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Revisiting the ‘silent’ voice of teenagers in Lagos 1940 – 1950
Get PDFSome of the most remarkable features of archival records in Ibadan Nigeria are the written expressions of teenagers to supposed European benefactors. These writings reflect the wholesome acceptance of the European value system that the teenagers had been significantly accustomed to and which had become entrenched in their worldview and mindset. This speaks to the significant reformations that had occurred in the psyche of individuals in their generation – old and young alike. This paper presents these expressions, leaving them as they are, to allow the words „speak for themselves‟. Particular attention is given to personal experiences as regards livelihood challenges, as they were written in correspondences to colonial authorities with the aim to give readers access to the uncensored „comments‟ of youngsters on general livelihood in colonial Lagos. Earlier sources exist, which provide significant discourses and perspectives on the experiences of a good number of these teenagers. However, there is more room for engagement with their texts. One way of making the texts available for a more expansive interrogation is to present them in the teenagers‟ own language, in full view of its „disorganisation‟, „lack of finesse‟, „bad grammar‟, „errors‟, „vagueness‟, and in certain cases, „outright inconsistency‟. Hence, this article makes no pretence about trying to „elevate‟ the status of the texts, but rather treats them as a kind of picaresque that discusses colonial urban livelihood realities
Ayi Kwei Armah’s The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born in the History of African Literature: A Critical Analysis of a Landmark Novel
Get PDFThis study shows the central position held by Ayi Kwei Aramh’s The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born in the African literary world. It tries to prove that the publishing of this work was a landmark in the early post-colonial context of African literature. Through a series of breaks from still prevailing colonial and neocolonial literary discourses, it has initiated an innovative aesthetics which has left a tremendous legacy which is being continued by subsequent generations.
Declaration of assets by public officers: when breach of duty to declare assets is a technical offence in Nigeria: Declaration of assets by public officers: when breach of duty to declare assets is a technical offence in Nigeria
No full textThe Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act 1991 established the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, primarily for the purpose of tracking assets owned by public officers as a mechanism against corrupt enrichment. Section 15 of the Act mandates public officers to declare their assets at various times in the course of employment. Though the Act criminalises failure to declare assets, the proviso to section 3 thereof however restrains the Bureau from referring cases of non-compliance to the Tribunal if a public officer admits his breach in writing. This makes such infraction a mere technical offence for which no blame can be ascribed to an ‘offender’ who admits his breach. Therefore, initiating criminal proceedings where the law absolves public officers from liability seems to violate the object of the law. It also undermines the right not to be tried for offences that are unknown to law. To give effect to the object of the Act, this paper proposes that the proper order the Tribunal should make, where cases covered by the proviso to section 3 of the Act are referred to it, is to dismiss the action in limine or strike out same for lack of jurisdiction
Cross-border E-commerce Trade between China and Africa: Review of the Literature
Get PDFThis article explores the opportunities, challenges, as well as the activities of the Chinese governmental and commercial stakeholders to promote cross-border e-commerce trade between China and Africa, based on the classification and correlation analysis of the literature from 2011 to 2019. The results show that the biggest driver for the development of China-Africa cross-border e-commerce trade is the gap between the rapid growth of the African population, especially the middle class, and the limited local capability to satisfy their demand. The rapid development of the internet and mobile internet is another driving factor. The biggest challenge is the last mile delivery of logistics, and online payment issues in Africa. At the macro-level the Chinese government has promoted measures such as infrastructure investment, e-commerce test zones and the establishment of pilot projects. At the firm level, Chinese companies have focused on solving practical micro-level local operational problems such as logistics, online payment, and talent training. The results also show that the referred literature is still in its infancy, mostly theoretical and less practical, and requires more in-depth domain specific analysis in the future
Tax Administration, Tax Incentive and SMEs’ Growth: The Moderating Effect of Firms Size
Get PDFThe study examined the effect of tax administration and tax incentives on the growth of small and medium enterprises in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. Explanatory research design supported by the quantitative research approach was employed. Structured questionnaires were administered for the collection of the primary data from 115 SMEs operating in the metropolis. The multiple regression results revealed that tax administration accounts for a statistically significant positive weak variance in SMEs’ growth, whilst tax incentives account for a statistically significant positive moderate variance in SMEs’ growth. Firm size moderates the predictive relationship between tax administration and SMEs’ growth. Medium enterprises have higher propensity in terms of tax compliance compared to small enterprises. Medium enterprises also have higher growth potential than small enterprises. Ghana Revenue Authority should implement preferential tax policies that support SMEs growth in Ghana with much emphasis on tax incentive packages to small enterprises.
 
Role of fieldwork in the quality of teaching and learning of geography in senior high schools the Upper West region, Ghana
Get PDFThe study was undertaken to examine the contributions of fieldwork towards the teaching and learning of Geography in selected senior high schools in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 360 students and three Geography teachers. Both questionnaire and interview guide were the instruments used to collect the data for the study. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data were organized into themes. Findings from the study revealed that the extent to which fieldwork was used by Geography teachers is small though it was affirmed by students and teachers that fieldwork is vital in the teaching and learning of geography. Further, it was recognized that challenges such as lack of financial resources, inadequate time, lack of support from school management and parents and lack of logistics and material resources such as vehicles to convey students to the field in most instances, deprived teachers from organizing fieldwork as a method of teaching and learning. The study recommended the following; the Ghana Education Service should organize workshops and seminars to equip teachers in the organization of workshops, availability of videos of field sites that are in line with the geography curriculum for senior high schools, teachers should also explore more on the fieldwork opportunities within their immediate school and community environment and all educational stakeholders should assist in the organization of fieldwork to enhance effective teaching and learning of geography in senior high schools
Rights and religious belief in maintaining prison social order: Rights and religious belief
No full textThis paper argues that it is not the prison rules and regulations that alter the behaviour of inmates but rather the ideological justification of their religious faith. The article draws upon the social constructionist theory of reality to underpin the discussion of the data. Data was gathered through in-depth interviews and the distribution of semi structured questionnaires. When analysed, the data revealed that although inmates had the right to practice the precepts of their religious faith as defined in law, in practice, these religious rights were not entirely observed. The partial recognition of these rights divulges that the principle of humane treatment underpinning the respect for rights in prison was ignored and reduced to mere formal respect for rules. Besides, the data disclosed that inmates rarely attributed the change in their personality to the impact of prison rules and regulations, but rather to the transformative power of their religion
Corporate Social Responsibility and Bank Performance: A Cointegration Approach
Get PDFThe aim of this study is to examine the short- and the long-run effects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the performance of listed Ghanaian banks. An elongated balanced panel design with secondary data of 65 years’ bank observations spanning 2004 to 2016 was used for the study. A cointegration approach – Pooled Mean Group (PMG/Panel ARDL) – was used to examine the short- and the long-term effects of CSR on bank performance while controlling for bank variability, growth in interest income and bank size. The results were mixed. In the short term, it was found that CSR has positive but insignificant effect on bank performance (market-to-book value). In the long-term, however, CSR has significant negative effect on bank performance. Based on the findings, the study concludes that, in the long run, engaging in CSR reduces bank performance. Therefore, CSR needs to be carefully planned and implemented to serve as a boost to bank performance and not just regarded as an inconsequential addendum
Perceived Stress and Social Support Among Postgraduate Students: Implications for Well-Being and Engagement
Get PDFPerceived stress and social support affect student well-being and engagement. Drawing on the Job Demand and Resource (JD-R) theory, this study examined perceived stress and social support on well-being (life satisfaction) and work engagement among postgraduate students in Ghana. Based on a cross-sectional survey and voluntary sampling technique, data were collected from 205 students, using a self-report questionnaire. The PLS-SEM ver3 was used to test the uniqueness of the constructs and to analyse the hypothesised path models. The findings suggest that perceived stress, social support and well-being play a crucial role in predicting student work engagement. Student well-being partially mediated the relationship between social support and engagement but not between perceived stress and engagement. In conclusion, this present study has shown that social support is critical for a student; hence, there is the need to improve support systems in the universities