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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Local Government in Nigeria started during the colonial era when it was vested in traditional rulers and it operated in a very undemocratic manner. Over the year, efforts have been made to democratize local government and make it more responsible to developmental needs. Agagu (1997:18), defines local government by the popularly elected bodies charged with administrative and executive duties in matter concerning the ...

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of content CHAPTER ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION  1.1        Background of the study 1.2        Statement of problem 1.3        Objective of the study 1.4        Research Hypotheses 1.5        Significance of the study 1.6        Scope and limitation of the study 1.7       Definition of terms 1.8       Organization of the study CHAPETR TWO 2.0   LITERATURE REVIEW CHAPETR THREE 3.0        Research methodology 3.1        sources of data collection 3.3        Population of the study 3.4        Sampling and sampling ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS   Title page……………………………………………………………………………..i Certification………………………………………………………………………….ii Dedication…………………………………………………………………………...iii Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………..iv Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………v   CHAPTER ONE Introduction…………………………………………………………………….1 Aims and Objectives…………………………………………………………… Scope of Study…………………………………………………………………. Significance of the Study………………………………………………………. Research Methodology…………………………………………………………. Literature Review………………………………………………………………. Definition of Key Concepts……………………………………………………… CHAPTER TWO: Historical Antecedents of Yagba West LGA 2.1   Evolution of Local Governments in Nigeria………………………………… 2.2   Historical Background of Yagba West Local Government Area………………...                                  2.3   The 1976 Local Government Reforms……………………………………………           CHAPTER ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background to the Study Nigeria as federation operates a three tiers system of government: Federal, state and local government. The federal government known as the government of Nigeria has authority and responsibility of governing the territories {though it usually delegates this role to elected territorial governments}. At the state level, there are State Governments, such as the Kwara State Government. This level of government has ...

Abstract It is no vain saying that democracy cannot thrive without political parties. One of the contributions of democratic practices has been the development of a system of checks and balances to ensure that political power is dispersed and decentralized. It is a system founded on the deeply held belief that government is best when its potentials for abuse are curbed and when it is held as close to the ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria is politically divided into six geo-political zones. The northeast geo-political zone belongs to the Muslim north. This economically backward zone comprises of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states. The zone is home to Boko Haram terrorist group officially called JamāʻatAhl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwawal-Jihad meaning, “People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad” (Ekereke 2013, p.5). Founded in ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION   1.1       Background to the Study Technical know-how for construction of weapons, either by means of handcrafting or through industrial production, is the most significant cause of massive availability and proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the world.  The latter inversely correlates with internal security (IS) of most countries.  As weapons technologies (WTs) increase in sophistication and circulation, so do the production and circulation ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION   1.1       Background to the Study   “Try to imagine the Civil Rights Movement without “We Shall Overcome,” or the opposition to the Vietnam War without “Give Peace a Chance”’ (Zax, 2011).   From antiquity to the contemporary African society, music and other arts such as dance, theatre, poetry, literature, painting, and sculpture have been recognised as dynamic forces and useful strategies for fighting tyrannical and authoritarian ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Africa, especially the Sub-Saharan region has been plagued by conflict for many decades now (Clempson, 2012). There has been a great deal of war and bloodshed since the colonial masters left the continent. According to De Ree and Nillesn (2009), the last six decades has experienced up to 47 civil wars in sub –Saharan Africa which in turn has resulted in over ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Attempting to totally eradicate crime and corruption in any society of the world may seem abortive. The reason for this is not farfetched. Conflict is innate in man. This implies that every human being has the propensity to defend himself/herself when there is perceived threat to one‘s life. This suggests the reason why Coser (2006) argues that conflict is instinctual for us, so ...

CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Despite bold plans and massive injections of international and domestic resources, public service delivery is still failing in many areas in several developing countries. This according to Mcloughlin and Bately (2012) suggests there is a need to revisit approaches to rendering assistance to service delivery sectors. It is also necessary to focus on understanding how a range of institutional and governance arrangements ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The concern of human capital and subsequently its development has been a recurrent global issue because of the major role it plays in the achievement of growth and development which has been a major challenge for African governments as a whole and to Nigeria in particular. The role of human resources in achieving organisational objectives cannot be over emphasized; infact, the ability ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background to the Study David is the biblical man for all seasons, the most complex and many-sided human character in the bible. He was variously shepherd, fugitive, politician, king, poet, musician, prophet, warrior and so many attributes. The role in which David is best known to the Western imagination is that of ‘boy hero and giant killer’. When he killed Goliath, he became an instant public ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The proliferation of small arms and light weapons is one of the major security challenges currently facing Nigeria, Africa and indeed the world in general. The trafficking and wide availability of these weapons fuel communal conflict, political instability and pose a threat, not only to national security, but also to sustainable development. The widespread proliferation of small arms is contributing to alarming ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study It is the duty and responsibility of a democratic government to provide protection for the citizens through the creation of armed forces to keep the citizens of the country safe from internal and external aggressions.  The government also owes it a duty to provide public services by ensuring that at least the minimum need of the citizens are met such as education, health-care ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1         Background to the Study In this era of globalization, entrepreneurship has an important role to play in employment generation. The experiences of developed economies in relation to the roles played by entrepreneurship buttresses the fact that the importance of entrepreneurship cannot be over emphasized especially among the developing countries.  The quintessence of entrepreneurship is paramount in every economy that targets economic growth and development. However, no ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The Civil Service is an indispensable instrument for the implementation of government policies and programmes. This is because it is through the instrumentality of Civil Service that government policies are translated into services for the people (Maikudi, 2012).  On this note, Ugwu-olo (2007) averred that the success or failure of any policy of government is a function of the disposition of the ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background to the Study The crises and threats presently being experienced worldwide are alarming and far beyond the sustenance, grip and control of the states wherein, their occurrences take place. Countries are warring against one another, some are so deviant that they produce nuclear and ballistic materials. Individuals and groups are executing terrorist activities that are unimaginably destructive and contaminable deadly diseases such as Ebola are ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Decentralization as a concept is not completely new to Africa; but rather, it has adopted diverse strategies. English speaking and French Speaking African nations have seen various pre-and post-war decentralizations. After independence, governments across Africa kept on utilizing governments at the local levels as administrative units, and significant elements of local governments, for example, basic healthcare, construction of roads, education and local revenue ...

ABSTRACT It is globally accepted that media reporting, to a great extent, influences voters perception of given candidates for public office. The adoption of propaganda in electioneering campaigns including use of hate speeches could make or mar the chances of presidential candidates at leadership ascendancy. Inspite of existing laws regulating reporting of political events, there was massive use of hate speeches and propaganda ahead of the presidential elections of 2011 ...