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Articles in Special Issue 2023 Gender Studies - 12 articles

Analyzing Women’s Participation in Politics and Governance in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: The Liberal Feminists’ Perspective

Nigeria has a long history of gender inequality. However, since the return of democracy in 1999, there has been a noticeable but inconsistent increase in the level of women’s participation in politics and governance. Observably, Nigeria recorded 7.06% representation of women in the National Ass...

Authors: Adefisoye, Ibironke Damilola

Liberal Feminism, Gender Equality, Women‟s Political Participation, Governance, Nigeria‟s Fourth Republic.
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Exploitation of Child Labour, Educational and Health Issues

The main objective of this paper is to delve into the impact of child labor, on the education and health of children in developing nations. To achieve this a comprehensive review was conducted, utilizing articles reports from organizations like the International Labour Organization (ILO) well a...

Authors: Adeyemi, Uduak Asuquo

Health; Nigeria; WASH; New Normal; COVID- 19
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Challenges of undergraduates towards the adoption of e-learning methods during Covid-19 Pandemic in Redeemer’s University, Ede.

The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic led to the sudden lockdown of schools in March 2020 in Nigeria, this introduced the use of various e-learning platforms which was inevitable in enabling continuous educational activities. This study was conducted to investigate “Challenges of undergraduates to...

Authors: Alo Folake Sekinot

Challenges, Undergraduates, Adoption, COVID-19 Pandemic, E-learning.
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An examination of national response to emergency and disaster in Nigeria: A case study of flood

This study examined the national response to emergency and disaster in Nigeria (with special focus on emergency response to flood). The study also considered the National Disaster Management Framework, which mandates that emergency risk reduction be mainstreamed into development activities at...

Authors: Bukola Elizabeth Dairo

Gender, Disaster, Hazards, Disaster Management, Emergency, Emergency Response.
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Effects and benefits of covid-19 on Nigeria’s economy: A case study of the health sector in the new normal

This Paper discusses COVID-19 Pandemic in the New Normal especially as it affects Nigeria’s Health Sector positively and negatively. Though the Health Sector was overburdened within the first few months of COVID-19, there are some achievements made in the sector in terms of increased funding, e...

Authors: Funke Bukola Adeyeye

Health; Nigeria; WASH; New Normal; COVID-19
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Reversing poverty trends in Africa: case of Nigeria and others countries

Extreme poverty is a major issue in many Africa, it's crucial that we address it right now since it negatively impacts people's lives. These issues include not having access to enough food, a safe place to live, clean water to drink, adequate reading and writing skills, the death of many babies...

Authors: Funke Oladipo

poverty, inefficiency, economy, inequality, malnourishment, manifestations, proportion, population, development
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A Warning Trend: Kidnapping and Abduction and Its Implications on Food Security and The 2023 Democratic Election In Nigeria

Kidnapping and abduction are some of the major forms of organised crimes and global phenomena threatening peaceful co-existence and human dignity in modern society. This explorative research work focuses on the incidence of kidnapping across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. Secondary dat...

Authors: Ogunkanmi, Zaccheaus O.

Kidnapping, Abduction, Ransom, Earlywarning, Election
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Institutionalizing Gender, Humanitarian and Development Studies in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria: Lessons from Redeemer’s University, Osun State, Nigeria

This Paper explores emerging trends and prospects for institutionalizing the interaction of gender, humanitarian and development studies in Nigeria’s Tertiary Institutions. Using secondary data, this Paper draws key lessons from the two-track programmes pioneered by the Centre for Gender, Human...

Authors: Okonkwo, Nkiruka Stella

Gender; Humanitarian; Development Studies; Institutionalizing.
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Women's Issues in Development: The Case of Nigerian Women in Media and Communication

This paper explored the theoretical perspectives on women's issues in development, with a focus on the experience of Nigerian women in media and communication, including social media. Drawing on a review of literature on women, gender and development, feminist media studies, and development th...

Authors: Osimosu, Rachael Oluwaseun

Women‟s Issues in Development, Nigeria Women in Media, Communication, Social Media, Development Theories
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Kidnapping in Nigeria: A Threat to National Security

Kidnapping in Nigeria is a serious security threat, it is usually perpetrated by bandits and insurgents, it is an organized crime that Nigerian security agencies have not been able to stop or reduce the prevalence. The current wave of abductions across the country makes everyone a potential vic...

Authors: Oyefunke Yetunde Alabi

Kidnapping, National Threat, National Security
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Advancing gender equality and women empowerment in academia: The case of Lagos State

Advancing gender equality is now a widely accepted and recognized fact. The success of national development goals has also been noted as being critically dependent on gender issues. In actuality, achieving gender equality is not only considered as a means in and of itself, but also as a cataly...

Authors: Shedrack Mobolaji Esther

Gender equality, women empowerment, pragmatic approach, higher Education, academia, research and development, Lagos State
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Gender mainstreaming in the education sector: Impacts on social transformation

Socio-cultural norms, especially in developing nations, havean undeniable effect on all aspects of human lives and development, cutting across the social, economic, political, and personal development of individuals and groups of people. The consequences of which have driven unfair representati...

Authors: Yakubu Funom Rapha

Gender Mainstreaming, Education, Social Transformation, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Education
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