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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

Womenβ€Ÿs 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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Actionable points in SDG 5 for eradicating gender based violence By year 2030 in Nigeria: Way forward

The major challenge facing gender parity and discrimination in developing countries such as Nigeria is acts of various forms of abuse against females. Hence, workable strategies to eradicate genderbased violence (GBV) become imperative and essential towards an effort to achieve gender equality...

Authors: Ogunlade Ibiyinka

Gender, Violence, SDG5, Legal frameworks, Equality, Nigeria
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A Postmodernist Approach to Women, Development Theory and Practice

Postmodernism arose as a theoretical movement to challenge modernity's presumptions and concepts as well as the idea of being universally correct. Postmodernism posits that the significant modifications made to modernism's institutions and lifestyles mean that contemporary society is not the s...

Authors: Akinmolayan, Akintunde Temitope

Modernism, Postmodernism, Postmodern Feminism, Women, Development, Gender Inequality
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Breaking the Culture of Violence against Civilians – A Case Study of Nigeria

Violence is seen as an intricate part of the Nigerian socio-political landscape, and often occurs in many ways including violent events targeting civilians which form the base for this study. Though the phenomenon of violence against civilians has found its way into many academic and developmen...

Authors: Okonkwo Nkiruka Stella

Violence against Civilians; Sexual Violence; Attack; Abduction; Gender; Early Warning System
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Challenges and prospects of I.D.P management in Nigeria

This paper examines the challenges and prospects of the management of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within the Nigerian context. This work has special interest in ascertaining the remote and the immediate causes of why we have Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with peculiar interest in...

Authors: Okereke Gabriel

IDPs, IDPs Challenges, Management of IDPs, IDPs in Nigeria, Leadership failure, Corruption.
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Driving Towards a Reduction of Domestic Violence in Numan Community, Adamawa State

Abuse intended to control or cause harm to a partner is known as domestic violence. One of the main reasons for gender-based violence is the misuse of authority. Domestic abuse can take many different forms, such as financial, emotional, sexual, or physical. While victims can be of any age or g...

Authors: Falda Wesley

reduction, survivors, family, gender-based violence, abuse, and domestic violence.
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Effect of Workforce Diversity on Employee Performance in Integrated Hitech Service Provider (Ihs) Tower, Abuja

Diversity is a global phenomenon which aligns with the United Nations Sustaianble Development Agenda 2030, and is also very essential in ensureing the efficient and effective management of the workplace environment. However, diversity has not been fully embraced by most organizations in Nigeria...

Authors: Atotileto, Victor Tunde

Diversity; Workforce Diversity; Employee Performance; Gender Diversity; Personnel Diversity; Productivity
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Gender Inequality Implications in Disaster Management: A Literature Review

Individuals of various genders and age groups, as well as differing socio-economic backgrounds, possess unique susceptibilities that influence their encounters with disasters and their subsequent capacity for recovery. Disasters, whether natural or humaninduced, have a disproportionate impact o...

Authors: Yakubu, Simnom Nissi

Gender, Disaster Management, Gender Inequality, Disasters, Inclusion.
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Gender issues in the Nigerian Armed Forces: A Literature Review

In many societies, state security institutions have been created with the responsibility of defending a nation’s interest from both foreign aggressors and internal strife, and this responsibility has been placed in the hands of those who identify as masculine based on physiological, biological...

Authors: Yakubu, Funom Rapha

Armed Forces, Gender Equality, Security, Gender Mainstreaming, Development, Inclusion
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