Otu O Duke

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Lecturer at University of Calabar calabar

Background: Artificial intelligence is already altering the world and raising important questions for society, the economy, and governance. Scholars have largely focused on the utility of AI for human existence. Limited scholarly works seem to specifically address the potential and the adverse effects of AI-dominated use in the area of academic res...

Nigerian state manifests in the form of the abandoning of other sectors(agriculture, service, industrial,),since the oil boom, petro-violence/resource war as occurred in the Niger Delta with the bunkering, kidnappings of foreign oil expatriates for ransom, environmental degradation without compensation, corruption, poverty, unemployment, hunger, de...

The scourge of oil theft and it's adverse consequences on the revenue base and development of the Nigerian state brings to bear the phenomenon of "Criminalization of State"by political actors in a typical resource-rich nation plague with the political-economy ailments of resource curse/dutch disease .As a Nation solely dependent on oil as the major...

Nigeria's pension system has undergone significant transformations since its inception in 1951. Initially plagued with malpractices, budgetary issues, weak administration, and a lack of accountability, the system has evolved into a defined contribution scheme for both public and private sector employers and employees. In 2004, the Federal Governmen...

The globalized world, a capitalist formation with it's concomitant free flow of goods, services, persons, for the advancement of free trade, technological transfer etc. across national borders for legitimate reasons, also paves the way for the flow of illicit cum transnational organized criminal ventures such as: human trafficking, small arms and l...

ABSTRACT The globalized world, a capitalist formation with it's concomitant free flow of goods, services, persons, for the advancement of free trade, technological transfer etc. across national borders for legitimate reasons, also paves the way for the flow of illicit cum transnational organized criminal ventures such as: human trafficking, small a...

According to Frynas et al. (2000), poverty is a global challenge which has attracted the concerns of the government and non-government organisations. The paper aims to examine corporate social responsibility (CSR) and poverty reduction programmes in the emerging market. The scope of the paper is limited to the activities of Lafarge Africa Plc in Cr...

Economic policies are drivers of development. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in Nigeria (2015–2023) recognized that the economy is likely to remain on a path of steady and steep decline if nothing is done to change the trajectory of declining economic growth. This concern led to the initiation of the Economic Recovery and Growth...

The study focuses on university governance with specific interest in the contributions of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to human capital development in Nigerian public universities (NPUs). Three research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data for the study were generated via secondary sources and primary sou...

The end of the cold war bipolar military stand-off between the super powers (United States and Soviet Union) in 1989, brought to international limelight a new and broad ideology on security Thinking. Thus the idea of viewing security in only military terms of territorial integrity, internal insurrection, piling up of weaponry, arm race ,civil war a...

Scope Volume 13 Number 02 June 2023511 www.scope-journal.com Porous Borders , Banditry and Insecurity in Northern Nigeria: A Human Security Perspective in the Country's Fourth Republic Chimaobi Okorie (PhD)Department Of Social Works University of Calabar Cross River State Nigeria. Otu Duke (PhD)Department Of Public Administration University of...

The need to promote gender parity has become a universally acknowledged concept. This is because, gender equality is critical to overall development; hence, the dynamic contribution of women, on the same level as men, in all facets of decision-making is vital to the realization of equality and sustainable development. However, present-day women are...

This study examines the recent security challenges Nigerians and non-Nigerians encounters in their daily existence to eke a living. These threats are orchestrated by the activities of one of the deadliest terrorist group in the world (Boko Haram), and herdsmen notorious killers, armed banditry, cow rustling by rustlers, incessant kidnapping especia...

The coming of democracy, into the political landscape of Nigeria, and the admission of Nigeria into th the democratic class of states on the 29 of May, 1999 was greeted with a euphoria of hope for a new pattern of national life. Thus after many years of predatory military rule with its coloraries-human right abuses, economic rape, unlawful impri...

The importance of the data ecosystem in policymaking cannot be overemphasized in the Nigerian society where everyone hopes for a government that can make decisions that are better supported by evidence with minimal uncertainties. This study takes stock of empirical and recent theoretical developments that are linked to achieving excellence in the d...

Every government's responsibility remains that of pursuing and sustaining the security and wellbeing of its citizens and its territory against internal and external aggressions. However, Nigeria experiences several political and socioeconomic challenges and violent conflicts which threaten her socioeconomic development, peace, and security. Youth r...

Over the years, Nigeria has experienced quite a number of violent agitations perpetrated by groups these agitations like the current militant operations in Nigeria"s Niger Delta region are occasioned by the minority question or agitation. Minority agitations exist among Nigeria"s somewhat demographically weaker groups who perceive they are marginal...

Local Government creation exercises are undertaken for administrative and developmental purposes to bring governance closer to the grassroots and foster rural development among other reasons. The case of Agbokim Mgbabo in Ikom Urban II seems to have defied the purpose for which local councils are created. Mgbabo community had enjoyed relative peace...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become an integral part of our lives and society. Its value is limited only to individual's imagination, and cuts across every sphere of human existence. This paper examines the role of ICT in the transformation of public administration and public sector reforms in Nigeria. It relied heavily on lit...

The study examines the extent to which ethnoreligious crises in Nigeria impacts on national security. It focuses on the Boko Haram terrorism in the northeast, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) violence in the south-south, and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) secessionist-oriented restiveness in the southeast and how they have undermined Nigeria"...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become an integral part of our lives and society. Its value is limited only to individual's imagination, and cuts across every sphere of human existence. This paper examines the role of ICT in the transformation of public administration and public sector reforms in Nigeria. It relied heavily on lit...

No country is prone to violent identity crises as a country with fissiparous tendencies. For more than fifty (50) years of existence as an independent entity, Nigeria still grapples with numerous insecurity threats, ranging from ethno-religious disharmonies to the agitation to secede. Today, Nigeria is characterized as a deeply divided state where...

Development administration aims at stimulating the socio-political and economic development of Less Developed Countries (LDCs). It is in the nature and scope of development administration to harness policies and strategies to make public administration more effective in LDCs. This effectiveness is expected to bring about social change and by extens...

Many of us still think of the world vis-à-vis parts: different countries and peoples. However, the different parts of the world are now intermeshed across spatial and temporal trajectories into a synchronic order; a whole which has many commonalities and connections that cut across political borders, national identities and cultural differences. Li...

Political equals constitute the major characteristic of democracy which is the rule by the people. In the classical doctrine of democracy, all the citizens are eligible for all posts, and officials of the city state are expected to come through elections. On the 31st day of May, 2018, the “Not Too Young To Run Bill” into law by President Muhamma...

: Political equals constitute the major characteristic of democracy which is the rule by the people. In the classical doctrine of democracy, all the citizens are eligible for all posts, and officials of the city state are expected to come through elections. On the 31st day of May, 2018, the “Not Too Young To Run Bill” into law by President Muham...

Political equals constitute the major characteristic of democracy which is the rule by the people. In the classical doctrine of democracy, all the citizens are eligible for all posts, and officials of the city state are expected to come through elections. On the 31st day of May, 2018, the “Not Too Young To Run Bill” into law by President Muhammadu...

Nations sought the attainment of distinct objectives in the process of governing their entities; some of which they attain on their own, while cooperating with other international actors (states and non-state actors like individuals and INGOs) to meet the more difficult goals. All the decisions, actions and inactions of nations involving the cooper...

Conflicts within continental Africa have been a recurring decimal in the socio-political, economic, and cultural history of the people of Africa from time immemorial. In the last few decades, especially from the mid-twentieth century, African societies have been undergoing difficult times vis-à-vis interstate and intrastate conflagrations. This stu...

Conflicts within continental Africa have been a recurring decimal in the socio-political, economic, and cultural history of the people of Africa from time immemorial. In the last few decades, especially from the mid-twentieth century, African societies have been undergoing difficult times vis-à-vis interstate and intrastate conflagrations. This stu...

This study examines the roles of Statein curbing ethnic and religious conicts T in Nigeria, using the group theory, with emphasis on addressing the causal factors of the disharmony and intolerance. Secondary data was analyzed to identify major causes of ethnic and religious intolerance in the country. Three states from three geopolitical zones wer...

The study examines the extent to which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been able to tackle financial corruption and its gangrenous effects in Nigeria between 2003 and 2016. The study relied on systematic qualitative content analysis of secondary sources of data, and the strain theory was adopted as the tool of analysis for t...

his study examines the roles of Statein curbing ethnic and religious conicts T in Nigeria, using the group theory, with emphasis on addressing the causal factors of the disharmony and intolerance. Secondary data was analyzed to identify major causes of ethnic and religious intolerance in the country. Three states from three geopolitical zones were...

Food security has assumed a prominent role in international politics not only for traditional state actors but also of giant multinationals ranging from large scale Western farming, agro-allied corporations to pharmaceuticals and global food supply and retail channels. This study seeks to examine Nigeria's oil dependency and its negative effects on...

Globally, food and nutrition adequacy are facing critical challenges occasioned by climate change scenarios, sharply rising food demand to falling supply, neglect of investment in agriculture, and high cost of production. All these have serious implications on rising insecurity and conflict-induced instability in many countries. Further, an increas...

The crux of this paper is to examine rural development programme implementation in developing countries with China and India as case studies. The paper examines various strategies adopted by these countries in the implementation of rural development policies and programmes. The study adopts desk research as its methodological orientation. The resul...