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Salihu, Hamisu. "Is Boko Haram a “child” of economic circumstances?" International Journal of Social Economics 45, no. 8 (August 13, 2018): 1174–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-12-2017-0573.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the question: “Is Boko Haram (BH) a ‘child’ of economic circumstances”? In other words, do economic problems of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and population growth lie at the root of BH insurgency in Nigeria? Finding (an) objective answer(s) to this question informs the purpose for this paper. Design/methodology/approach The author uses both ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions and descriptive statistics to provide answer(s) to the question(s) asked. Findings The OLS regressions result show that terrorism incidence and intensity (TII) and unemployment levels are positively related and statistically significant over the range of the sample. Gross domestic product and population growth of the country on the other hand have been found to be statistically insignificant with TII. The results from the descriptive statistics show a high and above average Northern Nigeria’s economic indexes of poverty, unemployment, population growth and illiteracy rates. Thus, the author deduces that economic factors of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and unchecked population growth could not be ruled out as possible causes of BH terrorism. Research limitations/implications The findings of this research may be peculiar, limited and applicable only to the region of research – Northern Nigeria. The author is, therefore, constrained to generalise the findings across countries or other terrorist organisations. Also, while terrorists often quote religious texts to justify their actions, researchers often find it difficult to establish the veracity of such claims because: religious texts are, more often than not, subjects of different, contextual, sectarian and scholarly interpretations and If we take the terrorists’ claim for religious inspiration at their face value, the contradiction of why terrorists represent a minority fringe in particular religions or, why the vast majority of those who share same religion with terrorists do not partake in terrorism, crops up. For these reasons, this research is constrained from exploring terrorists’ religious motivations. Practical implications An implication of the findings of this research is that it avails the Nigerian Government with fact that, to fight BH successfully, it needs to also address the issues of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and uncontrolled population growth. Thus, in essence, the anti-BH campaign should not only be limited to the “sticks” but the “carrots” of poverty alleviation, unemployment reduction, raising literacy rates and awareness about controlling birthrate. Social implications Social welfare programs are likely to be devised to tackle the issues raised. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, no research explored the possibility of whether or not economic factors of poverty, unemployment and illiteracy could have been the causes or contributory factors for the emergence of BH terrorist organisation in Nigeria. Research on BH mostly focusses on social and political dimensions leaving the economic aspect either superficially explained or completely unexplored. The originality of this paper derives from this.
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Akoh, Ajogwu. "Barriers to the growth of micro tailoring businesses in Nigeria: assessing socio-economic and socio-cultural environments." Society and Business Review 15, no. 4 (September 17, 2020): 397–414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sbr-06-2019-0081.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to uncover ways to enhance the growth of micro tailoring businesses by assessing the socio-economic and socio-cultural environments at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP). Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative research design involving a multiple case study with data from semi-structured interview and non-participant observation. Findings The study reveals how micro tailoring businesses modify tailoring practices to cope with the religious practice of seclusion and use entrepreneurial actions to deal with unstable electricity, inadequate finance and conditions of extreme poverty that limit the growth of micro tailoring businesses at the BOP. Research limitations/implications The qualitative nature of this study with a focus on micro tailoring businesses in BOP context could limit the generalization of findings. However, replication of the study can be done in other contexts to validate the findings. Practical implications The study shows the need for entrepreneurial leadership which continually modifies tailoring practices in ways that sustain tailoring businesses and circumvent the possibility of failure in adverse socio-economic and socio-cultural conditions. Originality/value This study is the first to unravel the experiences of micro tailoring businesses at the BOP. Past studies have assessed barriers to the growth of small and medium scale enterprises in general, but this study uncovers the distinct aspects of tailoring business in a largely under-researched context.
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Danladi, Saba’atu Elizabeth, Elochukwu Ebunoluwa Ukatu, Osita Samuel Okonkwo, and Oruayefe Agatha Upaka. "Impediments and Perceptions on the Utilization of Family Planning Services in Bauchi State, Nigeria." Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 8 - August 5, no. 8 (September 6, 2020): 1180–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt20aug785.
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Health system consists of elements involved in healthcare delivery, including family planning services. At community level, health system comprises a set of local actors, relationship and processes engaged in producing, advocating and supporting health in the communities. As a component of health care delivery, family planning is an important aspect of stabilizing population growth and poverty reduction. This study assesses community perception and barriers influencing utilization of family planning services in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study design was Focus group discussions (FGDs), qualitative in nature and in-depth interview was conducted across the three senatorial zones of Bauchi state. The study utilized Fifteen (15) Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) using women of reproductive age who had at least one child both users and non-users of modern methods of family planning method. The result shows that respondents acknowledge that barriers exist which affects the utilization of family planning,. The result also shows that some respondents oppose the use of modern methods of family planning which hinders its utilization, remedies to the barriers were offer and we conclude that majority of people in the northern Nigeria specifically Bauchi state are yet to wholeheartedly embrace the initiative because of religious and cultural beliefs and educational level of respondents affects the utilization of family planning services. It is recommended that communities should be sensitize on the benefits of family planning throughout Bauchi state, emphasis should be given on educating the health benefits of family planning to mothers
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Sabo Bello, Hashim, Ibrahim Suleiman Galadima, and Baraka Ibrahim Aliyu. "Phobia of the Introduction of Ethical Financing through Islamic Banking System in Nigeria: Respondents’ Perceptions on Business and Economic Suitability." Shanlax International Journal of Commerce 7, no. 4 (October 1, 2019): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.34293/commerce.v7i4.539.
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This research work aimed at studying the business and economic suitability of the introduction of alternative ethical finance through Islamic banking system in Nigeria as being consistent with modern economies. As Islamic banking system is working in a number of countries, then, Nigeria shouldn’t be a battle ground between Muslims and Christians mostly because it carries the toga of Islam thereby ignoring the beneficial social goals inherent in the Islamic alternative modes of ethical financing and investments. The issue of interest is a philosophical question which has to do with the core concept of ‘is money a commodity that can be traded on its own or not? The central issue is that the contemporary financial system is exploitative, unjust, discriminating, unstable and crisis generating. The sampling method adopted for the study was stratified random sampling technique. The study was conducted with 480 respondents in Abuja and responses elicited from questionnaires administered. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire and data analysis made used of simple percentage and ANOVA was adopted for hypothesis testing. Data obtained was analyzed with inferential statistical technique. ANOVA was employed to test each hypothesis at 99 per cent confidence level. Results were analyzed through descriptive statistics and hypotheses tested using ANOVA at 0.01 level of significance. Thus, this paper believes that the Islamic banking provides financial solutions that are not only concerned with the growth of money but the ethical means by which money can be used to generate wealth. The paper also believes that with the establishment of Islamic banking system in Nigeria therefore will relatively remedy the problems of interest banking system that are making unemployment and redundancy to becoming order of the day. This study suggested that the introduction of Islamic banking system in Nigeria might promote a balance between the social and economic aspects of human society, the self and social interests and between the individual, family, society and the State. It can effectively address issues like income distribution and poverty alleviation, which capitalism has not been able to address and at the global level, it will rid the basis of instability, so making the world a happier place with harmony among followers of various religions.
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Jakawa, Rahila L. "Dance of the New Beginning: Jubilee as a Vision for New Community." Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies 36, no. 2 (April 2019): 61–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265378819844879.
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God’s purposeful design is for humanity to flourish. Over the years, one of the greatest problems confronting Nigeria, and indeed Africa, has been poverty. Poverty has denied many the right to enjoy the life God designed for them. It has brought untold misery to many people. Many have been enslaved even in their ancestral lands by the rich because of poverty induced by injustice. Poverty, especially in Nigeria, is not due to lack of human and natural resources but to sheer greed leading to unequal distribution of wealth, imbalanced opportunities for empowerment and corruption. As a result, the scourge of poverty continues to affect people. This article looks at ways of interpreting and using the principles of jubilee in Leviticus 25 to build a new community that transforms humanity. It argues that the principles of jubilee, which include an invitation to partnership with God and humanity, faithful stewardship, equal economic and political opportunities, forgiveness of debts, love and concern for ecology, are germane in addressing the problem of poverty.
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Hansen, William. "Boko Haram: Religious Radicalism and Insurrection in Northern Nigeria." Journal of Asian and African Studies 52, no. 4 (December 17, 2015): 551–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021909615615594.
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This article is interested in shedding light on why a phenomenon such as Boko Haram came into existence and why it poses a threat to the very existence of the Nigerian state. The Boko Haram phenomenon, I argue, can only be understood as a reaction to more than a half century of corruption, venality, poverty, and abuse by the state predator class. My argument is that Boko Haram is the entirely logical consequence of more than five decades of the post-colonial Nigerian state ruled by a parasitic predator class that is itself a by-product of the colonial state.
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Ikegbu, Ephraim Ahamefula, Godwin C. S. Iwuchukwu, Ekanem Samuel Aloysius, and Chrisantus Kanayochukwu Ariche. "Poverty of Leadership, Coronavirus and Sustainable Development in Nigeria." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 351. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n4p351.
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Historically, Nigeria as a socio-political formation has experienced and still experiencing about 21 years of uninterrupted democratic rule since the civilian takeover of leadership through the ballot box from the military in May 1999. All over the world, civilian or democratic leadership is remarkable for its freedom of expression/speech, rule of law, quality leadership through the provision of infrastructure, health care facilities, quality education and other social amenities. This paper which shall use analytic, expository and rational methods argued that poor leadership, in appropriate policies and pursuit of personal drives have denied the masses the benefit of good leadership and governance. The paper argues further that absence of leadership credentials and rationality have further placed Nigeria on a cross road thereby making it unable to take appropriate steps in combating the novel coronavirus pandemic. Leadership ineptitudeness, political and financial rascality, corruption and high –level ethnic and religious profligacy have denied the people adequate development of education and health sector, which made it difficult for Nigeria to respond positively in the fight against coronavirus. The paper concludes, that consistent and pragmatic elimination/erosion of ethno-religious, linguistic and cultural boundaries from our consciousness will birth into positive mental restructuring of the leadership class that will navigate into a process of positive direction that will make Nigeria to respond positively towards finding solution to problems rather than depending on the west, development of home grown medicine remains a combative therapy in a hopeless situation such as this 2020 global living.
Keywords: Poverty, Coronavirus, Leadership, Sustainable, Development
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Yagboyaju, Dhikru Adewale. "Aspects of Human Security, Social Justice and Sustainable Development in Africa: Nigeria as a Case Study." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 9, no. 3 (September 29, 2019): 270. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v9i3.15536.
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This paper analyzes the relationships between selected aspects of human security-poverty and health security, social justice and sustainable development in Nigeria, representing the African continent. Human security, an emerging paradigm for understanding global vulnerabilities, is widely defined as consisting of seven key areas. However, the aspects of poverty and health security are selected for this study because of the overlapping effects on all the other aspects. Data for the conceptual and theoretical section of the paper are drawn from secondary sources and complimented by data from primary sources. These include events analyses by the author and content analyses of documents such as United Nations (UN) Human Development Index (HDI), Legatum Prosperity Index and Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) for a selected period. Research methodology is case study based.The paper’s main finding centres on the levels of poverty and threats to health security that have confronted majority of ordinary Nigerians in the past two decades despite the country’s huge material endowments. In the light of this, the focus of knowledge in the country’s immediate and distant future should be human security and not state-centric security.
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AKO, Rose Mbatomon. "Discriminant Analysis of a Theory on Nigeria Poverty/Corruption Incidence 1999-2015." Nile Journal of Business and Economics 2, no. 3 (August 30, 2016): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.20321/nilejbe.v2i3.64.
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<p>This paper employs a two-stage analysis to test the efficacy of a quantitative Corruption Index theorized to double as poverty rate in Nigeria. The quantified corruption seems to peak with each democratic election cycle, singly explains 37.9% of variations in real gross domestic product (RGDP) for the economy and is statistically significant at 5 per cent level with expected negative signs. The analysis shows all the predictors are relevant to discriminating between the groups of years where development rates in the Nigerian economy (RGDP) indicate Nigerians are poor, very poor or in abject poverty with expenditure of the national assembly producing highest value F. 62.5% is the overall discriminant model fit and the model excels at identifying group1 (abject poverty) both in the original and cross-validated cases which report 100% correct classification. From the evidence, the dual face of poverty/corruption theorized by this paper for Nigeria may be considered on two fronts: as human beings are both agents and beneficiaries of development, human beings are also both agents and beneficiaries of corruption. Despite touted growth in the past decade, evidence indicates the well-being of a majority of Nigerians did not improve and we may assume that economic growth is not the only legitimate measure of development for Nigeria and that capturing the aspects of poverty/corruption is important. The theory’s explanation not only works in principle but also meets with some quantitative success and could serve as the basis for further empirical investigations of the corruption/poverty incidence in Nigeria. The paper therefore recommends government minimize general administrative expenditure and the expenditure of the national assembly to boost economic development and reduce the poverty/corruption incidence in Nigeria.</p>
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Anthony Chinedu Ugwu and Dr. Al Chukwuma Okoli. "Alleviation or Politicization of Poverty in Africa? A Critique of Nigeria’s Social Investments Programs under Buhari-led Administration, 2015-2020." PanAfrican Journal of Governance and Development (PJGD) 2, no. 2 (August 30, 2021): 206–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.46404/panjogov.v2i2.3236.
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The study interrogates the politics of poverty alleviation amidst the prevalence of poverty in Africa, focusing on Nigeria. Nigeria currently ranks among the poor countries in the world. While many studies have examined aspects of poverty mitigation within the national development frameworks, the politics underlying such endeavors have been under-explored. This study narrows this gap by investigating how politicians bastardize social investment programs through tokenish material 'hand-outs' designed to serve immediate political ends. The study is based on textual and contextual analysis of secondary sources, as complemented by corroborated anecdotes. Appropriating Marxian production theory, the study posits that the prevalence of poverty in Africa has been occasioned by macro and micro-level politics. At the macro-level, the balance of trade cum balance of payment asymmetries has reproduced conditions that perpetuate dependency and underdevelopment in the developing countries in general and Nigeria in particular. At the micro-level, local politicians trivialize social investments by exploiting the poverty situation of the populace for electoral gains through ad hoc material 'hand-outs.' This has weakened the social investment policy environment and alienated the citizenry in decision-making concerning wealth creation, distribution, and social investments priorities. The study recommends mainstreaming social investment governance into national development programing for sustainability.
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Onah, Nkechi G., Benjamin C. Diara, and Favour C. Uroko. "Ethno-Religious Conflicts in Nigeria: Implications on Women." Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 8, no. 5-1 (July 1, 2017): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mjss-2018-0097.
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Abstract Ethno-Religious conflicts have continued to besiege Nigeria for decades. This paper aims to highlight some of the ethno-religious conflicts that have taken place in Nigeria and its impact on women. Considerable work has been done on the issue of Ethno-Religious conflicts in Nigeria but the implications of these on Nigerian women remains scanty. It is in recognition of this that this paper seeks to examine this. Using library findings as well as oral interviews, the paper notes that many women have lost their lives while many others have lost their children and/or their husbands. This situation has led to undue sufferings with the concomitant problems of poverty and penury among the women. Most significantly, it also leads to gender inequality. Gender inequality translates to political, economic and socio-religious marginalization of women in the society. In view of this, the researcher recommends among others that women should be allowed to be full actors in the process of peace building and conflict resolution in Nigeria. They should not be kept at the margin in political discourse. It further advocates that amidst these incessant ethno-religious conflicts that have plagued the nation, protection of women and children should be of paramount importance and all the violations of human rights of women and children addressed with the apt attention it deserves. The decriptive phenomenological method was adopted for the study.
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Musa, Umar Farouk, and Ibrahim Suleiman. "EXPLORING THE STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE TO POVERTY IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA." Journal International Studies 16 (December 30, 2020): 145–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.32890/jis2020.16.9.
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The challenges of poverty and insurgency had caused problems of different dimensions in north-eastern Nigeria. Specifically Bauchi state recorded 89.5 percent of Multidimensional Poverty Indicators above other states in the country. The main objective of this study is to explore the strategies to build resilience to poverty in the study area. In achieving this, a qualitative research design via semi-structured interview and purposive sampling were applied. Accordingly, twenty-two informants from the ministries, agencies, and commissions in addition to some selected underprivileged people were consulted during the data collection. Consequently, findings from the study indicated that national, state, community and individual strategies were suggested to overcome poverty and other socioeconomic challenges bedeviling the people in Northeastern Nigeria in general and Bauchi state in particular. These views of the informants are expected to address the socioeconomic challenges identified in the state. Perhaps, the community strategies include security initiatives, collaborations with NGOs to cushion the effects of poverty in the towns and villages with the contributions of the religious and traditional institutions. Furthermore, personal empowerment, enhancing peoples' confidence, and skills exhibit the individual strategies. Subsequently, by strengthening the federal, states as well as security arrangements to avert the problems discovered. The expansion of poverty reduction programs, accessible educational policies, youth empowerment schemes, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and the overall development of northeastern Nigeria were suggested.
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Ohaja, Magdalena, Jo Murphy-Lawless, and Margaret Dunlea. "Spiritual and Religious Aspects of Pregnancy and Birth in Nigeria: Women’s Perspectives." Health and Social Care Chaplaincy 7, no. 2 (June 28, 2019): 131–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/hscc.37408.
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Hoechner, Hannah. "PORRIDGE, PIETY AND PATIENCE: YOUNG QUR'ANIC STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES OF POVERTY IN KANO, NIGERIA." Africa 85, no. 2 (April 24, 2015): 269–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972015000029.
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ABSTRACTInequalities are growing on a global scale and rising consumerism has exacerbated the negative connotations of material deprivation in many places. What does this imply for how poor people experience their situation? What role does religion play in their lives? This paper explores these questions by studying how young Qur'anic students (almajirai) in Kano in northern Nigeria experience, and deal with, being poor. In the context of growing violent conflict related to the Boko Haram insurgency, poor Muslims, including thealmajirai, have frequently been cast as being prone to violence in order to claim their share of highly unequally distributed resources. Religion has often been portrayed as a radicalizing force in their lives. This paper challenges such views. It describes how thealmajiraideploy religious discourses to moderate feelings of inadequacy and shame triggered by experiences of exclusion. At the same time, recourse to religious discourses emphasizing the values of asceticism and endurance does not further an agenda of social change and thus risks perpetuating thealmajirai's weak social position. The paper concludes that consumerism and wealth-based definitions of status are likely to silence demands for social justice.
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Moses, Robert. "Discerning the Body of Christ: Paul, Poverty and the Powers." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 40, no. 4 (May 14, 2018): 473–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0142064x18770072.
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For Paul, the powers pervade all aspects of human existence. Yet attempting to trace the connection between economic arrangements and the powers in Paul’s thought is not an easy task. This article will first show how the concepts of weakness and powerlessness serve as the hinge that holds together poverty and the powers in Paul’s thought. Christ’s confrontation with the powers on the cross is possible because Christ adopted a weak and powerless state. The very same concepts of weakness and powerlessness provide Paul with the linguistic and theological resources needed to sketch his economic vision for believers. In this vision the body of Christ (crucified and gathered) becomes the space where the powers are unmasked and defeated.
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Musyafak, M. Ali. "PERLAWANAN AL-QURAN DAN HADIS TERHADAP KEMISKINAN." Islamic Review : Jurnal Riset dan Kajian Keislaman 6, no. 2 (August 25, 2018): 169–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.35878/islamicreview.v6i2.125.
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There is no doubt, that poverty is great danger of the religious beliefs, Especially extreme poverty severe, who were in front of the eyes of rich egoistic people. More worried, if poor people do not have jobs,and rich people do not want to give their hand. That is when the poverty will invite doubt against sunnatullah (provisions god) above this world. And cangive confidence in the injustice in a division of fortune. That is the dangerous of declining of aqeedah that is caused by poverty. As the word of Rasulullah, “almost poverty make people become atheist.”Sayyidina Ali ra said that if the poverty like a men, I will kill them. Al Quran and Hadis give guidance to against poverty, the guidance has two aspects. The guidance from individual as hard work and simple living, and the guidance from social as management zakat productive, charity productive and infaq.
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Umeanolue, Ikenna L. "Religious influences on politics in Nigeria: Implications for national development." OGIRISI: a New Journal of African Studies 15, no. 1 (October 15, 2020): 139–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/og.v15i1.9s.
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The phenomenon of religious politics in Nigerian is an obvious one. In political aspects such as style of governance, policy formulations and the electoral process in Nigeria, religion has been a strong determining factor. However, the influence of religion on politics in Nigeria could be both positive and negative. In other words, as religion enhances national development, so also it could be counterproductive. This paper critically discusses the influence of religion on Nigerian politics especially in the post-independence Nigeria, with emphasis on the implications for national development. This study recommends ways of ensuring the sustenance of the positive influence, as well as tackling the challenges of the negative influences. In practising politics in Nigeria, adherence to religious moral values and observance of Nigerian constitution which makes provision for freedom of religion are necessary for achieving national development. The paper concludes that if the recommendations are practically observed, religion will cease to be an agent of disunity and backwardness in Nigerian nation
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Bokko, Ibrahim T. "MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE COUNSELLING STRATEGIES IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA." Sokoto Educational Review 15, no. 2 (December 31, 2014): 63–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.35386/ser.v15i2.170.
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This paper discussed marriage and divorce counselling strategies. The objective of which is to demonstrate how counselling can maintain marital stability and avoid, minimize and manage the divorce and post-divorce crisis among couples. Marriage is a ‘give and take’ relationship which should be ‘till death do us apart’ affair. Some basic principles of marriage are approval of the couples, payment of bride prize and religious rites, and possible problems of divorce among couples include psychological, social and economic, and causes of divorce are poverty, promiscuity, poor feeding and infertility to mention but a few have been enumerated. Family Ecological Equilibrium Interaction, Family Cognitive Restructuring, Family Psychosocial Harmony Restoration and Group Crisis Intervention strategies were proposed as counselling strategies to increase family stability and mitigate divorce among couples.
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Desen Jonathan, Mbachaga. "Dramatic Literature and the Fight against Terror, Insurgency and Insecurity in Nigeria: Yerima’s Vision in Heart of Stone." Advances in Language and Literary Studies 10, no. 5 (October 30, 2019): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.10n.5p.83.
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Issues of security of lives and property flood the news in Nigeria with focus on mayhem, bombings, brutality and mind boggling killings of persons. The fear has gone beyond that of armed robbery gangs to fear of kidnappers, political assassins and insurgent bombings which have become daily features of our news and social landscape. This paper takes a critical excursion into Ahmed Yerima’s Heart of Stone and explores his angst against insurgency and its causes in Nigeria highlighting religious intolerance and hate as well as poverty as strong reasons for this trend in Nigeria. The study uses content analysis to extract key issues captured by Yerima and discusses these issues in relation to socio political happenings in Nigeria. Findings reveal that, religious clerics abuse their place of authority by instigating and influencing innocent followers to commit violent acts of terror. It was also found that poverty is a strong force in influencing young people to seek better lively hood thereby becoming vulnerable to easy recruitment as terrorists. The paper submits, among others, that the disrespect to life occasioned by religious violence and insurgency places a demand on us as artiste and writers to arouse social conscience as we search for peaceful existence within the realities of our new modernity. This calls for a return to the core values of promoting love, tolerance, peace and above all, respect to life. Our writing as dramatists is called upon to throw its searchlight and prod conscience as it speaks to these issues. The paper concludes that, Nigeria’s unity is threatened by religious intolerance and hate and has led to threats of regions breaking to form independent states like Biafra, Oduduwa, Arewa Nation, Middle Belt and several others. A focus on the socio economic wellbeing of the poor and less privileged in our society and provision of basic amenities will go a long way in curbing this menace.
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Stapleton, Timothy J. "Martial Identities in Colonial Nigeria (c. 1900–1960)." Journal of African Military History 3, no. 1 (October 10, 2019): 1–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24680966-00301003.
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Abstract In British colonial Nigeria, the military was more heterogeneous than previously thought and British ideas about “martial races” changed depending on local reactions to recruiting. In the early twentieth century British officers saw the northern Hausa and southwestern Yoruba, who dominated the ranks, as civilized “martial races.” The Yoruba stopped enlisting given new prospects and protest, and southeasterners like the Igbo rejected recruiting given language difficulties and resistance. The British then perceived all southern Nigerians as lacking martial qualities. Although Hausa enlistment also declined with opportunities and religious objections, the inter-war army developed a northern ethos through Hausa language and the northern location of military institutions. The rank-and-file became increasingly diverse including northern and Middle Belt minorities, seen by the British as primitive warriors and as insurance against Muslim revolt, enlisting because of poverty. From 1930, military identities in Nigeria polarized with uneducated northern/Middle Belt infantry and literate southern technicians.
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Adnan, Ahmad Azrin, and Rosdalina Bukido. "POVERTY AND RELIGIOSITY: THE ‘MISSING LINK’ FROM ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE." Jurnal Ilmiah Al-Syir'ah 18, no. 2 (December 27, 2020): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.30984/jis.v18i2.1149.
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Poverty is highly associated with many negative measurable aspects of life. Therefore, it is often regarded as a sign of failure. One of the arguments that prove this premise is that poverty is closer to disbelief. By rejecting doubt to preserve religion, a group that adheres to its logical religion will avoid poverty. Poverty in Kelantan shows the opposite. In a state of extreme religious adherence in terms of understanding, beliefs, and practices, more than half of the poor in Kelantan are hardcore poor. At the same time, the hardcore poor and the poor in Kelantan have the highest number in Peninsular Malaysia. This paper aims to study the relationship between poverty and religiosity in Kelantan. About 3,000 poor in ten provinces in Kelantan selected as respondents through stratified sampling. This study has demonstrated the true definition of poverty which includes the element of soul. It is clearly different from current definitions that focus more on property ownership.
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Olulowo, Segun Ayotunde, Solomon Taiwo Babawale, Solomon Taiwo Babawale, and Kehinde Michael Anani. "An Examination of the Causes of Kidnapping and Its Attendant Challenges in Ogun State, Nigeria." Journal of Religion and Human Relations 13, no. 1 (July 22, 2021): 133–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jrhr.v13i1.7.
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Kidnappers have become thorns in the flesh of citizens and foreigners domicile in Ogun state. The paper examines causes of kidnapping and its consequences, investigates the roles of schools, religion and government in tackling the problem. The paper adopted a descriptive method; questionnaires were administered among Churches in Ogun State. Analysis revealed quest for ransom, revenge, rituals, Poverty, youth’s unemployment, and many more. Kidnappings have economic, political, social and psychological impacts. The paper proposed families, schools, religion and government interventions, strengthening the culture of hard work and stepping up of religious ethical teachings.
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Vroom, Hendrik. "Law, Muslim Majority and the Implementation of Sharia in Northern Nigeria." International Journal of Public Theology 2, no. 4 (2008): 484–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156973208x335314.
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AbstractThis article introduces a valuable work of a thousand pages that describes and documents the implementation of Sharia law in twelve states in northern Nigeria. It describes the content of the volumes; it gives some examples of Sharia laws and where and how Sharia differs from the penal law of Nigeria; it discusses a number of aspects of two cases that resulted in the accused being sentenced to be stoned and considers the overturning of the verdicts in appeal proceedings. Hence, the article looks at the ‘hermeneutical space’ that judges have for leniency in applying the sometimes harsh rules, and it explores the question of whether freedom of religion also entails the freedom to establish religious laws or whether legal pluralism might put the freedom of religion at risk.
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Udeoji, Ebele. "D DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATISATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 7, no. 9 (October 2, 2020): 451–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.79.9020.
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Democracy and development are key concepts in the developmental discourse, and they are considered crucial to a sustainable developmental strategy. This study thus appraised the nexus between democracy and development in Nigeria. The study utilized content analysis and descriptive method to actualize the objectives of the research. This study revealed that absence of democratic paraphernalia like free and fair election, rule of law, constitutionalism among others, have constituted series of misunderstandings in the tenets and principles of liberal democracy, especially in Nigeria. The study further ascertained that factors such as: poor state of economy, high level of unemployment, illiteracy, ignorance, ethnicity, tribalism, ethno-religious crises, and poverty have coalesced to constitute impediments to the smooth and effective operation of democracy in Nigeria, with serious implications for democratization and sustainable development. Among others, the study recommends political, structural and institutional reforms of the Nigerian state in a manner that promote and deepen democracy and national development.
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Ewugi, M. S., and Illiyasu Yakubu. "Malthusian Population theory and the Nigerian Economy: A Political Economy Approach." International Journal of Human Resource Studies 2, no. 4 (December 14, 2012): 197. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijhrs.v2i4.2867.
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Malthusian population theory was developed as a result of the rapid population growth rate and diminishing return in agricultural sector. Malthus observed geometric ratio growth in population vis-a-vis arithmetic ratio growth in food production and envisaged world “misery” or “vice” if not checked. Subsequent development in the world however, proved the theory wrong. But this work discovers that the predicted doom of population theory is manifesting in Nigeria - rapid population growth rate, food crises, large scale poverty, ethnic and religious conflict, HIV/AIDS epidemics, etc. Although, the aforementioned are in line with the theory’s predictions, Nigerian government operational modus favors these manifestations over the years. The work therefore, recommended that the judicial arm of government be made more efficient at law-enforcement, education sector be given appropriate budgetary attention to subdue poverty, diseases and health care predicaments. Thus, conclude that although, the theory is looked upon as primitive and wrong, the forecasted melancholies still exist in the 21st century Nigeria. Keywords: Population, Political Economy, Economic Growth
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Okobia, Faith Nkem. "Combating the Scourge of Security Challenges in Nigeria through Religious Education for Sustainable National Development." UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities 21, no. 3 (May 19, 2021): 27–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ujah.v21i3.2.
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Insecurity is the cankerworm that is eating deep into the fabric of this nation. It is a national problem with certain destructive tendencies, hence the need for the enthronement of religious education to save the nation from destruction. Religion, which teaches morality, plays a vital role in the social lives of individuals and society at large. This is because it deals with values, behaviours and attitude exhibited and encouraged by members of the society which enhances national development. Therefore, religion is essential for curbing insecurity because security challenge is always accompanied with tension and anxiety which hinder development. The paper revealed that insecurity is the product of moral decadence in the society, because lack of moral values in the lives of individuals lead to all the vices that result to insecurity in Nigeria. Therefore, government should lay more emphasis on the teaching of religious education at all levels of education in order to inculcate good morals into the youths, curb insecurity in the society and enhance national development. Employment opportunities should be created so as to eradicate poverty, since a hungry man is an angry man.
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Asamoah-Gyadu, J. "‘Function to Function’: Reinventing the Oil of Influence in African Pentecostalism." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 13, no. 2 (2005): 231–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0966736905053249.
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AbstractThis paper explores the practices, teachings, positive benefits, problematic aspects and perils associated with anointing with oil in recent African Pentecostal/charismatic ministries and churches. With particular focus upon the author’s first-hand encounters with these phenomena in Ghana and Nigeria, various anointing practices and teachings are commended and critiqued in terms of biblical precedents and sacramental theological insights.
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Milligan, Scott. "Economic Inequality, Poverty, and Tolerance: Evidence from 22 Countries." Comparative Sociology 11, no. 4 (2012): 594–619. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15691330-12341235.
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Abstract Using multilevel models fitted to data from the World Values Survey and national statistics for 22 countries, this paper explores the relationship between both economic inequality and poverty – both across and within nations – and ethnic and religious tolerance. Consistent with previous research, the results demonstrate a positive relationship between individual-level incomes and tolerance. The results also provide contextual modifications to aspects of Inglehart’s (1987) post-materialist thesis by showing that while tolerance is positively associated with national-level economic prosperity, the relationship is stronger for higher income earners than for those who earn less. Finally, the study also contributes an entirely new finding regarding the influence of poverty on tolerance. Specifically, tolerance tends to be highest in countries with low poverty levels. This finding holds for people throughout the income distribution. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of these findings.
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Mohammed, S., Z. Bagudu, and I. Lawal. "Improving Breast Cancer Patients Survival and Quality of Life by Targeting Traditional and Religious Leaders in Northern Nigeria." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 129s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.39400.
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Background and context: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Nigerian women, mostly aged 35 years and older. The survival rate of breast cancer patient in northern Nigeria is 40% and below as compared with that of developed countries at 95% and above. The rising incidence of breast cancer in northern Nigeria is complicated, mainly due to cultural beliefs for incision by traditional rulers, poverty, illiteracy and fear of high cost of treatment. Aim: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Nigerian women, mostly aged 35 years and older. The survival rate of breast cancer patient in northern Nigeria is 40% and below as compared with that of developed countries at 95% and above. The rising incidence of breast cancer in northern Nigeria is complicated, mainly due to cultural beliefs for incision by traditional rulers, poverty, illiteracy and fear of high cost of treatment. Strategy/Tactics: We made contact with two tertiary health facilities in Kebbi state to determine the baseline prevalence of stage 3 and 4 breast cancer in the hospitals. Organized cancer sensitization workshops for religious bodies to incorporate breast cancer awareness into sermons and also capacity building for nurses and traditional healers. Engaged the media through delivery of radio and television jingles on dangers of refusing medical care and also telling the stories of cancer survivors to enable the populace to be strong and brave to take charge of their health and quality of life. Program/Policy process: The entire communities were carried along. Tertiary health facilities provided support in giving access to relevant data. Permission from local government chairmen were sorted to interact with members of the communities. The general public were engaged through media. Outcomes: There was 30% increase in percentage of male participation especially spouses in encouraging women to seek appropriate help for breast cancer. Traditional healers and religious leaders had a positive impact in sensitizing women on need to attend hospitals for any breast changes early so as to reduce the incidence of late detected cases. They also alleviated avenues of stigmatization among the populace. Survivors were able to tell their stories via various media channels. What was learned: Majority of the target population lack access to basic health care. They patronize unorthodox medicine rather than clinical medicine. Cancer education and advocacy made a huge difference in health care perspective of this population. There is great need for continued cancer education and awareness to improve patients' survival and quality of life.
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Zhizhi, Able Shibinya, and Emmanuel Okokondem Okon. "Insurgence and National Security in Nigeria: A Focus on Boko Haram." American Economic & Social Review 2, no. 1 (January 18, 2018): 41–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.46281/aesr.v2i1.153.
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The contemporary Nigeria has become a theatre of genocide, bloodshed and insecurity over the past years due to the carnage activities of terrorist groups. Terrorists of various groups and camps unleash havoc on the Nigerian populace. Though these groups are numerous, one of the most noticeable and deadly group is Boko Haram. This paper attempts to investigate if this group is one of the major security challenges confronting Nigeria today. The result reveals that a number of factors, including bad governance and religious and political manipulations, and the long and porous borders of Nigeria promote Boko Haram activities. As such, there is significant relationship between Boko Haram insurgency and national security in Nigeria. This paper recommends that at all levels of government, governance should be taken as a serious business especially in the area of provision of security and public goods such as improved infrastructure and the creation of the enabling environment needed for investment that would in turn creation opportunities for employments which will lead to reduction in poverty.
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Bamidele, Seun. "Local Issues and Perspectives: The Role of Federal Government’s Intervention in the Minority Fulani Herdsmen and Majority Local Farmers’ Crisis in Nigeria." International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 27, no. 3 (August 3, 2020): 625–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718115-02703001.
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The public’s grievances with long-drawn incessant bloody clashes between the Fulani herdsmen and local farmers in all parts of Nigeria, together with economic recession or national economic slowdown, climatic change, anti-grazing laws, the religious crisis, and the strains of electoral campaign politics in the country – thus, convoluting efforts for the country’s long-term stabilisation. High poverty levels and dwindling financial assistance have added to the Nigerian states’ anxieties of being discarded once again. This article illuminates the contradictory perceptions among the main stakeholders in Nigeria and global world on the trajectory of the Fulani herdsmen insurgency stage. The article contends that the farmers’ and herdsmen’s clashes are substantially a war of perceptions on the progress made thus far. This broadening divergence in perception will result in making a long-term stabilisation strategy difficult.
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Maulina, Intan, and Bilferi Hutapea. "URBAN SOCIETY IN ROANNE VAN VOORST’S NOVEL TEMPAT TERBAIK DI DUNIA." AICLL: ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 2, no. 1 (July 29, 2019): 52–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.30743/aicll.v2i1.63.
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This research is aimed at showing urban society fosucing on the social aspects taking place at Bantaran Kali. The social aspects cover economic, political, econimic, religious, criminal and cultural aspects prevailing in the urban society at Bantaran Kali reflected in Roanne Van Voorst’s novel, Tempat Terbaik di Dunia. This research was conducted by using the sociology of literature approach, and the data analysis technique used in this study was genetic structuralism methods. The research results shows that the economic aspects focusing on the conditions of the people who glorify those who have Portofon, and those of the poor at Bantaran Kali were clearly reflected in chapters 1 and 2. Then in chapters 2 and 3, the story of the government's ignorance of the Bantaran people was vividly exposed. In these chapters, the thick political aspects which ultimately cause disasters and harm to other communities were illustrated in detail manners. In chapter 4, the economic aspects and poverty were again the most reflected aspects of the whole chapters, where the people of Bantaran Kali must accept the unfortunate fate that befalls them. Then, the religious aspect was described in chapter 5, and the criminal aspects taking place at Bantaran Kali were clearly reflected in chapter 6. The cultural aspect was illustrated in in chapter 7.
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Nwaodu, Nnamdi, David Adam, and Okechukwu Okereke. "A Review of Anti-Corruption Wars in Nigeria." Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review 2, no. 3 (September 1, 2014): 153. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/apsdpr.v2i3.63.
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Corruption still subsists as one of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria. The existence of this phenomenon in virtually all aspects of the nation’s socio-economic life is said to be one reason why poverty level remains high irrespective of her position as the six highest suppliers of oil to the whole wide world, and a possessor of numerous other human and natural resources. A recent attempt by the Federal Government of Nigeria to curb this societal ill led to the establishment of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices & Related Offences Commission (ICPC) among others bodies. This paper historically explores the anti-corruption war in Nigeria and specifically zeros itself to review EFCC’s role in this war. The methodology adopted in this paper is the narrative-textual case study (NTCS), a research method that sources the required quantitative and qualitative secondary data on the phenomenon of study from secondary sources like the internet, World Wide Web, online databases, e-libraries et cetera. On the strength of the qualitative data sourced, it was discovered that the agency has made some successes but is being hindered by political, administrative and judicial bureaucracy from efficient performance. The paper therefore boldly recommends that transparency be enshrined into all aspect Nigerian political and administrative life and extant anti-graft laws be reviewed, harmonized and strengthened to enhance the effectiveness of fight against corruption and breach of corporate governance ethics by those holding political and non-political positions in Nigeria.
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Sukesi, Keppi, and Jedda Ayu Inggrida. "The Changes of Economic Structure and Poverty of Women Migrant Worker in Majangtengah Village." MIMBAR : Jurnal Sosial dan Pembangunan 35, no. 2 (December 31, 2019): 360–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.29313/mimbar.v35i2.4899.
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The problem of poverty in the rural area of Java is a structural and cultural problem in multidimensional aspects. This research attempts to discern the women migrant workers (WMW) contribution to change their origin, the village they live, so that the WMW family is able to fulfill the needs for a worthy life and later increases the welfare of the village. This research was conducted in Majangtengah Village, Dampit, Malang District. It analyses the economic and poverty condition using a mixed-method, both qualitative and quantitative. The poverty level in the village of sender’s of WMW has changed over 30 years. There is no longer poverty in this village which can be seen from the resident house, source of drinking water, facilities of village infrastructure, including the means of worship and Islamic religious school, Madrasah. The WMW has a substantial contribution to their village. There is no unemployment; the children can get their education; the husband can create jobs outside the farm such as being a driver, open stalls/shops, make handicrafts from wood/bamboo, and establish a productive household business.
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Mouftah, Nermeen. "Quranic Schools in Northern Nigeria: Everyday Experiences of Youth, Faith, and Poverty, written by Hannah Hoechner." Islamic Africa 10, no. 1-2 (June 12, 2019): 219–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/21540993-01001011.
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Hale, Frederick A. "The Millennarian Meridian and Cultural-Religious Conflict in Timothy Mofolorunso Aluko's Kinsman and Foreman." Religion and Theology 10, no. 1 (2003): 51–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157430103x00169.
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AbstractIn this novel of 1966, the critical Nigerian author T. M. Aluko examines the irrelevance of an indigenous Christian movement among his Yoruba ethnic fellows during the final decade of British imperial rule. He, like Chinua Achebe and other literary contemporaries, highlights the corruption rampant in colonial Nigeria and attributes much of the responsibility for this social ill to the colonised themselves. Aluko takes to task both leaders and adherents of the Alasotele religious community for failing to perceive and address the social sin around them. In his portrayal, they fix their gaze on the anticipated return of Jesus Christ rather than raising a prophetic voice against the evils of the present world, shouldering public responsibility and contributing to the transformtion of society. Despite his scathing indictment of their religious escapism and purported moral poverty, Aluko sheds light on the Alasoteles' relationship to the colonial Church of England, their indigenous African style of worship and the individual spirituality they evince within the context of their fellowhsip.
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Akwataghibe, Ngozi, Madeleen Wegelin, Leonie Postma, Wole Fajemisin, Maingaila Moono Banda, Farooq Khan, Zaid Jurji, and Jurrien Toonen. "Exploring equity focus of the SHAWN WASH programme in Nigeria." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 8, no. 3 (May 23, 2018): 546–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2018.020.
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Abstract This study assesses the extent to which equity was mainstreamed in the UNICEF Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in Nigeria (SHAWN) programme. Mixed methods consisting of desk review, survey of 2,105 households, individual survey of physically disabled people, focus group discussions with community members and in-depth interviews with key informants were used. The WASH project displayed equity considerations in selection of local government areas for its interventions – prioritizing underserved and unserved rural areas, females and places with the greatest needs – leading to increased access to water and sanitation for the poor. However, access was less for people with physical disabilities. Institutional and financial sustainability considerations challenged equity. Gender equality gaps driven by cultural and religious barriers existed in the composition of government WASH departments and community WASH Committees (WASHCOMS) despite the prominence accorded to gender issues. Operationalization of equity was hindered by poor data availability for assessment of poverty and needs; and cultural, environmental and financial barriers. WASHCOMS require specific training to operationalize equity and inclusion at community and household levels. The potential positive effects of a rights-based approach and equity on social and behavioural sustainability should be considered in future programming.
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Peel, J. D. Y. "Poverty and Sacrifice in Nineteenth-Century Yorubaland: A Critique of Iliffe's Thesis." Journal of African History 31, no. 3 (November 1990): 465–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853700031182.
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John Iliffe has argued that the Yoruba, almost uniquely among African peoples not substantially affected by the world religions, had developed by the nineteenth century a syndrome of institutions – a culture of begging, the valorization of poverty, asceticism – more typical of literate, stratified societies with intensive agriculture.It is agreed that the Yoruba towns of the nineteenth century knew poverty on a substantial scale, aggravated by the endemic warfare and social upheaval. However, the supposed ‘indigenous tradition of begging’ which Iliffe cites as evidence, is shown to rest on a cultural misreading of social practices reported by the missionaries, notably the offering of cowries to the devotees of gods, especially Esu. These acts were not almsgiving to beggars but sacrifices to deities, continuous with other forms of sacrifice. The ‘beggars’ were by no means always poor. Sociologically, offerings to the devotees of deities ranged from a ‘commercial’ mode, where material blessings were anticipated in return, to a ‘tributary’ mode (particularly common with devotees of Sango) where they were analogous to placatory sacrifices (etutu). So dominant was the notion of sacrifice that a concept of Islamic origin, saraa, originally meaning ‘alms’, came to take the meaning of ‘sacrifice’ in Yoruba (as in many other West African languages).Other aspects of the alleged poverty/asceticism syndrome are shown to be equally invalid. The pronounced this-worldliness of Yoruba religious attitudes is incompatible with idea that the poor might enjoy special religious favour. Acts of self-mortification did not indicate an attitude of religious asceticism. There was no ideal that religious personnel should be poor. It is argued in conclusion that the changes which we can see in Yoruba religion arise from the active engagement of Yorubas with external influences, rather than purely from endogenous developments or purely reactive responses.
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Smith, Jyl Hall. "Church, State and American Evangelicalism: A Political Missiology for the Poor." Mission Studies 36, no. 1 (February 21, 2019): 84–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15733831-12341619.
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Abstract How should the American church tackle domestic poverty, and how should US faith-based aid organizations approach the change process in developing countries? These questions about aspects of the church in mission are best answered in light of a wider historical debate about the relationship between church and state. In this article, I explore the history of this relationship and argue that the radical separation of church and state favored by conservative evangelicals in the United States, harms the disadvantaged both domestically and abroad. Just as governments should not abrogate their responsibility to the poor, Christian institutions should not shrink from their God-given task of holding secular, political authorities to account.
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Urama, Evelyn Nwachukwu. "Corruption and the leadership question in Nwabueze’s A Parliament of Vultures and Ogbeche’s Harvest of Corruption." Journal of English Language and Literature 13, no. 1 (February 29, 2020): 1207–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.17722/jell.v13i1.426.
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Corruption is one of the numerous problems that besieged most African nations immediately after their independence and is still eating deep into their systems. In Nigeria, the economic, socio-political and religious sectors are in disarray. Corruption is increasing and is at the edge of turning into a norm. It has reached the extent of undermining development and economic prosperity that more than 75% of the people are living in abject poverty. Politicians devoid of integrity, patriotism and commitment lead but blow the whistle on their efforts in the fight against corruption. Many writers have expressed the menace of corruption in their works. This paper explores playwrights’ critical responses to the fight against corruption in Nigeria and aims at providing solutions by highlighting the severe punishments to be meted on citizens guilty of corruption. It also aims at unfolding qualities expected of the citizens for a meaningful fight of corruption.
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Alonso, Luis Enrique, and Carlos J. Fernández Rodríguez. "Debt and Sacrifice: The Role of Scapegoats in the Economic Crises." Religions 12, no. 2 (February 17, 2021): 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel12020128.
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Despite the process of secularization and modernization, in contemporary societies, the role of sacrifice is still relevant. One of the spaces where sacrifice actually performs a critical role is the realm of modern economy, particularly in the event of a financial crisis. Such crises represent situations defined by an outrageous symbolic violence in which social and economic relations experience drastic transformations, and their victims end up suffering personal bankruptcy, indebtedness, lower standards of living or poverty. Crises show the flagrant domination present in social relations: this is proven in the way crises evolve, when more and more social groups marred by a growing vulnerability are sacrificed to appease financial markets. Inspired by the theoretical framework of the French anthropologist René Girard, our intention is to explore how the hegemonic narrative about the crisis has been developed, highlighting its sacrificial aspects.
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Umegbolu, Chinwe Stella. "Access to Justice for People with Disability in Nigeria: Therapeutic Day Care Centre (TDCC) as a Case Study." ATHENS JOURNAL OF LAW 7, no. 2 (March 31, 2021): 265–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajl.7-2-8.
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Access to justice through the court system for non-disabled persons is trampled upon every day in Nigeria. One can then imagine the plight of the disabled persons most of whom live in abject poverty and constant discrimination from their respective families, religious congregation, educational sectors, Judicial practices and the ineffectiveness of the government policies, which clearly plummeted people’s confidence in the social justice system as well as the entire political structure. Against this backdrop, this study presents the findings of the analyses of these discriminations and Injustices; stemming from basic amenities to prevailing cultural vices, religious practices and lack of commitment on the part of the government. To attend and implement the needs of the disabled persons, which are hindrances to access to justice for the disabled persons in Nigeria. Thus this writer used Therapeutic Day Care Centre (TDCC) as a case study by interviewing the people that work with them as well as primary and secondary data. The conclusion points to the needs of these ‘special’ groups or disabled persons that were explicitly listed herein to be strictly adhered and for the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to take a proactive stand to redress the lawful inadequacies so as to enhance their access to justice. Keywords: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Multi-door courthouse; Litigation; Access to Justice; Disabled Person; Therapeutic; Human rights.
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AZUKA, ONYIDO JOSEPHINE, and VAREBA GIOBARI PATRICK. "Child Abuse and Its Implications for Sustainable Development in Nigeria." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 7, no. 2 (February 28, 2019): 43–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol7.iss2.1320.
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The menace of child abuse has remained a challenge to the development of the child and the country. This has consequential implications on the sustainable development of the country in entirety. Nigeria as a nation has an estimated fifteen million children engaged in one manual labour or another and this negatively impacts the development of the populace and society in general. This paper has identified child labour, physical abuse, child neglect, child marriage,female genital mutilation, molestation and emotional and psychological abuse as types of abuse and established that poverty, cultural and religious belief, poor implementation of child protective regulations as factors encouraging the propagation of these condemnable acts particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. The paper stress that children are the future generation and hold the key to development as leaders of tomorrow as such, how they are tackled by every society reflects the level of development of any country as such, importance must be placed on tackling this menace quickly. The study amongst a number of measures recommends that qualified persons be employed to handle the affairs of children to prevent exploitation, molestation and neglect, government should establish more orphanage homes as well as financeaid non-governmental organisationsfinancially in their quest to enlighten, rehabilitate and empower victims and children, in addition, NGOs should provide accurate data on victims and perpetrators of these acts.
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Nwagboso, Chris I. "Nigeria and the Challenges of Internal Security in the 21st Century." European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 4, no. 2 (July 24, 2018): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.26417/ejis.v4i2.p15-33.
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This paper examines the various internal security challenges confronting Nigeria in the 21st century. The paper adopts historical method and content analysis to investigate how the abysmal failure of the poorly formulated and ineffectively implemented National Security Policy has hitherto exacerbated internal security challenges in Nigeria. The paper further attempts a critical review of major internal security challenges hitherto confronting the country; such as the Niger Delta crises, kidnapping in the South-East geo-political zone, Jos crises, Boko Haram crises and crises by Fulani Herdsmen in the Northern part of Nigeria. The result of the analysis shows that these internal security challenges have not only been difficult to address by the National Security Policy, but have also impacted negatively on the country's desired socio-economic development in the 21st century. The paper, therefore, recommends among others, the need for a careful review of the Nigeria's National Security Policy that will not only be integrative/comprehensive in outlook, but will also take cognizance of some domestic factors that are currently responsible for internal security problems in the country; such as unemployment, inequality, poverty, fraudulent electoral process, corruption, skewed federalism, porous nature of the Nigeria’s borders, sabotage among politicalelites, bad governance, religious intolerance, citizen-settler controversies, among others.
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Olusegun, Grace Funmilayo. "Impact of Poverty and Religion on Sexual Coercion experienced by University Female Students." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 7, no. 7 (August 7, 2020): 852–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.77.8726.
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The study investigated the impact of religion and poverty on sexual coercion experienced among University female students in Nigeria Universities. The descriptive design of the survey type was employed for the study. The sample consisted of 1,200 sexually coerced female students, selected from nine universities drawn from South West using purposive sampling technique, simple random and stratified random sampling techniques. An instrument titled ‘Sexual Coercion Questionnaire’ was used. Test re-test method was used to establish the reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient of 0.75 was obtained. Analysis of Variance and t-test were used to test the hypotheses generated at 0.05 level of significance. It was revealed that sexual coercion experienced by female university students will depend on the type of religion practiced. It was also found that perpetrators will sexually coerce female students irrespective of their financial status. It was therefore recommended that the intensity of religious activities must be increased in Nigerian universities. More so, Professional Counselors should team up with the University administrators to fight sexual coercive behaviours among University Students and that anyone found guilty of sexual coercion should be punished.
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Ottuh, Peter O. O., and John A. Onimhawo. "A Critical Assessment of the Role of Religion Towards Peaceful Coexistence in Nigeria." PINISI Discretion Review 4, no. 1 (July 30, 2020): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.26858/pdr.v4i1.14526.
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Every human society is pruned to one kind of crisis or the other. Nigeria as a nation is not exempted. In Nigeria since her independence in 1960, it has been bedeviled with one crisis or the other, among which are ethnic, political and religious crisis. To resolve these crises, different methods of conflict resolution have been employed without lasting success. This paper is a critical examination of the functions of religion in ensuring peaceful coexistence in Nigeria. From the earliest time of human existence on earth, humans in every generation have encountered divergence typology of religious experiences which makes man to be pruned to experience more. Looking at it from a sociologically perspective, religion is a complex phenomenon that is mixed with culture yet, constituted by cultic practices of rituals and worship; and also, of a doctrine and an institutional organization. The dogmatic sphere of a given religion is inevitably difficult to ascertain, because it consists of a complicated and expansive system of beliefs that are organized throughout the generations of believers. The findings of this research have shown that the problems of religious disharmony, disunity, intolerance and non-peaceful coexistence among the numerous adherents of religions in Nigeria can be resolved by the positive roles religion plays. The paper concludes that Nigeria as a country has reached a philosophical and historical epoch where it is necessary to abandon the negative and anachronistic aspects of her culture and religion and integrate the positive elements of religion.
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Poleszak, Leszek. "Formacja do ślubu ubóstwa w Prowincji Polskiej Zgromadzenia Księży Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego." Sympozjum 25, no. 1 (40) (2021): 211–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/25443283sym.21.012.13725.
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Formation towards the vow of poverty in the Polish Province of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Formation towards the vow of poverty is one of the elements of the preparation of consecrated persons aimed at living according to evangelical counsels. In the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus all three vows are inscribed in the figure of reparation characteristic for the Institute as well as oblation dimension which underlines total devotion to God through religious consecration. The documents of the Congregation besides the goals and various aspects of formation also set out the essence of the vow of poverty, encouraging life with its spirit. The goal of formation is to shape the heart of a religious person, who supposed to more and more reflect in himself the way of life of the poor which was chosen by Jesus Christ. That formation has also the community dimension, through which the religious community should become a witness of non-remissive goods and thus its prophetic dimension. Abstrakt Formacja do ślubu ubóstwa jest jednym z elementów formacji osób konsekrowanych zmierzającej do życia radami ewangelicznymi. W Zgromadzeniu Księży Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego wszystkie śluby zakonne wpisane są w rys wynagradzający Instytutu oraz otrzymują wymiar oblacyjny, podkreślający całkowite oddanie się Bogu poprzez konsekrację. Dokumenty Zgromadzenia obok celu i różnych aspektów formacji określają również istotę ślubu ubóstwa, zachęcając do życia jego duchem. Celem formacji jest kształtowanie serca zakonnika, który coraz bardziej winien odzwierciedlać w sobie sposób życia ubogiego, jaki obrał Jezus Chrystus. Formacja ta ma także wymiar wspólnotowy, gdyż wspólnota winna stawać się świadkiem dóbr nieprzemijających, w czym wyraża się jej wymiar profetyczny.
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Plante, Thomas G. "Clericalism Contributes to Religious, Spiritual, and Behavioral Struggles among Catholic Priests." Religions 11, no. 5 (April 28, 2020): 217. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11050217.
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The Roman Catholic Church has received a remarkable amount of press attention regarding clerical perpetrated sexual abuse with child victims as well as other clerical behavioral scandals in recent years. Much has been reported in both the popular and professional press about the various aspects and elements of priestly formation and ministry that might contribute to behavioral problems among clerics. Additionally, much has also been written and discussed about the challenging religious, spiritual, and behavioral struggles among clerics when clerical misbehavior significantly contradicts expected behavior in terms of sexual, behavioral, and relational ethics. Since Catholic priests are dedicated to chastity, obedience, and, among religious order clerics, poverty, both Catholics and non-Catholics alike expect and demand highly virtuous behavior from these men that they believe should be beyond reproach. Clericalism contributes to the gap between expected and actual behavior and creates an environment and culture where problem behavior and struggles are too often ignored. This article seeks to unpack some of the challenging dynamics of clericalism and demonstrate how it negatively contributes to religious, spiritual, moral, and behavioral struggles among Catholic clerics.
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Clark, Anne L. "Guardians of the Sacred: The Nuns of Soissons and the Slipper of the Virgin Mary." Church History 76, no. 4 (December 2007): 724–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0009640700500031.
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What could it mean to a medieval monastic community to own a valuable object? Certainly, property in general was crucial to the survival of a stable community, ideals of poverty and the thirteenth-century Franciscan experiment in radical poverty notwithstanding. More specifically, what did it mean to own not simply a field or mill that generated revenue, but an object that was believed to have power beyond its material qualities? Such objects—saints’ relics and wonder-working images—did of course also generate revenue, but their meaning and role for the monastic community and the wider society could be much richer than that. And what if the monastic community was a convent of nuns, of professed religious women whose lives were shaped not just by the rule they shared with their male counterparts, but also by the codes, both implicit and increasingly explicit, that constrained the range of women's religious activities?Although the first two of these questions—about monastic property and the religious value of sacred objects—have been extensively discussed in scholarship on the Middle Ages, a specific focus on gender in relation to monastic ownership of sacred objects has not been widely examined. My focus on gender here is generated by two salient aspects of religious life in the twelfth century, the period of this study. First, there was an increasing articulation of the priesthood as the sole means of mediating divine presence, and of that priesthood as exclusively male.
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Usman, Ya'u Haruna. "ADULT EDUCATION FOR CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING, GOOD NEIGHBORLINESS AND SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY AND LIVELIHOOD IN NIGERIA." Sokoto Educational Review 16, no. 2 (December 31, 2015): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.35386/ser.v16i2.145.
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Friendly neighborliness is an instrument for peaceful co-existence and harmonious relationship. It is also very vital to the sustenance of democracy and livelihood in every society. Unfriendly neighborliness is mostly caused by conflicts, especially when they escalate to violence. The Nigerian nation has witnessed several conflicts stemming from religious, ethnic, political and economic reasons. The effects of such conflicts are enormous; apart the loss of lives and property, resulting into many people deserting their homes, jobs and other sources of livelihood. The major repercussion of those conflicts is the intendments of hatred, fear, suspicion and unfriendly neighborliness among people living in such communities. Adult Education has numerous programmes that raise consciousness as well as solve the problems of ignorance, poverty, frustration among adults and youths in Nigeria. Peace education which is also an integral part of adult education can be used to raise the consciousness of the Nigerian adults and youths against violence. This type of education inculcates the virtues of tolerance and forgiveness; it also highlights the dangers of conflicts and the need for peaceful co-existence needed for the sustenance of democracy and livelihood in Nigeria.