AN INVESTIGATION OF TRADITIONAL RIGHTS AND CULTURES OF KANURI’S WOMEN IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA 

Bintuk Achallah Galadima

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

University of Maiduguri                                                 

E-mail: bintukg@gmail.com

Abstract: It is well-known fact that women all over the world are considered and treated as inferior to men and this oppression, and discrimination is more manifest in traditional societies. Therefore, this paper examines the rights and duties of women in traditional communities with particular reference to the Kanuri community. It equally examined the rights and duties within the family pertaining to marriage, divorce, inheritance and their domestic and economic duties in the Kanuri community. The research is an explanatory study. The total sample for the study consisted of (132) people made up of equal number of males and females. Systematic sampling method was used to select the sample from the general public. Data was mainly collected from the primary source. Three areas were purposively chosen to collect the data, these included Maiduguri, Gubio and Kawuri. Ninety (74) people were from Maiduguri (34) from Gubio and (24) people from Kawuri.  Personal face-to-face interview was utilized to get information from the respondents in the general public. Statistical method of simple frequency distribution and percentages were used to tabulate the data obtained. It should also be noted that the researcher declined to show the respondent’s opinions tables, but attached the table questions and appendix. The analysis shows that there is an apparent gender in equality as regards the rights and distribution of duties within the family in the Kanuri society. It was found that women have more duties than rights. As pointed out in the analysis 60% of the respondents confirmed to it. It was also found out that women’s subjugation and subordination was legalized through institution of marriage. In view of the analysis the researcher recommended that literacy rate particularly among the rural women should be improve and levels of family violence and oppressive social customs such as early marriage should be discourage.

THE CHALLENGES TO DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA IN THE ERA GLOBALIZATION 

¹Yagana Moh’d Bulama, ²Kaumi Alkali Kalli and ³Babashuwa Goni

¹Department of Sociology, Moh’d Goni College of Legal Studies, Maiduguri

²Consultancy Unit, Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri.

³Department of Business Administration, Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri

E-mail: bukar@yahoo.com  

Abstract: The study to establish if Nigeria and other third world countries have the opportunity to develop under the process of globalization and the obstacles to the development of the Nigerian economy in the era of globalization. The statistical techniques adopted in this study were simple percentage and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The ANOVA intends to know if there is any significant relationship between globalization process and the possibility of Nigerian economy to develop under it. The stratified sampling technique was employed in this study. The determining factor of distribution of the questionnaire was judgmental. This was informed by the simple fact that the target group in each of the institution was research department made up of research fellows who are expert in the field under study. The findings show there is no significant relationship between globalization process and the development of the third world economies. The interest of globalization is on profit maximization but not to develop local economies. The study recommended among other things that there is need for educational and technological development.

THE CAUSES AND EXTENT OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUTHS IN GBOKO TOWN OF BENUE STATE

Agba, Solomon Arumun and Kyernum, Nguveren

Department of Sociology

University of Mkar, Benue State, Nigeria

E-mail: agbasolomon55@gmail.com; nguverenkyernum@gmail.com

Abstract: Drug abuse is a social problem that has become prolific in Benue State and Gboko town in particular. This study thus investigated the causes and extent to which youths abuse drugs in Gboko town. This problem was examined through the theoretical lenses of anomie theory. Questionnaire was adopted as the instrument for primary data collection for the study and 227 respondents participated in the study. The study found out that, among other factors, unemployment/underemployment and frustration are influential factors precipitating the involvement of youths in drug abuse in Gboko town. The study also revealed that, as part of attempts at resolving their predicaments, many youths in Gboko town are increasingly joining associations that anchor their activities on drug abuse. This paper, therefore, calls for creation of employment opportunities for the youths in Gboko town, promulgation of laws that will prohibit formation and/or existence of drug abuse associations and the establishment of drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation centers in Gboko town as strategies that will help to curb the problem of drug abuse among youths in Gboko town.

EFFECTS OF MARITAL BREAKDOWN ON CHILD PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

Ojo Sunday Stephen, Agara Jummai Jakonda and Pojwan Martina Alexander

Department of Social Development

Nasarawa State Polytechnic Lafia, Nasarawa State.

E-mail: Steven234_1@yahoo.com

Abstract: The institution of marriage is highly valued in Nigeria. Couples enter into marriage with the hope of staying happily married. Unfortunately, this is hardly the case as previous researches on marital breakdown in Nigeria revealed that marriages are ending in divorce and separation at a very fast rate. The research objective is set at exposing the nature and causes of marital breakdown and also to highlight the effects on the personality development of children. The paper revealed that marital breakdown in Nigeria is commonly associated with economic, social, cultural and gender factors and creates a lot of stress and dilemma in children adversely affecting their personality. Children from broken homes exhibit behavioral difficulties much more than children from stable homes. The paper therefore recommends that educational and religious institutions should persuade parents to treat marital tensions sensibly without instigating their children to take sides. This will reduce post traumatic effects on children.

CHALLENGES TO RURAL COMMUNITIES 

¹Larry-love .E. Nduonofit, ²Kidi Zorbari D., ³Young A. Nkpah and ⁴Gold Nwala-Cadger

^1&3Department of Sociology Faculty of Social Sciences University of Port Harcourt

²Department of General Studies, Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori Rivers State

⁴Department of Sociology/Anthropology Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Uyo AkwaIbom State, Nigeria

E-mail: larrylove.nduonofit@gmail.com; kididek@gmail.com; youngitize2020@yahoo.com;Chinedu11@yahoo.com

Abstract: One major characteristic of developing countries is the increasing disparity between the urban and rural centres in terms of concentration of infrastructures and investment. The rural areas are the repository of agricultural production and agriculture contributes no less than 40% of the GDP of Nigeria and employs over 55% of the population, yet the area remains an abode for the poorest population as poverty and other social issues thrive. The paper explores the variegated challenges confronting the rural areas and communities in Nigeria. By juxtaposing the rural areas with the urban centres, the paper makes a case that poverty is predominantlya rural phenomenon. It is the fundamental argument of the paper that the rural areas are socially excluded from the development equation in the country. By reflecting on the colonial era, the paper further argued that the social exclusion of the rural areas is borne out of the colonial Township policies and programmes continued and pursued by the post-colonial Nigerian state which is meant particularly to overlook the rural areas from the urban areas. The study relies particularly on extant literatures obtained through the internet, Library and journals. The paper ends by making recommendations for integrating the principles of sustainable development into the country’s policies and programs for the rural areas, and recommends a focus on the capacity of the rural people through education.

THE IMPACT OF INTEREST RATE DYNAMICS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANUFACTURING SUB-SECTOR IN NIGERIA (1980 AND 2012)

Ozigbo A. Sylvester

Department of Accountancy

Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro Delta, Nigeria

E-mail: ozigbosylvester@gmail.com

Abstract: The major focus of the research is to empirically investigate the impact of interest rate dynamics on performance of manufacturing- sub sector in Nigeria.  The research covers the period between 1980 and 2012.  This period is important since it includes the pre-structural adjustment programme (SAP) era where interest rate was not liberalized and the structural adjustment programme period where interest rate is liberalized.  The co-integration technique with its implied error correction mechanism was used for the study.  The result shows that the high interest rate in Nigeria has hindered the performance of the manufacturing sub sector.  The GARCH and ARCH results indicates that interest rate dynamics has influenced the performance of the manufacturing sub- sector. The result also confirms a long run relationship among the variables.  It was therefore recommended amongst others, that there should be a drastic reduction in the interest rate coupled with the adoption of liberalized interest rate regime with some caution; this will increase the performance of the manufacturing sub- sector in Nigeria.

PATRIARCHY, SEXUALITY AND THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA

Ayesoro Sunday Adesina and Ojo Sunday Stephen

Department of Social Development

Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia Nigeria

E-mail: steve234_1@yahoo.com; adesina.sunday40@yahoo.comAbstract: In every patriarchal society like Nigeria, the cultural patterns allocate more authority and power to men in family and in the society as a whole. The low socio – economic status of women has gone a long way to increase the domination of men even in sexuality.  This has made Nigerian women to be more vulnerable and prone to sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. This paper is an attempt to explore and expose the ordeal of Nigerian women in an unequal relationship characterised by male

USING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CSR TO COMPLEMENT ACHIEVEMENT OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs) AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) IN NIGERIA

¹Umeora Chinweobo Emmanuel and ² Okonkwo Onuigbo

¹Department of Banking and Finance, Anambra State University, Igbariam Campus, Nigeria

²Department of Accounting and Finance, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Nigeria

E-mail: ceumeora@yahoo.com

Abstract: The study reviewed how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of private sector firms can be coupled by the government into the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Millennium Development Goals, as a programme, was launched by United Nations in 2000 to last up to 2015. Eight goals were set up ranging from eradication of extreme poverty to reduction of environmental degradation. The MDGs scheme is winding up in 2015. The scheme is now conceived to be extended for another fifteen years under a new caption ‘Sustainable Development Goals’. The goals remain almost the same as MDGs except that the eight goals of MDGs have been expanded to seventeen goals. The study adopted theoretical and discursive method to review the issues involved. Some ways the government can co-opt the private sector CSR have been suggested. The government is reminded that CRS is voluntary and should not be made to appear mandatory.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF-EFFICACY AS PREDICTORS OF LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG POLICE OFFICERS

¹Okonkwo Ejike A., ²Chinweze Uzochukwu C and ³Okafor Chiedozie O.

 ^1&2Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu.                               

³Department of Psychology, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State

E-mail: aejyke@yahoo.com

Abstract: This study investigated emotional intelligence and self-efficacy as predictors of life satisfaction among Police Officers in Enugu Urban. Four hundred and twenty-six (426) participants comprising 357 males and 69 females between the ages of 18 to 60 years (M =40.85, SD = 11.79) were sampled using Multi-stage sampling. Wong and Law (2002) 14–item Emotional Intelligence Scale, Chen, Gully and Eden (2001) 8 – item New General Self Efficacy (NGSE) Scale and Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985) 9 – item Life Satisfaction Scale were administered for data collection. Cross-sectional survey design was used and multiple regression statistical tests was used for data analysis. The results revealed that emotional intelligence and self-efficacy jointly and independently predicted life satisfaction at p<.05. The findings were discussed in line with previous related studies. It was concluded that in order to enhance life satisfaction among police officers, candidates should be assessed and those high on emotional intelligence and self-efficacy considered at the point of recruitment and selection.

CHILD’S HAWKING AS A COPING STRATEGY AMONGST THE POOR AFRICAN FAMILIES IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

¹Abdul-Mumin Sa’ad and ²Fatimah Abdul-Mumin Sa’ad

¹Professor of Sociology/Criminology and Provost Federal College of Education, Yola

²Department of Educational Foundation and Administration School of Education, Federal College of Education, Yola

E-mail: amsaadj@yahoo.com; fatimahsaad1@yahoo.com

Abstract: Sociologists consider family as one of the five very important social institutions in any society which if affected negatively the whole society suffers. For example, one of the primary functions of the family is to produce and reproduce persons, biologically and socially. Secondly, anthropologists have often supposed that the family in a traditional society forms the primary economic unit. Thus, for the African society to remain healthy and positively functional the family unit must remain appropriately intact.  Unfortunately, this very important institution in Africa is facing serious challenges that threaten its existence and therefore the existence of the African societies. It appears that the doom day is being held back only by the resilience of the African families which adopts various coping strategies with their various strengths and weaknesses. For example, one of the serious challenges the African family is facing is poverty. And in north-eastern Nigeria, child hawking, which is a form of child labour, is one of the major coping strategies. This paper therefore examines in an exploratory manner the type, nature, extent and the worthiness or otherwise of child hawking, which is very common in North-eastern Nigeria. It is very clear from our findings in this study that child hawking was being used in north-eastern Nigeria to supplement the incomes of parents and/or guardians of the child hawkers. Child hawking therefore was a form of coping strategy for families of child hawkers involved in it in this study. Notwithstanding its benefits as an income supplementing strategy to families of hawkers, child hawking is not a worthwhile coping strategy for two major reasons found in this study. First, it is a form of child labour, which constitutes a child abuse in itself, and; secondly, it exposes the child hawkers to various child abuses such as beating by bullies, verbal insults from people, sexual harassment, attempted rape and rape, attempted abduction and abduction, etc. We also found that child hawking exposes the child to other dangers such as Traffic accidents and such other bad behaviours as hooliganism, drug abuse, pick pocketing, indiscriminate sex/fornication and prostitutions.  The paper then concludes with well informed recommendations on how best to deal with the problem of child hawking generally and in north-eastern Nigeria in particular. The recommendations revolve around poverty eradication and the need to rigorously implement the Child Rights Act and Convention as well as the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act.