Efetobor Stephanie Effevottu

• Doctoral Research Fellow
• Doctoral Researcher at University of Ibadan

This chapter examines irregular migrants’ motivation for leaving Nigeria and the subsequent impact of their migration to Europe on the family left behind in Benin City, a migration hub. This chapter argues that young African migrants embody the family’s hopes for upward social mobility amidst extreme poverty; family members often prompt the migrato...

Scholarship on the Nigerian Civil War began to evolve as early as the history of the Nigerian Civil War itself. Despite the existence of a plethora of fictional and non-fictional literature on the war, one common feature in all of them is the absence of women’s roles and voices. Gloria Chuku and Sussie U. Aham-Okoro 2020 edited book however represe...

Between 1901 and 2020, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 101 times to 135 Nobel Laureates (107 individuals and 27 organisations), with each recipient receiving a diploma, a medal, and a monetary prize award that has varied throughout the year. This article is an attempt to spotlight the various winners of the Nobel Peace Prize since 1901. It a...

Political Economy refers to the combined and interacting effects of economic and political structures or processes and by extension, to the scholarly study of this domain. According to Todgso, political economy is the distillate of politics and economy. To determine the validity or otherwise of that statement, we shall consider the different inte...

Since the late 1990s, the Nigerian state has witnessed the rise of several ethnic militia groups in various parts of the country. Societal grievances such as perceived injustice, misappropriation of resources, and declining socio-economic opportunities have been identified as some of the motivations behind the emergence of these groups. Sifting thr...

The importance of industrialisation as an engine of economic growth and development cannot be overstated. Industrial production creates job opportunities at higher skill levels, facilitates denser links across the services and agricultural sectors, between rural and urban economies and between consumer, intermediate and capital goods industries....

The new diplomatic era started after the First World War when international relationships became worldwide. During this period, international relationship and practice of diplomacy were no longer confined to European nations as the USA, Japan and the rest of the world became a field of diplomatic operations. The founding of the League of Natio...

All over the world, the invincibility of women in politics act as a limitation to the promotion of gender equality and the accomplishment of the sustainable development goals. This paper interrogates the political representation of women in Nigeria’s fourth republic. It is driven by the desire to unravel the challenges faced by Nigerian women in...

The increase in the number of Nigerian irregular migrants to Europe via the Mediterranean route is a topical issue in migration policy discourse. Through a combination of primary and secondary sources, the chapter explores the push and pull factors behind irregular migration from Nigeria to Southern Europe. Benin City is identified as one of the ma...

This book demonstrates the impact of 16 youth-led organisations in Nigeria across climate change, sustainable livelihoods, gender empowerment and conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The book commemorates the 5th anniversary of the Youth, Peace and Security agenda that reccognised the participation of youth in peacebuilding.

Media globalisation has altered the way culture is consumed especially among youths who find it very easy to access the various forms of popular culture. All over the world, young people grow up in different socio-economic, educational and cultural backgrounds, and with varied perceptions and priorities. Using the Marlian Empire as a case study, th...

The Nigerian society has witnessed chains of ferocious communal conflicts arising from the actions of the herdsmen and the farmers in several host communities where they move about with their cattle in their quest for water and greener pastures. The frosty relationship between these two groups of people have become the topic of most contemporary di...

Popular culture has become one of the most popular issues of discourse in contemporary time for no topic of conversation among youths get more attention than popular culture and also, our society is one that is consumed by popular culture particularly the new/mass media. Despite this, there is not a great deal of scholarly research work on the impa...

Women constitute a major element in the political and socio-economic development of any society. However, like in most patriarchal societies, women in Ibadan are not adequately represented in all aspects of society. As a means of changing the status quo, various governmental, non-governmental and religious institutions have launched a number of...

Music is a medium of expressive communication through which feelings, philosophies and ideologies are conveyed. Music has become one of the techniques through which Nigerians communicate with their audience. Hip-Hop music is one brand of music that has enjoyed global popularity and patronage and has become one of the most popular genres of music...