CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The legislature is an important component of democratic governance. Indeed, the need for the legislature is reflected in the very meaning of democracy- rule of the people. In fact, the legislature is a necessary ingredient for governance in both traditional and modern democracies. In order for the people […]
Continue ReadingINFLUENCE OF LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA, 1999-2011 Abstract The study interrogates the role of the legislature in enthroning public accountability in Rivers State between 1999 and 2011. The specific objectives were to: determine whether there is any significant relationship between legislative oversight by the Rivers State House of Assembly […]
Continue ReadingCHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The coming into power of Major General Mohammed Buhari in 1983 marked the end of second republic civilian regime and the beginning of the march towards the third republic. The new head of administration enunciated a ten point agenda programme (Buhari, 1984), which unfortunately did not include […]
Continue ReadingAgricultural Transformation And National Development Nigeria: Challenges And Prospects CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background to the study Agriculture continues to be the most important sector of the Nigerian economy, in spite of the dominance of petroleum sector. It remains the largest contributor to the growth and development of Nigerian economy (Agbolahanet. al., 2010; Umar, […]
Continue ReadingTransformation: According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (7th edition), transformation means complete change in appearance or character of something. The Transformation Agenda refers to strengthening government institutions to facilitate effective coordination of fiscal monetary policies and for effective and optimal performance The international system is symbiotic in nature, leading to the notion that no […]
Continue ReadingAnalysis of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Diplomatic Relations With G8 Nations This project work re-assesses Nigeria’s diplomatic relation under the president muhammadu Buhari’s democratic regime of 2015-2019 . The work also evaluates Nigerian foreign policy in retrospect and analyzes the major unresolved issues that now exist as challenges to foreign policy in the Fourth Republic (1999-2019). […]
Continue ReadingTHE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION’S APPROACH TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA CHAPTER OE ITRODUCTIO 1.1 Background to Study Oil was discovered in Nigeria in the late 1950s in the Niger Delta Region (NDR); since then the country has been faced with many challenges such as […]
Continue ReadingTHE EFFECT OF MILITARY RULE ON NIGERIA POLITICAL ECONOMY(A CASE STUDY OF ABACHA REGIME 1993 – 1998) ABSTRACT Military rule has been one of the greatest factors responsible for the set back of the African continent. Infact General Sanni Abacha’s regime has been described by many scholar’s, as the most unconcerned government when it comes […]
Continue ReadingABSTRACT: The study examined the assessment of N-power in reducing unemployment in Nigeria. Rivers State were carefully selected to represent the entire population of Nigeria . Survey design was used in this study to generate data. A sample of 400 respondent youths was studied. After going through them 381 copies (i.e. 95.25% response rate) were […]
Continue ReadingPOLITICAL VIOLENCE AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2007 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ABSTRACT One of the basic machineries of any representative democratic system is the electoral process. The experience of the western representative democracy in Nigeria can be traced from the Clifford and Macpherson constitutions for years respectively. This was elaborated at […]
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