ICT INTEGRATION FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN NIGERIA

¹Bello Yerima, ²Ajuji J. Koliro, ³Fadimatu Jibril

¹Prof. Mustafa Abba Library, Federal College of Education, Yola

^2&3Department of Home Economics, Federal College of Education, Yola

Email: belloyerima170@gmail.com, ajukoliro@gmail.com, fatimadiya97@gmail.com

Abstract: ICT has engaged most of the Nigerian youth in Performing educational, social, economic, political, health, and religious activities in different dimensions at present. Similarly, ICT has a potential to bring development for Nigerian youth. It can reduces trade distortions, eliminate poverty, empower youth who form more than 45% of Nigerian population based on the 2006 census figures. This paper therefore explores the usefulness of ICT on Youth empowerment in Nigeria. It further highlight vocational opportunities in ICT for the benefit of the youth which include: Networking, programming, repairs and maintenance, computer sales, phone sales, parts and accessory sales and phone calls among others. From the literature review some of the challenges of ICT were identified and recommendations were professed that Nigerian government as a matter of priority should provide the necessary ICT infrastructure, trained manpower, make adequate budgetary allocation and uninterrupted power supply to enhance skill development for youth empowerment.

Keywords:  ICT Integration, Youth Empowerment, Youth.

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Bello Yerima, et al (2017), Ict Integration for Youth Empowerment in Nigeria. J. of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Vol. 9, Number 4, Pp. 111-121

JOB CREATION INNIGERIA

Hanafi Dele & Akintunde Patrick Adediran

Department of Economic

Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ile-Ife, Osun

Email: bamidelehanafi@yahoo.com

Abstracts: This paper exposes the fundamental causes of unemployment in Nigeria since 90’s among the Nigeria graduates and various recommendations were made to solve the problems permanently. Some of identified problems that gave rise to unemployment challenges in Nigeria include the followings: overreliance on crude oil, total neglect of agriculture, solid minerals, constructions, telecommunications, sports, film production, entertainment, entrepreneurship, skill vocations, technological and technical, rural-urban migration, emphasis on white collar job, inconsistence consistence in the government policy and programs, production of half-baked graduate by our various higher institutions, Tourism, Job Creation Through Financial Services, Solid Minerals and Employment Generation, Trade policy and development for employment generation, Employment Generation Through Oil And Gas Sector etc. Recommendations were made as to how this problems or challenge can become a thing of the past in Nigeria. This include promotion of agricultural activities, exploitation of solid mineral, provision of infrastructural facilities in the rural area, production of qualities graduates in our institutions, emphasis on labour intensive policy, retire for those who are due for retirement, encouragement of entrepreneurship and vocational studies, loan to job seekers who are interested in settling up business, encouragement of technical and technological studies in the universities, encouragement of research and development in the universities, perceived injustice in the civil service, e.t.c.

Keywords: Unemployment, Inflation, Gross Domestic Product, Exploitation, Infrastructure

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Hanafi Dele Ibrahim & Akintunde Patrick Adediran (2017), Job Creation inNigeria. J. of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Vol. 9, Number 4, Pp. 72-110

FOLLOWING PSYCHOMETRIC PROCEDURES: THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION PRISON DISTRESS SCALE (PDS)

¹Alimi M.  Ajala, ²Helen O. Osinowo, ³Mfon E. Ineme ²Sylvester A. Okhakume, ⁴Johnson T. Oyeleke

¹Department of Psychology, Lagos State University

²Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan

³Department of Psychology, University of Uyo

⁴Department of Psychology, University of Ilorin

Email: mfonineme@yahoo.com

Abstract: This study adopted qualitative and quantitative methods to develop and validate Prison Distress Scale as a tool for detecting onset of mental illnesses among convicted prison inmates. The study was conducted in two phases. During the first phase, the initial 51 items were generated through Focus Group Discussion (FGD) using 24 convicted inmates and Key Informant Interview (KII) using 3 convicted. They were purposively sampled from Agodi Prison. Two clinical psychologists and 1 rehabilitation psychologist validated the FGD and KII Guides. During the second phase, 5 clinical psychologists validated the initial 51 items leaving a total of 47 items. They were administered to 220 convicted inmates were purposively selected from Oyo and Ogbomoso prisons. Their responses were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS Version 17 and 15 items were found reliable with Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of 0.84, Spearman Brown Co-efficient of 0.89, and Guttman Split-half Reliability of 0.85. Alpha for the splitted items (A= 0.91 and B = 0.85) were reliable.The scale was further analyzed using exploratory factor analysis and varimax rotation to address the dimensionality of the scale. The Bartlett Test, Measure of Sampling Adequacy (MSA), and Bartlett Test of Sphericity indicated that the correlation matrix had significant correlations can be factorized. Kaiser-Meyer measure of MSA and Exploratory Factor Analysis yielded five factors explaining a total of 65.26% of the total variance (KMO (91) = 1573.94) and factor loading for the items ranged from 0.58 to 0.78. Factors yielded include: Frustration (r= 0.76), Mental Distress (r = 0.70), Loss of Freedom (r = 0.74), and Socio-Emotional Deprivation (r= 0.62). They formed the sub-scales in the instrument. For the external convergence validity, overall distress was correlated with the Spielberger’s State Anxiety Scale and the result demonstrated a strong convergent validity (r = 0.42, p<.05).The cross validation of Prison Distress Questionnaire with Davidson Trauma Scale yielded low discriminant coefficient of -.32. With this, Nigeria now has a psychological instrument to measure distress among prison inmates.

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Alimi M.  Ajala, et al, (2017), Following Psychometric Procedures: The Development and Validation Prison Distress Scale (Pds). J. of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Vol. 9, Number 4, Pp. 54-71

CLEAN WATER AS AN AGENT FOR SOCIO – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY. A CASE STUDY OF NORTH – EAST PART OF NIGERIA.

Hayatu Abba Ibrahim

Department of Physics

University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Email: hayatuabbaibrahim5@gmail.com 

Abstract: In this research, a device is suggested to be use in the north – east part of Nigeria, which is a passive wick tilted single slope solar still which can produce high yield of distillate through the process of distillation .As the region is in the sahel arid zone and it get enough sunshine especially in summer. Right now, the region is destabilize through insurgency of boko haram , as such clean water is a big problem for the community residing in this region .Even in the urban and rural areas people hardly get clean water. Example in Maiduguri a capital city of Borno many internally displaced people are camped at various location within the city called IDP’S camps. While if you move out from the city you reach to the rural communities where the same problem of clean water arises as they hardly get clean water even if the get the water from surface water it is contaminated water. So the need, to get clean water is necessary for every community.

Keywords: Clean Water, Wick – Tilted Solar Still, Water, Environment and Economy.

FISCAL FEDERALISM AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

Ahmed A.V¹, Oloni E.F², Adebanjo J F ³, Okeke J⁴

^{1, 2 & 4} Department of Economics, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State

³ Department of Accounting and Finance, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State

Email: ahmed.ayodele@lmu.edu.ng, oloni.elizebeth@lmu.edu.ng, falaye.adebanjo@lmu.edu.ng, josephcokeke@yahoo.com

Abstract: Persistently, it is being insinuated that Nigerian federalism is one of the major challenges hindering the country’s economic growth and development. This study analysed the effects of fiscal federalism on the growth of the Nigerian economy. This study made use of data on annual revenue allocations to the federal, state, and local governments, and annual investments, as the independent variable, and annual real Gross Domestic Product as the dependent variable. The study employed the Ordinary Least Square method for estimation, and the Augmented Dickey-Fuller Unit Root Test to check for the statistical properties of the variables. . The results show that it is only at the federal level that allocation is positive and significant. At the local government level, the allocation is positive but not significant and at the state level, it is even negative but not significant. Recommendations were made to improve the impact of fiscal federalism on economic growth in Nigeria; among such include the establishment of agencies to check for fraudulent activities in the lower levels of government, and a development of self-sustainable income levels by the lower levels of government.

THE DISENCHANTMENT OF MARXISM AND REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS IN MARLEAU-PONTY: AN IDEAL FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Christian Agama

Our Lady of Fatima

P.O. Box 97, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State

Email: christianagama19@gmail.com

Abstract: Maurice Merleau-Ponty who uses Marxism to analyze the social struggle and violence from the standpoint of economic relation once believes that our society can only be changed positively through revolutionary violence. But later, he changed his mind and has it that it is no longer suitable to every society. He postulates that it will hinder the present relationships and of course the national development. He therefore avers that civilization can only come when there is unity – a growing relationship of man to man. He believes that there will be development when everybody puts hand together for common work of production and complement every ones effort. This essay, however, tries to make a critical study of Merleau-ponty’s political philosophy and reveal this political ideal of him and investigate its possible relevance to Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges.

Keywords: Marxism, Production, Development, Economic, Socialization