AFFIXES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ỤKWỤANI LANGUAGE: A CONTRASTIVE STUDY

Oghiator, Florence Etuwe

School of Languages

College of Education, Agbor, Delta State

ABSTRACT

This paper made a contrastive study of affixes in English language and kwani Language. Information about the two languages were fully discussed. The terms contrastive analysis, morphology and morpheme were explained in detail for proper understanding of the subject matter. From the analysis of the affixes of the two languages, this study showed vividly that remarkable differences abound between English affixes and kwani affixes, and so likely to infer with the learning of English. Affixes English kwani Contrastive


Table of Contents

Public Policy in Nigeria: An Implementation Paradox

Fidelis A.E. Paki and Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa………………………                             1-15

The Role of the Nigerian Police Force in   Maintaining Peace and

Security in Nigeria

Timbee Akuul……………………………………………………………………                         16-23

Women and Political Participation in Nigeria; the Imperative of

Empowerment

Luka R.C…………………………………………………………………..                          24-37

Intra and Inter-Party Crises in Nigeria ’S Fourth Republic:

Implications for the Sustainability and Consolidation of Democracy

 in Post Third Term Nigeria

Eme, Okechukwu Innocent, and Anyadike Nkechi………………………….                                   38-52

The Role of Public Policy Making and Development in Nigeria

Echikwonye, Robert A. and Beetseh, Kwaghga………………………………                      53-64

An Evaluation of Communication Barriers and Productivity in

Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) of Borno State, Nigeria

Alimi Baba Gana ………………………………………………………………..                             65-76

Man Endangered Specie:  A Study of Professor Tony Afejuku’s

A Garden of Moods

Clement Chukwuka Idegwu……………………………………………………                         77-86

Optimizing the Concept of Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA)

To Poverty Reduction in African Urban Areas

Ogwuche Jonathan Ali…………………………………………………………                          87-98

Nigeria and the UN Seat; a Discussion of Obstacles to Nigeria’s Ambition

George I.J. Obuoforibo………………………………………………………..                                  99-112


OPTIMIZING THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS APPROACH (SLA) TO POVERTY REDUCTION IN AFRICAN URBAN AREAS

 Ogwuche Jonathan Ali

Department of Geography

Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria

E mail: ogwuche.jonathan@yahoo.com

 ABSTRACT

Recent evidence confirms that despite more than half a century of development strategies, many countries have experienced economic decline and more than three quarters of the entire world urban population are living in poverty. The concept of sustainable livelihoods is one way to approach urban poverty reduction through the twin issues of human development and environmental improvement and management, using a participatory policy that recognizes working with the people, by the people, and for the people. Development practitioners find the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach very helpful as it enables them to focus on the livelihood options of the poor and develop pro-poor strategies. Its approach to urban poverty reduction is one that acknowledges that poverty is a condition of lack of access to physical rather than only a lack of finance. This paper has shown that  the adequacy of, and access to physical capital in urban areas are needed, not only to enhance sustainable livelihoods, raise productivity,  create jobs and  wealth, but to promote sustainable development and  environment improvement and management. Finally, it is recommended that stakeholders in urban governance should embrace capacity building in sustainable livelihoods approach for effective implementation of its principles and concepts.   

Keywords; Poverty, Sustainable Livelihoods, Sustainable Poverty Reduction, Urban Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Livelihoods Approach, Sustainable Livelihoods Framework


MAN ENDANGERED SPECIE: A STUDY OF PROFESSOR TONY AFEJUKU’S A GARDEN OF MOODS

Clement Chukwuka Idegwu

Department of English

College of Education, Agbor, Delta State

Email: idegwucc@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

This paper is an attempt to explore Professor Tony Afejuku’s poetry:  A Garden of Moods, as the poets conscious attempt to portray man’s earthly journey as an inevitable exercise in futility.  It is my attempt to show how greatly incapacitated man is in a journey he is compelled to undertake.  To quote Adolf Hitler (2007) “My whole life has been nothing but one long struggle, and all that it takes to keep on in a wasted journey:  man on earth.  This truth:  the nothingness of life, Afejuku tries to explain, maintaining Richard M. Nixon’s (1993) postulation that “the truth should be brought out – no matter who was involved” (P. 176).  The thrust, of this piece, therefore, is to show that man on earth is a gathering of dirt in a waste paper bag.  


AN EVALUATION OF COMMUNICATION BARRIERS AND PRODUCTIVITY IN MAIDUGURI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL (MMC) OF BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Alimi Baba Gana

Department of Social Services

Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Nigeria

Email:bgalimi@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The  study  evaluates  a  communication  Barriers  and  productivity  in  Maiduguri  Metropolitan Council, of Borno State. The study used survey method and purposive sampling techniques. A total of  600  respondents  were  selected  out  of  the  approximately 2000 staff of the Council (MMC): Data for the study were gathered through the administering of  self  designed  questionnaire  coupled with  interviews.  The data collected were translated into tables using statistical method of simple frequency distribution and percentages.  The result  obtained  from  the  analysis  showed  that  there  was  a none or very little communication  problems Spreads across due to ignorance of the communication importance from some of the staff and inability of the council to assign most of the employee a tasks to carryout responsibilities as well as demand for modern communication strategies and facilities if necessary were some of the factors noticed as the principal communication barriers that discourages council productivity. On the basis of  these  finding,  recommendations  are  made  in  order  to  find  solution  to  arrest  the communication barrier  for present and future purpose.   Keywords: Evaluation; Communication; Barriers; Productivity


NIGERIA AND THE UN SEAT; A DISCUSSION OF OBSTACLES TO NIGERIA’S AMBITION

George I.J. Obuoforibo

Department of Political and Administrative Studies

University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt

ABSTRACT

The demand for the reform of the United Nations is due to the evolving international system. The international system has gone through such a rapid transformation to the extent that the UN structures as they were at the time of its establishment is making the UN not to function effectively as expected by majority of its membership. Hence, the argument that the Security Council membership be expended to include major financial contributors and the equitable representation of the regional spread. There is every indication that Nigeria has all it takes to represent Africa in an enlarged Security Council. But considering the vagaries associated with international politics a lot still need to be done by Nigeria to garner overwhelming support from Africa to enable her emerge as a consensus candidate for Africa.


THE ROLE OF PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Echikwonye, Robert A. and Beetseh, Kwaghga

Department of Political Science, Benue State University, Makurdi

Library Department, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi

E-Mail echikwonyebob@yahoo.com, beetsekwaghga@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Any good governance is judged by the kind of policy implementation in place.  Those people oriented policies enhanced good governance.  This paper have even adopt system theory as it theoretical frame work of analysis.  The theory state that every organization is made up of systems that interact in the light of the above, this paper examines the various policies put in place by the federal government to foster development of its citizen.  Policies such like Operation Feed the Nation (OFN), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the Green Revolution War Against Indiscipline (WAI).  National Policy on education etc are of among other policies put in place by federal government to reposition the country’s economy.


INTRA AND INTER-PARTY CRISES IN NIGERIA ’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY IN POST THIRD TERM NIGERIA

      Eme, Okechukwu Innocent, and Anyadike Nkechi

Department of Public Administration and Local Government Studies

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

ABSTRACT

Political parties across the globe represent a significant avenue through which difference among individuals and groups in democratic societies are resolved. Also, they provide platform for occupation and succession of candidates to governmental offices. However, the history of political parties activities since 1999 replete with so much crisis that rather than furthering democratic ethos, have indeed become stumbling blocks to attainment of stable democratic order. The implication is that, if the original founders and party faithful are pushed to the wall, they would be left with no alternative but move en mass with their political structures to form new ones. How far the party leadership would go in mending fences would determine the fate of the parties and the roles they are expected to play in a democracy. This research therefore contends that there is a need for adequate grasp of the nature and dynamics of Intra and Inter-Party crises that have characterized Nigeria’s Fourth Republic with a view to drawing lessons for a virile party competition that promotes sustainable democracy in post Third-Term Nigeria.


WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA; THE IMPERATIVE OF EMPOWERMENT

Luka R.C

Department of Political Science

Nasarawa State University, Keffi

e-mail:rutvik@yahoo.ca

ABSTRACT

The low level of political participation of women is becoming alarming and disturbing. This hampers women from contributing their quota to the development of Nigeria. Empirical observations have shown that women in position of responsibilities are noted to be hardworking and firm in their decision. The aim of the study, therefore, was to find out the specific factors responsible for the low level of political participation of women and to proffer recommendations that will enhance women’s participation in political activities. In achieving this, the study will make use of existing data. The study discovered that the major inhibiting factors were sedentary in nature rather than the issue of money politics, violence, thuggery, etc which were considered by women as secondary.

Keywords: Women,Empowerment, Participation, Politics, Power, Resources,


THE ROLE OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE IN MAINTAINING PEACE AND SECURITY IN NIGERIA

Timbee Akuul

Department of Political Science

Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria

e-mail:timbeeakuul@yahoo.co.uk

ABSTRACT

The Nigerian police force is a security outfit of the Nigerian state established to combat crime and ensure security of lives and property of the citizenry. Experience over the years has shown that the force has lived below expectation. Some of the reasons explaining this failure include corruption, delayed justice, impartiality among others. This has made the people to see the police as an enemy rather than a friend. This paper contends that if crime is to be combated to guarantee security of the citizens, government should restructure the force to instil into it more positive values that could ensure more effective service delivery to the masses.


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