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Item Africa and BRICS Partnership: Enhancement Prospects for the African Economic Development(Mandyeng: Journal of Central Nigeria Studies, 2019) Adebayo, PeterThe birth of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in 2006 has given a new impetus and enthusiasm as to the stage to which economic development could be accelerated in underdeveloped Africa. Indeed, since its inception, China whose investment in Africa has gradually grown has continued to play a more influential role not only in the organization but also acting as a mobiliser for African countries. Accordingly, this raises some fundamental issues viz: Will Africa be able to leverage on its connection with China to maximize its potentials for economic development through its membership of the BRICS, since South Africa joined in 1010 and Egypt and Guinea attended as observers at the 9th conference of the Pleriary Session of the BR1CS summit in Xiamen, China, September 4th 2017. What will be the multilateral benefits to be derived by African countries especially with the formation of the bank for development and infrastructure in 2015? Also, will Africa benefit from the various cultural exchange programmes with members of the organization? It is against the background of these pertinent issues that this study critically discusses Africa China, and BRICS in a global context. The study adopts the methodology of multidisciplinary approach. The findings of the study evidently showed that Africa could benefit from the organisation if she is able to harness, her potentials with the cooperation of China. In conclusion, there is a brighter future for Africa with support of China that could assist African countries to mobilize her resources for developmental purposes.Item Broadband in Nigeria: Pathway to Economic Development.(Published by Faculty of Arts, Federal University, Dutinma, Katsina State., 2018) Adebayo, PeterDoes broadband deployment affect economic development? Does limited internet capacity mitigate economic development? Can deployment of broadband fast track Nigeria's economic development? This paper addresses these questions using the historical survey method. Broadband is currently a major factor in the ICT sector and its ability to connect communities at a very high speed is one of many reasons why Nigeria, with an estimated population of 174,507,539 and a land mass of 923,768 square kilometers should engage this vital catalyst to aid the transformation of her economy. The paper traces the role of broadband in global economic development, Nigeria's broadband adoption policies, the problems facing the expansion of Nigeria's broadband capacity, government policies such as the Nigeria National Broadband Plan 2013-2018 and the economic benefits of unlimited broadband capacity in a developing nation like Nigeria. The paper concludes that improvising the distribution of broadband will not only lead to the general incorporation of its citizenry with fast and affordable Internet connection but also contribute loftily to economic development in Nigeria.Item Can Nigeria’s Nascent Democracy Survive(An Official Journal of Clarion University of Pennsylavania, 2009) Adebayo, PeterBy May 2009, Nigeria's nascent democracy should have been a decade. Thus, the thrust of this paper is an in-depth analysis of the possibility of sustaining democratic values beyond any sudden reversal. The paper, however, takes a cursory look at the daunting challenges, ahead and infers that unless the government increases social expenditure and truncate the current brazen corruption, the hope of democratic consolidation may eventually be a mirage.Item ‘Caste System’ Among the Igbo People of Nigeria and Dalit of India in the Age of Modernism(Ilorin Journal of Sociology, 2015-07) Adebayo, PeterSocial inequality among people is a global phenomenon. However, the nature and dimension take different patterns. Apparently, the variations and divergent practices produce the same social disparity all over the world. It must be mentioned that social inequalities are naturally induced while others are artificially created or designed and insulated by traditions. A phenomenological appraisal of this cultural episteme represses ontological paradigms of fundamental global order. For instance, in plural societies like Nigeria and India, inter-marriages between different groups are encouraged to foster cordiality and unity. It is however true that caste system among the groups under consideration has defied this universal order. This paper focuses attention on caste system among the Osu of the Igbo stock in Nigeria and Dalit of India. The study explores tradition of their origin, nature and gravity of social deprivation they have been subjected to despite the enactment of laws and the declaration of the United Nations (UN), which appears to favor and guarantee equal protection of all citizens regardless of race, religion, sex or origin. It is paradoxically and universally an innuendo that these groups in question share similar experience of deprivation, torture and denial of social privileges. They are more or less second class people in their native homeland of origins. The study utilizes this conceptual framework to critically provide insight into the historical experience of the two groups through comparative study. It unravels how tradition and culture combine to produce a unique form of social bondage (caste), which in many circumstances has degenerated into violence, physical assault and humiliation. The methodology for this work relies on copious review of extant literature coupled with oral interviews conducted in Igboland and with some Indians in Nigeria.Item The Challenges of Effective policing as measure of controlling the phenomenon of corruption in Nigeria Today(Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2006) Adebayo, PeterThere is a kind of consensus in the extant literature on democracy, democratization and democratic consolidation generally that maintenance of law and order is a sine qua non to the stability of any polity in all regions and climes. All societies require a body of men and women whose sole occupation is that of protecting them from the dangers of external invasion, internal subversion, or irredentist claims that may tear a society into shreds. It is important to note that right from independence in 1960, the Nigeria Police like several other colonial and post-colonial Police Forces has been grossly enmeshed in corruption, there by curbing its effectiveness vis-a-vis its constitutional and traditional roles. If there is any institution that Nigerians detest, the Police Force will rank highest because of the negative public perception qt the force. The thrust of this paper therefore, is to inquire why corruption is so endemic in the force and the effect of the malady on a nascent democracy.Item Creation of New Local Government in Kogi State: Problems and Prospects: West Yagba and Ijumu(Cresthill Publishers, Ibadan., 2011) Adebayo, PeterItem The Cuban Factor in Namibia’s Independence, 1981-1990(Library and Publications Committee, University of Ilorin, 1995) Adebayo, PeterItem The Cuban Revolution and Africa: A Retrospect(Journal of Constitutional Development, 2004-03) Adebayo, PeterItem Determinants of Cross Border Migration in North-East Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria(Department of Economics, Yobe State University, Damaturu-Nigeria, 2017-03) Adebayo, PeterThis paper attempts to identify key driving factors of migration into the North East Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria — an area recently characterized by daunting security challenges coined insurgency. Using three states as sample from among the five States in the Zone, data for the study was generated through structured questionnaire, administered to 120 respondents, drawn from military, paramilitary officials and community leaders in the selected States. Descriptive, inferential and multinomial logistic models were used to analyses the data. The results of the analyses reveal that that: on daily bases immigrants of both sexes predominantly between 18 and 40 years of age enter into Nigeria through these states; The paper recommends that though this influx has its merit and demerit, there should be adequate and improved border control to curb the influx of immigrants especially irregular immigrants into Nigeria, as this will reduce the pressure on available resources and infrastructure, and will to an extent curb the level of insecurity and fear that manifests in this Zone.Item Diaspora, Return Migration and Transnational Networking(Patrick Manning,(eds) World History Network, Research Agenda Symposium, Proceedings of the Conference, 2006) Adebayo, PeterItem Food Security And the Challenges of Sustainable Economy in A Democratic Nigeria(Department of History and International Studies, Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano-Nigeria., 2016-07) Adebayo, PeterUndoubtedly, food is life; hence, food becomes an instrument of national power It is within that imperatival need for food that this paper discusses the issue of food security and its economic ramifications in a democratic Nigeria. The paper which starts with a comprehensive review of Nigeria's agricultural policy observed that much still needs to be done if the crisis in the sector will not escalate more so, in a supposedly democratic dispensation which expectedly should promote the value of welfarisrn. The findings of this study show that Nigeria needs to come up with a suitable economic food policy which for now it lacks. What public policy makers pursue is merely an agricultural policy that still suffers enormously from a wide gap between intent and actual practices.Item Foreign Minority and the Nigerian Economy”: A Study of Lebanese Traders in Lagos, 1900-1945(Sapha, Journal of Historical Studie, 2003) Adebayo, PeterNILItem Freedom of Speech :A Comparative study of the United States of America and Nigeria(Kiabara Journal of Humanities, 2007) Adebayo, PeterThe paper is an in-depth study of freedom of speech in the United States of America and Nigeria on a comparative basis. The paper begins with the basic advantages of comparative study, bringing out the existential realities of the United States of America and Nigeria’s position on the observance of freedom of speech in a democratic dispensation. The paper continues with conceptualization of freedom of speech without necessarily being judgmental or definitional. As a comparative study, the third part dwells on freedom of speech in the U.S. The fourth part is on press freedom. Part five analyses freedom of speech and the press in Nigeria; bringing out the inherent problemsItem Higher education and the middle east building institutional partnership(Middle East Institute,U.S.A, 2010) Adebayo, PeterItem History and Social Sciences(University of Ilorin Library and Publications Committee., 1994-06) Adebayo, PeterItem Insecurity Problems and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria: A Historical Reassessment(Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED) Lukenya University, Kenya., 2018) Adebayo, PeterItem Lebanese Involvement in Cinematography, Hotel Management, and Pools betting Industry(FUDMA JOURNAL OF ARTS, 2019) Adebayo, PeterThe Lebanese Involvement in Cinematography Hotel Management and Pool Betting Industry 1937-1986 As part of their entrepreneurial activities in Lagos, the Lebanese immigrants diversified into Cinematography, Hotel management, Pool betting, Gambling and Casinos businesses. This paper discusses their involvement in the aforementioned business activities in Lagos from 1937 when the Lebanese became involved in cinematography till mid 80s when the down turn of the economy occasioned by the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) of Military Government of General Babangida Administration as well as the arrival of home video business with the film industry led to its gradually decline. But hotel management and Pool betting have on the other hand continued to flourish. The methodology for this study is based on historical research comprising of primary and secondary sources. The primary sources involved oral interviews and collection of archival materials while the secondary sources comprise of a rigorous review of existing literature relating to the study. The findings of the study showed that while the Lebanese were no more involved in cinematography and pool betting and hotel management which were taken over by Nigerians as result of the indigenization decrees of the of the 70s and also the declining interest of Lagosian in going to cinemas-a factor occasioned by the structural adjustment programmes of the mid-80s. The conclusion of the study is that the Lebanese immigrant’s involvement in these business activities created to some extent socio economic impact on Nigerians society. It is hoped that the study will complement earlier studies on these areas and contribute to foreign involvement in these business activities in Lagos and also the economic history of Lagos.Item Living without the State: A Rear View Mirror of Nigeria’s 50 Years of Independence’(African Social Science Review, 2012) Adebayo, PeterThe purpose of this analysis is twofold. First; it undertakes a critical review of Nigeria 's performance within the five decades of its nationhood. Second, it compares its performance vis-a-vis a number of new states which started almost at the same time in both Africa and Asia using basic economic and political indicators. The article, however, infers that Nigerian political-economic performance is appalling, which has subjected citizens to living almost without the state in all ramifications. For a balanced view, the analysis argues that although there are few giant strides in terms of educational development and reduction in infant mortality as a result of improved health facilities, the gap between intent and actual practices is still very wide. The analysis recommends that the policymakers should visualize the next five decades and formulate appropriate reforms so that Nigeria may not eventually become a failed state.Item Museums and Cultural Institutions in Nigeria: An examination of their roles in National development(Anyigba Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2010-12) Adebayo, PeterNILItem An Overview of the Importance of French Language for an International Researcher(Department of French, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana and Department of French, University of Ilorin, 2019) Adebayo, Peter