Category Archives: International Journal of Social Sciences and Conflict Management 2019

Labour Migration, Women Involvement in Paid Employment and Informal Care-Giving For the Aged Women in TIV Land

Akase Ter, Moses, P.hD

Department of Mass Communication

Nasarawa State University, Keffi

E-mail: akasetermoses00@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This study; Labour migration, Women Involvement in Paid Employment and Informal Care – Giving for the Aged women in TIV  land set out to study the predicament of the aged population in the area in terms of health, economic, cultural and food assistance after the supposed care-givers (daughters, daughters – in- laws etc) have migrated to towns and urban centers for employment. Survey method was adopted. Findings show that women who are 80 years and above constitute the fastest growing age-group in the area and indeed the sub-Saharan Africa. These women may become increasingly ill, disabled, and frail and may need care and assistance with activities of daily living, financial and subsistence etc. The study concludes that continuous migration of the care – givers to cities for paid employment, jeopardizes the living conditions of these aged populations in the absence of a social policy by governments in Nigeria. The paper recommends that government should make rural areas more attractive by establishing industries where the younger family members could work; should empower the families economically to provide continuous care for the aged and indeed evolve a social policy to take care of these growing and indigent populations.

Le portrait du president dans l’oeuvre de Mongo Beti Par

1Ijah Gideon Akase & 2Muhammad Ibrahim Ndagi
1Department of French, Nasarawa State University, Keffi
2Department of Mass Communication, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa

RÉSUMÉ

La problématique de la déliquescence systématique de l’image de la classe dirigeante des Etats africains francophones de la postecoloniale et plus précisément celle du chef de l’Etat en personne est de plus en plus une grande préoccupation de la littérature africaine francophone qui la pose avec une nouvelle forme de liberté de ton et d’écriture. Si d’habitude,
du point de vue de la société mise en texte le Président de la République revêt les attributs d’un Dieu incarné, attributs forgés par l’appareil idéologique qui travaille son image à savoir : les orateurs attitrés, les intellectuels organiques, les écrivains, la presse gouvernementale et
international, nous découvrons toutefois chez les auteurs africains francophones une écriture réaliste, teintée d’humour, d’ironie et de satire, qui déconstruit systématiquement cette pseudo-image divine et qui la projette sous des formes extrêmement dégradées. Mongo Béti
fait partie de ces écrivains qui font du Président d’une République dite bananière, un véritable matériau littéraire qui structure ses trois derniers romans: L’Histoire du fou (1994), Trop de soleil tue l’amour (1999) et Branle-bas en noir et blanc (2000). Mots clés : Président -Chef de l’Etat -Dictateur- Despote -Tyran-République bananière.

La Discrimination Racial Dans Le Roman La Rue Case -Negres De Joseph Zobel

1Koko, Oluwapelumi Joseph & Obi Esther E1.
1Department of French, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria
Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
1Email: joeseyi@ymail.com, Email: estherobi71@mail.com

ABSTRACT
Ce travail de recherche sur le roman autobiographique ; La Rue Case-Nègres de Joseph Zobel concerne l’expérience personnelle de l’auteur et tous ceux qui l’entourent. Nous relevons la situation de discrimination raciale contre les Nègres de la part des Blancs dans la société qui se voit dans la vie quotidienne. Nous voyons la souffrance et l’oppression de la part des nègres au village de Petit-Bourg et même d’autres qui sont dans la ville Fort-de-France ou les blancs les oppriment, exploitent, maltraitent sans oublier l’injustice. Les Nègres n’ont pas de parole parce qu’ils ne peuvent pas se défendre. La majorité même ne supporte pas un messie qui peut même affronter la lutte pour la liberté. Tous les efforts de chacun de progresser ne mènent qu’à la chute ainsi, chaque individus cherche de
s’améliorer la vie sans penser des autres car chacun pour soi Dieu pour tous.

Fiscal Policy and Economic Stabilization Nexus: The Nigerian Situation

Joel Isaac & Chris Ekong

ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to examine fiscal policy performance for the period 1990-2018 with a view to ascertaining if the goal of economic stabilization was achieved. The study used real GDP growth
as proxy for economic stabilization; tax revenue, capital expenditure, recurrent expenditure and external debt as proxies for fiscal policy. Inflation rate and exchange rate was introduced as control
variables. Stationarity tests were carried out on the variables using the Augmented Dicker Fuller and Phillips-Perron Tests and the Johanson Cointegration Test was employed to ascertain the shortrun and long-run relationship among the cointegrating equations. The OLS estimate was employed to determine the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. It was found that recurrent expenditure, external debts and inflation has a negative impact on economic stabilization
in the long-run while capital expenditure, tax revenue and exchange rate has a positive impact on the economy in the long-run. However, in the short-run, capital expenditure and exchange rate had a negative impact on economic stabilization. It is recommended that borrowed funds be used only for the intended productive purposes. There should be strict monitoring of government projects to ensure that every naira spent counts. The fight against corruption must be upheld to restore sanity into the
polity and accountability in the use of public funds. There is need to transmogrify the economy into a productive hub, this will reduce the rate of external borrowing, inflationary pressures and enhance
effective and beneficial exchange rate policy. Tax policies/regimes should not be such that discourage investments and other productive economic activities.
Key words: Fiscal Policy, Economic Stabilization

Migration and Its Inherent Role on Modern Slavery

Oyaba Asueni & Nein Godknows
Department of Social Studies,
Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Email: godknowsnein@gmail.com,

ABSTRACT
The paper is on migration and its inherent role on modern slavery. Migration in Nigeria and Africa have taken many forms including movement of, political refugees fleeing from conflict, moving out of
Africa into Europe due to environmental and climate reasons, which resulted in forced labour, forced marriages, child labour, bonded labour as new form of slavery. It is against this background that the
study examines migration and its implication. The method adopted in the study is based on secondary data were journal, Newspapers, magazines, reports and the internet. One main finding that Africa in enclave slavery such as forced labour, forced marriage, bonded labour and child labour
due to immigration. Therefore, governments in Africa must wake up to protect vulnerable people from migration and exploitation by providing safe homes in our countries.
Keywords: Migration, modern slavery, slavery.

Effect of Bureaucratic Corruption on Edo State: a Study of Selected Ministries

Philomena I. Urhoghide & Raphael Emuakpeje
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria
Email: phil.urhoghide@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
The study examined the effect of bureaucratic corruption using selected ministries in Edo State as a case study. Staff used in this study was randomly selected from three ministries from Edo State. The study involved three hundred members of staff of given ministries. The questionnaire on effect of bureaucratic corruption was used for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage and chi square (x2). Findings revealed the following: for hypothesis one, there was no
relationship between contemporary Edo State bureaucracy and modernization since the calculated x2 is less than the critical x2 at 2% sampling error. With respect to hypothesis two, there was no relationship between political corruption and bureaucratic corruption in Edo State bureaucracy, since calculated x2 is less than critical x2 at 1% sampling error. The third hypothesis revealed that there was no relationship between modernization and corruption in Edo State bureaucracy since calculated
x2 is less than the critical x2 at 5% sampling error. On the basis of these findings, it was recommended that government should improve on policies guiding the management of bureaucratic corruption.

Impact of Corruption on National Development: The Nigerian Experience

Ije, O. Jairus; 1 Garba Andrew Yawa1 & Kayode Olumuyiwa Ebenezer2
1Department of Political Science, Bingham University, Karu
2Department of Sociology, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
Email: dominionbizz@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
The study examines the impact of corruption on national development the Nigerian experience. The study relied on secondary sources of data as veritable tools for its analysis. . Findings reveal that corruption is a social menace and a cankerworm that has eaten deep into socio-economic and political fabric and life of Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world. Further findings revealed the pervasive phenomenon of corruption and its practice as systematic and endemic in both public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy. The broad objective of the study is to stamp out corruption from Nigeria and to make Nigeria stand tall among comity of nations. Further findings revealed how the attendant and devastating consequences of corruption affect the routine processes of governance, pollutes business environment, creates poverty, unemployment and general underdevelopment in society, loss of respect among comity of nations, lowers standard of living of citizens, makes Nigeria a dependent and beggar nation. The theory is anchored on Dialectical Historical Materialist approach. The gap of the study is to have a corrupt free Nigeria where the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerian citizens will be met. The paper concludes that in Nigeria, we have not been able to mobilize our energies, through purposeful and accountable leadership that will transform our enormous human and material resources toward uplifting our peoples’ condition. The study
recommends that since corruption is primitive accumulation and crime against humanity, government should ensure that only men and women of proven integrity, with the fear of God and love for their people should be given positions of responsibility in Nigeria.

Impact of Corruption on National Development: The Nigerian Experience

Ije, O. Jairus; 1 Garba Andrew Yawa1 & Kayode Olumuyiwa Ebenezer2
1Department of Political Science, Bingham University, Karu
2Department of Sociology, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
Email: dominionbizz@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The study examines the impact of corruption on national development the Nigerian experience. The study relied on secondary sources of data as veritable tools for its analysis. . Findings reveal that corruption is a social menace and a cankerworm that has eaten deep into socio-economic and political fabric and life of Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world. Further findings revealed the pervasive phenomenon of corruption and its practice as systematic and endemic in both public and
private sectors of the Nigerian economy. The broad objective of the study is to stamp out corruption from Nigeria and to make Nigeria stand tall among comity of nations. Further findings revealed how
the attendant and devastating consequences of corruption affect the routine processes of governance, pollutes business environment, creates poverty, unemployment and general underdevelopment in
society, loss of respect among comity of nations, lowers standard of living of citizens, makes Nigeria a dependent and beggar nation. The theory is anchored on Dialectical Historical Materialist approach. The gap of the study is to have a corrupt free Nigeria where the yearnings and aspirations
of Nigerian citizens will be met. The paper concludes that in Nigeria, we have not been able to mobilize our energies, through purposeful and accountable leadership that will transform our enormous human and material resources toward uplifting our peoples’ condition. The study
recommends that since corruption is primitive accumulation and crime against humanity, government should ensure that only men and women of proven integrity, with the fear of God and love for their people should be given positions of responsibility in Nigeria.

Contribution of Productive Sectors to the Gdp of Gedarif State, Sudan

Nasreldin ATIYA Rahamtalla
Department of Economics
Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria
Email:nasratiya@gmail.com

Gross domestic product (GDP) is one of the most common indicators used to track the health of a nation’s economy. It gives an overall picture of the state of the economy and enables policymakers and central banks to judge whether the economy is contracting or expanding and whether it needs a
boost or restraint. This paper attempts to shed light on the contribution of productive sectors to the GDP of Gedarif state in 2003-2007. The study relies heavily on secondary data. It finds that agricultural sector plays a strategic role in the process of economic development of the state. It contributed the highest rates to the GDP of the State during 2003-2007 (i.e. 87.2%, 84.6 %, 83 %, 80.3 % and 78.3% respectively) and this proves that the economy of the State depends largely on agriculture. The average contribution rate of the agricultural sector was 82.7 % while the average contribution rates of the service and industrial sectors were 4.2 % and 13.1% sequentially during the
period. It is recommended that conservation and development of natural resources and improvement of production and productivity are significant to enhance the contribution of the agricultural sector
to the GDP of the state. Availability of foreign currency, spare parts, power and energy and reduction of taxes improve the efficiency of the industrial sector. Public sector investment on basic infrastructure and increased spending on education and other services are highly needed to enrich the
GDP of the state.
Keywords: Contribution, Productive Sectors, Gedarif, Sudan.

Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change of Numan, Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State

1Ogwu, Friday Adejoh, & Ogwuche, Victoria Ene1
1Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
Jigawa State Urban Planning Board, Dutse
Email: fridayogwu@mautech.edu.ng

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the use of GIS and remote sensing in mapping land use/land cover of Numan between 1991 and 2019 so as to detect the changes that has been taken place in this status between these periods. Image processing and image classification in order to establish the land use and land cover changes in Numan within 1991 and 2019, Landsat images of the district were downloaded from the Earth Explorer a USGS resources as well as Google Earth image domain. The USGS data product is provided as image file and was processed using ArcMap as well as Excel. The period of
land of LULC analysis covered roughly a period of twenty eight years, ranging from 1991 to 2019. As anticipated, the result showed an increase in urbanization while decrease in bare surface and vegetation cover. The use of satellite imagery has become one of the strongest tools for analyzing and
interpreting the complex systems of the earth and the anthropogenic influences that continue to pressure the planets limited resources.
Keywords: Land Use; Land Cover, and GIS and Remote sensing, Numan