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Item Youths’ socio-economic well-being in Southwest Nigeria: What role can empowerment/poverty reduction programmes play?(Taylor & Francis, 2022) Olonade, Olawale; George, Tayo O.; Imhonopi, David; Egharevba, Mathew E.; Kasa, Adamu G.’ plight has worsened with evidence of the increased unemployment rate, poverty, and social exclusion. This study examines the impact of several empow erment/ poverty reduction programmes on the youths’ well-being in southwest Nigeria. The study adopts the quantitative method using uestionnaires for data collection. A total of 425 copies of the questionnaire were collected and analysed using frequency distribution tables and cross tabulation. It was found that despite the high level of awareness (74.6%) of the various empowerment programmes, only a few (17.2%) have benefitted from them. Among those who have benefited, only 41.2% have what they currently do related to the empowerment they once bene fitted. The majority of the respondents, 61.6%, consider the programmes resourceful. Based on the findings, the study recommends properly implementing the empowerment programmes to ensure that those who need them are the beneficiaries, rather than a medium for political expediency. Also, a youth trust fund where youths who have undergone empowerment programmes can always access funds for their start-ups needs to be established. This will promote wealth creation opportunities among the youths and ensure the sustainability of the programmes.Item Awareness and Utilisation of Natural and Mineral Resources in Selected Communities of Southwest Rural Communities of Nigeria(SAGE Open, 2024) Olonade, Olawale Y.; George, Tayo O.; Rhodes-Ebetaleye, Julius; Imhonopi, DavidNigeria is often described as a land flowing with milk and honey in reflection of the rich endowment of natural and mineral resources embedded in the country. Sadly, few of its people have benefited from these abundant resources as a large percent age of its population remains poor, particularly in rural areas. Hence, this present study assessed the awareness and utilisation of the natural and mineral resources in 24 selected southwest rural communities. The study adopts the mixed method to eli cit responses from rural and urban respondents in four of Nigeria’s southwest states. Findings from the study revealed a high level of awareness of available resources in rural communities but gross underutilisation of the resources. The study con cludes that the available resources in the southwest rural communities if tapped into, could transform the rural economy and ameliorate the level of underdevelopment in those areas. The study recommends that the government at all levels needs to recognise the rural areas as the fulcrum of national economic development and should be given utmost priority regarding infrastructural provisions and adequate fundingItem Coronavirus pandemic and spirituality in southwest Nigeria: A sociological analysis(ScienceDirect Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Elsevier Ltd, 2021) Olonade, Olawale Y.; Adetunde, Christiana O.; Iwelumor, Oluwakemi S.; Ozoya, Mercy I.; George, Tayo O.Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic outbreak is wreaking much havoc across the globe, with many nations shutting down their economy and social life with the hope of flattening the curve while health practitioners are also gearing efforts in providing a cure for it. Part of the coronavirus challenges is the various spiritual undertones attributed to it in many quarters. Hence, this study seeks to understand the various spiritual undertones attributed to the coronavirus incidence in southwest Nigeria. Methodology: This paper examined the coronavirus pandemic and spirituality sociologically in southwest Nigeria, using secondary and primary data. Secondary data includes a review of literature, social media comments, official records, and newspaper reports. Primary data entails using google form (questionnaire) circulated via social media with 221 responses retrieved and analyzed using the frequency distribution tables and bar charts. Also, a one-sample t-test was used for further statistical analysis. Results: Findings show that rather than attributing coronavirus incidence to spirituality alone, most of the respondents also see it as a public health concern, and precautionary measures should adhere. They see the government ban on social gathering, which affected the religious houses as the right thing to do and not solely targeted as religious houses. However, most believe that religious houses provide 'essential' emotional and spiritual support to the people. Respondents also believe they can get their healing from their place of worship even if infected with the coronavirus. Conclusion: Based on the findings it was recommended that religious organizations should source valid data so that policy-makers can make informed decisions. Also, there is a need to have an accurate record of the number of infected persons and death rates to know the right time to ease lockdown and lift the social gathering measures. There should also be a place for easy and free testing for people. This will help the government ascertain the number of infected persons, reduce the associated fear with the pandemic, and lessen the people's economic, social, and religious effects.Item RIPPLES OF INEQUITY: GENDERED CURRENTS IN NIGERIA’S WATER AND SANITATION SECTOR(RIPPLES OF INEQUITY: GENDERED CURRENTS IN NIGERIA’S WATER AND SANITATION SECTOR, 2025) George, Tayo O.; Oku, Arit; Oladipo, Funke C.; Odiboh , Oscar O.The need to improve gender access to water and sanitation in Africa has elicited a lot of discussions and scholarly research in developing countries worldwide. Women's rights activists and other concerned stakeholders have argued for the gender’s increased access and control over water and sanitation. This chapter examines the relationship between the ripples of gender inequity in Nigeria’s water and sanitation sector of the environmental space. The study highlights the impacts of discrimination against women concerning access and control in the critical water sector and the ripple effects on sanitation for a healthier family and society. It identifies the gaps and challenges in women’s access to water and sanitation. It seeks ways of strengthening women’s rights to water and sanitation; achieving the possible benchmark in the context of seven United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 6 which focuses on clean water and sanitation by ensuring water and sanitation for all is available and sustainable. The study relied on secondary data sources and the review of extant literature on major sub-themes of gender access to water and sanitation, the situation analysis, regional disparities, and challenges in the sector for improved access in the sector. It concludes by providing recommendations on how to promote policies, dialogue, advocacy, partnerships, and capacity building to support gender access to water and good sanitation practices. Keywords: Water, Sanitation, Health, Gender, Sustainable, NigeriaItem Institutions and the Challenges of Development in Africa(Department of Sociology College of Business and Social Sciences Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, 2019) Onwuma, Anthony C.; George, Tayo O.Africa's development and how it could be engendered has been the subject of scholarly interrogation for many decades. This finds expression in the many development policies fonnulated by African policy makers and political leaders to bail the continent out of the quagmire of underdevelopment. Painfolly, all the achieved results and success stories were disappointingly modest. This paper examines some key institutions such as Economic, Education and the political institutions. It concludes that weak institutions and the failure to fonnulate Afrocentric policies are the bane of development in the continent. Thus, the strengthening and repositioning of institutions in Africa will go a long way in ushering development in Africa.Item RIPPLES OF INEQUITY: GENDERED CURRENTS IN NIGERIA’S WATER AND SANITATION SECTOR(Obafemi Awolowo University Press Ile-lfe, Nigeria., 2024) George, Tayo O.; Oku, Arit; Oladipo, Funke C.; Odiboh, Oscar O.The need to improve gender access to water and sanitation in Africa has elicited a lot of discussions and scholarly research in developing countries worldwide. Women's rights activists and other concerned stakeholders have argued for the gender’s increased access and control over water and sanitation. This chapter examines the relationship between the ripples of gender inequity in Nigeria’s water and sanitation sector of the environmental space. The study highlights the impacts of discrimination against women concerning access and control in the critical water sector and the ripple effects on sanitation for a healthier family and society. It identifies the gaps and challenges in women’s access to water and sanitation. It seeks ways of strengthening women’s rights to water and sanitation; achieving the possible benchmark in the context of seven United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 6 which focuses on clean water and sanitation by ensuring water and sanitation for all is available and sustainable. The study relied on secondary data sources and the review of extant literature on major sub-themes of gender access to water and sanitation, the situation analysis, regional disparities, and challenges in the sector for improved access in the sector. It concludes by providing recommendations on how to promote policies, dialogue, advocacy, partnerships, and capacity building to support gender access to water and good sanitation practices.Item THE ROLE OF COVENANT UNIVERSITY IN COMBATING THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS(Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, DELSU, Abraka, Nigeria, 2026) George, Tayo O.; Amoo, Emmanuel 0 .; Asaolu, Aderonke 0.Item LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERCEPTIONS AND MEANINGS OF COVID-19(the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, 2026) George, Tayo O.; Asakitikpi, Alex; Kasumu, Taiwo; Olore, Amos; Kasumu, Modupe; Adebayo, MercyThe outbreak of a strain of coronavirus in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 was initially a local issue. However, the. rapid spread of the disease in Hubei Province soon alerted the Chinese government to an epidemic and prompted it to share its concern with the world. By 11th January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had publicised the scientific nomenclature of the virus outbreak, COVID-19, and by January 2020, the epidemic was pronounced a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The relentless spread of the virus, which met the essential criteria of an infectious disease transmitted from one human to another across a large geographic area and affecting a significant number of the world's population, forced the WHO to declare COVID-19 a pandemic on 11th March 2020. Since the disease's declaration as a pandemic and the moral panic it sparked worldwide, there was confusion over its scientific, spiritual, and social meanings. In this chapter, we examine Africa's and global perspectives on COVID-19 and their implications for individuals and the societies in which they live and function. Within post-. structuralism and postmodemity, we examine how meanings are attached to the virus and how its interpretation influences behaviour, especially within governments' extreme measures to curtail the virus outbreak in Nigeria and worldwide. We also examine how COVID-19, as a health symbol, assumes different shades of meaning as individuals perceive risk across different socio-cultural, spiritual, and political contexts.Item A REVIEW OF FAMILY DYNAMICS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN NIGERIA(Faculty of Communication and Media Studies Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, 2026) Amaike, Bola; Jawando, Jubril; Olabisi, Yusuf; George, Tayo O.Since the emergence of the Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in December, 2019 in Wuhan, China and its importation into Nigeria on February 27, 2020, Nigerians faced diverse challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic was more than a health challenge; it had, social and economic implications, attacking the core of human society and increasing social inequality, vulnerabilities and gender-based violence. Consequently, the Nigerian government introduced measures to contain the virus' spread, including a total or partiallockdown. Many families faced a massive crisis during the lockdown, raising many issues and imposing wrenching trade-offs . This paper focuses on family dynamics and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown by examining how families managed financial difficulties and : conflicts, maintained social ties, and addressed changes during the lockdown. The impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns were deeply felt within the family structures, especially among the most vulnerable groups such as people with low incomes, women, older persons and persons with disabilities. Since family members were at home during the lockdown, family dynamics would be threatened, magnified positively or negatively, depending on the coping strategies adopted. Functionalism was adopted as the explanatory tool. This paper reviewed. various publications on family dynamics and coping strategies during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria. Insights were drawn from family types, socio-economic status and their coping strategies. The article concludes with recommendations for effective management of pandemics and the impacts of their lockdown in Nigeria without compromising the social well-being of vulnerable families.Item Generating Research Objectives in Social Research(badan University Press, Publishing House, University of lbadan, lbadan, Nigeria, 2020) Jegede, Ajibade E.; Idowu, A. E.; George, Tayo O.