1. IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The broadcast media have been considered an important public domain in the use, promotion and maintenance of language in line with the sociolinguistic nature and dictates of their host communities (Silentman, 1995; Davi...
2. CHALLENGES OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN A DEMOCRATIC DISPENSATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The role of television as a mass medium in the democratization process is understood in the context of the public sphere, which is defined by Habermas stated in 2012 as "organs of information and political debates such...
3. ASSESSMENT OF ELECTION MALPRACTICE AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC
ABSTRACT
The conduct of free and fair elections has become the yardstick for measuring the strength and credibility of a country’s democracy. The absence of free and fair elections has become an almost insurmountable obstacle to democratization in most African cou...
4. EXAMINATION OF THE EXTENT OF DEVELOPMENT MADE BY MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM IN NIGERIA POLITICAL SPHERE
ABSTRACT
The central role played by political parties in the development and nurturing of a virile democracy and its consolidation cannot be overstated. Where democracy survives for a long period of time, it is because political partie...
5. A CASE STUDY ON DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION (2015-2019)
Background of the study
The connection between democratic government and economic progress at the national level is recognized and valued by many. This is due to the fact that democracy plays an extremely significant and significant part in nurturing na...
6. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF MARKETING NIGERIAN MADE COMPUTER SOFTWARES
Background to the Study
Made-in-Nigeria software is a term used to describe software that was developed inside the borders of Nigeria by Nigerian individuals. Due to the fact that Nigeria is a developing nation in the third world, it is very important f...
7. INVESTIGATION ON ELECTION MISCONDUCT AND ITS IMPACT ON DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION USING FOURTH REPUBLIC AS A CASE STUDY
Background of the study
Elections have not only become an indicator for the end of autocracy or a transition to democracy, but the credibility of the electoral process has also become a tool for evaluating the integrity and legitimacy of a democratic re...
8. MALPRACTICE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA A STUDY OF FOURTH REPUBLIC
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The credibility of the electoral process has not only become an instrument for the end of authoritarianism or a transition to democracy, but it has also become an instrument for dete...
9. EFFECT OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM ON NEWS OBJECTIVITY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The mass media are seen as advances in science and technology in a culture, as well as catalysts for social and economic transformation in that society (Melkote, 1991). The mass media's actions are assumed to mobilize h...
10. GENDER AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN RIVERS STATE, THE FOURTH REPUBLIC EXPERIENCE(A CASE STUDY OF THE 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS
Background of the Study
The principles of freedom, fairness, and equality in treatment of all people, including men and women, on an equal basis, by the society, are the cornerstones of democratic governance (Nwabueze, 1993:2). (Nwabueze, 1993:2)....
11. INFLUENCE OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM ON FAKE NEWS IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Technological advancement in contemporary society of the 21stcentury heralded the arrival of information and communication technologies (ICT) that has enhanced the existing communication process and the entire material in which individual i...
12. THE RADIO IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN POLITICAL ELECTIONS IN BAYELSA STATE
Background Of The Study
Electoral corruption is the single most potent threat to democratic transition in Nigeria(Aliu, 2020). Rigging is perpetrated by all political parties relative to their strength. However, it is the party with “incumbency fa...
13. THE IMPACT OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATION
Abstract
There seem to be a debate on the validity of democratic peace theory. While some scholars argued that democracy engenders peace, others argued exactly the opposite. In the Nigerian context, democracy appears to have been characterised by violence. With heavy reliance on seconda...
14. GODFATHERISM AND CREDIBLE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN ANAMBRA STATE
ABSTRACT
Those who perceive political offices as their birthright should rethink. So are those who make and break promises with impunity, hoping the people won’t remember. This study was undertaken to examine the effects of Godfatherism in the ele...
15. INEC AND 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA: A PROGNOSTICATION
ABSTRACT
The INEC, as an instrument of processing democratic ideals and structures, is hopefully, expected to be a truly independent body that personifies the ideals of transparency, impartiality, accountability and responsiveness. This worldwide trend known as demo...
16. POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICS OF SECOND TERM
Abstract
In democratization of any nation political parties play a very critical role. Central to the successes and failures of electoral politics is the cardinal and strategic functions of this all important and an integral organ of democratization which is core to its...
17. THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
This research paper looks at foreign direct investment and economic development in Nigeria (2001– 2018).
The major objectives of the study is to identify various policies and incentives operating in the economy such as the excha...
18. THE ELECTORIAL PROCESS AND NATIONAL SECURITY: A CASE STUDY OF 2011 AND 2015 ELECTIONS
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The cornerstone of competitive elections and democracy is free and fair election. The credibility and legitimacy accorded an election victory is determined by the extent to which the process is free and fair (Garuba, 2007;Bogaards, 2007). Free a...
19. The Concept of Godfatherism and its influence on Nigeria Politics and Politician
Abstract
This study was carried out to examine the concept of god-fatherism and its influence on Nigeria politics and politician. There has been a lot of crises in Nigerian politics and Administration - a crisis of confidence in our elected officials, a lost of faith i...
20. THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF INEC
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The cornerstone of competitive elections and democracy is free and fair election. The credibility and legitimacy accorded an election victory is determined by the extent to which the process is free and fair (Garuba, 2007; Bogaa...
21. THE EFFECT OF INFLATION AND INTEREST RATE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The gross Domestic product Growth is a long term rise in the capacity to supply increasingly diverse economic goods o its population. This growing capacity is said to base on advancing technology.
It is only through an effective eco...
22. POLITICAL PARTY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN OPINION SURVEY OF THE THREE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA (1999 – 2012)
ABSTRACT
This study examines, investigates, and surveys opinion of Nigerians on some of the factors that influence party and party system development in Nigeria, using data elicited from the three Senatorial Districts of Edo State, Nigeria. The exercise was embark...
23. THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IN THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY IN MALI
ABSTRACT
On 16th January, 2012, several insurgent groups began raising another campaign against the Malian Government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azaward. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azaward (MNLA), an organization fighting to...
24. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COLLEGIATE SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION IN COLLEGES OF MEDICINE IN NIGERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
ABSTRACT
The collegiate system of administration was introduced into the Nigerian university system to ensure synchronization, decentralization and democratization of operations and devolution of powers. It is expected to aid the process of decision making and implementation as against...
25. A STUDY OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2018 INCONCLUSIVE ELECTION IN OSUN STATE ON ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA
Background to the study
It is imperative to underscore the fact that the recurring issue of inconclusive election is becoming frequent ubiquitous in the conduct of elections in Nigeria and, a formidable challenge in Nigeria’s electoral system, this therefore lends...
26. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PARLIAMENTARY BUREAUCRACY IN THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (A CASE STUDY OF THE 8TH ASSEMBLY)
Background to the study
Bureaucracy is a major organizational structure within which policymaking, implementation, and evaluation take place. So vital is the concept (especially in developing countries, where governments are faced with numerous problems and challenges,...
27. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF DIRECT PRIMARIES ON INTERNAL DEMOCRACY OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
A cardinal principle on which democracy rests is popular mandate. It is the basis of representative democracy practiced all over the world. Popular mandate presupposes the unrestrained participation of the relevant community in the affairs of the...
28. ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION - LEGISLATURE PARTNERSHIP: A CASE STUDY OF THE FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS OF THE 9TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Background to the Study
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are enormously important players in international development. They provide development services and humanitarian relief, innovate in service delivery, build local capacity and advocate with and for the poor. Ac...
29. ASESSEMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATION OF THE 8TH ASSEMBLY ON BUDGET SCRUTINY
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Budgets affect all of us. As citizens, we depend on the state to provide crucial services and infrastructure, which depend on the way government raises revenue and allocates money to meet these various competing and sometimes conflicting needs;(...
30. THE MENACE TO VOTE BUYING IN NIGERIAN ELECTIONS (A STUDY OF 2019 AND 2023 ELECTION)
Background of the study
One of the pillars that support every democracy is elections. Elections seem to have become a major factor in the stabilization and democratization of emerging democracies. It forms an important pillar that places the power to go...
31. THE RISE OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND IT'S IMPACT ON NEWS REPORTAGE: A SURVEY OF JOURNALISTS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Background of the Study
The rapid advancement of digital technology and the widespread accessibility of the internet have brought about significant changes in the way news is produced, distributed, and consumed. One of the most profound developments in...
