Centre for Promotion of Educational and Scientific Research
The Space of Internet in Transposing Mwaghavul Orature
Peace Sorochi Longdet, Uwemedimo Enobong Iwoketok, and John Akosu Adeiyongo 1-27
African Culture and Migration in Contemporary Time
Leonard C. Opara, Bolaji Musa Agunbiade & Ajobiewe Jamiu Olatunji 28-39
The Importance of a Functional Bus Terminal in Port Harcourt
(Rivers State)
Douglas Sogbeye Henry 40-52
Personhood in African Traditional Religion: Understanding the NGAS
Person
Nenman Danjuma Wapwera 53-83
Douglas Sogbeye Henry
Department of Architecture
Rivers State University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo (RSU)
Email: henrydouglas80@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The importance of public transit system has been growing increasingly in order to achieve smooth traffic in urban areas. One of the most used transit systems is the bus transit system. In this study, the focus will be on the role of bus transit system as public transportation. The first point is to review how to treat and to clarify the significance of bus transit system with exclusive bus-ways in public transportation planning. The second is to examine, through comparative analysis with other transit systems, the relationship between the approach of planning and operation of infrastructure and the transportation service offered. Despite the increasing popularity of luxury buses transportation in this country, little or nothing is available in regards to provision of terminal facilities to cope with the resultant explosion in the number of buses.
Keywords: Architects, movement, transportation, terminal, bus, human, travelers.
1Leonard C. Opara, 2Bolaji Musa Agunbiade & 3Ajobiewe Jamiu Olatunji
1Department of International Law & Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria.
2Department of General Studies, School of Communication &General Studies, Ogun State Institute of Technology Igbesa, Ogun State.
3School of Communication &General Studies, Ogun State Institute of Technology Igbesa, Ogun State
Email:chinardslaw@gmail.com, ayobolaji2013yahoo.co.uk,
tunjiajiobiewe@yahoo.com.
ABSTRACT
African has a long history in terms of population mobility both regionally and internationally. Over the years African people have migrated in response to demography, economic, political and other factors, including environmental disasters and conflicts; Africa migration has been intra and inter (internal) movements of people within the region; movement of people from outside the region into the African continent and otherwise. The migrants have always considered the various sub-regions as single economic units within which trade in goods and services flourish. But more importantly intra-regional migration sustained by poverty, economic recession and the consequences of macroeconomic adjustment measures. The paper shall examine the impact of culture in African migration and the dominant trend of internal migration in recent times for economic purpose. It shall recommend that the import of migration of our intellectuals to other continent in search of economic power has reduced our empowerment and in promoting our African cultures and thus promoted neo-colonization in Africa. Furthermore, the migration of rural to urban areas is the hallmark of decency in our traditional heritage as it relates to culture and cultural values, conflicts, norms in our contemporary society by the future generation.
Keywords: Migration, Culture. Economic Factors, Conflicts, Contemporary Society.
1*Peace Sorochi Longdet, 2Uwemedimo Enobong Iwoketok, and 3John Akosu Adeiyongo
Department of English,
University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Email: peacelongdet2011@gmail.com,
.iwoketok@yahoo.com, 3jadeyongo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The ever-changing and widening arc of human society brings about innovation in the retrieval, production, transmission, and performance of cultural elements. The technological advancement in the 20th and 21st centuries has given new impetus to discourses on the Africanverbal art (with a particular interest in Mwaghavul Childlore). Thus, this work examines the role of the cyberspace in preserving and disseminating Mwaghavul oral culture as observed in their Childlore. Every district of Mwaghavul land abounds with a rich oral tradition of folktales, oral songs, riddles, jokes, and local myths and legends related to the local history, place, and nature formations. These oral traditions have been a source of value education as well as entertainment in the Mwaghavul African traditional rural societies, and they hold the essence of our unique culture and tradition. Sadly, is the fear that these invaluable oral traditions are in danger of extinction due to the sweeping forces of globalization, Christianity and commercial entertainment which have already flooded even the rural areas of Mwagahvul communities. With the help of examples limited to folktales, this paper provides a brief analysis of the traditional values transmitted by Mwaghavul folktales and the functions these tales serve in Mwaghavul society. Conclusively, this paper offers some practical recommendations for collecting our folktales in the form of text, audio and video using the currently available digital technology to create the first comprehensive and dynamic ‘Mwaghavul Folktales Online Database’. The ethnographic collection and expository of translated Mwaghavul folktalesform the data and basis for explaining certain salient issues concerning children. The interpretation of the symbolic undertone of these folktales provides a basis for understanding the need to leverage technology and preservethe African Childlore in general and the Mwaghavul Childlore in particular in the digital world.
Keywords: Internet, Ethnography, Childlore, Culture, Mwaghavul, Orature, Digital World, Cyberspace
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Hanafi Dele Ibrahim, Akintunde Patrick Adeniran & Lasabi Moses
Department Of Economics, Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ile-Ife, Osun State,
Department of Banking and Finance, Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ile-Ife,Osun State, Nigeria
Email: bamidelehanafl@yahoo.com
Abstract
The focus of this paper is to critically look at the causes of fuel scarcity in Nigeria with a view to addressing them. Most of the fundamental causes of fuel scarcity in the country including the following: present refineries are not adequately enough to meet the local demand for fuel. The local production of fuel is not sufficient for local consumption, excessive government intervention in the business of oil, problem of crude oil theft in Nigeria, frequent crude oil pipe lines vandalization, lack of modular refinery, and lack of private interest in the business of oil in Nigeria. Series of boardroom politics in the management of oil business in Nigeria. High level of corruption in the NNPC, turnaround maintenance that did not improve the level of production of oil, diversion of fuel into the neighbouring West Africa Countries, Oil subsidy claims that did not translate to high level of fuel importation into the country, fluctuation in the world market price, OPEC decision that may not favor crude oil production is another factor, Using of wrong template to determine the price of PMS is also another serious factor. In view of these aforementioned problems, suggestions are thereby recommended. All the refineries should be privatized, total deregulation of downstream sector of oil and gas should be put in place, more refineries should be built, alternative sources to PMS should be introduced, licenses should be given to expertise who are ready to build refineries in Nigeria, NNPC account should be audited on daily basis, oil subsidy for genuine oil marketers, outstanding balances for oil marketers should be considered for payment with immediate effect. Modular refineries should be built across the country, crude oil smugglers should be arrested and jailed for economic sabotage, modern and computerized refineries should be introduced into Nigeria, and fraudulent oil subsidy claims should be arrested and prosecuted
Keyword: Crude oil, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), Vandalization, Corruption, Modular Refinery, Refinery, Waver, Concession, Scarcity.
1Fidelis A.E. Paki & 2Sunday Akpoebidor Oduru
1Department of Political Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island 560001, Nigeria,
2Department of Educational Management, 1000 N West Street Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801, South America University, Delaware, USA,
Email: paki_fae@yahoo.com; odurusuny2016@gmail.com
Abstract: This study examined the perceived causes of secondary school dropout in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design, which is a form of descriptive research. A random sample of 150 respondents including 50 parents, 50 teachers from 5 public secondary schools, and 50 known dropout students in the Yenagoa metropolis were drawn for the study and a 20-item structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.80 were used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using statistical tool of frequency, mean and standard deviation. The findings were that parents’ background, lack of physical infrastructures in schools, unexpected personal problems of students, and indiscipline, crime and drug abuse are the causes of students’ secondary school dropout. This has negative effects on the socio-political and economic life of residents of the state, by dropouts contributing to increasing number of illiterates, criminals, unemployed, living in poverty, unhealthy, manual laborers, engaged in prostitution, drug selling, smuggling, robbery and general backwardness in the future educational development of the state. It was therefore recommended that government should make educational policies that will have broad financial sponsorship scope in order to avoid the negative socio-political and economic effects of dropouts on the society.
Keywords: Bayelsa State; Nigeria; Perceived causes; Secondary school dropout
Proliferation of Small Arms/Light Weapons and Conflicts in Nigeria:
Implication for National Security
Timbee Akuul & Benjamin Shaibume 1-20
E-Dating and Marital Life in Nigeria: The Nexus
Agunbiade, Musa Bolaji and Ajobiewe, Jamiu Olatunji 21-37
Directors’ Compensation and Performance of Selected Quoted Firms
Adegbola Olubukola Otekunrin, Tony Ikechukwu Nwanji, Samuel Abiodun Ajayi,
Frank Dayo, Awonusi, Adebanjo Joseph Falaye, Damilola Felix Eluyela, 38-58
Influence of Corporal Punishment on Cognitive Development
Arowosegbe Christanah Kehinde 59-70
The End to Fuel Scarcity in Nigeria is Not in Sight the Way Forward
Hanafi Dele Ibrahim, Akintunde Patrick Adeniran & Lasabi Moses 71-107
Perceived Causes of Secondary School Dropout in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Fidelis A.E. Paki & Sunday Akpoebidor Oduru 108-138
Arowosegbe Christanah Kehinde
Department of Psychology
Ekiti State University
Email: Ajilakehinde@yahoo.com
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