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Application of Public Private Partnership in the Management of Power Sector: A Prognostic Analysis , 2014

The Study Examined The Public Private Partnership Policy In Nigeria As A Panacea To The Developme... more The Study Examined The Public Private Partnership Policy In Nigeria As A Panacea To The Development And Management Of Electricity In Nigeria. The Study Was Descriptive And It Is Aimed At Evolving An Alternative Policy That Will Ensure The Sustainable Development Of Electricity In Nigeria. The Heavy Presence Of Government In Energy Development Did Not Seem To Encourage Desirable Development In The Sector. The SAP, Vision 2010, And NEP 1999 Proposed Deregulatory Approach Relying On Private Sector Led Development Approach For The Development Of Utilities. The NEEDS 2004 Clearly And Specifically Proposes The PPP Approach Under The Deregulatory Devices. PPP As A Contractual Arrangement Between The Public And Private Sectors Operators Constitutes An Approach To Achieving Well Defined And Shared Objectives In A Well-managed, Cost-effective, Efficient And Sustainable Manner, Hence, Is Considered In The Paper. Findings Suggest That Forms Of The PPP Are Given For Consideration To Bail Nigeria Out Of The Impacts Of Poor Quality, Unreliable And Limited Availability Of Power-supply, Presumed Partly Due To Government Led-development Approach. The Paper Recommends Among Others The Encouragement Of Private Sector Participation In The Provision Of Energy Infrastructure Within The PPP Framework.

Before the emergence of modern banking system, banking operation was manually done which lead to ... more Before the emergence of modern banking system, banking operation was manually done which lead to a slowdown in settlement of transactions, which massively affected entrepreneurial activities.

Corruption and National Development in Nigeria's Fourth Republic: An Assessment , 2014

The Term Corruption Is Complex And Relative. An Unprecedented, Ridiculing Parasite That Could Cri... more The Term Corruption Is Complex And Relative. An Unprecedented, Ridiculing Parasite That Could Cripple And Rob A Nation Of Its Economic Powers, Political And Social Stronghold. It Breeds Inconsistency, Political Instability And Poverty Multiplication. This Paper Examines The Impact Of Corruption In Nigeria And Its Effects On National Development. The Broad Objective Of This Paper Is To Examine The Relationship Between Corruption And National Development In Nigeria With Special Focus On Nigeria�s Fourth Republic. That Is To Highlight The Impact Of Corruption On The Country Development And The People. The Approach Adopted Is Therefore, Analytical, Descriptive And Interpretative Of Historical And Empirical Facts And Records. Hence, The Study Is Entirely Based On Data Generated From Secondary Source Materials. Despite The Overabundance Of Human And Material Resources, Majority Of Nigerians Continue To Live Below Bread Line. Therefore, This Paper Suggests That The Existing Laws Against Corrupt Practices, Including Embezzlement Of Public Funds Should Be Strictly Enforced To Serve As A Deterrent To Potential Offenders. The Strict Enforcement Of These Laws Will Help To Reduce If Not Remove Impunity. Again, The Judiciary Should Begin To Live Up To Expectations As Regard Its Role In The Fight Against Corruption. That Is The Need For Moral Re-orientation And Ethical Revolution From The Family Level To The National Level. This Is Necessary To Rejuvenate Our Damaged Values System, Promote True National Identity And Create Sense Of Belonging In Both The Leadership And Followership

Governance and Public Alienation in Nigeria: An Exploration of the Legitimacy Crises in Nigerian Democratic Process , 2014

The Principal Concern Of This Paper Is To Examine The Practice Of Democratic Governance In Nigeri... more The Principal Concern Of This Paper Is To Examine The Practice Of Democratic Governance In Nigeria In Terms Of Its Legitimacy Credentials With Special Emphasis On Leadership Recruitment Processes And Exercise Of Governmental Power In The Fourth Republic. Juxtaposed Against The Pristine Ideals Of Liberal Democracy, It Argues That The Over One Decade Of �democratic Governance� In The Country Is Typified By Sordid Experiences And Unsetting Effects, Chiefs Amongst Which Include The Erosion Of The People's Wishes Expressed Through Electoral Processes And Their Consequent Alienation In Governance. It Is Therefore The Contention Here That There Can Be No Democracy In The Real Sense Of The Word Without Popular Support And Full Integration Of The People In The Governing Process Especially As It Concerns Public Participation In Policy Process And Leadership Recruitment.

HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM, 2014

Public Goods Like Health, Education, Portable Water, Electricity, Sanitation And Security Are Mai... more Public Goods Like Health, Education, Portable Water, Electricity, Sanitation And Security Are Mainly Provided By Government In Most Developing Countries. Local Governments Being The Institutions Of Transformation At The Grassroots Level Are Supposed To Bring Meaningful Development To Their Communities And Thereby Improve The Lives Of The Rural People. This Paper Examined The Relationship Between Human Capital Development And Efficient Service Delivery In Nigerian Local Governments. Being An Expository Research, The Study Leaned Heavily On Secondary Source Of Data Collection. Data Collected From Journals, Books And Other Published Works On The Internet Were Therefore Presented And Interpreted To Explain The Nexus Between Human Capital Development And Performance Of Local Government Employees. The Study Noted That Inadequate Development Of The Human Capital Is One Of The Major Causes Of Poor Service Delivery At The Grassroots. It Recommended Among Others, Deliberate Policies Aimed At Stimulating Training, Developing And Retention Of Skilled/professional Manpower For Sustained Development At The Local Levels.

MASS MEDIA AND MASSIFICATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: NEW VISTAS AND NEW POSSIBILITIES , 2014

This Paper Examined The Role Of Mass Media In The Proliferation Of Tertiary Education In Nigeria.... more This Paper Examined The Role Of Mass Media In The Proliferation Of Tertiary Education In Nigeria. The Paper Observed That Are More Unadmitted Applicants Into The Universities, Polytechnics And Colleges Of Education Yearly Than In 1980s/1990s When There Was Less Number Of Such Tertiary Institutions In The Country. It Revealed That Only About 19.52 Percent Of People Who Sought For Admission Between 2004 And 2014 Were Actually Successful Leaving A Total Of 80.48 Percent Unadmitted. While Conceding The Possible Impact Of Such Measures As Establishment Of Distance Learning Centres, Open Distance Learning Outlets, Such As Open University System; And Incorporation Of E-learning Modules Into The Academic Programmes Of Tertiary Institutions As Ways Of Increasing Access To Tertiary Education, It Argued That The Mass Media, Particularly The Radio, Can Be Put To Better Use In This Regard Considering That The Aforementioned Measures Are Prone To Problems Of Carrying Capacity, Dearth Of Infrastructural Facilities, Financing Challenges And Problem Of Poverty Affecting Most Nigerians.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PEOPLE PARTICIPATION: A CASE OF VILLAGE PANCHAYAT IN TAMIL NADU, 2014

Since First And Second World War, Entire World Community Had Faced Administrative Problem. Few St... more Since First And Second World War, Entire World Community Had Faced Administrative Problem. Few States Felt That Public Administration Does Not Give Sound Solution For Administration Problem And Community Development Could Be Need Which Helps Overall Development Of Nations. General Administration Sifted Into New Dimensions Like New Public Administration, New Public Management, Comparative Administrative, And Development Administration And So On. Hence, Indian Government Had Admitted New Dimensions Like Development Administration And Social Development Is One Among Branches Of Development Administration. It This Circumstance, Indian Government Felt That There Is Urgent Need Of Social Development Through People Participation; Hence 73rd And 74 Constitutional Amendments Enacted Which Gave People Participation At Grassroots Levels. The Present Author Feels That Local Administration/Panchayat Raj System A Much Popularized And Deeply Discussed All Over The World In The Recent Years Among The Public, Politicians As Well As Bureaucratic. Every Social Problem Discusses On Global Or National Levels But Does Not Find Any Solution, Because Lack People Participation. Hence This Study Tries To Understand Social Development And People Participation In Rural Villages. Both Primary And Secondary Data Were Been Collected. The Present Study Aims At Collecting The Opinion Of The People With Regard To The Performance Of Village Panchayat In The Development Aspects.

Statecraft, Good Governance and the Imperative for ValueBased Leadership in Nigeria , 2014

This Paper Examines The Concept Of Values-based Leadership (VBL) And Situates Its Significance As... more This Paper Examines The Concept Of Values-based Leadership (VBL) And Situates Its Significance As A Necessity For Progressive Statecraft Cum Good Governance In Nigeria. This Is Against The Backdrop Of Acute Crisis Of Governance In The Country Over The Years. By Way Of Exploratory Discourse, Predicated On Extant Literature, The Paper Posits That VBL Is A Desideratum In Nigeria, Which Is In Dire Need Of Good Governance And Progressive Statecraft. The Paper Recommends The Mainstreaming Of Principles Of VBL In Civic Leadership In Nigeria As A Means To Leveraging Potentials For Rapid National Transformation. To This End, Relevant Government Agencies And Civil Society Organizations Should Undertake A Conscious Campaign Towards Sensitizing The Nigerian Populace To The Indispensability Of Leadership Values And Ethics In The Process Of Public Governance.

THE NIGERIAN STATE AND LEADERSHIP QUESTION: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL , 2014

Nigerian Nation Is Faced With So Many Challenges. These Have Earned The State A Disreputable Stat... more Nigerian Nation Is Faced With So Many Challenges. These Have Earned The State A Disreputable Status In Terms Of Development Amongst Comity Of Nations. Xraying The State From Creation To Date, To A Large Extent, There Is No Denial Of The Fact That The Unpleasant Situations Hinge So Much On The Kind Of Governance The State Has Been Subjected To Over The Decades. Those That Have Wielded Power In The Country Have Been Self-centred That The Will And The Good Of The Governed Have Been Relegated To The Background In Order To Actualize Their Personal Interests. In Spite Of Claims By Successive Regimes To Have Governed To Better The Lives Of The Citizenry, The Obvious Remains That What Is Obtainable Leaves Much To Be Desired. This Study Traces The Causes Of These Challenges To Groups That Have Governed And/or Governing The Country, Thus, Adopted The Elite Theory For Its Analysis. With The Aid Of The Theory, It Shows The Extent The Activities Of These Few Persons Have Contributed In Stagnating And Stifling Development In The State. It Concludes That There Is Need For An Honest Political Leadership That Would Bring About The Much Needed Development In The Country. Therefore, Makes A Case For The Restructuring Of The State To Give Room For The Emergence Of Purposeful, Viable And Honest Leadership With Vision And Strong Will As One Of The Ways Forward.

Class Struggle and Revolutionary Pressures in Nigeria , 2014

Class Struggle And Revolutionary Pressures Are Associated With Class Societies And Class Society ... more Class Struggle And Revolutionary Pressures Are Associated With Class Societies And Class Society Includes Struggle Of Class Opposites In Whatever Forms And Ways. Class Struggle As A Social Reality Of Nigeria's Economic Development Is Here Construed From Three Points Of View. First, The Past Transformation Of Nigeria From Pro-capitalist Modes To The Present Neocolonial Capitalist System Has In Fact Empirically Involved Class Struggles. Second, The Current Demand In The Forms Workers Protests For Improved Economic Wellbeing In The Country Is A Manifestation Of Class Struggle. The Outcome Of The Current Struggle And Its Future Character Will Determine The Course Of Nigeria's Future. Third, The Nature Of Such Class Struggles Is Not Merely Incidental And Epiphenomenal To Economic Development In Nigeria But Central And Decisive Both To Its Best Understanding And Dialectical Path. This Study Posits That The Various Nationwide Protests And Demonstrations Occasioned By Economic And Political Hardship Represent Revolutionary Pressures On The Nigerian State. The Paper Adopted Documentary Method Of Data Collection. An X-ray Of The Peculiar Experience Of The Nigerian Polity Reveals Deep-seated Discontent Whether Expressed Or Otherwise. Right From The Pre To Post-independence Era, The Manifestations Of Gross Marginalization Have Formed The Pivot On Which Class Struggle And Revolutionary Pressures Revolve In Nigeria.

In the Study of Sun Tzu’s Strategic Catechism and Contemporary Calculated Tactics: Locating the Ancient in the Modern, 2015

Throughout History, Sun Tzu's The Art Of War Has Been Regarded As One Of The Greatest Masterpiece... more Throughout History, Sun Tzu's The Art Of War Has Been Regarded As One Of The Greatest Masterpieces In The History Of Military Strategy. It Is Also One Of The Most Read In Strategic Studies. Of Greater Interest Is The Fact That As It Is Relevant To The Military, So It Is To The Civilians Who Are Engaged In Calculated Actions In Their Daily Activities. Although A Masterpiece Of The Old, The Book And Its Content Remain As Recurrent As They Were. Imperatively, Therefore, This Paper Takes A Critical Look At The Arguments And Strategic Advice Of Sun Tzu With Particular Reference To Their Relevance In Contemporary Military Formations, Politics, Economy, Relationships, Etc. Thus, For Effective Analysis, Power Theory, Secondary Data And Content Analytical Approach Were Used. The Paper Argues That, In As Much As, The Art Of War Was Written Centuries Ago, That Its Relevance Is Still Very Current And Applicable To All Facets Of Life.

Competing Theories Of Political Power And Power Relations In Post Colonial Nigeria: An Overview, 2015

Issues Concerning The Concept Of Power Have Been As Controversial As Its Meaning. Thus, Many Theo... more Issues Concerning The Concept Of Power Have Been As Controversial As Its Meaning. Thus, Many Theories Have Clashed In Their Efforts To Outsmart The Other In Their Interpretations Of That Single Central Phenomenon That Determines The Fate Of All Societies. These Explanatory Theories And Concepts Have Been So Contentious Just As New Lines Of Thought Are Generated. This Paper Therefore, Takes A Critical Look At Some Of These Competing Theories And Concepts Of Power. It Also Tries As Much As Possible To Point Out Some Peculiar Arguments Of Each And Goes Further To Interrogate The Power Relations In Post Colonial Nigeria. It Argues That Political Power Is Not Only Widely Used In The Nigerian State, But Has Also Been Variously Abused By Those Entrusted With It To Intimidate The Citizenry; As They Cart Away The State�s Resources Without Qualms. It Concludes That While The Reality Of Power Is Uncontestable And Relevant For Development In A Post Colonial State Like Nigeria, Its Use Must Be Checked For Effectiveness

Audience Perception of Newspaper Corruption Cartoons as Opinion Moulding Tools on Corruption, 2016

Cartoons Are Designed To Provide Entertainment To The Audience Of Newspapers. However, Beyond The... more Cartoons Are Designed To Provide Entertainment To The Audience Of Newspapers. However, Beyond The Play Function, Cartoons Also Inform, Educate And Satirize Issues, Events And People. This Research Study Focused On Education Function Of Cartoons By Examining The Audience Perception Of Newspapers Cartoons As Opinion Moulding Tool On Corruption. The Research Objectives Were To Find Out If Newspaper Corruption Cartoons Provided Their Audience Sufficient Information On Corruption; To Ascertain Whether There Was Any Relationship Between Information Provided In The Cartoons And Opinion Moulding On Corruption; And To Determine If Newspaper Cartoons Influenced Opinion Formation On Corruption. The Study Used The Survey Research Method And Sampled The Opinions Of 360 Readers Of Daily Sun And Vanguard Newspapers Who Are Residing In Awka, Nnewi And Onitsha, All In Anambra State Of Nigeria. It Was Discovered Through The Data Generated Via Questionnaire That The Cartoons Provided Their Readers Information On Corruption In Line With The Agenda-setting Theory Of The Mass Media Adopted Into This Study. It Was Also Found Out That The Information Provided By Newspaper Cartoons On Corruption Were Sufficient, And Enabled The Audience To Form Opinion On Corruption In Nigeria. It Means, Therefore, That Cartoons Can Be Utilized To Communicate Important Messages To The People And To Mobilize Them Towards A Given Cause. In View Of This, Therefore, The Researcher Recommended, Inter Alia, That More Thought-provoking Cartoons Should Be Provided By The Newspapers In Creating Awareness About Social Maladies.

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION, 2016

Education Exercises A Decisive Influence On Social And Economic Development. It Not Only Enhances... more Education Exercises A Decisive Influence On Social And Economic Development. It Not Only Enhances The Productive Capacity The Individual But Also Plays A Crucial Role In Ensuring A Fair And Equitable Distribution Of Wealth Generated In The Country. By Offering Opportunities For Vertical And Horizontal Mobility, It Enables Individual To Attain The Optimum Development Of His Or Her Personality. It Also Helps In Producing An Enlightened Citizenry, So Vital For The Success Of Democratic Polity That This Country Has Adopted For Her. The New Economic Policy Launched In Early Nineties Is Based On A Regime Of Liberalization, Decontrol, Decentralization And Foreign Equity Participation. It Has Led To Serious Thinking Almost The Role Of Government In Firming And Administration Of Education As Well As Higher Education. The Key Discussion Of This Paper Is That Higher Education In India Is Being De Facto Privatized On A Massive Scale. But This Privatization Is Not A Result Of Changing Ideological Commitments Of The Key Actors; The State, The Judiciary Or India’s Propertied Classes. Rather, This Privatization Has Resulted From A Breakdown Of The State System. As A Result, It Is A Form Of Privatization Has Whose Ideological And Institutional Underpinnings Remain Very Weak. Instead Of Being Part Of Comprehensive Program Of Education Reform, Much Of The Private Initiative Remains Hostage To The Discretionary Actions Of The State.

Open Budget Systems and Participatory Budgeting in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria and Ghana, 2012 and 2015, 2017

History And Being Located In The Same West African Sub-region, They Also Practice The Same Execut... more History And Being Located In The Same West African Sub-region, They Also Practice The Same Executive Presidential System Of Government. However, This Study Is An Attempt To Do A Comparative Analysis Of The Budgetary Systems Of Both Countries, With A View To Understanding How Open And Transparent The Processes Are, And The Extent To Which They Allow For Public Participation. The Aim Is To Identify The Differences And Similarities (if Any). The Study Was Anchored On The Marxist Theory Of The State. Our Analysis Showed That In Terms Of Openness And Transparency Of The System, Budget Processes In Ghana Were More Open And Transparent Both In 2012 And In 2015 Than What Obtained In Nigeria In Those Years. As Regards Public Participation In The Process, The Study Also Discovered That The Government Of Ghana Created More Opportunities For The Public To Participate In The Process Than The Government Of Nigeria. The Comprador Bourgeois Class In Nigeria, Because Of Its Interest In Primitive Accumulation, Ensures That Budgeting In Nigeria Is Its Exclusive Preserve. This Is Because It Is Through The Budget That It Allocates Funds To Service The Interest Of Its Members. Conversely, The National Bourgeoisie In Ghana, To A Large Extent, Carries The Citizens Along In The Budget Process. However, Though Ghana Has Made Appreciable Progress In This Regard, There Is Still Room For Improvement. Finally, The Study Made A Case For Participatory Budgeting For Both Countries.

Implications Of The 2015 IDP Voting Modalities On The Electoral Process And Policy Options For Future Elections In Nigeria, 2017

The Study Examined The Implications Of The Modalities Put In Place By INEC To Ensure The Particip... more The Study Examined The Implications Of The Modalities Put In Place By INEC To Ensure The Participation Of IDPs In The 2015 General Elections On The Electoral Process, As Well As The Policy Options For Future Elections In Nigeria. The Modalities In Question Include: Change In Residency Requirement For IDPs; Mass Transfers Of The Registration Of Identified IDPs To Their New Locations; Creation Of Special Voting Centres For IDPs In The North East; And Distribution Of Outstanding PVCs To IDPs In Their Camps Before The Election. In Generating Data For The Study, Documentary Method Of Data Collection, Based On Secondary Sources, Was Adopted. To Analyze The Data Generated, The Study Used Content Analysis Rooted On Logical Deductions. The Study Was Anchored On The Social Dominance Theory. The Result Of Data Analysis Demonstrated That The Modalities INEC Put In Place To Ensure The Participation Of IDPs In The 2015 General Elections Were Skewed In Favour Of The Opposition Candidate, Especially, Given The Fact That IDPs From Other Parts Of The Country Were Excluded From The Arrangement. The Study Recommends Electronic Voting System, Strengthening The Legal Frameworks, And Early Preparation To Enable All Eligible Nigerians, Including IDPs, To Vote From Whichever Part Of The Country They Are Resident At The Time Of The Election.

The Re-Branding Project and International Investment in Nigeria, 2015

The Rebrand Nigeria Project Was Introduced By The Government To Reverse The Country's Poor Image ... more The Rebrand Nigeria Project Was Introduced By The Government To Reverse The Country's Poor Image Within The International Arena In Order To, Among Others, Attract Foreign Direct Investment. As Fantastic As This Move Seemed, It Is Argued Here That The Strategies Adopted Towards Achieving This Objective Was Faulty Because It Appeared To Be Pursuing Shadows Without Addressing The Main Substance That Gave Rise To The Country's Poor International Image. Thus, This Study Examines The Extent To Which The Re-brand Nigeria Project Succeeded In Attracting International Investment Into The Country. By Adopting The Qualitative Research Method And Relying On An Analytical Framework Based On The Coordination Failure Model, Findings Revealed That The Project Failed To Reverse The Negative Trends That Had Contributed In Giving Nigeria Her Poor Image And Corollary, Failed In Attracting International Investors As Envisaged. The Basic Recommendation Is That Any Rebranding Attempt Geared Towards Attracting International Investment Into The Country Must Ensure The Co-ordination Of The Necessary Complimentary Conditions Such As Stemming The High Level Of Insecurity, Improving On The Poor State Of Social Infrastructure, Creating A More Friendly Business Environment, And Then, Embarking On People-oriented Information Management And Dissemination.

Entrepreneurship Development And The Growth Of Agricultural Sector In Nigeria, 2017

This Study Is On “Entrepreneurship Development And The Growth Of Agricultural Sector In Nigeria”.... more This Study Is On “Entrepreneurship Development And The Growth Of Agricultural Sector In Nigeria”. The Specific Objectives Are: To Ascertain The Impact Of Credit Facilities For Cash Crop Production On Agricultural Sector; To Determine The Effect Of Credit Facilities For Livestock Production On The Growth Of Agricultural Sector; To Determine The Relationship Between Credits Facilities For Food Crop Production And The Growth Of The Agricultural Sector; And To Determine The Extent To Which Credit Facilities For Fisheries Affects The Sector Of The Economy. The Study Employs A Correlational Research Design. The Data Were Secondary In Nature. They Were Data On Credit Facilities Granted For Cash Crop, Food Crop, Livestock And Fisheries Production In Nigeria Between 1984 To 2013. The Data Were Analyzed Using The Simple Linear Regression Analysis. The Study Found That Credit Facilities For Cash Crop Production, Livestock, Food Crop And Fisheries Have Significant Relationship With The Growth Of Agricultural Sector. The Study Among Other Things, Recommends The Needs To Spend Much More On Agriculture Than Its Current Commitment In Order To Increase Economic Growth In Agricultural Sector And Make Agriculture The Main Stay Of The Nigerian Economy.

Human Security and the Nigerian State: The Niger Delta Challenges

The Nigerian State Over The Years Has Been Subjected To Series Of Crises, Violent Attacks, Ethnic... more The Nigerian State Over The Years Has Been Subjected To Series Of Crises, Violent Attacks, Ethnic And Religious Clashes And Outright Burst Of Conflicts, Leading To General Breakdown Of Law And Order. These High Spirals Of Conflicts And Crises, Which Almost Enveloped The Nation Is Precipitated Partly By Colonial Legacy And Many Years Of Military Misrule, And Partly By Lack Of Justice, Equity And Fairness In The Sharing And Distribution Of Our God-given Resources. Thus, The Niger Delta Crisis Posed Serious Challenge To Human Security In The Region And The Nigerian State In General. Therefore, Based On The Above Pathetic Scenario, This Paper Critically Examines The Human Security Challenges Of The Niger Delta Crisis And Its Implications On The Nigerian State. That Is, Based On The Human Security Factor, The Paper Systematically Highlights And Analyses Four Contentious Issues Inherent In The Crisis; First, The Major Reasons Behind The Crisis; Second, The Dramatis Personae In The Crisis; Third, The Contribution Of The Nigerian State And The Multinational Corporations To The Crisis. Lastly, It Looks At The Impact Of The Crisis On The Nigerian State. The Paper Then Concludes With Recommendations On How Best To Manage And Ameliorate The Crisis With A View Of Finding Lasting Solution To The Menace

Reinventing Communication Education for Sustainable Peace-Building in Nigeria: Imperatives of Alternative Education, 2016

iolent Social Conflict Remains A Major Obstacle To Nation-building And Integration In Nigeria Sin... more iolent Social Conflict Remains A Major Obstacle To Nation-building And Integration In Nigeria Since Independence In 1960. Regrettably, However, There Has Been An Upsurge In Socio-political And Ethno-religious Violent Conflicts With Mind-boggling Consequences In The Country Since 1999in Spite Of Efforts By Successive Administrations To Entrench Democratic Values And Principles In The Country. Albeit The History Of These Conflagrations Is Said To Be Rooted In Our Colonial History And The Post-independence Political System Which Tended To Alienate The Masses, The Mass Media And Their Practitioners Who Report These Conflicts Have Not Been Spared The Verbal Howitzer Regarding The Exaggeration Of Conflict-generating Issues Resulting In The Escalation Of Social Conflicts And The Attendant Reprisal Attacks. This Paper Makes Case For Continuous Education And Training Of Journalists To Cultivate In Them The Hallowed Principles Of Peace Journalism Necessary For Sustainable Peace Building Amongst The Diverse Peoples Of Nigeria. It Argues That The Media Should Not Only Be Truthful And Accurate But Must Always Judge Their Reportage In Terms Of Their Value To The General Good Of The Nation As Espoused By The Social Responsibility Press Theory.