Journal articles: 'Family – Nigeria'

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Adisa, Toyin Ajibade, Ellis L. C. Osabutey, and Gbolahan Gbadamosi. "Understanding the causes and consequences of work-family conflict." Employee Relations 38, no. 5 (August 1, 2016): 770–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/er-11-2015-0211.

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Purpose – An important theme for a twenty-first century employee is a desire for work and family balance which is devoid of conflict. Drawing on detailed empirical research, the purpose of this paper is to examine the multi-faceted causes and consequences of work-family conflict (WFC) in a non-Western context (Nigeria). Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses qualitative data gleaned from the semi-structured interviews of 88 employees (44 university lecturers and 44 medical doctors) in cities in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. Findings – The findings showed that work pressure, heavy familial duties, poor infrastructural facilities, and a lack of suitable and practicable work-family balance policies are the main causes of WFC in Nigeria. Juvenile delinquencies, broken marriages/families, and an unhappy workforce are among the grave consequences of WFC among Nigerian employees. Originality/value – This paper suggests that the availability of basic infrastructural facilities, more governmental support, practicable work-family policies, inter alia, will reduce the level of WFC for Nigerian employees and will also results in positive spill-over from the work domain to the family domain and vice-versa.

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O. Abakare, Chris. "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN NIGERIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL STUDY." Jurnal Sosialisasi: Jurnal Hasil Pemikiran, Penelitian dan Pengembangan Keilmuan Sosiologi Pendidikan, no. 3 (March 30, 2021): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.26858/sosialisasi.v0i3.19960.

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Family, apart from providing security and emotional support should provide the most secure environment for an individual to grow. However, domestic violence is largely evident in the Nigeria families and societies. Although, women are worshipped as deities at home in some cultures in Nigeria, they are also treated as second class members of the family. This is largely due to the patriarchal nature of the Nigerian society. The essence of this work is to investigate domestic violence against woman in Nigeria. This work discovers that the lack of physical power leads to general timidity in women. This work discovers that domestic violence is perpetrated by family members against women in the family, ranging from single assault to aggravated physical battery, threats, intimation, coercion, stalking, humiliating verbal use, forcible or unlawful entry, sexual violence, marital rape, dowry and even female genital mutilation. This work is of the opinion that domestic violence bluntly trips women of their most basic human rights, the right to safety in their homes and community and should be discourage.Family, apart from providing security and emotional support should provide the most secure environment for an individual to grow. However, domestic violence is largely evident in the Nigeria families and societies. Although, women are worshipped as deities at home in some cultures in Nigeria, they are also treated as second class members of the family. This is largely due to the patriarchal nature of the Nigerian society. The essence of this work is to investigate domestic violence against woman in Nigeria. This work discovers that the lack of physical power leads to general timidity in women. This work discovers that domestic violence is perpetrated by family members against women in the family, ranging from single assault to aggravated physical battery, threats, intimation, coercion, stalking, humiliating verbal use, forcible or unlawful entry, sexual violence, marital rape, dowry and even female genital mutilation. This work is of the opinion that domestic violence bluntly trips women of their most basic human rights, the right to safety in their homes and community and should be discourage. Keywords:Domestic violence, Women, Patriarchy, Nigeria.

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Adisa, Toyin Ajibade, Gbolahan Gbadamosi, and Ellis L. C. Osabutey. "Work-family balance." Gender in Management: An International Journal 31, no. 7 (October 3, 2016): 414–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/gm-01-2016-0010.

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Purpose Given the reality that working mothers experience difficulties in achieving work-family balance because of the social restrictions that arise from parenting combined with career goals, this paper aims to explore the various coping strategies that are used by working mothers in the cities of London (Great Britain) and Lagos (Nigeria). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 72 mothers who worked in banks in London (Great Britain) and Lagos (Nigeria). Thematic analysis and investigator triangulation are used. Findings The findings reveal various coping strategies used by working mothers in the cities of Lagos and London. The paper also unearths the efficiency and the shortcomings of the use of au pairs among British working mothers and the similarities and disparities in terms of such use compared to the traditional use of housekeepers in Nigeria. Originality/value This paper contributes to the existing work–family balance literature by exploring the coping strategies of working mothers because of sociocultural and institutional differences in Great Britain and Nigeria.

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Alkali, Ibrahim Abubakar, Moh'd Hamdan Hj Ahmad, and Ismail Said. "The Challenges of Nigerian Hospital Ward Setting in Providing for Family Participation." Applied Mechanics and Materials 584-586 (July 2014): 142–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.584-586.142.

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Healthcare facilities design is a complex and dynamic process that considers meeting the needs of each of its stakeholders. The design becomes more complex when it involves building for particular user groups with non-standard specification. The Nigerian healthcare delivery system like many other health care systems in developing countries requires active participation of the patient's family member. However, the hospital setting in Nigeria has not been configured to accommodate their stay. This qualitative study is carried out to explore the extent of family participation in caring for their hospitalised ones with a view to identify design indices that will guide Nigerian hospital ward design. Data was obtained through observation and unstructured interview in a typical adult male and female surgical wards in one of the tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. Data was analysed using classical content analysis method. The result shows the design indices generated from patient's families involvement required in the Nigerian hospital ward configuration.

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Irinoye, Omolola, Adesola Ogunfowokan, and Adenike Olaogun. "Family Nursing Education and Family Nursing Practice in Nigeria." Journal of Family Nursing 12, no. 4 (November 2006): 442–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1074840706296000.

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Kemisola Christianah, Ogunleye, Mohamad Fazil Sabri, and Shamsul Azahari Zainal Badari. "Financial Well-Being of Nigerian Family in Ikeja Lagos State Nigeria." Shanlax International Journal of Management 7, no. 1 (July 1, 2019): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.34293/management.v7i1.536.

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With the recent advancement in the financial economy, it has become pertinent to families to be knowledgeable and adept in handling their finances. Financial markets terrain has increased so much, resulting in the availability of a more extensive choice of financial products and services, thus making financial decisions more complex and demanding. The ease of accessibility to inventive loans and credit services, financial market restructuring and technological advancements in the mode of offering and distributing financial services have indisputably left several individuals with a puzzling assortment of savings opportunities and decisions that need to be made. Therefore, this study was conceptualized to examine the factors that determine the financial well-being of Nigerian families in Ikeja local government, Nigeria. The researcher employed a stratified random sampling in selecting the number of employees, and 400 questionnaires were distributed to achieve a reasonable responses rate. As such, eighty (80) questionnaires were distributed to each of the five departments selected. From the study, it was shown research showed that majority of the respondents were female between the age ranges 20 to over 60 years. Results of the study showed that there was a significant relationship between financial well-being and financial management and financial strain expect for financial literacy. The regression analysis showed that the factors (financial literacy, financial stress, and business management) jointly for 45.7% of the variance in financial well-being. It was suggested that to improve economic prosperity among the employees in the local government, in Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria, an active factor is needed for family financial well-being.

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Smith, Mike Ewart. "Does anybody care if women beat up men?" South African Journal of Psychiatry 14, no. 3 (August 1, 2008): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v14i3.161.

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The study by Ayinmode and Tunde-Ayinmode of family violence among a population of Nigerian mothers has ‘provided evidence that women at primary care level in Nigeria not only experience family violence but that it is impacting negatively on their physical and psychosocial wellbeing and those of their children’.

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Nweke, Kenneth, and Eunice Etido-Inyang. "Issues of National Security and Human Rights in Nigeria: A Case Study of Islamic Movement of Nigeria." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 5, no. 11 (April 30, 2020): 653–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.511.8171.

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This paper examined issues of national security and human rights in Nigeria with emphasis on the conflicts between the federal government and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The objectives of the paper included to determine the nature of national security and human rights in Nigeria vis-à-vis the Islamic Movement of Nigeria; identity the contentious issues that triggered the conflicts and undermined national security and human rights between the federal government and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria; determine the implications of continued crackdown of IMN members and detention of their leader, El-Zakzaky and his wife on national security and human rights violations in Nigeria, and make necessary recommendations on how these issues can be amicably resolved without compromising national security and human rights of Nigerians, especially IMN members. This research has become imperative in view of the continued detention of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky by the security operatives in Nigeria since 2015 in spite of court orders without concluding the trials. This has caused great concern to Nigerians with daily debates on the implications of this prolonged incarceration of the duo on national security and human rights in a democratic system of government. This paper was anchored on the “Family Theory in Clinical Practice”. The ‘Family Theory’ stressed the need to understand and consider the emotional functioning of a family or group as the basis for religious or political indoctrination, radicalisation, extremism and deviant behaviour that may be antagonistic to acceptable societal norms and values. This paper adopted descriptive research design. Data used for the study were gathered from secondary sources as content analysis was used in the interpretation of data. The paper found that the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) members were justified in their protest against military crackdown, detention and proscription. The paper observed that the over five year’s detention of Sheikh El-Zakzaky by the Nigerian government without trial amounts to the violation of his constitutionally guaranteed and legally protected human rights. This paper recommends the immediate and unconditional release of the Shiites leader from detention, speedy trial and respect for judicial pronouncements by the Nigerian government without compromising national security and human rights.

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Ajuwon, P. M., and I. Brown. "Family quality of life in Nigeria." Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 56, no. 1 (November 3, 2011): 61–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01487.x.

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Dibie, Robert. "Feminism and family abuse in Nigeria." New Global Development 16, no. 1 (January 2000): 36–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17486830008415781.

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Efe, Chinedu Justin, and Oghenerioborue Esther Eberechi. "Property Rights of Nigerian Women at Divorce: A Case for a Redistribution Order." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 23 (March 17, 2020): 1–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2020/v23i0a5306.

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In Nigeria, marriage is hardly conceived as a partnership of equals in relation to the property rights of spouses during marriage and at divorce. This is because the Nigerian courts do not redistribute property at divorce. This leaves the financially weaker spouse (usually the wife) at an economically disadvantaged position. This article therefore compares the position of the matrimonial laws in England with that of Nigeria, whether there are provisions for the redistribution of property between the spouses at divorce. The comparative analysis reveals that family laws in England empower the family court to redistribute property amongst spouses at divorce. On the contrary, the matrimonial property laws in Nigeria provide for the settlement of property at divorce. The analysis also reveals that the courts in Nigeria adopt the strict property rights approach in ordering the settlement of property, which is detrimental to the wife. The article also makes a case for a redistribution through the economic analysis of the worth of a housewife. The authors therefore argue that the Nigerian courts should depart from this approach and borrow from the English courts. The authors recommend the amendment of the matrimonial property laws to fill this gap. That would enable the Nigerian courts to make a redistribution order, so as to vary the recognised property rights of spouses in order to provide compensation for any reasonable loss caused by marriage and ensure that the financial benefits of marriage are shared on a just and equitable basis.

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Adisa, Toyin Ajibade, Ellis L. C. Osabutey, and Gbolahan Gbadamosi. "The implications of work-family balance among dual-earner couples." Career Development International 22, no. 4 (August 14, 2017): 351–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cdi-09-2016-0154.

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Purpose The implications of the work-family balance (WFB) of dual-earner couples are well known; however, the extant literature on this topic has failed to adequately explore the context of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), specifically Nigeria. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of the WFB of dual-earner couples in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs a qualitative methodology in order to explore the effect of couples’ dual-earner status on their WFB in an African context by using Nigerian medical practitioners as the empirical focus. Findings The findings reveal that the dual-earner status provides some respite from financial hardship and improves family finances, which subsequently enhances WFB. However, the dual-earner status also has negative impacts on WFB in terms of work performance, dysfunctionality, and associated societal problems. Originality/value This paper provides insights into the WFB of dual-earner couples in the non-western context of SSA, highlighting the previously unexplored implications of dual-earner status in the context of SSA.

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Heaton, Tim, and Tom A. Hirschl. "The Trajectory Of Family Change In Nigeria." Journal of Comparative Family Studies 30, no. 1 (March 1, 1999): 35–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.30.1.35.

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Owoo, Nkechi S. "Food insecurity and family structure in Nigeria." SSM - Population Health 4 (April 2018): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.12.004.

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Friday, Onwe. "Women Employment and Family Stability in Nigeria." NG-Journal of Social Development 5, no. 5 (October 2016): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.12816/0033187.

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Ladipo, O. A., Regina McNamara, G. Ebun Delano, Eugene Weiss, and E. O. Otolorin. "Family Planning in Traditional Markets in Nigeria." Studies in Family Planning 21, no. 6 (November 1990): 311. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1966919.

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Covington, Deborah L., E. O. Otolorin, Barbara Janowitz, Deborah S. Gates, and Peter Lamptey. "Physician Attitudes and Family Planning in Nigeria." Studies in Family Planning 17, no. 4 (July 1986): 172. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1966934.

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Shabi, OM, EA Kuteyi, MA Odewale, and IN Shabi. "Information needs of family physicians in Nigeria." South African Family Practice 50, no. 5 (September 2008): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2008.10873766.

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Oshio, P. Ehi. "The Land Use Act and the Institution of Family Property in Nigeria." Journal of African Law 34, no. 2 (1990): 79–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855300008238.

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The Land Use Act, 1978 is, indeed, a “giant-killer”. In the recent case of Savannah Bank of Nigeria Limited and Another v. Ammel Ajilo and Another a learned Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria seized the opportunity to indict a doyen of the Nigerian Bar for a seeming misapprehension of the revolutionary effect of the Act on the land tenurial system of the country. But we hasten to point out that the Act is not the problem child only of the Bar, for the Bench is not free from the same misapprehension for which this learned gentleman of the Bar was indicted. Indeed, there is mounting evidence from the conflicting opinions of our courts on the Act that the latter is the “Achilles' heel” also of the Bench. One glaring instance: while the Supreme Court in recognition of group holdings under customary law conceded communal title to a right of occupancy under the Act to a community in the case of Chief S.U. Ojeme and Others v. His Highness Momodu II and Others the Court of Appeal expressed the contrary view in the subsequent case of L.S.D.P.C. and Others v.

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Fasola, O. E., A. O. Alao, B. A. Ibisola, A. M. Obimakinde, and I. C. Odekunle. "Knowledge and perception of Family Medicine among medical students at University of Ibadan, Nigeria." South African Family Practice 61, no. 5 (October 28, 2019): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v61i5.4949.

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Background: Postgraduate training in Family Medicine in Nigeria began over three decades ago, but it was not until recently that the National University Commission (NUC) made it a policy for all Nigerian universities to include undergraduate Family Medicine training in their curriculum. This study aimed to assess the awareness and perception of Family Medicine among medical students at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of four weeks (June 11–July 6, 2018) among 131 fourth-year, 118 fifth-year and 163 sixth-year medical students at UCH, Ibadan. Data were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire.Results: Data were collected from 309 (75% of the target population). The mean age of the respondents was 22.3 ± 2.3 years. The majority (74.4%) did not have a family member who was a doctor and only 2.3% had a family member who was specialising inFamily Medicine. Most of the participants (68.9%) had good knowledge of Family Medicine, while 57.3% had good perception of Family Medicine as a specialty. Importantly, an increase in year of clerkship was associated with an increase in the knowledge of Family Medicine among the respondents.Conclusion: It was observed that with increase in length of exposure to Family Medicine as a specialty, knowledge and perception of the specialty improved among the medical students. It is imperative that all the medical schools in Nigeria implement the NUC directive and start undergraduate Family Medicine training.

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Adebayo, Kudus Oluwatoyin. "‘I don’t want to have a separated home’: Reckoning family and return migration among married Nigerians in China." Migration Studies 8, no. 2 (December 17, 2019): 250–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnz052.

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Abstract The growing ‘Africans in China’ literature has documented the extent and extensiveness of flows from Africa to Chinese cities. However, return migration has not received much attention, and even less is known about the role of the family in return consideration. The article focuses on how married Nigerians reckon return and family in Guangzhou city using data from ethnographic observations and interviews with 25 participants. While the family is central to how married migrants think about return, the dynamics vary among the participants. Migrants whose spouses/children reside in Nigeria complain about being distant from their families and the challenge of unification and ‘absentee fatherhood’. Nigerian couples that live in Guangzhou as a family consider the high cost of raising children and the future competitiveness of their children as ‘China-educated’ as factors in return calculations. Moreover, despite living with their husbands in China, some Nigerian women desire to return to Nigeria to improve their lives, but they did not embark on a return journey to avoid family separation. Among Nigerians in an interracial relationship with Chinese women, the feeling of (un)belongingness resonates in their return consideration owing to poor experiences with access to residence permit and social welfare. While integration issues impact on return migration of married Nigerians in Guangzhou, the transnational practices of the men suggest that a return behaviour would probably accompany return consideration.

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Hussaini, Hamza Abubakar, and Fatima Babayo. "NUSHŪZ AS A CAUSE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: THE QUR’ANIC PROVISION FOR PEACEFUL FAMILY LIFE AND THE ROLE OF MUSLIM WOMAN IN THE PROCESS." Jurnal Syariah 29, no. 1 (April 30, 2021): 43–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.22452/js.vol29no1.3.

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One of the common social problems in Nigerian society nowadays is the increasing of violence against women and children, mostly by male members of a family. Unfortunately, the problem has assumed a new dimension in recent times as husbands become victims of their wives leading violence against them. Throughout the history of human existence on earth. The Qur’ān identifies nushūz as a factor that leads to family crises in marriage contracts and steps have been recommended for peaceful resolution of such disputes in the Qur’ān. However, in spite of this provision, violence against family members is on increase among Muslim families in Nigeria. Some of the questions that many will ask are whether Muslim couples are aware of the Qur’anic guidance in resolving family crises or not? To what extent do the Muslims follow the Islamic teachings in matters related to family life before, during and after disputes? How can such increasing violence be controlled following the teachings of the Qur’ān and Sunnah of the Prophet SAW? What shall be the role of Muslim women in promoting peaceful life within the family? The paper is an attempt to answer the above questions and recommend the best ways to improve family life among Muslims. This will be through analytical studies of relevant texts of the Qur’ān and Sunnah and the current realities in Nigerian Muslim families with a particular reference to Gombe metropolitan city of Gombe State, Nigeria. The paper recommends that Islamic values should be emphasized and upheld at all levels of family life by all and sundry.

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Ogunsusi, Kayode, and Olusola Bola Adeleke. "The Menace of Insecurity by Herdsmen Attack and its Implication on Tourism in Southwest Nigeria." April 2021, Volume 10(2) (April 30, 2021): 530–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.116.

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The objective of this research is to assess the effects of herdsmen menace on tourism. Secondary data about insecurity caused by herdsmen attack were collected from news media using Google search and were subjected to descriptive statistics. The classical theory of structural functionalism and Marxian theory of historical materialism were used to explain and predict the implications of herdsmen attack on tourism. Findings of the study identified farmland destruction, attack on villages, murder of victims, kidnap and clash with farmers, injuries, rape, stealing of farm produce, robbery, and terrorism as menaces perpetrated by the herdsmen. The dysfunctional part of Nigerian societal structure which the theories used in this study identified that the contradiction between Nigerian economy and social control which was unstable leads to insurgency, and could affect the participation of Nigerian citizens and foreigners in tourism. Safety and security concerns for international and local travelers occasioned by terrorist attacks on highways in southwest Nigeria could make tourism destinations and businesses suffer from low patronage. Due to issues of insecurities along highways in southwest Nigeria, the future of family tourism, agri-tourism and rural tourism could be affected in capturing heterogeneity and mobility of the family market.

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Augustine Odey, Professor Onah, and Dr Gregory Ajima Onah. "PASTOR EYO NKUNE OKPO ENE (1895 – 1973): THE FORGOTTEN HERO OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH, NIGERIA." International Journal of Contemporary Research and Review 10, no. 08 (August 7, 2019): 20654–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.15520/ijcrr.v10i08.723.

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This brief article is a legacy of the authors twenty-five year teaching experience of Nigerian Church History in three Nigerian Universities between May 25, 1987 and May 31, 2012 and his ministerial duties and lecture on Church history in the Lutheran Seminary in Nigeria and the various interaction with other Christian brethren, especially in relationship with Christian students of The Apostolic Church, Nigeria. In this article, the researchers have tried to describe the early history of the Apostolic Church in Cross River State of Nigeria, West Africa, through a brief biographical stetch of Pastor Eyo Nkune Okpo Ene of Ambo Family, Mbaraokom, Creek Town (Obio Oko), who lived between 22nd November, 1895 and 1st February, 1973 (78years). This work is a paragon or model of other similar ones: like those of Garrick Idakatima Sokari Braide, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Essien Ukpabio, Jonathan Udo Ekong and others.

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Aloba, Olutayo, Olayinka Ajao, Taiwo Alimi, and Olufemi Esan. "Psychometric Properties and Correlates of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in Family Caregivers of Nigerian Patients with Psychiatric Disorders in Southwestern Nigeria." Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice 07, S 01 (December 2016): S018—S025. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.196434.

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ABSTRACT Objectives: To examine the construct and correlates of hopelessness among family caregivers of Nigerian psychiatric patients. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study involving 264 family caregiver-patients’ dyads recruited from two university teaching hospitals psychiatric clinics in Southwestern Nigeria. Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor 9-item model of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) among the family caregivers. Confirmatory factor analysis of the model revealed satisfactory indices of fitness (goodness of fit index = 0.97, comparative fit index = 0.96, Chi-square/degree of freedom (CMIN/DF) = 1.60, root mean square error of approximation = 0.048, expected cross-validation index = 0.307, and standardized root mean residual = 0.005). Reliability of the scale was modestly satisfactory (Cronbach’s alpha 0.72). Construct validity of scale was supported by significant correlations with the family caregivers’ scores on the Zarit Burden Interview, mini international neuropsychiatric interview suicidality module, General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The greatest variance in the family caregivers’ scores on the BHS was contributed by their scores on the psychological distress scale (GHQ-12). Conclusions: The BHS has adequate psychometric properties among Nigerian psychiatric patients’ family caregivers. There is the need to pay attention to the psychological well-being of the family caregivers of Nigerian psychiatric patients.

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Vincent, PAUL, ABUBAKAR Lamino Hauwa, DAMINA Emmanuel Kukah, and ANDAH Angbazo Ruth. "IMPACT OF FAMILY VALUES ON FAMILY BUSINESS POST-SUCCESSION PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA." International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 9 (September 30, 2020): 2590–622. http://dx.doi.org/10.46609/ijsser.2020.v05i09.013.

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Abass, Salimat M. "Women Entrepreneurship Determinants in Nigeria." Journal of Business and Economics 10, no. 4 (April 20, 2019): 356–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.15341/jbe(2155-7950)/04.10.2019/008.

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Women entrepreneurs have attracted the attention of organizations, policy makers and researchers as they have been identified as an important unexploited source of economic growth and development. The objective of this research is to contribute knowledge about women entrepreneurship in Nigeria and their motivations for entrepreneurship especially on MSMEs level. An empirical survey was conducted with cross-sectional data collected via questionnaire from 422 selected women respondents in six states each representing a geo-political zone in Nigeria using stratified sampling technique. Respondents are engaged in micro, small or medium enterprises in Nigeria. The study results provide strong determinant of women entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The Structural Equation Model (SEM) was employed as tools for testing hypotheses using SmartPLS 2. Findings revealed that the determinant of women entrepreneurship varies by life experiences and country. The study further discovered that a lot of women were motivated by the need for survival, family traits, education and skills, independence and need for achievement respectively in Nigeria. The study recommended that the Nigerian government should encourage women more in entrepreneurial activities and provide sound conducive business environment for women through provision of infrastructural facilities such as entrepreneurial training and skills, finance, infrastructures and credit facilities that will enhance women’s participation more in business.

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Ufuophu-Biri, Emmanuel. "Television and Family Unity in South – South Nigeria." Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 11, no. 2 (March 10, 2020): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2020-0025.

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Television plays important role in the family. It serves as source of information, entertainment, cultural propagation, among other functions. It brings family members together and serves as a catalyst for family unity. However, there is the argument that television viewership could also have negative influence on family unity and values. The study therefore investigated the influence of Television viewing on family unity and values in Southern Nigeria. The study adopted the Behavior Imitation, Linkage and Bowen Family Systems theories. The study used survey and questionnaire as method and instrument respectively. The respondents were chosen through a multi-stage sampling process. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results show that majority of the respondents do not watch television together with other family members at home. Also, watching of television is found to have negative influence on family unity and values. The study recommends that family members should watch television together at home; and avoid adopting negative values they watch on television.

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Nnabuife, Ezimma K. N., Ngozi Ogechukwu Nwogwugwu, and Ifeanyi Emmanuel Okoli. "Polygamy and Family Owned Business Succession in Nigeria." International Journal of Management Excellence 13, no. 1 (June 30, 2019): 1891–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.17722/ijme.v13i1.1092.

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With the alarming rate Family Owned Businesses (FOBs) die at the demise of its founders/owners this study looks at polygamy and the role it plays in smooth succession of FOBs in the Southeast Nigeria as its major objective. The study demystifised the concept of FOB and succession in FOBs vis-a-vis polygamy. The kitchen model of succession in FOBs operated by polygamous was also explained. Some factor militating against succession in FOBs of polygamous families were discussed in detail. It was concluded that since FOBs play a great part in the economy of nations Nigeria and Southeast part inclusive, those owned by polygamous families need to start the processes of succession early enough to aviod squabbles at the demise of owner/founder. Professionals should also be brought in early to handle major business decisions as well as avoid playing into the hands of sentiments and emotions while making critical succession decisions.

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Esike, COU, OB Anozie, M. Ani, K. Ekwedigwe, AK Onyebuchi, PO Ezeonu, and OUJ Umeora. "Barriers to family planning acceptance in Abakaliki, Nigeria." Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 34, no. 3 (2017): 212. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tjog.tjog_35_17.

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Ebenuwa-Ok, E. E. "Family Violence and Sibling Abuse in Nigeria Families." Research Journal of Applied Sciences 6, no. 4 (April 1, 2011): 240–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/rjasci.2011.240.243.

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Abayomit, A. Opaneye. "Promoting Maternal Health Through Family Planning in Nigeria." Journal of the Royal Society of Health 109, no. 6 (December 1989): 206–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146642408910900610.

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Onwumechili, Chuka, and Unwana Akpan. "Nigeria: as football labour scrambles, what about family?" Sport in Society 23, no. 7 (June 22, 2019): 1119–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1631804.

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Oparanma, Austin Okachi. "Managing family business in Nigeria: problems and prospects." International Journal of Advanced Operations Management 2, no. 3/4 (2010): 263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijaom.2010.038340.

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Singh, Satwinder, Chima Mordi, and Chinonye Okafor. "Family legacy and female entrepreneurs: insights from Nigeria." International Journal of Management Practice 4, no. 3 (2010): 273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmp.2010.036830.

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Amare, Mulubrhan, Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, and George Mavrotas. "Polygynous Family Structure and Child Undernutrition in Nigeria." Journal of Development Studies 57, no. 10 (March 26, 2021): 1640–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.1898591.

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Okonofua, F. E., U. Onwudiegwu, and O. A. Odunsi. "Illegal Induced Abortion: A Study of 74 Cases in Ile-Ife, Nigeria." Tropical Doctor 22, no. 2 (April 1992): 75–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947559202200209.

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Seventy-four women with complications of induced abortion were studied prospectively at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Twenty of the women were interviewed privately to elicit confidential information and also to determine their attitudes to contraception and to the Nigerian national abortion law. The results showed that abortion is prevalent in all classes of women and in married as well as unmarried women. There were 13 maternal deaths, accounting for 35% of the maternal mortality in the hospital during the period. Sepsis was the most common cause of death, and most of the abortions complicated by sepsis had been performed by medical practitioners. Interviews with the women revealed that most of them had knowledge of contraception but were unwilling to use it because of wrong information. Most women did not know that abortion is illegal in Nigeria, but felt that it should be. Measures that could be of value in reducing abortion-associated maternal mortality in Nigeria include training and retraining of physicians in the management of abortion and of abortion complications, family planning education of all fertile women, provision of confidential family planning services and liberalization of the abortion law.

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Ahmed, J. "Polygyny and Fertility Differentials among the Yoruba of Western Nigeria." Journal of Biosocial Science 18, no. 1 (January 1986): 63–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932000006507.

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SummaryData were analysed from the 1973 surveys of the Nigerian segment of the Changing African Family (CAFN) Project which covered Yoruba women and men in Ibadan and the western state of Nigeria. The Yoruba women in monogamous unions and those in polygynous unions show slightly varying levels of fertility, measured as mean number of children ever born. Most of this variation can be attributed to other variables; type of union of the women does not significantly affect their fertility level.

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Okafor, Samuel O. "Suicide among Undergraduate Students in Southeast Nigeria: An Empirical Evaluation of Durkheim’s Classifications of Suicide." Open Journal for Anthropological Studies 4, no. 2 (November 29, 2020): 35–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojas.0402.01035o.

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The Durkheimian sociological doctrine of suicide is classified into regulation/integration, high and low social currents, with four resultant suicide types such as egoistic, altruistic, anomic and fatalistic suicide. Across Nigeria and social classes, suicide types and circumstances according to the above classifications have become worrisome, warranting empirical investigation into the social wellbeing and suicide potentials in the social realm of Nigerian socio-economic and political landscape. As such, this study investigated the suicide tendency among undergraduate students in some selected institutions of higher learning in south-eastern Nigeria. The study adopted a survey design using a sample size of 2,200 students (17+). The study adopted parametric statistics for the test of the relationship of variables. In the overall findings, altruistic suicide tendency is high (60%), this is followed by anomic suicide tendency (47%), egoistic suicide tendency (46%) and fatalistic suicide tendency (41%). From the regression model (p< .05), altruistic suicide tendency was found to be predicted by family income and strong ties with family activities. Equally, anomic suicide tendency can be predicted by how many years the students have been in the school. Egoistic suicide tendency was found to be positively correlated with family income and source of sponsorship while fatalistic suicide tendency was found to be positively correlated with only family income.

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Oladipo Ojo, Emmanuel, and Olusanya Faboyede. "Theophilus Owolabi Shobowale Benson and the Making of Modern Nigeria." American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 7, no. 1 (May 22, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.21694/2378-7031.21011.

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Theophilus Owolabi Shobowale Benson, popularly known as TOS Benson, a prince from the Lasunwon Royal Family of Ikorodu, was one of the architects of modern Nigeria. A spirited nationalist, a pan–Nigerian nation builder, an inveterate antagonist of ethnic jingoism and a relentless crusader for the under–dog and the less privileged; TOS Benson made imperishable contributions to the growth and development of Nigerian politics and judiciary (law). This paper assesses the contribution of TOS Benson to the making of the Nigerian state right from September 1947 when he returned to the country from London where he had gone to read law. It points out that TOS Benson was a solid political bridgehead that held the ethnic groups in the country together and that, at the risk of incarceration and other forms of intimidation and harassment, he stood up against the colonial administration and certain policies and antics of the military junta following the incursion of the military into Nigerian politics. The paper concludes that the history of the making of modern Nigeria that does not give a prime of place to the contribution of TOS Benson will be riddled with noticeable gaps and embarrassing vacuum and that his sharing the February 13 death–date with General Murtala Ramat Mohammed – who, but for B.S. Dimka’s bullets, could have been Nigeria’s renaissance – is probably not a mere coincidence of history but a testimony of his imperishable contribution to the making of Nigeria.

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AjaNwachuku, Mike Akpa. "A Critical Review of Child Labour in Nigeria and The Case for Child Entrepreneurship." Rechtsidee 3, no. 2 (December 31, 2016): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.21070/jihr.v3i2.371.

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Nigeria and the world over condemn forced or exploitative labour of a child, for the obvious reason of the adverse physical, psychological, mental and emotional effect of it on children. What is condemned is not child labour per se, but child forced or exploitative labour. This paper analyses the condemnable child forced or exploitative labour, distinguishes it from the accepted child labour and makes a case for the advancement from child labour to child entrepreneurship. It posits that the advancement to child entrepreneurship shall enable the Nigerian child to contribute their bit to the financial wellbeing of their family and the economic development of Nigeria.

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Uzezi Philomena, Omodafe. "Determinants of Children’s Role in Family Buying Decision-Making: The Case of South-South, Nigeria." International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration 1, no. 7 (2015): 30–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.17.1003.

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This study examines the role of children in family buying decision-making and investigates factors that seem to have effect on children’s level of involvement in family buying decisions. The study was conducted using two samples (children and parent respondents). The respondents’ choice and justification thereof was shown in a detailed manner. Data for the study were collected with the instrument of questionnaire, personal interview and secondary sources. The data collected has been empirically analysed through ANOVA, correlation and regression as well as cross tabulation procedure with SPSS. The findings of the study revealed that family-buying decisions in contemporary times is more of an outcome of a joint effort in which children play significant and multiple roles in relation to a wide variety of products needed by their families, not just to the items that directly relate to their needs. It was also found that there exists a nexus between perceived level of children involvement in buying decision making and some selected demographic, socio-cultural and economic factors. The study recommended that parents should adopt a democratic approach in arriving at family purchase decisions in order to avoid family conflict. It is also imperative that marketers understand the changing dynamics of family buying decision-making process and the elevated power of children’s roles and influences in order to design better marketing strategies that can effectively serve and satisfy the needs of emerging market segment for improved marketing performance.

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Edem, Okokon Effiom, and Ogaboh Agba. "Centrifugal Cause of Household Poverty in Nigeria." FWU Journal of Social Sciences 14, no. 4 (December 15, 2020): 43–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.51709/fw12724.

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The study assessed the centrifugal cause of poverty in Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria. Utilising the survey research method, data was collected from 417 participants from Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria using cluster, purposive and simple random sampling technique. A semi-structured self-developed questionnaire was used for data collection. Collected data were analysed using simple percentages, graphs, frequency distribution and simple lineal regression at 0.05 confidence level. The result from the analysed data revealed that a correlation exists between family size correlates with household poverty from the descriptive analysis. It was discovered that 84.75 per cent of the participants could not afford to take care of their family because of family composition. Results also revealed that family income significantly correlates within household poverty. The descriptive statistics revealed that 96 per cent of the participants could hardly afford three square meal. The study concludes that family income and size significantly determine household poverty in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. There is a need for policy change by the government towards poverty alleviation programs and financial inclusion of people of Obudu.

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Avong, Helen Nene. "Perception of and Attitudes toward the Nigerian Federal Population Policy, Family Planning Program and Family Planning in Kaduna State, Nigeria." African Journal of Reproductive Health 4, no. 1 (April 2000): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3583244.

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OYEDIRAN, KOLA A., GBENGA P. ISHOLA, and ALFRED A. ADEWUYI. "KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE PREGNANCY AT FIRST COITUS: A STUDY OF IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA." Journal of Biosocial Science 34, no. 2 (March 26, 2002): 233–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002193200200233x.

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This paper discusses the reproductive health knowledge of Nigerian in-school adolescents, with special reference to pregnancy occurrence at first coitus. The data were derived from an Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) survey carried out in four secondary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria, between August and October 1995. A total of 828 students were interviewed. The results revealed that the majority of sexually active adolescents were not aware of the consequences of their actions. Religious affiliation and number of wives in a male adolescent’s family, and religion and marital status of a female adolescent’s parents, were found to influence adolescents’ knowledge of pregnancy probability at first coitus. This paper confirms earlier findings that the majority of Nigerian adolescents do not know the consequences of sex. Therefore, a clear-cut plan of action is needed to inform sexually active adolescents through an effective sex education programme.

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Xiong, Lin, Irene Ukanwa, and Alistair R. Anderson. "Institutional influence and the role of family in poor women’s micropreneurship." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 26, no. 1 (July 31, 2018): 122–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-05-2017-0162.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of how the institutions of family and culture play out in shaping family business practices. This study focusses on family business led by poor entrepreneurial women in a context of extreme poverty. Design/methodology/approach The methods included participant observation, focus groups and interviews in two poor villages in South-East Nigeria. Thematic analysis was used to develop insight about how the institutions of family and culture shape family business practices. Findings The analysis demonstrated that the family, with associated responsibilities and norms, is a powerful institution that determines women’s role and business behaviours. Poor entrepreneurial women depend on the family to run their business, but also use the business to sustain the family. They make use of their limited resources (e.g. time, money, skills) to meet families’ basic needs and pay for necessities such as children’s education. These are family priorities, rather than maximising profits. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to rural Africa, in particular to a small sample of rural women entrepreneurs in South-East Nigeria, and as such, the findings are not necessarily generalisable, but may be at a conceptual level. Practical implications The study has highlighted the need to tailor micro-enterprise development programmes that facilitate change, add values to entrepreneurial activities and support women to fulfil their roles and ease institutional pressures affecting rural women economic activities. In short, such programmes need to account for cultural institutions. Social implications This study presents insights of the influence of institutions (family and culture) in business led by rural Nigerian women. Originality/value This research fills a gap in the family business literature by offering conceptual insights about how the institutional obligations of family mean that micro-enterprising should be conceptualised as an entity, rather than as a family in business or the family business.

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GARRETT, TOM, NEIL WOOD, and ALAN BRANTHWAITE. "Attitudes to the Training of General Medical Practitioners in Nigeria." Family Practice 7, no. 1 (1990): 14–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/7.1.14.

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Das, Vasudev. "Judicial corruption: the case of Nigeria." Journal of Financial Crime 25, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): 926–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfc-02-2017-0011.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to diagnostically explore the phenomenon of judicial corruption in Nigeria, its causative factors and generate strategies such as sonic therapeutic intervention, among others, that would facilitate an amelioration of the situation. The judiciary which is supposed to be last hope of justice for the Nigerian citizenry has been proven beyond reasonable doubt to have been infected with the virus of corruption, and therefore, an urgent call for action to rectify the situation is imperative. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a qualitative approach rooted in case study tradition. Findings The findings showed that power and testosterone, cheating proclivity, family pressure, qualitative passion and ignorance, low self-control, inordinate kleptocratic desire, unrestrained mind and sensory modalities, phenomenological mindset and identity crisis as endogenous contributive factors of judicial corruption in Nigeria. Research limitations/implications The limitation of the study stemmed from the fact that inasmuch as a perception of corruption and corruption are cultural phenomena, the study results cannot be generalizable. Practical implications The practical implication of the research is rooted in the fact that the Nigerian judiciary can gain from the study results and recommendation(s) if implemented without fear or favor for the overall renewal of the judiciary and the nation at large. Social implications The study is geared toward ameliorating the Nigerian corrupt judiciary or repositioning the judiciary on its pivotal dignity, and hence, its social implication cannot be overemphasized inasmuch as a positive social change would prevail if the study results and recommendation(s) are aligned with and implemented. Originality/value Inquiry on judicial corruption through the lens of qualitative research with Nigeria as a case study is highly understudied, and hence, this research fills the gap in the financial crime literature.

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Raufu, Abiodun, and Edidiong Mendie. "EXPLORING GANG RISK FACTORS AMONG URBAN NIGERIAN YOUTHS." Caleb Journal of Social and Management Sciences 06, no. 01 (August 31, 2021): 128–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.26772/cjsms2021060107.

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The proliferation of urban youth gangs is often attributed to criminogenic factors of economic, family, and community contexts. Among urban Nigerian youths, the sharp increase in youth gangs has been exacerbated by a broken socio-cultural value system arising from a sustained economic dislocation, aping of foreign cultures, as well as a predatory political elite that uses gang members as foot soldiers in the violent struggle for political power by rival political groups. This study examines the etiology, trend, and dynamism of gang culture in Nigeria. Employing a qualitative approach, the study used data from semi-structured interviews with gang members in Ibadan and Lagos, two of the large southwestern cities in Nigeria. Findings revealed that the interplay of multi-dimensional risk factors has contributed to the rapid growth of urban gang culture in Nigeria with the consequent effect on the increase in crime rates

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ALADESIDA, A. A., and S. O. OWA. "FOUR NEW EARTHWORM GENERA (ANNELIDA: OLIGOCHAETA) FROM NIGERIA." Journal of Natural Sciences Engineering and Technology 14, no. 1 (March 2, 2016): 103–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.51406/jnset.v14i1.1497.

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The taxonomy of earthworms in Nigeria has been mainly on the family Eudrilidae. The present work describes four new earthworm genera belonging to earthworm families other than the Eudrilidae. Earthworm samples were collected using the digging and hand-sorting method. The earthworms are preserved in formoacetic alcohol. The four taxa described here include Imekodrilus hexagastricus (family Moniligastridae), Adodrilus stephana (family Megascolecidae), Parnematogenia eyinwaensis and Ekitidrilus alabataensis(family Ocnerodrilidae). Imekodrilus hexagastricus from Imeko, Ogun State has six gizzards, characteristic of members of the family Moniligastridae. The genus Adodrilus is compared with 3 earthworm genera, Diporochaeta, Plutellus and Perionyx. The genus and species lacks gizzards. The calciferous glands (a pair) are present, with left and right united in segment X. Four individuals of P. eyinwaensis were collected from Eyinwa, Odogbolu Local Government Area of OgunState. The species is here described as having same position and number of calciferous glands, testes and male pores as the genus Nematogenia. Also described here is E. alabataensis, which was collected from both Ado-Ekiti and Alabata, south west Nigeria. These four genera and species are here presented as new taxa of earthworms from southwest Nigeria.ª¤?

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