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Sustainable development goals implementation in a postcolonial African State: Any future for the African Continental Free Trade Area?
(Sustainable Development, 2024-04-07) Chidozie Felix C.; Osimen Goddy U.; bhadmus Joy; Newo Oluwamurewa
This paper examined the prospect of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in the context of the SDGs. It took its bearing from the contemporary structure of most African states, arguing that the reality of the continent's postcolonial condition could impede the implementation of the AfCFTA. Its refrain is that studies on how Nigeria and South Africa, as regional powers, have used their economic and political influence to advance the SDGs' implementation throughout Africa, using different South–South development frameworks are few. In other words, the institutionalization of a strategic collaboration agenda through a Nigeria-South Africa-coordinated African response to the new powers, in the area of timely implementation of the SDGs is lacking. This study affirms that for the AfCFTA to be successful, it is incumbent on the regional hegemons to build a suitable institutional framework and governance structure that upholds the rule of law and encourages harmonization, consistency, and predictability.
Interrogating the Responses of WHO to the Outbreak of Covid-19 in Nigeria
(Journal of Ecohumanism, 2024-03) Folorunso Gideon Ibukuntomiwa; Duruji M. M.; Chidozie Felix C.; Osimen Goddy U.
The study introduces the World Health Organization as the apex body of global health, which is charged with the fundamental role of maintaining a healthy globe. However, outbreak of diseases has become a growing menace that the WHO has battled for decades since its inception. COVID-19 is the latest of such battles. This study employs ex post facto research design with qualitative approach. Using the textual analysis, this study interrogated the responses of the WHO with regards to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Some of these responses include technical aids, training aids, among other active responses. These responses, however, cannot be achieved without the role of the apex national health institution, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The study shows that the effectiveness of NCDC in contact tracing, surveillance, intelligence gathering, partnerships and collaborations, and so forth, was paramount to the successes achieved post-pandemic. The study recommended the improvement of political, economic, and technological interventions, in a way that there is adequate preparedness for future outbreaks. Proposed the adoption of Health Systems Strengthening, and the adoption of horizontal healthcare approach, rather than the currently operational vertical healthcare approach. The study offers a holistic perspective on COVID-19 pandemic management in Nigeria, which focused points on best practices to improve preparedness for future outbreaks.
Media Censorship And Youth Participation: An Assessment Of The 2023 Elections
(Journal of Namibian Studies, 2023) Newo Oluwamurewa; Chidozie Felix C.; Durojaiye John; Ezugwu Olileanya
The emergence of digital media has transformed information sharing and electoral processes, prompting government censorship. This study observes the impact of the 2021 Twitter ban on youth participation in Nigeria's 2023 elections, by placing a spotlight on Lagos. Utilizing quantitative analysis, the research drew on political socialization theory to understand the phenomenon of civic engagement. A structured questionnaire was employed via a cross-sectional survey of 310 respondents and analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics (Simple Linear Regression, ANOVA). The findings observe the impact of the Twitter ban on youth engagement in the 2023 elections and the work concludes that social media can shift youth participation from digital to physical engagements, it also recommends that social media platforms should be used to stimulate further youth engagement.
NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND HUMAN SECURITY IN NIGERIA
(Journal of Management & Technology Vol. 24, n. 2,, 2024) Osimen Goddy U.; Chidozie Felix C.; Oladoyin Anthony M.; Chukwudi Celestina E.
Globally, there have been several discussions about the connection or relationship between environmental change, natural resources, and security. Aside from the detrimental effects it has on livelihood in the majority of the world's current regions, many academics have identified environmental change, or climate change, as one of the primary causes of conflict and insecurity. Thus, this study's main goal is to investigate how natural resources, environmental change, and human security are related in Nigeria's Niger-Delta region. For this study, a qualitative approach to data collecting was used, utilizing journals, books, conference proceedings, and online resources. The study's theoretical foundation was provided by the resource curse hypothesis and the frustration-aggression theory. Content and descriptive analyses were performed on the acquired data. Nonetheless, the analysis showed that natural resource governance, environmental change, and security are all symbolically related. However, some of the advocates in the fight for resource management continued to act avaricious, notwithstanding genuine incidents of carelessness and negligence that initially gave rise to the grievance. Because of the significant effects that inadequate resource governance and environmental problems have on the region's peace and security, it is important to recognize that addressing these challenges is not just vital but also essential. The report suggests that while addressing resource-related conflicts, the government give humanitarian assistance equal weight with upholding the law. The study's policy implications assert that policymakers worldwide can use it to inform how policies are administered.

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