A STUDY OF SOCIAL NETWORK ADDICTION AMONG YOUTHS IN NIGERIA

Ajewole Olaniyi Olowu, and Fasola Omobolanle Seri

Department of Accounting and Finance, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo

T.Y. Danjuma Library, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo

ajewoleg@yahoo.com, omobolakale@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

For most people, social networking sites are harmless platforms that allow for social interaction and personal expression. For others, social media has become more than an entertaining form of engagement; it has become an increasing compulsion. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether youths are becoming addicted to social networking sites to keep up interpersonal relationship. The survey research method was used with standardized questions drawn up. Eight higher institutions in Oyo state were used and the sample population drawn from them. Data gathered was analyzed using frequency count and simple percentages. It was gathered that majority of the respondents showed a tendency towards addiction to social network sites and so could not do without going through their online profiles daily. Recommendations were then made that more time should be spent on face to face interaction rather than on online communication, other social interests outside the internet that would sustain close interpersonal relationships should also be built upon.

Keywords: Social networks, Addiction, Social networking sites, Youths, Internet

ELECTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY IN AFRICA: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE

Rasak Bamidele

Department of Sociology and Psychology

Fountain University Osogbo, Osun State

E-mail:delerasak@yahoo.co.uk

ABSTRACT

International countries and organizations play significant roles during election processes in new and emerging democracies (and in countries hoping to be seen as democratic). The roles and impact they may have become, particularly interesting during situations, where the electoral process develops into “an electoral crisis”. Many such crises have occurred over recent years. The modern history has provided many eloquent examples of use of practice of double standards in all international policy. First, it concerns ambiguity of approaches of influential western powers and the leading international organizations as to the estimation of election campaigns, and other democratic processes taking place in many African states including Nigeria.  Elections in countries where the ruling political regime is pro-western, the international observers recognize that elections meet the European and international standards. On the contrary if a ruling regime or the winner of election has no pro-western orientation, observers, as a rule, find numerous infringements at election. This paper demonstrates how international countries and organizations were involved during and after the electoral processes in Africa countries and Nigeria in particular.

Keywords: Electoral crisis, International organization, Conspiracy, Civil war, Civil Government

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY IN NIGERIA: AN IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSEMENT

Hussaini Tukur Hassan

Department of Public Administration

Nasarawa State University, Keffi

Email: hthassan2004@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

This study attempts to assess the Information and Communication Technology policy implementation. The policy was adopted in 2001 due to a genuine and urgent need for the potential of the technology to bring about rapid socio-economic, educational, scientific and technological development in all sector of national development. The impact of ICTs in the development and upliftment of the people can never be underestimated. To ensure the effective implementation of the policy, government set up the National Information Technology Development Agency. In the last decade the agency has made efforts to ensure the policy is implementated. Using  the documentary research method, the study assessed the policy implementation, the challenges of implementation as well as the efforts to overcome them.it concluded that no substantiial success were recorded and many aspects left more to be disire. It recommended the review of the policy objectives, establisment of policy funding mechanism and a stakeholders forum for collaborative efforts in policy implementation,

THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION AND THE CAMPAIGN FOR EXTERNAL DEBT RELIEF FOR NIGERIA

¹Sharkdam Wapmuk and ²Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi

¹Department, of Research and Studies, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos

² Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Redeemer’s University, Lagos Express-way, Nigeria
E-mail:sharksnaw@yahoo.com; swapmuk@niianet.org; lola2kid@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The paper examines the campaign for debt relief for Nigeria under the Obasanjo Administration. It argues that economic diplomacy of the Obasanjo administration paved way for Nigeria to negotiate for debt relief from her creditors. Nigeria received an entire debt relief amounting to $18 billion, or a 60 percent write off in return for a $12.4 billion repayment of arrears and buyback. Despite the achievement recorded by his administration, the failure by successive administrations to address the problems of integrity and accountability gap has plunged the nation into a new wave of debts, both internal and external. The paper concludes by noting that the vision, focus and determination of President Olusegun Obasanjo was instrumental to change the situation, which debt burden had imposed on Nigeria, by pursuing a diplomatic initiative that led to the achievement of debt relief.

Key Words: Debt Relief, Democracy, Diplomacy, Nigeria, Obasanjo.

“OF COMMUNICATION, POLITICS AND POLITICAL COMMUNICATION: SUGGESTIONS ON A NATIONAL COMMUNICATION POLICY FOR NIGERIA”

Abdur-Rahman Olalekan Olayiwola

Department of Political Science

Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria.

E-mail: nusramurana@yahoo.co.uk

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the peculiarly intimate relationship between the Communication process and the political system. The first part of the paper is an expose of the importance and indispensability of Communication to the society, the problem of conceptualization and conceptual clarification and the impact of Communication on the Polity. The second part examines political Communication as a very relevant factor to contemporary problems of political stability in Nigeria, analyzing 60,584 news stories carried by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN),  the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), (government owned electronic media), between January and December, 1983 to demonstrate empirically the influence of media ownership on political Communication activities — Campaigns, party coverage, elections etc. — in the country. The third part which concludes the paper proffers suggestions and makes recommendations on a National Communication Policy for Nigeria within the limitations to which the writer is exposed.

PUBLIC POLICY MAKING PROCESS: TOURISM ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA (1960 TO DATE).

¹Ofobruku Sylvester Abomeh; ²Obia Ernest and ³Amagbakhen O. Roland

¹Tourism and Hospitality Services, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

² NITHOUTOR, Abuja

³Bureau of Public Procurement, State House, Abuja                                  

E-mail: ufomaeliz@yahoo.co

ABSTRACT

The main aim of this paper is to highlight that successive Nigerian governments commit policy reversals in the public policy making process using the tourism sector development policies as focus.  In addition, intended policy beneficiaries are not carried along at the policy conception/formulation stage, hence implementation/execution are fraught with avoidable problems. These have been the bane of development efforts in the tourism sector from independence to date. The paper concluded cautiously that notwithstanding the odds against incrementalism as a decision-making model, since it seeks to guarantee continuity in government policies and programmes, it can redress the phenomena of policy reversals which have become endemic in the Nigerian public policy making process.  The paper recommended a collaborative approach with the critical section and stakeholders in the policy making process in order to stem the tide of disconnection between policy beneficiaries and the government.  The paper also canvassed massive investment in training, research and development programmes through the strengthening of research centers/institutes.

Keywords: Tourism. Administration, Public policy, Making process.

Table of Contents

The Role of Transnational Corporation Activities in Third World Countries

Ugwu Edward Gods Mark                                                                                                               1 – 60

United Nations Security Council: The Post-Millennial Narratives

and Imperatives for Mandate Review

Odeyemi Oluwole J.                                                                                                                 61-86

Geolocation – The Effect of Relocation on Conflict

Mavalla, Ayuba Gimba                                                                                                            87-100

Threat to Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria

Okunola   Muyiwa   Olabode                                                                                                   101-107

An Empirical Analysis of Fiscal Policy Measures and Unemployment in Nigeria

 Abomaye-Nimenibo, Williams Aminadokiari Samuel & Inimino, Edet Etim                         108-126

THE ROLE OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES

Ugwu Edward Gods Mark

Department of Public Administration

Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu State Nigeria

Email: imtenugu@yahoo.com

Abstract: The impact of the Transnational Corporation in Third World Countries is tremendous and has varied consequences. For several centuries economists have used the classical economic theory of comparative advantage to explain trade movements between nations. Springing from the writings of Adam Smith and David Ricardo in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The theory in simple terms states that every one gains if each nation specializes in the production of those goods that it produces relatively most efficiently and Imports those goods that other countries produce relatively most efficiently. The theory has supported free–trade arguments.

Keywords: Transnational Corporation, Economists, Classical Economic Theory, Free-Trade and Third World Countries.

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Ugwu Edward Gods Mark (2016), The Role of Transnational Corporation Activities in Third World Countries. J. of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Vol. 8, Number 2, Pp. 1 – 60.

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL: THE POST-MILLENNIAL NARRATIVES AND IMPERATIVES FOR MANDATE REVIEW 

Odeyemi Oluwole J.              

Department of History and International Studies

Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria

Email: odeyemioluwole6@gmail.com

Abstract: A tinder-boxed world with constant clashes of interests makes laudable the ultimacy and mandate of the United Nations Security Council. Following the barbarity of the previous two World Wars, the preeminent body is basically mandated to actively preserve and manage international peace and security. In stark contrast to the other ten, five of the fifteen-nation Council are permanent and equipped with overriding veto diplomacy. However, the recent election of Saudi Arabia as one of the ordinary ten, and its subsequent rejection (in protest), represented a disgust for, and, lately, a height in the calls for sweeping reforms in the composition and modus operandi of the Council. Upon certain analytical research, two categories of states and four strands of queer motives have been identified by this paper to characterize states’ aspiration to, and the conduct of, the Security Council. The first category and strands are the five permanent members, who exploit their veto powers to pursue vested, parochial, but disguised as global interests. The other category and strands are states qualified to vie for the ten rotating seats, but seeking subversively, either geopolitical prestige, financial gratification and or external validation, particularly, when internal opposition and rating are harsh. Cunning and criminal governments also gratify veto holders to escape international justice. These obviously are mandate caricatures. With the recent and current conduct of Security Council in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria, in that sequence, the paper strongly concludes, with well-articulated reasons, that the Council has not only lost its founding mandate, it is also fostering an international wild life of nations. A third, global scale catastrophe may be impendent unless urgent reforms – also quite well-posed by this work, are undertaken to overhaul its mandate.

Keywords: United Nations Security Council, Veto Power, Permanent 5 (P5), Rotating 10 (R10)

THREAT TO DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA 

Okunola   Muyiwa   Olabode

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science

Federal University Kashere Gombe- State

Email: Okunolamuyiwa20@gmail.com

Abstract: Nigeria since independence has been struggling with challenges of consolidating her young democracy. In fact, the country is at crossroad on how to institutionalize democratic norms and ethos in the polity. We have had aborted democratization in the past and military guided democracy in our democratic experience. These arose from bad leadership, economic crisis, corruption, and disregard for the rule of law, impunity, and lack of credible opposition, secessionist threat and militant agitation among others. The thrust of this paper is an in-depth study on democratic consolidation in Nigeria: issues and challenges. Using retrieval data technique, the paper argued that certain factors like independent of judiciary, impartial electoral commission, corruption free institution, vibrant opposition parties to mention few are necessary ingredients for democratic consolidation in Nigeria.

Keywords: Consolidation, Democracy, Political History and Panacea and Threat