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Rehabilitation or Human Rights Deprivation: A Scoping Analysis of Existing Literature on the Plight of Women in Nigeria’s Correctional Centres

Women in Nigeria's correctional centres face numerous challenges that hinder their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. This paper explores the plight of women in Nigerian prisons through a comprehensive review of existing literature, and relevant secondary data. The review draws on a...

Authors: Ibironke D. Adefisoye & Olabisi I. Aina

Human rights, Women’s rights, Rehabilitation/Deprivation, Nigeria Correctional Centres.
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Sociological Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Theological Students in Selected Seminaries of The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Artificial intelligence, a computer science field, can revolutionise education by enabling machines to perceive their environment and use learning to achieve goals. However, it poses threats to teachers’ job security, dehumanised learning experiences, and increased dependency on technology. Ove...

Authors: David Oluwabukunmi Ogunbiyi & Oyebanji Israel Temitope

Sociological Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Theological Students in Selected Seminaries of The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
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An Assessment of the Causes and Consequences of Gender Gap in STEM Education Among High School Students in Kwara State, Nigeria.

The underrepresentation of Girls and women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is an ongoing issue, with significant consequences for individuals, communities, and society. This study investigates the causes and effects of gender disparity in STEM and identifies r...

Authors: Egbele Justina Funke

Gender, STEM, Education, Gap, Inequality and Representation
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Celebrity Agenda-Setting: How Celebrities' Social Media Updates Impact Traditional Newspapers' Entertainment Content

This study builds on the existing literature regarding the agenda-setting theory as it examined the agenda- setting and self-salience role of celebrities through their social media updates as they influence the entertainment content of traditional Nigerian newspapers....

Authors: Kris Martins Obiaje; Bernice OluwalanuSanusi; I. BayoOloyede; & Felix Olajide Talabi.

Celebrity Journalism, Social media, Traditional media, Celebrity Agenda, Nigerian newspapers.
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Costumes and Mourning Rituals in Widowhood Practices as Grief Management Strategies Mitigating Mortality Salience in Ondo Kingdom Nigeria

This study explored the role of costumes and mourning rituals in widowhood practices in Nigeria, and how these practices serve as strategies for grief management mitigating mortality salience (MS). The terror management theory (TMT) was used to explain the application of both proximal and dista...

Authors: Susan Olubukola Badeji; Bede Chinonye Akpunne & Oluwasegun Ajetunmobi

Costumes, mourning rituals, grief management, mortality salience, widowhood practices, Ondo Nigeria
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Cultural Diversity in Cross-Cultural Mission

Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural, human and material resources; however, corruption, political and economic instability, environmental and other emerging factors continue to impede the Nation’s development thereby leading to forced and irregular migration within and beyond the...

Authors: Ayobami Amiola Oladapo

Culture; Inter-cultural Theology; Mission, Cultural diversity.
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Early Response to Incidence of Political Violence in Nigeria: A Review of Existing Strategies

In Nigeria, a culture of political violence persists, and often causes death, displacements and infrastructural damage. Various measures were introduced by the government and other stakeholders to address political violence in Nigeria; yet, there is a growing trend of violence connected with the...

Authors: Tajudeen Ademola Akanji & Nkiruka Stella Okonkwo

Political Violence; Early Response; Early Warning Systems; Conflict Prevention and Mitigation; Nigeria
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Framing the Author Surrogate for an Academic Docufiction Screenplay

This paper explores the relationship between fiction and reality in the docufiction genre, concentrating on the function of the author's surrogate characters. Docufiction is a hybrid genre that combines fiction and documentary elements, providing filmmakers with a distinctive medium to cinemati...

Authors: Patrick, Nicodemus Adai; Rantimi, Julius-Adeoye; Babarinde, Damilola & Badeji, Susan Olubukola.

Migration; Humanitarian; Development; Issue; Nigeria
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Influence of farm radio international radio programmes on farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

The paper sought to investigate the influence of FRI radio programmes on farmers' knowledge, skills, and practices in Oyo state. The study was anchored on the Uses and Gratifications theory. The paper opted for a Mixed Methods research design, using Survey and Fo...

Authors: Oluwafunmil ayo Abimbola Shodipe; Bernice O. Sanusi; Felix O. Talabi & Omowale T. Adelabu

Agricultural information, farmers, radio, farmer education, broadcasting
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Ngos Adopted Communication Channels Towards Curbing the Occurrence of Gender-Based Violence in Ondo State

Gender-based violence (GBV) is an issue of social phenomenon that has affected many people globally. GBV poses a huge challenge to the socioeconomic development of Nigeria, Ondo State inclusive. This study investigated the channels of communication adopted by Non-Governmental Organizations (NG...

Authors: Adebowale Ikuesewo- Akinbami; Bernice, O. Sanusi & Felix Olajide Talabi.

NGO, Communication Channels, Gender- Based Violence, Behavioural Change
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Patterns of Vowel Epenthesis in Nigerian Spoken English

Vowel epenthesis is a regular speech reduction phenomenon across both formal and casual speech styles among English native speakers. However, in non-native speaker environments such as Nigeria, this phonological process is often categorized as a mispronunciation,...

Authors: Kofoworola A. Adedeji

vowel epenthesis, Nigerian L2 speakers, formal and casual speech
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Performing Religious Worship: Discussion around Isese and other religious practice among the Yoruba of West Africa

Nigeria is the most diversified and populous nation in Africa with more than two hundred million people, and over five hundred ethnic nationalities that practice one religion or the other. Though Nigeria pride itself as secular nation, but many of the unrest and violence in the country are cause...

Authors: Rantimi Jays Julius- Adeoye

Religion, Isese, Yoruba, Nigeria, performing
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