Category Archives: International Journal of Social Sciences and Conflict Management

TERRORISM IN NIGERIA: ITS NATURE AND IMPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

ALIKA, Iyere Joseph (Ph. D)

School of Postgraduate Studies

University of Benin, Benin City

Email: josephalika12@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The discourse of the paper focuses on terrorism in Nigeria, its nature and implication for development. Nigeria has been engulfed in terrorists crises over a decade ago leaving a cloud of fear over the nation which the present administration tried to suppress without remarkable success. The paper succinctly analyses the concept of terrorism, examines the baneful issues necessitating terrorism in Nigeria, and identifies the nature of the terrorists fight and the implication it holds against development. The paper reveals the background issues propelling terrorism in Nigeria which borders on race supremacy, resulting in the ethnic cleansing which has been sweeping across the North Eastern part of the country, it gave  a clear understanding of the principle on which the nation was founded as contained in its coat of arms portraying Nigeria as a destined  nation under God. It recommends some policy measures which when adopted would make the nation safe for all and hasten the implementation of the anticipated development.

Key words: terrorism, terrorists, development, government, violence, policy, administration, Organization,

EFFECTIVE CORRUPTION FIGHT: A PANACEA FOR SOLID ENDURING CHANGE IN NIGERIA

Goluwa, Shadrack Ezekiel & Jimmy, Vincent Gambo

Department of Economics

Plateau State University Bokkos, Nigeria

Email:  vincentgambo@gmail.com

Corresponding author: Jimmy, Vincent Gambo

ABSTRACT 

The paper attempts to expound on effective corruption fight: a panacea for solid enduring change in Nigeria. The survey method under the descriptive methodology was used to source for primary data through the production of questionnaires. It was discovered that corruption is endemic in Nigeria and that it can stop the achievement of solid enduring change which Nigerians are clamoring for. It was also discovered that even though there have been efforts in place to fight corruption which are yielding some results, there are still some weaknesses in the process. The problems affecting the corruption fight include lack of political will to fight corruption on the part of the leaders, lack of full independence of the anti corruption agencies, inadequate sanctions for corrupt individuals and the immunity in the Nigerian constitution. Other problems include a weak judicial system, a weak legal and institutional framework and inadequate financing and staffing of the anti corruption agencies. The paper recommends that there is need for a strong political will to fight corruption, ethical reorientation, full independence of the anti corruption agencies and expunging the immunity clause from the constitution. Other recommendations include strengthening the judicial system, adequate funding and proper staffing of the anti corruption agencies and adequate sanction for corrupt individuals.

Keywords: Corruption, Solid-enduring change.