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    Gender Social Norms Among Internal Migrant Communities in South-West Nigeria
    (Journal of Ecohumanism Volume: 3, No: 7, 2024) Silva Asagba Omolola; Duruji M. M.; Chidozie Felix C.; Osimen Goddy U.
    This study delves into the complex relationship between migration, gender social norms, and child marriage within internal migrant communities in Southwest Nigeria. Existing research has demonstrated that the dynamics of child marriage and migration are intricately interwoven and contingent upon specific contextual factors. This relationship is further nuanced by the dual pressures of conflict and forced displacement, which can exert both upward and downward influences on child marriage practices. Drawing from the prevalence of child marriage across multiple boards, specific normative factors were identified, such as a girl's chastity as a means to preserve family honour, a preference for male education and opportunities, the perception of girls as a financial burden leading to early marriage, and the societal view of girls primarily in roles as wives and mothers. These norms constrain girls' participation in decision-making processes and reinforce their subservient roles. The intersecting impact of these social norms on poverty and prolonged insecurity contributes to the perpetuation of child marriage. Insights from studies on legalities surrounding the permissible age for marriage underscore the significant sway of societal norms in determining marriage timing. These insights provide a foundation for the development of interventions and policies promoting gender equality and safeguarding the rights of individuals affected by child marriage. Despite a growing volume of research on child marriage, there remains a research gap within humanitarian contexts, particularly migration. This study seeks to address this gap by exploring the complex interplay between migration, gender, and social norms in shaping child marriage practices, specifically within the Nigerian context.
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    Sustainable development goals implementation in a post-colonial African State: Any future for the African Continental Free Trade Area?
    (Sustainable Dvelopment Volume 33, Issue 1, 2024-10-17) 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.
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    Regional Integration and the Neo-functionalist Model: The Brexit Narrative
    (Chin. Polit. Sci. Rev. 5, 2018) Aje Oluwatobi; Chidozie Felix C.
    The socio-economic and political advantages derived as benefits of the integrative project have been the justification for most integrative initiatives. This has also made regional integration a major phenomenon in international relations, both as a field of study and as a sphere of actual relation. Many theories are paraded in scholarly circles explaining the rationale and process of the integrative project. However, little attention is paid to the fact that, on the continuum of integration, retrogression and disengagement is possible as social realities unfold. Using archival research method, the work examines the relevance of the neo-functional model in explaining recent trends on integration, using Brexit as a case study. It contends that the neo-functionalist model still holds analytical purchase in approximating contemporary trends of integration
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    Political Exclusion and the Quest for Self-Determination in Southeastern Nigeria
    (African RenaissanceVol. 22, No. 1, 2025-05) Osimen Goddy U.; Daudu Basil Osayin; Chidozie Felix C.
    The Igbo, one of Nigeria’s major ethnic groups have long experienced marginalisation and perceived exclusion from national political leadership. The research adopted the phenomenological research design with data collected from secondary sources via a systematic literature review. The data gathered were analysed, utilizing thematic analysis. Using the relative deprivation theory, this study explores the historical backdrop, socio-political dynamics, and key factors underlying the Igbo people’s perceived political exclusion. The study investigates the motivating factors driving the Igbo people’s quest for self-determination and digs into the techniques used by Igbo socio-political parties such as MASSOB (Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra) and IPOB (Indigenous People of Biafra) to achieve self-determination ranging from peaceful rallies to separatist movements. The study also looks at how the Nigerian government and other stakeholders responded to these demands. Among other things, the study revealed that ethnic sentiment is a problem in Nigeria, and adding to the growing literature on political exclusion and self-determination, the study provides a deeper knowledge of challenges faced by the Igbo and potential paths (nonviolence, dialogue and inclusivity) for addressing their concerns within the Nigerian political structure.
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    Perception on Child Rights Protection and Media Performance Among Kuje Internally Displaced Persons' Camp, Abuja, Nigeria
    (Media and Its Role in Protecting the Rights of Children in Africa, 2020) Chidozie Felix C.; Oghuvbu Augustine Ejiroghene
    This essay examines media and child rights protection in Nigeria, using Kuje IDPs Camp in Abuja, FCT as a case study. It argues that the media has important and indispensable roles to play in enabling the promotion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Nigeria's Child Rights Act, 2003. The study adopted the qualitative method through interviews and focus group discussions conducted at the Kuje IDPs Camp. Findings suggest that the Nigerian government is not committed to implementing the prescription of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Child Rights Act, thus further jeopardizing the already fractured rights of the of children in IDPs camps in Nigeria. Similarly, the media is not paying attention to the plight of the displaced children. The prescriptions advanced in this study as well as the conclusions reached are relevant for policy makers at the national, regional, and international levels responsible for the rights of the children, especially the Nigerian child.
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    Terrorism in Nigeria
    (Nigerian Politics, 2020-12-04) Joshua Segun; Chidozie Felix C.
    Terrorism has become one of the most attractive concepts in the field of security studies, especially since the international security architecture was radically transformed in 2001 following the 9/11 incident in the United States. Thus, terrorism has acquired a transnational outlook in the global governance agenda. This chapter is an attempt to explore the issues surrounding terrorism in Nigeria, since the recent upsurge in terrorist activities has drawn immense interest from both local and international stakeholders. This chapter is a desk study which borrows heavily from secondary sources of data to examine meaning and feature(s) of terrorism, types of terrorism, theoretical explanations of terrorism in Nigeria, a historical overview of terrorism in Nigeria, cases of terrorists attack and effects of terrorism on the Nigerian economy, politics and diplomatic relations. It argues that the causes of terrorism in Nigeria are multidimensional in nature and scope, suggesting a multi-stakeholder approach to stemming the tide in the polity. It further establishes an inextricable link between terrorism and religious fundamentalism in the Nigeria experience. It concludes that unless the country cooperates with other international actors, especially her immediate neighbours in combating the menace of domestic terrorism, it will remain vulnerable to terrorist activities which have increasingly become globalized in nature and scope.
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    Media and the Challenges of Displaced Men in Nigeria: A Case Study of Durumi Area One IDPs Camp, Abuja, FCT
    (Handbook of Research on the Global Impact of Media on Migration Issues, 2020) Chidozie Felix C.; Oghuvbu Augustine Ejiroghene
    This chapter addresses the under-reportage of the challenges confronting the male population of the IDPs by the mainstream media in Nigeria. It argues that the challenges facing the IDPs as a result of the Boko Haram terrorism, natural and man-made disasters, as well as the Hausa-Fulani mayhem, are peculiar to all the IDPs irrespective of demographic disparities. With the aid of 256 copies of questionnaires distributed among the male population of IDPs, recording 100 percent return rate and interviews conducted at Durumi Area One IDPs Camps in Abuja, FCT, the study answered the research questions posed here. Findings show that the plights of the male population of the IDPs ranging from hunger, starvation, water, electricity, accommodation shortages, and lack of sustainable occupation, portend serious human security threats for the country. It proposes policy-relevant actions for the government and other related agencies working with the IDPs; while concluding the role of media in trumpeting the challenges of the male population of the IDPs will mitigate their plights.
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    Interrogating the Responses of WHO to the Outbreak of Covid-19 in Nigeria
    (Centr; and Eastern European Online Library, Transnational Press London, 2024-03) Folorunso Gideon Ibukuntomiwa; Duruji Moses Metumara; 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.
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    Institutional Framework and the Transition to Green Growth for Sustainable Development in Africa
    (African Journal of Business and Economic Research, 2021-10-04) Akinyemi Opeyemi; Okoli Ikechukwu; Chidozie Felix C.
    This study critically examined the impact of economic and political institutions on Green Growth (GG) transition in Africa based on the premise that weak policies and unfavourable enabling environment can slow down the transition. Using data from 52 countries from 1980 to 2017, the study used a three-panel model combination to estimate the response of the measure of green growth to institutional factors. The results indicate a significant positive relationship between institutions and green growth with the interaction of two institution indicators, showing that economic institutions have to be complemented with strong political institutions. Therefore, a strong institutional framework is necessary for the transition. It is recommended that policymakers in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries strengthen the reform of political institutions so that they can complement economic institutions in order not to jeopardise ongoing efforts towards driving the transition to green growth for sustainable development.
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    Human Factors and Cultism Control in Social Media for Higher Education
    (Handbook of Research on the Role of Human Factors in IT Project Management, 2020) Azeta Ambrose Agbon; Ativie Raymond; Misra Sanjay; Azeta Angela E.; Chidozie Felix C.; Amosu Olufunmilola
    The social media network is one of the trending platforms engaged for communication by students. Regrettably, this system has been used by persons to plan and commit cyber fraud and public vices. Some of the tertiary institutions including secondary and university in Nigeria have been turned to cultist environments resulting in killings and disorder amongst students in the school and environs. This is a situation that has continued to struggle with solutions in most higher institutions in the country, particularly in the government owned institutions. This obviously is a human factor issue that needs to be addressed. The objective of this study is to provide social media-based system that is integrated with anti-cultism component services towards combating cultism on campus. The platform will support interaction and learning on and off campus while at the same time helping to curtail cultism among students through filtering of keywords communicated on social media that are crime-based or cultism-related. In carrying out this study, appropriate research methods and implementation techniques such as modeling, design, server-side programming, database were deployed. The platform provides a dual platform that will enable active students to participate in learning, and also cultism control in the school system.