Gusau International Journal of Management and Social Sciences
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Effects of Job Creation Determinants on the Security of Abuja Metropolis
Full text linkThis paper seek to evaluate the effects of job creation parameters on security challenges in Abujausing skilled and unskilled factor as a major job creation determinant factor. The research paperemployed cross-sectional survey designed due to the number of respondent and the time frame forthis investigation. Questionnaires were designed in line with the objective of the study andpersonally distributed to the entire two hundred and forty-six (246) staff of National Directorate ofEmployment (NDE) Headquarters in Abuja. In other to fulfil the research objectives, multipleregression was used to test and validate the guess statement postulated for the investigation at nintyfive percent (95%) confidence level. The result of the hypotheses tested reveals that, both skilled job creation and unskilled job creation have significant positive effect on security in Abuja The paper recommendations were based on the study findings which states that government should pay more attention and allocated more resources to both skilled and unskilled employment creation programs in other to improve the state of security in Abuja. Government should attract more industries to FCT to ensure that more employment opportunities are created so as to reduce the level of unemployed of youths in order to improve security level in the federal capital territory
Spending and Public Debt Nexus in Nigeria: The Role of External Reserves
Full text linkDespite the numerous studies on military spending and external debt, almost none of the researchers focus on the impact of defense spending and external reserves on public debt, particularly in Nigeria.The paper used Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique to study the relationship between spending and public debt from 1980-2019 in Nigeria. Also, the authors examine the role of external reserves in the country. The findings reveal that a cointegration exists between the militaryexpenditure, public debt and external reserves. Furthermore, the outcomes show that both military expenditure and external reserves have a significant and negative effect on public debt in the long run. Based on the empirical results, the article suggests that: government should take appropriate steps to increase military expenditure in order to reduce rising debt in Nigeria. Also, government should provide measures that raise external reserves in Nigeria
Willingness to Pay for Weather Index Crop Insurance: Evidence from Daura and Mai’adua, Katsina State-Nigeria
Full text linkAs climate change takes hold globally, weather related risk threaten the livelihood of farmers with negative implications for food and nutrition security. The continued dependence on rain-fed crop production by farmers in Katsina state increases their vulnerability to weather related risk. This paper assessed the major risk faced by farmers, the main coping strategies adopted, the effectiveness of the strategies adopted and the willingness to pay for weather index crop insurance. Primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed by frequency distribution and percentages. The findings of the study revealed that drought was the major weather related risk experienced, as stated by 97.1% of the farmers. Also, intercropping is the major mitigation and coping strategy, as stated by 57.3% of the respondents. In addition, 72.5% of respondents stated that the strategies adopted were not effective in coping with the adverse effect of weather risk. About 78.9% were willing to subscribe to weather crop index insurance policy and pay N6, 208as premium per annum. The study recommends that weather crop index insurance policy should be implemented fully or as a pilot. 
Community Crisis and Development Challenges in Ibaa Community in Rivers State, Nigeria (2008-2019)
Full text linkThis study aims at assessing community crisis and development in Ibaa community, Rivers State, from 2008 to 2019. The paper adopted three questions which served as guide to the study. Furthermore, the research design used for this study was a descriptive design. The use of this design is to treat all matters relevant to the study. The study adopted both primary and secondary sources of data. The study area is Ibaa community. The in-depth interview was used as source of primary data. Findings of the study show that community crisis has contributed to development challenges in Ibaa community. The study also revealed that the causes of community crisis are centered on leadership failure, poverty, chieftaincy tussles and cult related activities. The study concludes through its recommendations that government should do the needful to ensure that insecurity is reduced, and that government should ensure quality leadership among others
Corruption and Domestic Investment Relationship in Nigeria: an Empirical Investigation
Full text linkAlthough studies have made efforts to examine corruption-investment relationship, little has been done to examine the effect of corruption on domestic investment in Nigeria. This study examines the effect of corruption on domestic investment in Nigeria from 1996 to 2017 using quarterly data. Employing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach, the result of the bounds testing to cointegration reveals that there is a long-run relationship between corruption and domestic investment along with domestic savings, lending interest rate, foreign direct investment and GDP growth rate. The results of estimation indicate that corruption has a significant and negative effect on domestic investment in Nigeria. Thus, an improvement in the corruption perception index CPI (lesser corruption) leads to an increase in domestic investment. The results also show that domestic savings, foreign direct investment and lending interest have positive significant effect on domestic investment. Based on these findings, this study recommends that government should employ policies that will encourage domestic investment via reducing corruption. These policies should be complemented with measures that promote domestic savings and FDI inflow, as well as reducing the lending rate
Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Antenatal Care Utilization in Zaria Local Government Area Kaduna State, Nigeria
Full text linkAntenatal care is a global strategy instituted to encourage adequate utilisation of healthcare services by women of reproductive age and particularly to reduce maternal mortality affecting the world. This paper examines the socio-economic factors influencing antenatal care utilization in Zaria Local Government Area Kaduna State, Nigeria. This study was anchored on Liberal Feministtheory to provide a theoretical explanation for the topic under investigation. Data for this study were obtained through the administration of questionnaire to respondents purposively selected in the study area. A total of 384 women were selected using the systematic and simple random sampling technique. Data were analysed using descriptive statistical techniques. Findings of this study reveal that the highest educational attainment of the respondents was secondary school with (38.1%) and respondent’s husband with tertiary was (43.5%). A large proportion (52.4%) of the respondents are into business/trading, while 53.2% of the respondent’s husbands are civil servant and 68.0% of the respondents get support financially from their husbands. Maternal mortality is common in areas where women are educationally disadvantaged and are not well informed about issues that concerntheir health as priority should be given to girl-child education, sustainable poverty alleviation programmes through income generating activities should be optimized
Assessment of the Contributions of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) on Provision of Potable Water Supply in Katsina State, Nigeria.
Full text linkThis study assessed the contribution of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) tothe provision of potable water in some selected local government areas of Katsina State, Nigeria.The rapid increase in the population rate coupled with increasing industrialization and expandingagriculture has necessitated the demand for increase in water supply in Katsina State. The need tosupply water for human consumption has been an issue of concern for human survival. There havebeen public outcries over scarcity of safe drinking water which had led to many households relyingon water vendors to buy water for their daily consumption. The study was anchored on Water forAll Theory of Change (WATC). The study adopted survey research design and sourced data from primary source using structured questionnaire designed on five (5) point Likert scale. The data collected was subjected to multiple regression analysis and the result revealed among other things that there is positive and statistically significant relationship between water adequacy strategy and provision of potable water supply in Dutsinma, Mani and Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The study recommended among other things that the RUWASSA agency should as a matter of fact put in a lot of effort in the area of water adequacy strategy to ensure availability of potable water supply in Dutsin-ma, Mani and Faskari Local Government Areas of Katsina state
Economic growth, Unemployment and Poverty: Implications for Inclusive Growth Architecture in Nigeria
Full text linkThis study investigates the impact of economic growth on employment and poverty in Nigeria, as a first approximation towards inclusive growth architecture. Using the Ordinary Least Squares regression, growth was found neither to have raised the level of employment nor reduced poverty in Nigeria under the period of investigation. An increase in growth rate is associated with a rise in poverty and unemployment, although not statistically significant. The findings are suggestive of public policy targeted at increasing the level of growth which raises the level of employment and reduces poverty, as a precursor to an inclusive growth organogram for Nigeria