October 2020

by Bridget Omosuwa Alegieunu Globally, women empowerment and entrepreneurship issues have been key factors in the development process, specifically whenr there is reference to poverty alleviation. However, efforts at empowering women have encountered setbacks both at the theoretical and empirical levels particularly due to the seeming vagueness in the definition and analysis of the word […]

by Frederick Ifeanyi Obananya, OP Dominican Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria. fredifeanyi21@gmail.com; +234 703 232 1081 The recent article by Anthony Ayotude Olayoku titled: “The #EndSars Campaign and Reimaging the Nigerian Police Force” is an important contribution that mostly resonates with my ideas on the current advocacy. I agree with him that it is the responsibility of

by Bridget Alegieunu The position that people should aspire to having a healthy mind in a healthy body portrays how integral the health-care system is to the wholesome functioning of man as an individual. This implies that people should take out time to look out for both their bodily and mental health. It is little

by Anthony Ayotunde Olayoku The foremost duty of the Nigerian government in protecting the lives and properties of its citizens was well spelled out in 14(2) (b) of the Constitution which states that ‘the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. The primacy of security in governance is not

An important aspect of driving behavioural change is implementation advocacy. Nigeria, as a country, is not short on policies, including those designed for conserving the environment. The challenge has however been a lack of proper implementation of the projects derived from these policies. The need to bridge the gap between policy and implementation has been belabored but cannot be overemphasized. On the bright side, a lesson from the current context is that the policies made to manage the new coronavirus pandemic have been enforced to some extent in some Nigerian states. However, this will for enforcement should not end with the pandemic but should be continuous.