Nnaoma Iwu

• Adekunle Ajasin University

This paper argues against conventional approaches that analyze the knowledge economy from a Euro-centric perspective. The debate on knowledge production in Africa raises serious questions among academics, as academic institutions have a compelling need to innovate in terms of technologies and human behaviors that are relevant to global competition....

The prerogative compartmentalization of African territories by the erstwhile colonial government that shaped post-colonial borderlines resurfaced strongly in the academic circle after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack in the United States of America, exposing the reality that African porous and ungoverned territories have served as a safe ha...

Crime committed by employees in public and private institutions in Nigeria is worrisome. The criminal behaviour of the employee must have manifested during the undergraduate years in the tertiary institutions but taken as no consequence to the larger society. Employers emphasising requisite qualifications for a prospective employee gloss over that...

The development of Africa has been a subject of debate within scholarly research, with increasing attention given to indigenous approaches that leverage local knowledge and skills. One notable approach is the “Football theory of scientific development; a recipe for Africa.” This paper seeks to delve into the logical and existential foundations of t...

This paper approaches the developmental quest by the African States through a theoretical prescription. The paper expounds on the football theory of scientific development (FTSD), arguing that the theory has a recipe for African underdevelopment. The neoclassical economic prescription that stresses the transformative power of capitalism that spurs...

Modern democracy highlights the importance of political parties both in agenda-setting and in displaying party aspirants from whom the electorates must choose. This paper examines the processes of candidate selection against the backdrop of demand for accountability from the political officeholders in Nigeria. Interestingly representative democracy...

Money politics and vote buying have been at the root of Nigeria's political crisis, beginning from the return to civil rule in 1999. In spite of its importance to party politics and electioneering campaigns, the negative impact of money politics and vote buying have discredited the democratic process in Nigeria and posed a serious threat to nationa...

Prior the incursion of Boko Haram insurgency into the social nerve of Nigeria, low level of literacy in the North-East geo-political zone of the country was pervasive and has always been a subject of concern to all stakeholders and the federal government. The Almajiris, a vernacular euphemism for child-beggars, were offered mobile schools. Besides,...

Unemployment is largely blamed for the intractable security challenges in Nigeria. More worrisome is that population growth adds 4.5 million youths into the labour market every year that largely begs for the public sector attention as presently conceptualized. Previous studies have focused on national job creation to manage employment challenges. T...

The study examines the public private partnership policy in Nigeria as a panacea to the development and management of electricity in Nigeria. The study is descriptive and its objective is proposing an alternative policy that will ensure the sustainable development of electricity in Nigeria. The heavy presence of government in energy development did...

The study examined the public private partnership policy in Nigeria as a panacea to the development and management of electricity in Nigeria. The study was descriptive and it is aimed at evolving an alternative policy that will ensure the sustainable development of electricity in Nigeria. The heavy presence of government in energy development did n...