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The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Grassroots Development

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Community-based organizations (CBOs) are not-for-profit, organizations on a local and national level, facilitating community efforts for community development. CBOs are always of the goals of ensuring development of citizens as the central idea in achieving and harnessing the people such as empowerment, community participation towards governance and enlightenment on their rights and responsibilities in the …

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The Politicization of Ethnicity and its Effect on the Nigerian Democracy

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According to Wikipedia, tribalism is the state of being organized in, or advocating for, a tribe or tribes. Tribalism could also refer to a way of thinking or behaving, in which people are more loyal to their tribe than to their friends, their country, or any other social group. Ethnicity is a social issue associated …

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E-Voting and Possible Implementation Challenges in the Nigerian Context 

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I was an observer at the 2020 Ondo State Gubernatorial elections and asides observing what was happening during the voting process, I was also supervising a team that was analysing the voting results that was reported on the INEC portal. That process was a very belabouring one and one that didn’t need to be so. …

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Freedom of Information and Good Governance

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If Freedom of Information is the yardstick, what would the report card of the Nigerian government read in the slot allotted to ‘good governance’? It is safe to score the government of Nigeria zero or something in the region of abysmal when they are ranked on good governance.   To begin, in the 1992 report entitled Development in Practice – Governance, the World Bank set …

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Effect of Digital Media on Government-to-Citizen Communication in Nigeria.

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The term “Digital” can be defined as any data represented with a series of digits, and “Media” refers to a method of broadcasting or communicating information. Digital media, then, refers to any information that is broadcast to us through a screen. This includes text, audio, video, and graphics that is transmitted over the internet, for …

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Harnessing Youth Potential in Achieving Economic Development  

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The future can only truly be green if we empower today’s youth. According to the United Nations, the world is estimated to have 1.2 billion people within the age of 15 to 24. In Africa, 226 million are aged 15 to 24, which is nearly 20 percent of the Africa’s entire population, making up one fifth of the world youth population. It is yet projected that Africa’s youth population is expected …

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Independence Day: A Reflection on the Fate of Nigerians at 60

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1st October of every year is a moment for all Nigerians to commemorate the nations Independence Day. Typically, this is accompanied by display of National accomplishment through time. Before being granted Independence by the Colonial masters, Nigerian of the time faced myriads of obstacles struggling for self-determination, a move that eventually paid off in 1960 …

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Gender Mainstreaming in Policy Making in Nigeria

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Gender indicates the characteristics, positions and roles of women and men in all social relationships. Gender equality, on the other hand, indicates that men and women have equal positions and roles; are given equal conditions and opportunities to develop their capacities for the development of the community, family and equally enjoy the achievement of that …

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Poor Governance, Good Corruption: A critical look at the Nigerian Government 

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How does the body function when the head is sick? Amiss, erroneously, faultily, without progress, as the head represents ‘Leadership’ that governs the whole affairs of the body. Likewise, the leaders of a country are obliged to govern their citizens aright. However, what should be a pleasurable act of service is a cankerworm that has eaten deep into the fabric …

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