Browsing by Author "Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa"

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    Change of Course and Academic Performance of Students in Nigeria: A Study of University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin., 2019) Raji, Abdullateef; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Sulaiman, Lanre Abdul Rasheed; Raji, Khalid Olatunji; Joseph, Adesoji Oluyemi; Raji, Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
    Admission into higher institutions (especially universities) in Nigeria has become an issue of competition of a sort. This is as a result of the high number of admission seekers compared to the admission capacity of universities. Over the years, the scramble for 'big- name' courses and low interest in other courses has led the universities to offer admission to candidates in courses different from their choices of application. As a result of this, admission seekers are usually in some cases willing to part with their selected course just to get to the 'promised land'. They are usually so gripped with unbridled joy that they have been provisionally admitted such that they hardly think of the consequences of settling for a career that is not of their choice. Not only can the student find out later that he/she cannot cope with the course academic-wise, there is also the danger of disillusionment in which the student derives no satisfaction from the career choice. If the student ends up working for an organization, not only is this preventive to the achievement of self-actualization, but also hazardous to the realization of the organizational goals. It is in line with this that this research was conducted in the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria to find out if the change of course of students has in anyway contributed to poor performance in their studies. The rational choice theory was used to explain this phenomenon. The purposive sampling technique was employed in the selection of 235 respondents. The study revealed that a significant relationship exists between the change of course of students and academic failure. Based on this, the study recommends that universities should organized orientation programmes for students whose given courses were different from their choices of application.
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    Communication Revolution and Social Change in Nigeria: Some Matters Arising
    (Department of Sociology, Osun State University, Osogbo (Okuku Campus)., 2017) Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Raji, Abdullateef; Kadiri, Kehinde Khadijat; Oluyemi, Joseph
    It is difficult today to read a newspaper or watch the news without noticing the changes that continually affect the world. The Middle East, Central America, Southern Africa and many other countries demonstrate social transition and transformation in many dimensions. Information revolution has come to transform the structure of many societies, particularly as they free the human mind, open new vistas in knowledge and allow technologies to increasingly take on human qualities. The impact of the development of the information society on a nation's development and social change is now a question of discussion. It is against this background that this paper examined communication revolution and social change in Nigeria. The paper concluded that new communication technologies as tools for Nigeria's socio-economic transformation have been drawn mainly from the experiences and exploits of western industrialized countries. In spite of the little progress that Nigeria and Africa has made in the age of new communication technology, many people still hold the fear that communication revolution has come with a lot of problems
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    COMMUNICATION REVOLUTION AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN NIGERIA: SOME MATTERS ARISISNG
    (Department of Sociology, Osun State University, Osogbo (Okuku Campus), 2017-06) Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Kadiri, Kehinde Kadijat; Oluyemi, Joseph
    It is difficult today to read a newspaper or watch the news without noticing the changes that continually affect the world. The Middle East, Central America, Southern Africa and many other countries demonstrate social transition and transformation in many dimensions. Information revolution has come to transform the structure of many societies, particularly as they free the human mind, open new vistas in knowledge and allow technologies to increasingly take on human qualities. The impact of the development of the information society on a nation’s development and social change is now a question of discussion. It is against this background that this paper examined communication revolution and social change in Nigeria. The paper concluded that new communication technologies as tools for Nigeria’s socio-economic transformation have been drawn mainly from the experiences and exploits of western industrialized countries. In spite of the little progress that Nigeria and Africa has made in the age of new communication technology, many people still hold the fear that communication revolution has come with a lot of problems.
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    Cybercrime and Nigeria’s External Image: A Critical Assessment
    (Journal of Pan African Studies, Santa Clarita, California, 2016-08-15) Sulaiman, Abdul-Rasheed; Ishowo, Lateef; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Raji, Abdullateef
    Information and communication technology systems and computer networks are regarded as basic essential utilities which boon people’s life. Sadly, the country's image has also suffered as we tend to lose global trust and integrity which is as a result of the illicit activities by some Nigerians, who have now turned cyberspace into an arena for committing criminal activities known as cybercrime. Thus, the paper examines the nexus between cybercrime and Nigeria’s external image. To achieve the central objective of the paper, cross-sectional survey was used to generate data in the study; purposive sampling was used to select the eligible respondents. Chi-square was used to test the hypothesis formulated on cybercrime and Nigeria’s external image. The paper discovers that cybercrime poses serious threat to the country’s external image and concludes with recommendations for combating cybercrime, thereby addressing the country's sullied international image.
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    Marital Practices Targeting Women and its Implication on HIV/ AIDS Preventive Campaigns in South-West, Nigeria
    (Ethiop.j.soc.lang.stud, 2016) Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Kadiri, Kehinde Kadijat; Joseph, Oluyemi Adesoji; Raji, Abdullateef; Olayinka, Tejideen; Adisa, Mulikat
    In the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, the incorporation of marital values and practices tenet in the campaign programmes remain one of the major assets that has remained untapped. This study was conducted towards understanding the positive and negative marital values and practices in Nigeria and how they can improve HIV/AIDS preventive campaigns. In-depth interviews were conducted on married young people who reside in Abeokuta town in South West, Nigeria. The first and the second categories were HIV positive and HIV negative respectively. The findings show that there are some marital values and practices which promote risky sexual behaviour among men which leads to HIV/AIDS while some curtails sexual excesses particularly among females. Some of the female informants indicated that some marital values and practices were promoting social cohesion and unity while others were having negative influence on their physical and psychological health. Majority of the informants testified that cultural values and practices gave married men the permissiveness to involve in extra marital affairs. The consequences of the above scenario make more women to be vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than their male counterparts. These findings show that inculcating marital virtues into HIV/AIDS preventive communication campaigns would reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among married couple. This study concludes that there is a need to specifically design marital sensitive HIV/AIDS preventive campaigns specifically for married individuals.
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    Media Imperialism and Nigerian Cultural Heritage: Implications for National Development
    (Information; Nigeria; Rural Areas; Sustainable development, 2019-06) Raji, Abdullateef; Sulaiman, Lanre Abdul-Rasheed; Abdulbaqi, Salihu Zakariya; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Raji, Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
    The mass media has become part of our daily life and playa vital role in the transmission of cultures beyond national boundaries. Media imperialism has swept like a flood through the Nigerian society, eroding Nigerian cultural values. Youths generally, are vital segment of the society who could be instrumental in promoting Nigerian culture. But unfortunately, the mentality and lifestyle of the youths in Nigerian society have been grossly affected by exposure to western cultures to such an extent that rather than promoting Nigerian culture, they have become promoters of western cultures which in turn would affect the socio-economic development of the Nigerian society. Most media outlets in Nigeria only intensify the consumption of western values, ideas and goods at the expense of the indigenous values, ideas and goods. The paper examined the effects of media imperialism on Nigerian cultural heritage and social and economic development in turn. The study is anchored on cultivation theory. After the discussion of the implications of media imperialism on Nigerian cultural heritage and development, the study then concludes with the recommendations that both the print and electronic media outlets in Nigeria should turn towards the dissemination of information on indigenous products Iike foods, music, fashion and forgotten traditional festivals. There is also the need for the government and local media to promote local artistic works that are congenial with Nigerian environment.
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    Media Imperialism and Nigerian Cultural Heritage: Implications for National Development
    (International Journal of International Discourse, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bauchi State University, 2019-06) Raji, Abdullateef; Sulaiman, Lanre Abdul -asheed; Abdulbaqi, Salihu Zakariya; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Raji, Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
    The mass media has become part of our daily life and playa vital role in the transmission of cultures beyond national boundaries. Media imperialism has swept like a flood through the Nigerian society, eroding Nigerian cultural values. Youths generally, are vital segment of the society who could be instrumental in promoting Nigerian culture. But unfortunately, the mentality and lifestyle of the youths in Nigerian society have been grossly affected by exposure to western cultures to such an extent that rather than promoting Nigerian culture, they have become promoters of western cultures which in turn would affect the socio-economic development of the Nigerian society. Most media outlets in Nigeria only intensify the consumption of western values, ideas and goods at the expense of the indigenous values, ideas and goods. The paper examined the effects of media imperialism on Nigerian cultural heritage and social and economic development in turn. The study is anchored on cultivation theory. After the discussion of the implications of media imperialism on Nigerian cultural heritage and development, the study then concludes with the recommendations that both the print and electronic media outlets in Nigeria should turn towards the dissemination of information on indigenous products Iike foods, music, fashion and forgotten traditional festivals. There is also the need for the government and local media to promote local artistic works that are congenial with Nigerian environment.
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    Religious Dressing and Morality in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Journal of Education and Society. Faculty of Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, 2018-03) Raji, Abdullateef; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Adeshina, Ibrahim Olawale; Raji, Khalid Olatunji; Sulaiman, Lanre Abdul-Rasheed; Raji, Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
    Religion is conceived to be greater than an array of beliefs by some people as they are often translated into action. These actions are often showcased in a multitude of ways ranging from the erection of cathedrals of worship to dressing in a particular manner. A key purpose of religious dressing is to exemplify holiness or purity which is usually interpreted to mean morality. Morality entails actions viewed to be proper as distinguished from improper ones. It is in line with this that a study was carried out in Ilorin metropolis in order to establish if there is a significant relationship between the adornment of religious attires and the engagement in moral acts. The social control theory was employed to explain this phenomenon with purposive sampling used in the selection of respondents. The analysis was based on 210 respondents with the use of the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences. The study revealed that the adornment of religious attires has a significant relationship with the engagement in moral acts. Based on this, the study recommends that people should be encouraged to dress to their religious requirement as long as the general public is not put in danger.
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    RURAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AS A PANACEA FOR NIGERIA'S DEVELOPMENT
    (DEPARTMENT OFSOCIOLOGY, OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, 2017) Raji, Abdullateef; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Mohmoh Musa Danjuma
    Access to Information is a veritable tool for the advancement of any given society. The growth and development of a country' are determined mainly by the country's capacity to acquire and make use of relevant information. A country like Nigeria can quickly attain development if rural communities are adequately-informed about the happening in their environment. A large number of Nigeria populace lives in rural areas, and the circumstances have denied them the vast human and natural endowment of the country. This situation could be as a result of inadequate information services in the local settings. Thus, the main aim of this paper is to examine how pertinent information in rural communities can bring about sustainable development in Nigeria. Communication goal theory was adopted to explain this phenomenon. Data confirmed the deplorable condition of the rural dwellers in Nigeria and therefore the paper recommends that, credence must be given to information services in the countryside to reduce social menaces such as crime, environmental pollution, traffic and accommodation congestion, rural-urban movement, anxiety in the country and underdevelopement when compared with first world countries. And concerted efforts must be made to give access to information and knowledge by the teeming illiterates who constitutes the mainstream of rural inhabitants.
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    Rural Areas: The Real Home of the Nigerian Economy
    (International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies. Tishk International University , Iraq, 2017-10-01) Raji, Abdullateef; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Mohmoh, Musa Danjuma; Sulaiman, Lanre Abdul-Rasheed; Raji, Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
    The current troubles facing the Nigerian economy seem insurmountable. Should we speak of the current recession or the oil crash experienced in the international market? Should the case of oil-pipe vandalization as well as that of insurgency be breached? We could as well debate on the fall of the naira as against the US dollars and other recognized currencies in the international market. This could go on and on. It is as a consequence of this that this study tried to look at the central position of rural communities in finding lasting solutions to these economic woes. The utilitarian theory was employed in examining the phenomenon. The study revealed that rural areas can go a long way to advance the Nigerian economy if properly taken care of but if the current underuse of rural resources continues, the economy could be derailed. It is therefore recommended that renewed efforts should be made to explore the resources available in rural areas in order to tremendously increase the wealth of the nation as soon as possible.
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    Socio-cultural Factors and Male-Child Preference among Couples in Ilorin-West Local Government Area of Kwara-State, Nigeria
    (Jimma University, Ethiopia, 2016) Raji, Abdullateef; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Abdulbaqi, Salihu Zakariya; Raji, Abdulwasiu Adeyemi; Sulaiman, Lanre Abdul-Rasheed; Joseph A. Oluyemi
    In most human societies, the socio-cultural practices cause the prevalence of male child preference among couples. In fact, the issue of male-child preference has attracted global attention ranging from individuals, scholars, intellectuals as well as other relevant professions among others. It is on this ground that, this study looked at the socio-cultural factors responsible for male child preference among couples in Ilorin. To execute the research agenda, the study used cross-sectional survey, while multi-stage random sampling was used to select 384 respondents. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS/PC) Version 20.0 was used to analyze the quantitative data. The statistical methods employed in the analysis included the percentages, the mode, and cross-tabulation. Chi-square was used to test the two hypotheses formulated. The study discovers that there is a significant relationship between the understanding of religion and preference for male child. The research also discovers that there is a significant relationship between culture and male child preference. Based on these findings, the study recommends that the cultural practices that oppress women or see women as subordinate such as the small inheritance rights given to women and the tradition that forbids women from bearing their fathers’ name after marrying should be abolished.
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    STIS Knowledge and Treatment Seeking Behaviour of University of Ilorin Students in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO (OKUKU CAMPUS), 2015) Kadiri, Kehinde Khadijat; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa; Joseph A. Oluyemi; Raji Abdullateef
    The growing rate of risky sexual behaviour among young adults contributes significantly to the spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections epidemic in Nigeria. As a result of which this study explores STIs knowledge and treatment seeking behaviour among University of Ilorin students aged between 18-25 years. An in-depth interview was conducted among forty students. The study reveals that young adults have a good knowledge of HIV/AIDS but few. of them have-little knowledge of only gonorrhea. It was noted that the informants still have a lot of ambiguous information that relates to STIs. They also perceived risky sexual behaviour is common among their peers. When they had STIs, most of them prefer to get self-medications from traditional-healers or patronize road side pharmacy. Also, they do not like to go to medical practitioners because of stigmatization by medical practitioners, lack of confidentiality, slow service and low cost. It is recommended that a multi-sectoral effort of young peoples' families, Non Governmental Organisations, traditional medical practitioners, media practitioners and health professionals towards improving STIs knowledge as well as promoting and encouraging preventive as well as effective treatment practices must be made available for this population. The study concludes that there is a need for the implementation of an all-encompassing integrated multi-sectoral approach which will utilise all the various stakeholders in providing a comprehensive abstinence sexuality education for young adults.
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    The Effects of Gentrification on Urban Development in Lagos
    (DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN. NIGERIA, 2023) Raji, Abdullateef; Araba, Kafayat. T; Ibrahim, Bashirat A.; Muhammed, Abubakar Yinusa
    The consequences of gentrification on urban growth in Lagos, Nigeria, are investigated in this paper. In Lagos, gentrification, a complicated urban process, has altered areas and displaced long-term inhabitants. However, this environment needs to improve in comprehending its dynamics and implications. Using a quantitative approach, our study attempted to address this gap. The population under examination comprises displaced inhabitants of gentrified Lagos communities and land developers in the state. Using the multi-stage selection approach, a representative sample of roughly 180 displaced residents from gentrified regions was selected. On the other hand, the land/building developers were chosen similarly using multi-stage sampling. The research adopts a theoretical framework based on urban restructuring, social geography, urban transformation, and social cohesion theories. Quantitative approaches, including frequency and percentage tables, correlation, and regression analysis, were used to examine the data collected from questionnaire respondents. The study's findings show that urban redevelopment, rising property values, and shifting demographics drive gentrification in Lagos. Gentrification has beneficial and bad consequences on social relations, livelihoods, and community identity. The paper concluded by advocating methods to alleviate the negative consequences of gentrification, such as adequate or proper urban planning, affordable housing legislation, and community engagement in decision-making processes. This study contributes to the understanding of gentrification in Lagos and guides educated policy responses to achieve equitable urban development. Further studies should be conducted to investigate the long-term consequences of gentrification and to investigate sustainable urban growth solutions.