement in Nigeria political system, particularly towards ... more Mass media has recorded tremendous achievement in Nigeria political system, particularly towards educating the masses on the government policies and programmes. This action performed by the media has significantly influenced the voting behaviour of the electorates in Nigeria which arguably attributed to the historical landmark success recorded in the country by the opposition party (All Progressive Party) to unseat the ruling party (Peoples Democratic Party) during the 2015 general election. The study examines the media role in Nigeria towards ensuring that the political officers/politicians are accountable to the masses whom their interests is represented. The study makes use of structuration theory that explain how the structure and action of man make the society and that the two are indivisible to study. The actions of man that affects the structure must have be attributed to the role and the kind of information disseminated by the media in such society. The study reveals that so...

European journal of social sciences, 2017

The Nigeria’s role in the maintenance of peace and stability in the African continent is great du... more The Nigeria’s role in the maintenance of peace and stability in the African continent is great due to its Afrocentric policy. Nigeria has taken part in a numerous peacekeeping and peace-making processes in the continent. In fact, the country’s good largesse has cut across the African continent and beyond where the Nigerian peacekeepers had made the country proud in their efforts abroad when returning peace and stability back to the conflicts zones. However, while Nigeria has been making series of sacrifices both length, breath, left, right and centre, committing huge resources (both human and material resources) towards its peace maintenance in the continents particularly the African region, its home / domestic has been faced with series of havocs. These domestic problems ranging from poverty, insecurity, unemployment, malnutrition, ethno-religious crises and many other more had drawn the attention of scholars on the needs for Nigeria to be more rational in its big brother roles in ...

The African Solutions to African Problems is one of the remarkable achievements of the transforma... more The African Solutions to African Problems is one of the remarkable achievements of the transformation of the OAU to AU. The ASAP through the stability apparatus and mechanisms of the AU has assisted the African continent in maintaining peaceful and stable environment that guarantee the safety of lives and properties of the entire people living in the African continent irrespective of their race and nationality. The study examines some of the circumstances that led to the formation of ASAP in Africa and how the AU has utilized the security apparatus or organs that provided under the Constitutive Act of the organization to maintain stability in the continent. The study makes use of the hegemonic stability theory to explain how collective responsibility is the security and stability issue in Africa. This has been achieved in Africa through the Standby Force designed for each of the five regions of the continent driven by the emerging powers among the States in each of the African regio...

Nigeria is endowed with numerous natural and human resources in which the country has utilized su... more Nigeria is endowed with numerous natural and human resources in which the country has utilized such for the betterment of Africa. Nigeria’s leadership role towards achieving stability and development in Africa cannot be overemphasized. This has canvassed for Nigeria’s big brother commitment in Africa. The country is mostly referred to as the giant of Africa , this is not only attributed to its population size, but also in the area of human and material resources. The possession of natural resources, particularly the crude oil has assisted Nigeria’s economy in the global markets which invariably made the country one of the reckoning points when determining the production of oil at the international markets. This has equally empowered Nigeria to contribute more to the Africa’s stability and development. These prominent role and contribution of Nigeria to Africa qualifies it more to be a regional hegemon among other contenders in the continent. The study makes use of trait theory of le...

Social and Management Research Journal, 2020

The scourge of corruption which has almost eaten up the entire Nigeria’s economy is not in any wa... more The scourge of corruption which has almost eaten up the entire Nigeria’s economy is not in any way a new phenomenon in the country. Series of attempt have been made by Nigeria’s past administrations to stop the cankerworm from its manifestation which yielded little or no success. However, the giant stride made by present administration through the introduction of whistle-blowing as a mechanism to fight corruption and other misconduct in Nigeria has been a welcome development in the country. This has given Nigerians the opportunity to expose wrong doing and all sorts of unethical activities in the society as part of contributing their quotas to the development of the country. The study emphasized on the significant contribution and the role played by whistle-blowers towards the recovery of looted funds in Nigeria. Similarly, the study has discovered that the government can do more by making adequate legal protection for the whistle-blowers in order to encourage them towards their par...

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 2019

Election as a process of selecting those that will represent the interest of the masses need to b... more Election as a process of selecting those that will represent the interest of the masses need to be free, fair and credible. For an election to be credible, free and fair in which its result would be accepted by all, there is need for the actors/stakeholders of the electoral process to vigorously discharge their respective duties and obligation in the exercise. The electoral bodies, the civil society, the judiciary, political parties, the mass media, and even the masses who are the electorates are to be adequately orientated, cultured and given awareness on the beauty of participating in the selection process of their leaders. Despite the fact that, the voting behaviour of masses during an election tell more about the success of the system, but the actors or stakeholders involved in the electoral process can influence the level of voters’ turnout in an election, by given the electorates regular orientation and awareness on the electoral system in the society. The study makes use of M...

Journal of Techno Social of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 2021

Abstract: Nigeria’s afrocentric foreign policy has in no small measure benefited African continen... more Abstract: Nigeria’s afrocentric foreign policy has in no small measure benefited African continent. This has
assisted Nigeria tremendously to have played a leading role towards ensuring peace, stability, cooperation and
development in the African continent. The study examines the hullabaloos surrounding the too generous and
committed nature of Nigerian foreign policy which has canvassed for varieties of opinions on the need for the
country to adjust her foreign policy objectives. The study indicates that if there is need for Nigeria to adjust her
foreign policy objectives towards Africa, it should be more favourable and not the other way round due to
numerous unforeseen benefits. The study adopts role theory to describe the position and responsibility shouldered
by Nigeria in Africa. As against the position opined by antagonists on the amendment of Nigerian foreign policy’s
objectives, the theory explains that some benefits are either tangible or intangible forms. This study is qualitative
that adopts both primary and secondary sources of data. Twelve (12) respondents were interviewed from various
Nigerian government parastatals and higher institutions of learning. Data gotten from the interview was analysed
thematically with the aid of Nvivo. The secondary data source was through books, journal articles, newspapers and
policy documents.
Keywords: Nigeria, foreign policy, afrocentric, Africa, benefits

The OAU was the first continental organization in Africa formed by Pan-Africanism through which m... more The OAU was the first continental organization in Africa formed by Pan-Africanism through which many countries in Africa achieved their political independence. Similarly, the metamorphosis of OAU to AU was done in order to correct some of the imbalances and hindrances that have being affecting the former from achieving its goals and objectives effectively. The study appraises analytically some of the factors responsible for the transformation of OAU to AU where views and professional opinions of experts were reviewed. It also revealed and appraised that challenges confronted by the OAU such as high poverty rate, economic stagnation, gross human rights violation, disunity in Africa among others needed to be addressed for Africa's goals and objectives to be actually realized. The study makes use of neo-functionalism theory to describe possibility of waxing stronger and great if there is mutual sense of belonging among African States, particularly which has led to the formation of AU. The study is a qualitative that uses both primary and secondary sources of data. Twelve informants were interviewed from different Nigerian government parastatals and higher institutions. The interview data was thereby analysed thematically with the aid of Nvivo 10.

ESTEEM Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2020

KEYWORDS OAU Transformation African Union Achievement Africa The need to revitalize the continent... more KEYWORDS OAU Transformation African Union Achievement Africa The need to revitalize the continental organisation in Africa is the reason behind the transformation of AU from OAU. The officially inauguration of the AU on 9 th July, 2002 marked the turning point in the Africa history from all sorts of political instability, insecurity, prevalent poverty rate, epidemic of deadly diseases, among others, which the continent had experienced under OAU. The AU's objectives emanated from the weakness of the OAU to strengthen the former. The study appraises AU for the mechanisms put in place to ensure peace, stability and development in the African continent. The research findings observe that measures introduced by AU

Social & Management Research Journal, Universiti Technologi Mara, Malaysia, 2020

The scourge of corruption which has almost eaten up the entire Nigeria’s economy is not in any w... more The scourge of corruption which has almost eaten up the entire
Nigeria’s economy is not in any way a new phenomenon in the
country. Series of attempt have been made by Nigeria’s past
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s t o s t o p t h e c a n k e r w o r m f r o m i t s
manifestation which yielded little or no success. However, the giant
stride made by present administration through the introduction of
whistle-blowing as a mechanism to fight corruption and other
misconduct in Nigeria has been a welcome development in the
country. This has given Nigerians the opportunity to expose
wrongdoing and all sorts of unethical activities in the society as
part of contributing their quotas to the development of the country.
The study emphasized on the significant contribution and the role
played by whistle-blowers towards the recovery of looted funds in
N i g e r i a . S i m i l a r l y, t h e s t u d y h a s d i s c o v e re d t h a t t h e
government can do more by making adequate legal protection for the
whistle-blowers in order to encourage them towards their participation in the fight against corruption and nefarious activities in the country. If
otherwise, the Nigerian government may not achieve its objective.
The study equally sensitises Nigerian policy makers and the citizens
on the likely dangers if the whistle-blower’s protection law is not
passed and ratified by the highest law-making body of Nigeria (The
National Assembly). The paper therefore, employs exploratory
research method through the use of secondary data to examine the influence
of whistle-blowing on corruption and other misconduct in Nigeria.

E-Bangi Journal of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, 2019

Election as a selection process for those that will represent the interest of the masses, need to... more Election as a selection process for those that will represent the interest of the masses, need to be free, fair and credible. For an election to be credible, free and fair in which its result would be accepted by all, actors/stakeholders of the electoral process need to vigorously discharge their respective duties and obligation in the exercise. Evidence from the previous researches proved that Africa is having issues to conduct credible election. This study discovers that for Africa to have a credible election, players involved in the electoral process (such as the electoral bodies, the civil society, the judiciary, political parties, the mass media, and even the masses who are the electorates) are to be adequately cultured, orientated and given awareness on the beauty in discharging their role towards selection process of their leaders. Despitethe fact that, the voting behaviour of masses during an election tell more about the success of the system, but the actors or stakeholders involved in the electoral process can influence the level of voters' turnout in an election, by given the electorates regular orientation and awareness on the electoral system in the society. The study makes use of Morality-Implicit Theory to explain how the electoral process can be free and fair, if the actors involved in the process imbibed moral value and transparency in discharging their duties to the system without fear or favour. This study therefore is a qualitative in nature that employs the use of secondary source of data to explain the mechanism towards free, fair and credible election in Africa.

Jigawa Journal of Politics (Journal of Politics of the Department of Political Science, Federal University Dutse), 2018

Nigeria has contributed immensely to the stability of the African continent. This is part of the ... more Nigeria has contributed immensely to the stability of the African continent. This is part of the role the country has been playing since its independence in 1960. The role of Nigeria in ensuring peace and stability in West African sub-region and the entire Africa has saved numerous countries from their scourge of wars. This has prevented Africa from experiencing the reoccurrence of Rwanda genocide in the continent. The timely intervention of Nigeria in the crises of countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau among others have saved those countries from disintegration. The study analyse the role played by Nigeria in ensuring peace and stability in some countries in Africa particularly the West Africa sub-region. It was revealed from the study that Nigeria cannot pretend not to be concerned about any crisis happening in Africa, particularly in her neighbouring West Africacountries due to the likely repercussion of such crisis which may have negative impact on it. The study makes use of realism theory which is characterized by statism, survival and self-help. Although, the international system is anarchic, but self-help duty of the State, political and military power are tools that can sustain the international relations among countries. The study adopts qualitative method that use both primary and secondary source of data. Twelve informants were

Asian Journal of Multidisplinary Studies, 2018

Journal of Techno-Social

Zamfara Journal of Politics and Development | Vol. 3 No. 2, 2022 | Department of Political Science, 2022

Journal of Techno-Social, 2021

European journal of social sciences, 2017

Social and Management Research Journal, 2020

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 2019

Journal of Techno Social of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 2021

The OAU was the first continental organization in Africa formed by Pan-Africanism through which m... more The OAU was the first continental organization in Africa formed by Pan-Africanism through which many countries in Africa achieved their political independence. Similarly, the metamorphosis of OAU to AU was done in order to correct some of the imbalances and hindrances that have being affecting the former from achieving its goals and objectives effectively. The study appraises analytically some of the factors responsible for the transformation of OAU to AU where views and professional opinions of experts were reviewed. It also revealed and appraised that challenges confronted by the OAU such as high poverty rate, economic stagnation, gross human rights violation, disunity in Africa among others needed to be addressed for Africa's goals and objectives to be actually realized. The study makes use of neo-functionalism theory to describe possibility of waxing stronger and great if there is mutual sense of belonging among African States, particularly which has led to the formation of AU. The study is a qualitative that uses both primary and secondary sources of data. Twelve informants were interviewed from different Nigerian government parastatals and higher institutions. The interview data was thereby analysed thematically with the aid of Nvivo 10.

ESTEEM Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2020

Social & Management Research Journal, Universiti Technologi Mara, Malaysia, 2020

E-Bangi Journal of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, 2019

Jigawa Journal of Politics (Journal of Politics of the Department of Political Science, Federal University Dutse), 2018

Asian Journal of Multidisplinary Studies, 2018

The Nigeria's role in the maintenance of peace and stability in the African continent is great du... more The Nigeria's role in the maintenance of peace and stability in the African continent is great due to its Afrocentric policy. Nigeria has taken part in a numerous peacekeeping and peace-making processes in the continent. In fact, the country's good largesse has cut across the African continent and beyond where the Nigerian peacekeepers had made the country proud in their efforts abroad when returning peace and stability back to the conflicts zones. However, while Nigeria has been making series of sacrifices both length, breath, left, right and centre, committing huge resources (both human and material resources) towards its peace maintenance in the continents particularly the African region, its home / domestic has been faced with series of havocs. These domestic problems ranging from poverty, insecurity, unemployment, malnutrition, ethno-religious crises and many other more had drawn the attention of scholars on the needs for Nigeria to be more rational in its big brother roles in Africa. Apart from that, the Nigeria's big brother role in Africa has not been appreciated by the beneficiaries. Nigeria has often been paid back with ingratitude by African countries to which it had been a benefactor. These formed parts of the gap to be filled in this study. This study therefore employs historical and descriptive methodologies through the use of secondary data to assess the burden shouldered by Nigeria in its course for peace and

The Nigeriaas role in the maintenance of peace and stability in the African continent is great du... more The Nigeriaas role in the maintenance of peace and stability in the African continent is great due to its Afrocentric policy. Nigeria has taken part in a numerous peacekeeping and peace-making processes in the continent. In fact, the countrys good largesse has cut across the African continent and beyond where the Nigerian peacekeepers had made the country proud in their efforts abroad when returning peace and stability back to the conflicts zones. However, while Nigeria has been making series of sacrifices both length, breath, left, right and centre, committing huge resources (both human and material resources) towards its peace maintenance in the continents particularly the African region, its home / domestic has been faced with series of havocs. These domestic problems ranging from poverty, insecurity, unemployment, malnutrition, ethno-religious crises and many other more had drawn the attention of scholars on the needs for Nigeria to be more rational in its big brother roles in Africa. Apart from that, the Nigeriaas big brother role in Africa has not been appreciated by the beneficiaries.