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Clement Emeka Akpang. "Nollywood and Churches’ Oriental Fantasies: Its Impact on Art Reception, Patronage and Expression in Contemporary Nigeria." Britain International of Humanities and Social Sciences (BIoHS) Journal 2, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 594–602. http://dx.doi.org/10.33258/biohs.v2i2.272.
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The visual arts still suffer low reception and patronage in contemporary Nigeria as a result of an ongoing oriental stereotypical representation in Nollywood, the media and churches. This paper interrogates this problematic to address the subtle subversion of the arts that continues to grossly impede its development. Adopting the analytical tools of Content Analysis, this paper traces the origin of anti-art propagandism to missionary and colonial activities in Nigeria and establish its continues adverse propagation in Nollywood and modern churches. Findings from this paper conclude that the portrayal of visual arts in Nigerian movies as the instrument of dark practices and the further condemnation of the arts in churches as symbols of heathenism is responsible for the disdain towards the arts in contemporary Nigeria and responsible for its poor reception and patronage. The research contends, therefore, that both the media, Nollywood and churches must rethink their oriental fantasies about the arts because until that happens the anti-art culture inscribed in the consciousness of many Nigerians will continue to impede artistic progress and visual/aesthetic illiteracy.
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Ayodele, Otonye Bille. "Understanding The ISMS of Nigerian Post-Colonial Art Movements: An Ideological Path for Emerging Contemporary Art." International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation X, no. IV (2023): 47–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.51244/ijrsi.2023.10407.
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Scholars of African art have advocated various methodologies for the study of African contemporary arts. These methodologies serve their purposes, however there is no particular most embracing and consensus approach so far. Since the millennium, the outcomes of African contemporary art actually defy any static approach. This paper proposes the ideologies and aesthetics of some post-colonial art movements in Nigeria and their impact on Nigerian contemporary art, as a methodological path to understanding the emerging contemporary arts of Nigeria. The art movements considered in this paper are Zarianism, Osogbo Art, Ulism, Onaism and Araism which are the most outstanding of Nigerian post-colonial art movements since independence in 1960. These art movements, through their ideologies, have largely shaped what is today considered as Nigerian Contemporary Art. This paper is a contribution to the ongoing dialogues on the identity of post-colonial Africa and the processes of de-colonization of African culture. Contemporary Nigerian art in this paper is the art from the 1990s till date. The paper is based on qualitative research and bibliographic surveys. The findings show that many contemporary Nigerian arts and artists are affiliated or linked with early post-colonial art movements. In conclusion, a successful inquiry and understanding of the formation and practice of the art movements hopefully will create a pathway in the prediction, identity, and understanding of recent works of art in Nigeria and Africa.
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Timothy, Alexander Essien. "Discovering My Left Hand: Conducting Language Arts Research in Nigeria." LEARNing Landscapes 9, no. 2 (April 1, 2016): 513–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v9i2.790.
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Having been nurtured in the counting culture in Nigeria, my discovery of qualitative research methodology was as novel and subversive as using my left hand, which is considered a taboo in many Nigerian homes. This paper relates my initial attempt to deploy a qualitative methodology, especially art as a research tool, in investigating why Nigerian senior secondary school students and teachers hated Oral English. That study provided a canvas for the exhibition of art in my inquiry.
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Bó̩láńlé Tajudeen, Ò̩pò̩o̩lá. "Linguistic Verbal Arts and the Problem of Overpopulation Growth in Nigeria." Advances in Language and Literary Studies 10, no. 3 (June 30, 2019): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.10n.3p.55.
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Linguistic verbal arts deals with the use of chants, statements and verses of oral and written materials in expressing feelings using one language or the other. Among the challenges militating against expected human and material development in many African countries is population explosion. Available social infrastructures can no longer adequately satisfy the needs of the people. At present, in Nigeria compared with what obtained many years ago, religious practices are taken as excuses for marrying many wives when in the actual sense, there are often misinterpretations of the doctrines of the religions. The findings of this paper is that though many Nigerians are either Muslims or Christians with few number of traditional religious faith, the lust for marrying more than one wife did not make them obey the doctrines of their religious practices. This paper derives its strength from collation of verbal arts as expressed in the Holy Books of the Muslims, Christians and Ifá Oracle, one of the African traditional religions. The paper posits that no religion in Nigeria advocates for many wives and many children. The implication of this paper among others is that it provides valuable information on Nigerian population particularly as this concept remains a great troubling issue for Nigerian and many African governments. It is yet an attempt aimed at discouraging Africans from creating more problems for themselves and the continent through production of more children than they can cater for.
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Ajayi, Joseph Babatunde. "Revitalizing Fine and Applied Arts Education in Nigerian Schools." Advances in Multidisciplinary & Scientific Research Journal Publications 9, no. 4 (December 30, 2023): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/v9n3p3.
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(Ph.D) Department of Design and Fine Arts, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria E-mail: ajayi.joseph@bouesti.edu.ng ABSTRACT Fine and Applied Arts Education believed to be an integral part of Vocational and Technical Education of which a nation’s ball of development rotates is suffering an embarrassing low enrolment in some of the existing higher institutions of learning in Nigeria. Based on this, the paper examined factors responsible for this ugly development and identified misconception of the subject at all levels as well as lack of knowledge of it’s in-depth value to the society as principal causes among others. It also highlighted inadequate integration of the subject into the curricular of Nigerian schools at various strata of learning despite it’s laudable objectives and improper harnessing of it’s various channels towards desired goals as part of its teething problems. The paper revealed that organising reorientation forums, widening vocational scope and establishing artists’ loan scheme among others are feasible strategies to redress the situation. It concluded that keeping the subject alive is very crucial to the sustainability of Nigeria based on its multidimensional roles and suggested among others that artists of outstanding character and proven integrity be charged with the responsibility of planning and designing a framework with which this can work effectively. Keywords: Vocational/Technical Education, Fine and Applied Arts, Tertiary Institution, Revitalization. Aims Research Journal Reference Format: Ajayi, J.B. (2023): Revitalizing Fine and Applied Arts Education in Nigerian Schools. Advances in Multidisciplinary and Scientific Research Journal Vol. 9. No. 4. Pp 27-34. . www.isteams.net/aimsjournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/V9N3P3
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Ibrahim, Abdulrahman Burour. "Assessing the Knowledge and Perception of Artificial Intelligence for Teaching and Research among Lecturers in the Faculties of Arts in Nigeria." Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science 18, no. 2 (April 29, 2024): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.56557/jogress/2024/v18i28671.
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This study assesses the knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) for teaching and research among lecturers in the faculties of arts in Nigeria. Despite the growing recognition of AI's potential to enhance educational practices, there are significant gaps in educators' AI literacy. The research adopts a quantitative approach, surveying lecturers across Nigerian universities to gauge their awareness, engagement, and perceptions of AI integration. Results reveal a moderate level of AI awareness among respondents, with a notable interest in further training tailored to arts disciplines. Challenges such as technical barriers and limited resources hinder seamless AI integration, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support mechanisms. Recommendations include enhanced training programs, infrastructure improvement, and ethical guidelines to facilitate responsible AI utilization in arts education. Addressing these challenges and fostering AI literacy among educators can create an enabling environment for leveraging AI to enhance teaching and research outcomes in Nigerian arts faculties.
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Ajayi, Joseph Babatunde. "Revitalizing Fine and Applied Arts Education in Nigerian Schools." Advances in Multidisciplinary & Scientific Research Journal Publications 9, no. 4 (December 30, 2023): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/v9n3p3x.
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Fine and Applied Arts Education believed to be an integral part of Vocational and Technical Education of which a nation’s ball of development rotates is suffering an embarrassing low enrolment in some of the existing higher institutions of learning in Nigeria. Based on this, the paper examined factors responsible for this ugly development and identified misconception of the subject at all levels as well as lack of knowledge of it’s in-depth value to the society as principal causes among others. It also highlighted inadequate integration of the subject into the curricular of Nigerian schools at various strata of learning despite it’s laudable objectives and improper harnessing of it’s various channels towards desired goals as part of its teething problems. The paper revealed that organising reorientation forums, widening vocational scope and establishing artists’ loan scheme among others are feasible strategies to redress the situation. It concluded that keeping the subject alive is very crucial to the sustainability of Nigeria based on its multidimensional roles and suggested among others that artists of outstanding character and proven integrity be charged with the responsibility of planning and designing a framework with which this can work effectively. Keywords: Vocational/Technical Education, Fine and Applied Arts, Tertiary Institution, Revitalization. Aims Research Journal Reference Format: Ajayi, J.B. (2023): Revitalizing Fine and Applied Arts Education in Nigerian Schools. Advances in Multidisciplinary and Scientific Research Journal Vol. 9. No. 4. Pp 27-34. . www.isteams.net/aimsjournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/V9N3P3x
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Kashim, I. B., and O. S. Adelabu. "The Current Emphasis on Science and Technology in Nigeria: Dilemmas for Art Education." Leonardo 43, no. 3 (June 2010): 269–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/leon.2010.43.3.269.
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Nigerian educational policies continue to emphasize the development of science and technology. Arts are being relegated to the background as a result of this emphasis. This paradigm shift has affected visual arts education in Nigeria. The number of those seeking admission into science- and engineering-based courses has risen tenfold in spite of the limited infrastructural facilities available, while the number seeking admission to creative arts continues to dwindle yearly. Those who had been preparing for courses in engineering and science but could not secure admission are often absorbed into arts-based industrial design courses. Students in industrial design with science backgrounds are able to develop their creative potential, which is necessary in developing economies. This paper suggests that art training in Nigeria should embrace integrated science subjects.
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Olayiwola, Abiodun. "Rethinking Media Arts Instruction in Nigerian Universities." Journal of Humanities 31, no. 2 (November 2, 2023): 99–120. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jh.v31i2.6.
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This paper explores the pedagogical challenges and dilemmas surrounding film and media arts education within Nigerian tertiary institutions against deficient teaching facilities and infrastructure. Teaching film and media arts has rapidly developed in recent years. Many Nigerian universities now recognise the necessity of robust film/media pedagogy to complement and respond to the escalating growth of the country’s indigenous film and entertainment industry. The onus is increasingly placed on Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to spearhead the advancement of film and media arts education, premised on disseminating adequate practical knowledge, skills acquisition, and integrating international best practices. However, a pivotal issue emerges regarding whether Nigerian tertiary institutions possess the requisite facilities to fulfil and drive this pedagogical mandate. This paper argues that most Nigerian universities continue to emphasise theoretical instruction over practical application, constrained by the unavailability of resources required to execute a technologically immersive media pedagogy tailored to the needs of the nation’s thriving creative industries. Drawing insights from a recent experimental pedagogical model undertaken at Obafemi Awolowo University, IleIfe, this paper highlights how an integrated pedagogical methodology combining conventional teaching formats with social media tools and platforms may potentially mitigate the difficulties imposed by insufficient practical teaching facilities for film education in most African tertiary institutions.
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Irivwieri, Godwin Ogheneruemu. "Nigerian Visual Arts and its Stylistic Tendencies." Anthropologist 12, no. 3 (July 2010): 175–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2010.11891150.
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Sylvanus, Emaeyak Peter. "Reflections on Nigerian musical arts and culture." Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa 17, no. 1 (January 2, 2020): viii—x. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/18121004.2020.1851126.
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Pratten, David. "The Politics of Protection: Perspectives on Vigilantism in Nigeria." Africa 78, no. 1 (February 2008): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/e0001972008000028.
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Vigilantism has become an endemic feature of the Nigerian social and political landscape. The emergence of night guards and vigilante groups as popular responses to theft and armed robbery has a long and varied history in Nigeria. Since the return to democracy in 1999, however, Nigeria has witnessed a proliferation of vigilantism: vigilante groups have organized at a variety of levels from lineage to ethnic group, in a variety of locations from village ward to city street, and for a variety of reasons from crime fighting to political lobbying. Indeed, vigilantism has captured such a range of local, national and international dynamics that it provides a sharply focused lens for students of Nigeria's political economy and its most intractable issues – the politics of democracy, ethnicity and religion.Contemporary Nigerian vigilantism concerns a range of local and global dynamics beyond informal justice.
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Bolaji, David. "Indigenization and Educative Implication of Otito Lo Ye Ka Se by Kayode Samuel." International Journal of Research and Review 10, no. 3 (March 15, 2023): 236–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230326.
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The advent of British colonialism gave rise to Western education, Christian religion, and art music in Nigeria. Consequently, since many Nigerians have embraced Western art music, there have been sustainable efforts to indigenize and promote Africanism in Nigerian art music. Part of these efforts owes much to a number of Nigerian ethnomusicologists and composers, one of whom indeed, is Kayode Samuel whose outstanding scholarship and advocacy of nationalism cannot be overemphasized. His creative composition, which involves the use of a pentatonic scale attributed to the African scale, stands as the backdrop of this study. Thus, this study examines the promotion of indigenization and the sociocultural educative lessons embedded in the understudied composition, Otito Lo Ye Ka Se. A textual analytical technique is adopted for the study to unravel how the composer captures the alteration of the lexical tone of the Yoruba language. The theoretical framework for this study is the indigenous standpoint theory stated by Coatest, S.K., and Trudgett 2002. Findings reveal that the Africanism of the under-study piece stands as a solid medium through which indigenization is captured in cross-examined composition. Also, the embedded sociocultural educative lessons in the composition show that telling lies is a destructive behaviour that negates the promotion of healthy living, and should not be promoted in any society. Keywords: Indigenization, Otito Lo ye Ka se, Creative application, Nigerian art music, and Kayode Samuel
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Kperogi, Farooq A. "“Your English Is Suspect”: Language, Communication, and the Pathologization of Nigerian Cyber Identity Through the Stylistic Imprints of Nigerian E-Mail Scams." Journal of Communication Inquiry 42, no. 3 (April 20, 2018): 218–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0196859918771351.
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Identity is embedded not just in language but in the communicative and interactional singularities of language and in the linguistic habitus that speakers bring to bear in their relational and discursive encounters. This study explores how Nigerian English speakers, through the ubiquitous 419 e-mail scams, bring with them distinctive stylistic and sociolinguistic imprints in their quotidian dialogic encounters with other English users in the world, which at once construct, constrict, and constrain not only them but also other Nigerian English speakers. I also show links between demotic articulations of Nigerian English in Nigeria and its symbolic approbation and reproduction in the Nigerian news media, and how this conspires to construct Nigerian identity online.
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Emelonye, Obi, and Françoise Ugochukwu. "Exploring the diasporan dimension of Nollywood – a conversation with Obi Emelonye." Issue 1 1, no. 1 (June 12, 2018): 41–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/2516-2713/2018/v1n1a3.
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Obi Emelonye, born on March 24, 1967 in Port-Harcourt (Nigeria), settled in London in the 1990s. A prolific film producer and director with a passion for excellence, he has greatly contributed to the professionalization of the Nigerian cinema in diaspora. A graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, with a Law degree from the British University of Wolverhampton, he turned to film production and direction after a short spell as a lawyer. He has since secured international distribution for most of his films, which treat a variety of contemporary subjects, and is now recognised as a truly international leader in the profession. In this personal interview dated August 23, 2018, he offers a panoramic view of his films and reveals the professionalism, passion and hard work which characterise his production and endeared his films to both Nigerian and international audiences.
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Renne, Elisha P. "United Nigerian Textiles Limited and Chinese–Nigerian textile-manufacturing collaboration in Kaduna." Africa 89, no. 4 (November 2019): 696–717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000197201900086x.
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AbstractIn 1964, the newly established Hong Kong-based Cha Group partnered with the Northern Nigerian Regional Development Corporation to open the United Nigerian Textiles Limited (UNTL) mill in Kaduna – the largest textile mill in Northern Nigeria. The Cha Group later expanded, building textile mills in other parts of the country. Both Chinese and Nigerian managers and workers were involved in UNTL mills, which by 1980 provided printed cotton textiles for the Nigerian market and for other markets in West Africa. Yet this Chinese–Nigeria collaboration could not overcome factors external to the textile-manufacturing industry. Declining infrastructure, erratic electricity, frequent changes in political leadership at the federal level, and the smuggling of less-costly imported textiles (often from China) undermined local textile manufacturing, while inflationary pressures associated with the national oil industry undermined agricultural production, exacerbating the difficulties of obtaining raw Nigerian cotton. In 2007, the UNTL mill in Kaduna closed, although it resumed production in December 2010, assisted by the 100 billion naira Cotton, Textile and Garment Development Fund. Cha Group officials also used their knowledge of the Nigerian textile market as the basis for the marketing of branded, high-quality manufactured textiles, known as Da Viva®, at company-franchised shops in major Nigerian cities. The Cha Group took advantage of digital innovation, both in the printing of these popular textiles and also by advertising them on an attractive website. This article considers the ways in which the United Nigerian Textiles Plc company has maintained production of grey cloth and printed textiles at its mills in Kaduna and Ikorodu-Lagos, along with the marketing of Da Viva® cotton prints, which suggests the continuing, if contradictory, possibilities for this Nigerian–Chinese textile-manufacturing collaboration.
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Dominic, Shimawuah. "ARTS, CULTURE AND TOURISM AS VERITABLE INSTRUMENTS OF A STABLE NIGERIAN POLITY: THE NEED FOR AN INCLUSIVE PUBLIC POLICY." International Journal of Innovative Research in Arts, Education and Technology 2, no. 1 (January 5, 2021): 12–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.48028/iiprds/ijiraet.v2.i1.02.
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Like in most other nations of the world, the round leather game (football) is one sport that triggers the display of solidarity among Nigerians irrespective of tribe, religion and other social affiliations. Another experience of a similar magnitude of show of solidarity in this country is the Festivals of Arts and Culture which also displays the potentials in tourism. This study examined the potentials of Arts, Culture and Tourism as instruments of unification of Nigerians for purposes of a stable Nigerian political environment as well as the need for an inclusive public policy. Data was obtained from secondary materials while the mode of analysis was content analysis. The secondary materials include – books, journals, periodicals, newspapers, the internet, etc. The sociological and anthropological modernized theory, Durkheim (1997) was adopted as the theoretical framework of the study. Findings showed that, the Festivals of Arts and Culture across this country are often associated with so much fanfare, enthusiasm, relaxation, show of solidarity, oneness, that people tend to forget their social identities, groups, ethnicities, religions and other social inclinations. Hence, this paper suggested that government evolves an inclusive policy that would regularize and formalize the organization of Festivals of Arts and Culture in this country. The paper came to the conclusion that such festivals with great potentials for the unification of nationals should be harnessed for purposes of the peaceful co-existence of all Nigerians. The paper noted that this could only be realized through a well-articulated and inclusive public policy on Arts, Culture and Tourism.
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Nwoke, Mary Basil. "Relationship between Natural Economic Resource and Vocational Choice among Nigeria Youth: Psychological Implications." Asian Social Science 12, no. 1 (December 21, 2015): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v12n1p84.
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<p>This study investigated the relationship between natural economic resources and vocational choice among Nigerian youth. The study grouped the country into three regions, eastern, western and northern regions. This study, first of its kind, explored vocational choice among Nigerian youth. Thirty-six participants, twelve from each region (6 men, 6 women) completed the semi-structured interviews and qualitative data collected was analyzed using a grounded theory approach. The findings presented a preliminary understanding of the relationship between natural economic resources and vocational choice among Nigerians. Qualitative interviews unveiled the presence of natural economic resources that provide vocations to Nigerians. Palms in the east provide the greatest vocational choice. Cocoa in the west provides the greatest vocational choice. Game reserve in the north gainfully employs people. Psychologically, people value the gift of nature in their locality. Finally through thematic analysis, the study revealed that things have changed with education, science and technology. Some Nigerians have become entrepreneurs by utilizing the natural resources prevalent in their environment. Entrepreneurs play an integral role in creating job opportunities and alleviate unemployment in Nigeria.</p>
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Ebelebe, Ugo Ben. "Reinventing Nollywood: The impact of online funding and distribution on Nigerian cinema." Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 25, no. 3 (October 23, 2017): 466–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354856517735792.
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The Nigerian film industry, often referred to as Nollywood, is currently experiencing significant transformations in its mode of production and distribution. These far-reaching transformations are driven by tech-savvy Nigerian film-makers who are willing to consider innovative models in the film-making practice – from crowdfunding to content distribution via online platforms – in their effort to become relevant in the changing digital global marketplace. Drawing on pertinent case studies and in-depth interviews with stakeholders in the Nigerian film industry, this article suggests that advances in digital technologies, such as the Internet and digital media, are creating new ways for new-generation film-makers in Nigeria to fund and circulate their creative work to a vast global audience.
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Lenssen, Anneka. "The Two-Fold Global Turn." ARTMargins 7, no. 1 (February 2018): 83–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/artm_r_00201.
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This essay is a review of art historian Chika Okeke-Agulu's Postcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria (Duke University Press, 2015). The book offers a chronicle of artistic theories, practices, and institutions during Nigeria's independence years (1957–67) amid the historical frames of Third World liberation, African decolonization, and Cold War realpolitik. The essay explores in particular how Postcolonial Modernism revisits and explores the thematic of “national culture”—the concept presented by Frantz Fanon in 1959, with long-lasting impact on theories of postcolonial arts—in the (decentralized) Nigerian art world, with a focus on the synthetic studio practices of members of the Zaria Art Society. Fanon's “two-fold becoming” model of national culture, which implies catalyzing links to international liberation movements, impacts not only Okeke-Agulu's narrative of a generational opposition to the preceding cultural paradigms of Negritude, but also—the essay argues—the writing of global modernist history at-large.
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Thurston, Alexander. "Northern Nigerian intellectuals, Sudan, and the “eclectic style” in contemporary Islamic thought." Africa 92, no. 5 (November 2022): 798–818. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972022000602.
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AbstractThis article examines two northern Nigerian Muslim intellectuals – Aminu Sagagi and Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (enthroned as Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II of Kano, 2014–20) – whose approaches, in different ways, exemplify a self-consciously eclectic Islamic intellectual style. Their eclecticism breaks with categories familiar from the study of Islam in Africa and Nigeria, categories such as Sufis, Salafis and Islamists. The eclecticist style – or rather, styles – draw on northern Nigerian Islamic modernist traditions, the curriculum and atmosphere of Sudan’s International University of Africa (where both of these Nigerian intellectuals received degrees), and a wider set of global influences. Given their diverse intellectual formation, the eclecticists’ writings and careers allow for an examination of the translocal exchanges that have shaped what is sometimes perceived as a self-contained unit called ‘northern Nigeria’. The article further explores how the eclecticist style manifests in legal and political thought, analysing the critiques that Sagagi and Sanusi made of sharīʿa implementation in northern Nigerian states in the early 2000s. The article draws on Nigerian and Sudanese sources, as well as unpublished and published writings by Sagagi and Sanusi, to describe their intellectual trajectories and outlooks and offer a portrait of the eclecticist style.
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Olorunsogo, Adetutu A. "Bi-Musicality, Alternative Musicality and Multiculturalism in Music Education Practice in Other Nations: A Test Case for Nigeria." PAN African Journal of Musical Arts Education 1, no. 1 (December 30, 2014): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.58721/pajmae.v1i1.136.
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In recent years, the phenomenon of Bi-Musicality is gaining the attention of Music Educators and Musicologists. At another level, music education in Nigeria strives towards a paradigm shift in an attempt to achieve cultural identity in music education delivery. Thus, within the past four decades there has been development of two Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA) Curricula. The first one (FME 1985), was developed for the Junior Secondary School (JSS) level in Nigerian educational system. The second one (FME 2006), was designed for a free and compulsory nine-year Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme for Nigerian citizens. If music education must develop in Nigeria, it is essential to learn from antecedents and music education practice of other lands. This paper therefore focuses on the phenomenon of Bi-musicality, Alternative Musicality, and Multiculturalism in global music education as reflected in Indian and Japanese Music education practice. A cursory look at the practice in these nations presents a challenge for music educators, musicologists and policy makers in Nigeria from which to learn. It is expected that this will serve as a platform for the development of a workable and virile music curriculum for Nigeria if the lessons are adopted.
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Sesan, Azeez Akinwumi. "Narrating self and topicality in AY and Elenu’s stand-up comedy." European Journal of Humour Research 6, no. 4 (December 30, 2018): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.7592/ejhr2018.6.4.sesan.
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The narrative pattern and discursive strategies of stand-up comedy in Nigeria reveal some tropes and motifs that are contemporary to the socio-political realities of the country. These narrative/discursive strategies demonstrate three discourse types: salutation/greeting discourse, reporting discourse and informing discourse. With these discourse types, stand-up comedians use themselves as the victims of the jokes in order to evoke laughter in the audience. The performances of stand-up comedy, however, have not been accorded due recognition of the functional arts that can be used to critique the failure of the ruling elite in the Nigerian State. This is because stand-up comedy is class-selective and occasion-driven. To evoke laughter in the audience and to comment on the reality of existence, stand-up comedians deploy language aesthetics, kinesics and atmosphere. The modal transition from pure oral stage to the technological phase of performance informs the conceptualisation of media mediated performance (MMP) through recorded VCDs/DVDs and the social media. Data on the stand-up comedy of AY and Elenu are collected through media mediated performances (MMP) on VCD. Data on the subject matter, topicality and discursive strategies of AY and Elenu’s (these are among ace stand-up comedians in Nigeria) jokes are analysed and discussed. With the subject matter and topicality of the jokes, this paper suggests that stand-up comedy performs the utilitarian functions of literary and performing arts. It entertains, moralises, satirises and educates members of heterogeneous audiences on some values and ethos of the contemporary Nigerian society.The narrative pattern and discursive strategies of stand-up comedy in Nigeria reveal some tropes and motifs that are contemporary to the socio-political realities of the country. These narrative/discursive strategies demonstrate three discourse types: salutation/greeting discourse, reporting discourse and informing discourse. With these discourse types, stand-up comedians use themselves as the victims of the jokes in order to evoke laughter in the audience. The performances of stand-up comedy, however, have not been accorded due recognition of the functional arts that can be used to critique the failure of the ruling elite in the Nigerian State. This is because stand-up comedy is class-selective and occasion-driven. To evoke laughter in the audience and to comment on the reality of existence, stand-up comedians deploy language aesthetics, kinesics and atmosphere. The modal transition from pure oral stage to the technological phase of performance informs the conceptualisation of media mediated performance (MMP) through recorded VCDs/DVDs and the social media. Data on the stand-up comedy of AY and Elenu are collected through media mediated performances (MMP) on VCD. Data on the subject matter, topicality and discursive strategies of AY and Elenu’s (these are among ace stand-up comedians in Nigeria) jokes are analysed and discussed. With the subject matter and topicality of the jokes, this paper suggests that stand-up comedy performs the utilitarian functions of literary and performing arts. It entertains, moralises, satirises and educates members of heterogeneous audiences on some values and ethos of the contemporary Nigerian society.
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Jacob, Oluwafemi. "Contributions of Maltina Dance Reality Show to Dance Practice in Nigeria." NIU Journal of Humanities 8, no. 4 (December 31, 2023): 277–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.58709/niujhu.v8i4.1863.
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Dance involves the totality and living experience of man from the prehistoric times till date. It was part of all his daily activities such as his work, communication and even in his worship of the gods and ancestors (Nigeria inclusive). To this extent, the Nigeria dance practice has developed greatly even in the face of multi ethnicity as it has given birth to various indigenous dances. These indigenous dances have also been the raw materials to every form of contemporary dances that has emerged over the years. Diverse platforms have also surfaced to help sustain Nigerian dances such as National Arts Festival (NAFEST), Nigeria University Theatre Arts Festival (NUTAF) and the trend of dance reality shows that has been the order of the day within recent times in Nigeria. An undoubted reality television show that has done greatly in the sustainability of Nigerian dances is Maltina Family Dance All Reality Television Show. The functionalist theory of dance is used to unveil the reality show which has been able to adjust to bridge the gap between the prehistoric era and the contemporary or modern era by using technological advances to keep the dance practice in shape. This research will examine Maltina Family Dance All Reality Television Show within the context of dance praxis and the immense contributions to dance practice and sustainability in Nigeria with a view to how it has put Nigeria indigenous dances to practice since the inception till date in the face of globalization and industrialization. It will conclude that the dance reality show has provided dance practitioners both with dance repertoires and engagement with diverse indigenous dances as well as rewards both as individuals and as professionals. Keywords: Dance, Dance Reality Show, Dance Art / Practice, Maltina Dance All Family Reality Television Show.
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Ogen, Olukoya, and Insa Nolte. "NIGERIAN ACADEMIA AND THE POLITICS OF SECRECY." Africa 86, no. 2 (April 6, 2016): 339–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972016000085.
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In this issue, Jeremiah Arowosegbe makes a number of valid and important observations about the challenges facing the humanities and social sciences in Nigeria. But while he recognizes the importance of the political sphere by discussing the unequal and asymmetric landscape of global knowledge production, he locates most problems of knowledge production in Nigeria within the academy. Focusing on individual and generational responsibility and morality, Arowosegbe also suggests that recent generations of Nigerian academics have been ‘complacent and nonchalant’ in their engagement with global theoretical and methodological debates, and thus bear responsibility for the apparent decline of Nigerian academia.
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Kubeyinje, Gabriel Tuoyo, and Samuel Obehi Omigie. "THE INFLUENCE OF SERVICE QUALITY DIMENSIONS ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY." Oradea Journal of Business and Economics 7, Special (June 2022): 67–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.47535/1991ojbe146.
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The study explored the influence of service quality dimensions on customer satisfaction in the Nigerian banking industry. A collection of four hundred (400) customers of sixteen Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) quoted in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) that operates in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria were given questionnaires for the study, out of which three hundred and sixty seven (367) were found fit in testing the formulated hypotheses. Data collected through questionnaires administration were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical instruments. Findings from the study show that service quality tangibility and reliability are statistically insignificant with customer satisfaction within the quoted DMBs in Nigeria. The study recommends that management of DMBs should enhance the appearance of staff, communication materials, physical facilities and equipment among others. Also, banks management and staff should provide adequate procedures to perform their promise service dependably and accurately.
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Eromosele, Owens Patricia. "Costumes as depiction of cultural identity in Pedro Agbonifo-Obaseki’s Idia." EJOTMAS: Ekpoma Journal of Theatre and Media Arts 7, no. 1-2 (April 15, 2020): 310–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejotmas.v7i1-2.20.
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In Nigeria, costumes present interesting vistas for exploring cultural identity. They have social implications and at times are politically implicated. This may be attributed to Nigeria’s multi-cultural atmosphere that makes costumes a reflection of the cultural identity of the people. Nigerian performances in festivals and play productions provide a platform to study and appreciate this phenomenon. Using the participant observation and literary methods, this article interrogates how costumes can depict the cultural identity of a people. It appropriates the dynamics of costumes as depiction of indigenous identity, using a play production of Pedro Agbonifo-Obaseki’s Idia as directed by Israel Wekpe under the aegis of the Edo State Chapter of National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) at the University of Benin in 2013. The study reveals that costume promotes the cultural worldview of the people it represents. The conclusion reached is that costumes in Nigeria must depart from such outside influences that undermine their ability to communicate indigenous identity.
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Amaefula, Rowland Chukwuemeka. "No Longer a Laughing Matter." TDR: The Drama Review 67, no. 1 (March 2023): 136–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1054204322000946.
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Maraji, a Nigerian humorist, performatively questions the lingering dominance of men in comedy as she brings humor to the everyday lives of Nigerians. Her work on social media draws audience attention to women’s role in society, shaping the future of comedic presentations in the African digital space.
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Azuawusiefe, Chijioke. "Hyginus O. Ekwuazi: Reflections on filmmakers and film educators1." Journal of African Cinemas 14, no. 2 (September 1, 2022): 105–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jac_00081_1.
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This reflection explores the pioneering and critical contributions of Professor Hyginus O. Ekwuazi to the development of the Nigerian film, and film studies in Nigeria in particular, as well as to the growth of the African film in general. It highlights that Ekwuazi’s scholarship and contributions – which span teaching and academic administration, research and writing, curriculum development, mentorship, corporate engagement and service to and engagement with industry – count among the earliest to inaugurate and define the discursive landscape of film studies in Nigerian universities. Nevertheless, the reflection contends, Ekwuazi’s scholarship is not fossilized in the past. Ekwuazi has continued to advance the discourse on Nollywood with his ongoing research and writings, as he both highlights its improvements and also critiques its oversights.
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Moughtin, J. C., and Z. R. Dmochowski. "An Introduction to Nigerian Traditional Architecture: Volume 1, Northern Nigeria." African Arts 26, no. 2 (April 1993): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3337129.
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Yagboyaju, Dhikru Adewale, and Adeoye O. Akinola. "Nigerian State and the Crisis of Governance: A Critical Exposition." SAGE Open 9, no. 3 (July 2019): 215824401986581. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244019865810.
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Over the decades, there has been a recurrent and sustained argument that the Nigerian state, like its counterparts in Africa and other countries of the developing world, underperforms due to lack of state capacity to deal with the contemporary complexities of governance. This article examines the state of governance in Nigeria and assesses the factors militating against the promotion of public good and effective service delivery in the country. The article draws data from secondary and primary sources, which include the authors’ close observations of events in Nigeria. Governance and political leadership in Nigeria have been driven by self-interest and other primordial considerations, which take priority over that of the public. The state has failed in three major areas: security of lives and properties, promotion of the rule of law, and provision of visionary leadership. In conclusion, the nature and characters of the political leadership explains the Nigerian state incapacity for effective governance.
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Ogundipe, Stephen T. "Conceiving Neighbourhood in Northern Nigerian Fiction." Utafiti 13, no. 2 (March 18, 2018): 133–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/26836408-01302008.
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Representations of neighbourhood in contemporary Northern Nigerian fiction are a departure point for scholars exploring the structures and sources of ethnic and religious violence. Using Edify Yakusak’s After They Left and Elnathan John’s Born on a Tuesday, Slavoj Zizek's analysis of the concept of neighbour is applied here, to engage theoretically with Northern Nigerian social conditions. This framework illuminates the links existing between the everyday experience of neighbourhoods in real life, and their imaginative representations in the literary arts.
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Bello, Bashir, and Mansur Muhammad Bello. "An Empirical Study of the Numerical Proportions of Women Academics in Selected Universities in Nigeria: A Study of Federal University Gusau and Umaru Musa Yar’adua University." SAGE Open 13, no. 2 (April 2023): 215824402311787. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440231178714.
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The paper provided an empirical analysis of the numerical proportions of women academics in the Nigerian University system. It assessed the challenges confronting women academics as a result of the numerical proportions and it examined their responses and reactions to the challenges that arises as a result of the numerical proportions. It focused on two universities namely Umaru Musa Yar’adua University and Federal University Gusau in Katsina State and Zamfara State of Nigeria respectively. The study was an exploratory research design. It was conducted using Key Informant and In-depth Interview. The data collected were analyzed using Nvivo, version 10. The study found that women also contribute to their numerical proportions in the Nigerian University system. The study suggested the need to encourage women generally to apply for academic career. It also suggested that the Nigeria universities’ management should prioritize the incorporation and recruitment of women in the Nigeria University system.
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Richards, Sandra L. "Toward a Populist Nigerian Theatre: the Plays of Femi Osofisan." New Theatre Quarterly 3, no. 11 (August 1987): 280–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266464x00015268.
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Though his work is as yet less familiar in Europe and the USA than that of Wole Soyinka. Femi Osofisan, while acknowledging a discipleship to his predecessor, is more concerned with specific social issues than with universalized themes, and is pre-eminent among contemporary Nigerian playwrights in combining a radical perspective with a recognition of the importance of cultural traditions. In this article. Sandra L. Richards explores his work in terms of the way that its social analysis elicits an active response from its audiences, through the reshaping of recognizable forms – ‘whodunits without solutions’ – while accepting the often-limited resources of theatre machinery and personnel on which most of his directors will be able to call. Sandra L. Richards spent two years in Nigeria as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Benin, and is presently Assistant Professor of Drama and Director of the Committee on Black Performing Arts at Stanford University, California. An earlier version of the present article was presented at the annual African Literature Association conference held at Michigan State University in 1986.
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Bello, Ayodele, Samuel Chukwudi Agunyai, and Lere Amusan. "Armed non-state actors, insecurity, and government response to banditry in Nigeria." IKENGA International Journal of Institute of African Studies 23, no. 3 (September 30, 2022): 1–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.53836/ijia/2022/23/3/007.
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Nigeria is at the brink of failure as a state partly because of its inability to control the activities of armed non-state actors. In reality, armed bandits now run their own government in parts of Nigeria; they compel citizens to pay tax, seek permission to work on their farms, and sell their goods at the market. This parallel government system operating in many states in Nigeria have not had equal state-actor forces against them. Extant studies on government response to banditry have extensively examined roles played by security agencies, whereas how the idiosyncrasies of the Nigerian president stimulate the surge in insecurity in Nigeria has been hardly investigated. The article examines this while utilizing qualitative method that relies on desktop reviews. Findings indicated that despite the military background of the Nigerian president, the country and its citizens have hardly felt safe under his current administration. Also, President Buhari’s approach to end banditry has widely been criticized in Nigeria. It concludes that banditry in Nigeria could have been a thing of the past if the Nigerian president effectively enforced his political will.
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Beier, Ulli. "Nigerian Art Patrons." African Arts 21, no. 4 (August 1988): 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3336755.
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Amaefula, Rowland Chukwuemeka. "Eco-Drama, Multinational Corporations, and Climate Change in Nigeria." Journal of Contemporary Drama in English 10, no. 1 (May 1, 2022): 183–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jcde-2022-0012.
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Abstract Oil explorations by multinational corporations in Nigeria have grave consequences on the ecosystem. Gas flaring, oil spillage, and other forms of land and water pollution seriously degrade the natural environment as well as displace Nigerians from their homes and traditional occupations. Pollution has caused increased flooding, erosion, and dearth of both food and fishes, leading to poverty and hidden hunger, among other problems. More destructive is the reactionary disposition of the Nigerian state to climate change and ecological disasters. Beside the provision of make-shift structures and relief materials to flood victims, there are hardly any proactive efforts on the ground to check the activities of multinational corporations operating in the country. Greg Mbajiorgu’s eco-drama Wake Up Everyone (2011) depicts the challenges of the climate crisis in contemporary Nigeria. A close reading and critical analysis of the play, which is a microcosm of the country, illuminates the ways these challenges affect Nigerians and the need for action. Apart from displacing individuals from their homes, flooding takes a heavy toll on the agricultural sector, as most crops and livestock production systems in Nigeria are not yet fully technology-based and are, therefore, susceptible to environmental degradation. As a result, the flooding of farms and plantations, damaging crops and seedlings, leads to a corresponding degree of food scarcity/insecurity and indeed inflation in the cost of farm produce. This paper concludes that conscious efforts suggested in the play should be made to forestall multinational corporations from further pillaging the environment, and that government functionaries saddled with the task of forging active measures to stem the effects of climate change in the country should rise to their responsibilities.
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Kafewo, Samuel Ayedime. "Discussion, Intervention, Processing: Theatre and Citizenship in Nigeria." New Theatre Quarterly 25, no. 2 (May 2009): 178–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266464x0900027x.
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A defining characteristic of ‘Theatre for Development’ is its ‘unfinished’ quality, whereby plays or scenarios remain more or less ongoing dialogues. In the following article, Samuel Ayedime Kafewo discusses the relationship between the fiction of the performance and the reality of the performed issues in one drama based on this technique, concerned with the divisive issue of citizenship rights in Nigeria. What is the role of processing and intervention in encouraging new attitudes towards the citizenship issues tackled in the project? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the methodologies adopted? And what was the overall impact of the project, ‘Citizenship, Participation, and Accountability’, as undertaken by the Theatre for Development Centre and the Nigerian Popular Theatre Alliance in 2001–2002 in Kaduna State, north-western Nigeria? Samuel Ayedime Kafewo is an active member of the Zaria Popular Theatre/Theatre for Development movement. He is Reader in the Department of Theatre and Performing Arts, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, and has published extensively in both local and international journals.
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Oluyemi, Opeoluwa Adisa. "The Military Dimension of Niger Delta Crisis and Its Implications on Nigeria National Security." SAGE Open 10, no. 2 (April 2020): 215824402092289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244020922895.
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This article uses qualitative research method to obtain information from high-profiled respondents through verbal interaction in semi-structured interviews in addition to some secondary data to examine the military dimension of Niger Delta crisis and its implications on security sectors in Nigeria. The Nigerian militarized political system attests to the influence of long-term military rule in the country thereby the perpetual deployment of Nigerian armed forces to complement the duty of police in ensuring internal security has been found unassailable within Nigerian democratic governments. Consequently, there have been numerous cases of civilian casualties characterizing the historical record of these military interventions in which the case of Niger delta crisis has been no exception. This article finds it worthwhile to examine the outcomes of these military operations in Niger delta crisis over security sectors in Nigeria and finds them to be terrifically counterproductive. The result unveils the impracticality of military armed forces becoming instrumental in addressing economic and environmental insecurities of a state as well as the need to expand the agenda of security beyond the military armed forces. Theoretically, this article uses the Copenhagen School of Security Studies’ (CS) conceptualization of security sectors as conceptual and structural framework of the study.
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Okorafor, E. E. "Newspaper indexing in Nigerian libraries." Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing: Volume 17, Issue 1 17, no. 1 (April 1, 1990): 35–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/indexer.1990.17.1.12.
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Few Nigerian libraries index daily and weekly newspapers. The qualified and unqualified staff who do the indexing use various entry formats and structures, provide several access points and also maintain several catalogues. The number of subject headings to be assigned per item is determined by policy in most of the libraries. Subject headings are determined with or without subject heading lists. To achieve a uniform indexing system, the National Library of Nigeria should formulate indexing standards, compile and publish indexing terms, index newspapers and publish subject indexes.
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Houeland, Camilla. "The social contract and industrial citizenship: Nigerian trade unions’ role in the recurring fuel subsidy protests." Africa 92, no. 5 (November 2022): 860–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972022000523.
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AbstractThis article brings new perspectives on state–citizen relations in African petro-states by analysing the role of Nigerian trade unions in the recurring fuel subsidy protests. Nigerian trade unions have played an instrumental role in protests against fuel subsidy removals since the mid-1980s, most recently in the massive 2012 protest known as ‘Occupy Nigeria’. Based on the idea that the fuel subsidy forms part of a social contract in Nigeria, and through revisiting T. H. Marshall’s seminal work on citizenship and industrial citizenship, I propose that the protests are sites for popular assertions of broader citizenship, as people rally behind the fuel subsidy as a social right and affirm political rights to participate and civil rights to bargain. This article further argues that the trade unions act as a mediator between state and citizens – that is, embedded in their industrial citizenship with collective forms of representation, organizing and bargaining. In this way, Nigerian trade unions have kept their relevance for workers and beyond, despite eroded labour rights. However, this social contract is fragile, contextual and contradictory, and the mediating role of the unions carries challenges and ambiguities, which became particularly clear in the 2012 protest.
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Martyn, Howard Lorne. "Looking for a Life: Nigerian Students Discuss Their Decisions to Study in China." Asian Social Science 15, no. 6 (May 31, 2019): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v15n6p30.
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The decision to migrate for (ostensibly) educational purposes, is often accompanied by psycho-social feelings of fear, sadness, guilt, pride, happiness and courage. In this report, which is part of a larger study concerning Nigerian student migration to China, five Nigerian university students discuss their motivations for leaving home and studying in China. Students were interviewed on several occasions either on the campus of their university in Guangdong province, China, or in another convenient location near the campus. Narratives were transcribed and examined for commonalities in terms of reasons given for leaving Nigeria, and affective psycho-social feelings surrounding students’ decisions. Narratives are presented in first person accounts and coded for categorical content and episodic form. Episodic form is then graphed, not for quantitative analysis, but to show the positive, neutral and negative affective emotion, displayed during discussions on specific topics. Results reveal a high degree of pride in personal ability, and in the industriousness of kin. They also reveal happiness and a sense of satisfaction by participants in moving their lives forward, and being able to help family members in Nigeria. However, there were also feelings of sadness, anger and frustration at Nigeria’s poor economy, which participants believe is the result of government ineptitude and corruption. This study is limited in that it only considers male Nigerian migrants of the Igbo tribe, studying in Guangdong province. Future researchers are advised to widen the geographical area, include other Nigerian tribal members, and women.
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Omojola, Olabode F. "Contemporary art music in Nigeria: an introductory note on the works of Ayo Bankole (1935–76)." Africa 64, no. 4 (October 1994): 533–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1161372.
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The introduction of Christian missionary activity and the British colonial administration of Nigeria in the middle of the nineteenth century led to some of the most significant musical changes in the country. Perhaps the most far reaching was the emergence of modern Nigerian art music, a genre which is conceptually similar to European classical music. This study focuses on Ayo Bankole, one of the pioneer composers of Nigerian art music.As an introductory study of Ayo Bankole, the article briefly discusses the musico-historical factors responsible for the growth of Nigerian art music as well as the nature of Bankole's musical training and experience. This provides an appropriate context for understanding and appreciating the stylistic features of Bankole's works. Drawing on examples from his works, the article establishes the eclectic nature of Bankole's style, in which European and African musical elements interact.
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Moore, Kelli. "Techniques of Abstraction in Black Arts." Meridians 21, no. 2 (October 1, 2022): 413–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/15366936-9882119.
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Abstract This review essay discusses recent exhibitions and accompanying art books published at the threshold of Black philosophy and aesthetics in relation to feminist mourning practices: Nicole Fleetwood’s book and exhibition Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration (2020); Grief and Grievance, an exhibition (2021); a book (2020) conceived by the late Nigerian curator Okwui Enwezor; and Saturation: Race, Art, and the Circulation of Value (2020), edited by C. Riley Snorton and Hentyle Yapp. These books and several others elucidate how relationships between transnational feminism, mourning, and Black works of art speak to Frantz Fanon’s idea of “the leap into existence,” Hortense Spillers’s “dialectics of a global new woman,” and David Marriott’s psycho-political analysis of invention.
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Harry, Celestina Imade. "The Politics In Higher Education: The Contemporary Crises In Higher Education In Nigeria: A Consequence Of Fundamental Political Manipulations Of The Educational System (Military And Civilian Era)." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 7, no. 3 (March 23, 2020): 203–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.73.7893.
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The Politics in Higher Education: The contemporary Crises in Higher Education in Nigeria is a consequence of fundamental political manipulations of the educational system – at both the federal and state levels. The government did not take the economy of the country into consideration. This had now made almost all the institutions of higher education of learning in Nigeria to face the financial constraints. For instance look at the specialized Universities of Agriculture at Abeokuta and Makurdi and the Faculties of Science and Technology in Nigerian universities are all facing the same financial problems as the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences. Furthermore, libraries in most higher institutions of learning today are ill-equipped. Therefore, establishing higher institutions here and there without maintaining the already existing ones is not in the best interest for national development.
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Abiodun, Olumuyiwa. "Data Analytics and Marketing Communication Performance of Nigerian Organisations." British Journal of Management and Marketing Studies 6, no. 3 (August 1, 2023): 50–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.52589/bjmms-i0p6dz7m.
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This study investigated the effect of data analytics on marketing communication performance of Nigerian organizations based on insights from JCDecaux Nigeria in Lagos state. The methodology of the study was based on quantitative research approach based on sample size of one hundred (100) respondents selected through multistage sampling techniques was consisting of purposive sampling technique to select the organization of choice (JCDecaux Nigeria and its employees in Lagos state and convenience sampling technique was used to select individual respondents. The data in this study was analysed using frequency distribution, simple percentages and means as descriptive statistics while Pearson Correlation analysis was used to test the hypotheses using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results indicated that there is significant effect of data analytics on conversion rate of marketing communication in JCDecaux Nigeria in Lagos state based on the hypotheses one tested and indicated by R square value of 84.6%. Also, there is significant effect of data analytics on advertising effectiveness in JCDecaux Nigeria in Lagos state, based on the hypotheses two tested and indicated by R square value of 71.4%. Finally, data analytics has significant effect on revenue generation in JCDecaux Nigeria in Lagos state, based on the hypotheses three tested and indicated by R square value of 92.2%. This study concluded that data analytics plays significant role in affecting marketing communication performance of JCDecaux Nigeria in Lagos state. This is based on the consideration that data analytics from customer information assists in improving customer conversion rate, advertising effectiveness and overall revenue generation, based on the fact that organizations can effectively tailor marketing communication to customers. In view of the findings and conclusion, this study recommended among other things that organizations and management should develop strategic marketing communication that are well aligned with the unique characteristics of customer information from data analytics.
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Ajayi, Joseph Babatunde. "Nigerian Textiles in Sustainable National Development: Forces of Adversity." Advances in Multidisciplinary & Scientific Research Journal Publications 12, no. 2 (2024): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/humanities/v12n2p1xx.
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Textiles had reportedly played a significant role in the development of Nigeria like in many other parts of the world. Historical studies confirmed that it flourished at both cottage and industrial levels and have improved the socio-economic structure of the country over the years. Subsequent trend showed a decline in the contribution of textiles to the development of Nigeria and resultantly, threatened its sustainability. Therefore, this paper identified and examined inadequate locally produced raw materials, inadequate manpower development, dependent foreign machinery, low patronage resulting from smuggled and low quality products and unfavourable enabling environment as factors responsible for this ugly development. The paper revealed that consistent production of sufficient local raw materials, adequate manpower development, improved technological know-how to encourage local fabrication of machineries and spare parts,curbing smuggling to reduce foreign imports and production of quality products to increase patronage and providing favourable enabling environment such as good roads, regular power supply, adequate water supply and security of the environment are the solutions to the identified problems. The paper concludes that the textile sector will remain a very strong factor of contribution to the development of Nigeria as well as its sustainability if revitalised and given attention . Keywords: Textiles, Sustainable Ddevelopment, Nigeria, Economy, Industry. Journal Reference Format: Ajayi, J.B. (2024): Nigerian Textiles in Sustainable National Development: Forces of Adversity. Humanities, Management, Arts, Education & the Social Sciences Journal. Vol. 12. No. 2, Pp 1-8.. www.isteams.net/humanitiesjournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/HUMANITIES/V12N2P1xx
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Ajayi, Joseph Babatunde. "Nigerian Textiles in Sustainable National Development: Forces of Adversity." Advances in Multidisciplinary and scientific Research Journal Publication 12 (2024): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/humanities/v12n1p1.
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Textiles had reportedly played a significant role in the development of Nigeria like in many other parts of the world. Historical studies confirmed that it flourished at both cottage and industrial levels and have improved the socio-economic structure of the country over the years. Subsequent trend showed a decline in the contribution of textiles to the development of Nigeria and resultantly, threatened its sustainability. Therefore, this paper identified and examined inadequate locally produced raw materials, inadequate manpower development, dependent foreign machinery, low patronage resulting from smuggled and low quality products and unfavourable enabling environment as factors responsible for this ugly development. The paper revealed that consistent production of sufficient local raw materials, adequate manpower development, improved technological know-how to encourage local fabrication of machineries and spare parts,curbing smuggling to reduce foreign imports and production of quality products to increase patronage and providing favourable enabling environment such as good roads, regular power supply, adequpate water supply and security of the environment are the solutions to the identified problems. The paper concludes that the textile sector will remain a very strong factor of contribution to the development of Nigeria as well as its sustainability if revitalised and given attention . Keywords: Textiles, Sustainable Ddevelopment, Nigeria, Economy, Industry. Journal Reference Format: Ajayi, J.B. (2024): Nigerian Textiles in Sustainable National Development: Forces of Adversity. Humanities, Management, Arts, Education & the Social Sciences Journal. Vol. 12. No. 2, Pp 1-8. www.isteams.net/humanitiesjournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/HUMANITIES/V12N1P1
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Prstačić, Miroslav. "Museum of Charms and Fetish Objects in Nigeria." Collegium antropologicum 46, no. 2 (2022): 159–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5671/ca.46.2.11.
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On the assumption, upon which perception may be considered as an associative integration of available memory pictures or archetypes as universal thought forms, the deep ecological, cross-cultural and holistic approach is conceived for two complementary areas of research: 1) contemplations about the anthropological traits of imagination, symbolic meanings of museum objects, culture, archetype image symbols and induced associations; 2) meditation on the notion of man in the language and culture of Igbo people in Nigeria, and group visual art expression. These contents are discussed with reference to some knowledge in archetypology, neuroscience, semiotics, fine and other arts, psychoanalysis, sophrology, museology and other related areas. Culture is considered as a way of life which embraces the customs and beliefs, arts, rituals, mentality, religious leaning of the people and historically transmitted patterns of symbols. Three subjects, who graduated in philosophy and/or theology at the Nigerian University, were involved in these activities. Their role in the research workshops extended to that of active participants as listeners, observers and researchers. Museum collections are considered as traditional religious objects, as artistic or ornamental objects, as charms and fetish objects. In a broader sense, and with a review on psychoanalytic theory of object relations and other related areas, some contemplation is shown about the complex history and meaning of the word charms, fetish and related terms, and about creativity, beliefs and human coping mechanisms with various problem areas. In this context, the importance of the catalytic role of education and the heritage mission of the Nigerian museum is highlighted. Research activities were carried out in the Museum of Charms and Fetish Objects in Main Campus of Madonna University and National Pilgrimage Centre in Elele, Nigeria.
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Emi, Rod Adoh, and Niran Adetoro. "Sources of Literature on Nigerian Visual Art Since 1960: history, potentialities and constraints." African Research & Documentation 111 (2009): 45–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0305862x00020227.
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AbstractA major constraint to the study of the visual arts as a school subject in Nigeria today is the dearth of art literature such as learned journals and textbooks. Several factors have also contributed to this problem. It is the objective of this paper to examine these and assess their impact on the study of visual arts in Nigeria in contemporary times. In doing this, it will mention the efforts that some individuals, groups of persons and organisations have made and are still making to address the problem. It concludes by stating that much could still be done to meet the demands for books on visual arts in order to enhance the study of the subject now and in the future.