Alphonsus Ali

• University of Nigeria

The study investigated the underlying factors constraining sustainable development of rural road transport systems in Enugu State. Interview schedules and field observations data were purposively collected from 714 respondents comprising vehicle operators, passengers and representatives of transport units of Local Government Works Departments of th...

The study investigated the underlying factors constraining sustainable development of rural road transport systems in Enugu State. Interview schedules and field observations data were purposively collected from 714 respondents comprising vehicle operators, passengers and representatives of transport units of Local Government Works Departments of th...

The study recommended special attention to the development of all modes of transport in the State.  Connect them together for efficient and effective urban mobility,  Put in place laws to secure and regulate the use of transport infrastructures by players in the industry.  Adopt the use of automated traffic control system. Recommendations  One...

The conflict between farming communities and herders in Nigeria has increased in the last four years. It has become a subject of discourse in various domains, including the media and body politic. The intensification of the crisis has spurred renewed scholarly attention to the other ways the conflict could be understood. The increased role of media...

The study examined the linkages of SMEs in Enugu state Nigeria and its role in economic diversification. Economic diversification is significant in Nigeria because of the need to overcome the problem of over dependence on oil revenue. To achieve the aim of this study, data were collected from documentary materials, questionnaire, in-depth interview...

is study examined the road transportation network constraints on food crop production in Uzo-Uwani L.G.A. Data for this study were obtained from questionnaire and interview of random survey of 160 farmers. Data were also obtained from field observations and current secondary data sources. Data collected were analysed using Graph Theoretic Technique...

This study assesses the impact of traffic sign deficit on road traffic accidents in Nigeria. The participants were 720 commercial vehicle drivers. While simple random sampling was used to select 6 out of 137 federal highways, stratified random sampling was used to select six categories of commercial vehicle drivers. The study used qual-dominant mix...

This article examines the political economy of collective organising in the motorcycle taxi economy of Nigerian cities. Using the mixed-methods approach, this study demonstrates the nature and problems of collective organising in the motorcycle taxi economy. It notes that implementation of a neo-liberal development policy in Nigeria in the 1980s ga...

Climate change affects various countries in varying degree. Human activities have been observed to be a major contributor to climate change. Consequently, excessive heat, variation in rainfall pattern, rise in sea level, flooding, drought, erosion among others are been experienced in different countries of the world. In Nigeria climate change is ob...

This study examined the socio-economic impact of Nigerian Brewery Company on the Kaduna South Local Government Area. To achieve this, a survey was carried out between January and July, 2014. In 7 sample districts purposively and randomly selected for this study, 140 households were randomly selected to elicit their perceptions of socio-economic imp...

The aim of this study was to investigate passenger satisfaction with the service quality attributes of public bus transport services in Abuja, Nigeria. To achieve this, a survey was conducted between February and July 2011. In 10 sample bus stop areas selected for this study, 300 public bus transport users were randomly selected to elicit their ove...

The aim of this study is to determine the physical and socio-economic factors militating against a sustainable improvement of rural transport infrastructure (RTI) in Enugu State, Nigeria. To achieve the aim, a survey was conducted using 224 respondents comprising 14 Heads of Works Departments of the 14 Local Government Areas under this study and 14...

The aim of this study is to determine the physical and socio-economic factors militating against a sustainable improvement of rural transport infrastructure (RTI) in Enugu State, Nigeria. To achieve the aim, a survey was conducted using 224 respondents comprising 14 Heads of Works Departments of the 14 Local Government Areas under this study and 14...