Political Science

DEPENDENCE AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Abstract. Dependency and underdevelopment in Africa is our main thrust which we try to relate the above to the Nigerian context. Dependency...

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION AND THE CONTROL OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA 1.1    INTRODUCTION The preponderance of Economic and Financial Crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419) money...

POST ELECTORAL VIOLENCE AND THE THREAT TO NATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background of the Study People have devise and lived under...

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR ASSESSMENT OF STATE RESPONSES TO TERRORISM AND INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1BAckground of the Study A fundamental responsibility of the state is...

FISCAL AUTONOMY AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Nigeria is a federal state made up of three tiers...

DEMOCRACY SUSTENANCE IN A POVERTY-RIDDEN SOCIETY CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It is unarguably that democracy is the best form of government for any nation. And...

EFFECT OF POST MERGER PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN BANKS Abstract This study investigates post-merger performance of Nigeria banks. The broad objective of the study is to examine...

FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Federalism, according to K.C Wheare, is the method of dividing powers so that the central and regional governments...

ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF ANAMBRA STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS PREFACE The research work examined the concept of Electoral Violence as perceived by some analysis...

NIGER DELTA CRISES AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA: APPRAISAL OF THE AMNESTY PROGRAMME Abstract The Niger Delta – the geographical heart of oil production in Nigeria has been a breeding...

FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (1999 – 2012) ABSTRACT Fuel subsidy is critical to the Nigerian economy. It is argued that fuel subsidy...

GODFATHERISM AND OFFICIAL CORRUPTION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ABSTRACT One of the serious headaches that plagues the Nigerian political process is the phenomenon of godfatherism and its attendant official...

POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NIGERIA-CHINA RELATIONS (1999 – 2013) Abstract That China has positioned itself as a country to reckon with in today’s world economy is no longer contestable. This...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS AGENT OF POLITICAL MASS MOBILIZATION IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Local government system has been defined differently by both scholars on this field and...

MOBILIZING REVENUE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Revenue is a major source of income for the development of any...

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND ELECTORAL VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED IN THE SECOND REPUBLIC CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This project will discuss the political leadership as well...

WOMEN AND POLITICAL DISCRIMINATION IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY According to the major world’s religious beliefs, all of mankind (both male and female)...

SYSTEMS RELATIONS APPROACH TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS (IGR) AS PROPOUNDED BY CHIN (1969) AND CITED IN OLUGBEMI (1980) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION A thorough investigation into the economics of...

ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRATIC SUSTENANCE IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLIC CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Democracy has been described as governments by person freely chosen by and responsible to the governed...

FISCAL AUTONOMY AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Abstract This research was conducted to find out the reason most local governments in Nigeria in general...

POLITICAL PARTIES AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA: "THE FOURTH REPUBLIC PERSPECTIVE" 1.1       INTRODUCTION It is the most outstanding yardstick for differentiating amongst political parties in a...

SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY: A DEPENDENT VARIABLE TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Approval Dedication  Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents Chapter one 1.0        Introduction 1.1   Background of the study 1.2         Statement of the problem 1.3      ...

THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA PORTS CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Nigeria is indeed one of the greatest maritime nations of the world; this is...

THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATION OF PRIVATIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF AILING INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA 1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM For sometimes now in Nigeria and in Akwa Ibom...

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN ELECTIONEERING CAMPAIGN, A STUDY OF 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE 1.0    INTRODUCTION The arrival of social media has greatly...

AN APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CHAPTER ONE 1.1     OVERVIEW “The third level of government is the local government. State governments have considerable powers...

THE CONCEPT OF GOD-FATHERISM AND IT'S INFLUENCE ON NIGERIAN POLITICS AND POLITICIANS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study  The concept of godfatherism is firmly establishing itself...

WOMEN AND NATION BUILDING ABSTRACT The study is geared towards identifying and analyzing the contributions of women to socio-economic and political development in Nigeria with particular...

AN ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMMES CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the study Nigeria as a developing country has evolved from stage to stage...

THE EFFECTS OF MILITANCY ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGERIA STATES ABSTRACT For so many years, the Niger Delta Region has been oppressed by the Military and...