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Causes of Strained Relationship among Christians, Muslims and African Traditional Religion Adherents in Osun State, Nigeria
No full textGlobally, strained relationships among people from different religious backgrounds bring diverse negative consequences, and it is a concern for many people. While literature abounds on it, few have studied it from the perspective of the lived experiences of the people. Therefore, this study adopted the phenomenology method to study strained interreligious relationships in Osun State, Nigeria. The instrument for the study was an In-depth Interview Guide, and the interviews were conducted with 30 purposively selected respondents from Iwo and Ilesa West Local Government Areas of the State. The respondents comprised 15 religious clerics and 15 laity, among whom were eight African Traditional Religion adherents, 10 Christians, and 12 Muslims. The study revealed four groups of factors that explained causes of strained interreligious relationships: individual-based, government-based, religion-based, and community-based factors. Individual-based factors include religious stereotypes and the fear of communicating with adherents of other religions. Government-based factors include blurred legal boundaries for exercising religious rights and freedom, perceived religiously-biased legislation and policies, and discriminatory behaviours of some government workers. Religion-based factors include perceived inappropriate and harmful religious practices, and community-based factors include a lack of or ineffective community associations. The paper recommends a four-dimensional approach to mitigating strained interreligious relationships in the state.KeywordsInterreligious, Christians, Muslims, African Traditional Religion, Nigeria, interfait
Uses and gratification of WhatsApp Meta for Academic and Social Life of Fountain University, Osogbo Students
No full textThis study explores the uses and gratifications of WhatsApp among Fountain University students, focusing on how they utilise the platform to meet their cognitive, social integrative, affective, and tension-release needs. Leveraging the Uses and Gratifications Theory, this research investigates the role of WhatsApp in facilitating academic collaboration, social interaction, and information sharing among students. Findings suggest that students predominantly use WhatsApp for social integrative needs, such as staying connected with friends and family, and cognitive needs, like sharing study materials and discussing coursework. The study highlights the significance of WhatsApp in enhancing students\u27 academic experiences, social connections, and collaborative learning. Results also indicate that students\u27 perceived usefulness, and ease of use of WhatsApp influence their adoption behaviour, underscoring the platform\u27s potential as a teaching supplement. This research provides insights into the impact of social media on students\u27 academic and social lives, offering implications for educators and policymakers seeking to integrate technology into university education.Keywords:Uses and gratification, Meta AI, communication platforms, academic suppor
Migrant Identity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Surveillance, and Belonging
No full textAs artificial intelligence (AI) and digital surveillance technologies reshape governance systems worldwide, their impact on migration extends beyond efficiency and security to the very core of migrant identity and belonging. This conceptual paper critically examines how AI, biometric systems, and predictive analytics influence migrants’ access to rights, cultural negotiation, and social inclusion. Grounded in Technological Determinism Theory, the study employs a thematic synthesis of peer-reviewed literature, policy reports, and migration data published between 2010 and 2025. Findings reveal that migrant identity is shaped by the interplay of legal recognition, cultural belonging, and technological mediation. While AI-driven systems streamline migration processes in developed economies, they often reproduce biases, heighten surveillance, and restrict agency. In contrast, uneven adoption in emerging economies, particularly in Africa, creates hybrid governance spaces where migrants navigate both formal and informal systems. Across regions, migrants actively negotiate identity through community networks, cultural hybridity, and resistance to digital profiling, demonstrating agency in the face of technological constraints. The study concludes that AI is not a neutral tool but a powerful determinant of how migrants are categorized, included, or excluded in contemporary societies. It recommends that migration governance balance technological efficiency with ethical safeguards, robust data protections, and inclusive policies that uphold migrants’ rights and sense of belonging.Keywords:Artificial intelligence, migrant identity, digital surveillance, technological determinism, migration governance, Afric
Perceived Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and Public Health Implications of Risky Sexual Behaviour among Truck Drivers along Ijora Transport Corridor in Lagos, Nigeria
No full textThis study explores the knowledge and attitudes of long-distance truck drivers toward HIV/AIDS at the Ijora loading point in Lagos, Nigeria. Given their mobile lifestyle and extended periods away from home, truck drivers are often exposed to high-risk sexual behaviours. A quantitative research design was employed, utilising a structured questionnaire distributed across four identified clusters, with a total of 240 respondents. Findings revealed that 45% of drivers maintained multiple wives along their routes, 37% engaged in casual sexual encounters, and 15% kept regular partners in different locations. Despite 95% reporting awareness about condoms, usage was low due to beliefs in the efficacy of traditional medicine (51%), reduced sexual satisfaction (10%), and trust in known partners (22%). Prolonged absence from home (up to 8 weeks) further exacerbated these practices. The study underscores a critical gap in the effectiveness of existing HIV prevention strategies, highlighting the persistence of cultural beliefs and misconceptions. It concludes that addressing these behavioural patterns is essential to reducing Nigeria’s high HIV burden, particularly among mobile occupational groups like truck drivers.KeywordsHIV/AIDS, truck drivers, sexual behaviour, condom use, risk perceptio
Brain Drain and Economic Development in Nigeria: Causal and Cointegration Analyses
No full textThis study examined the dynamic relationships between brain drain and economic development in Nigeria from 1990 to 2024, using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model with the Granger causality framework, the study first tested the direction of influence among skilled emigration, financial inflows, human capital formation, and Nigeria’s development trajectory. The causality results guided the choice of dependent and independent variables, after which the ARDL model captured both short-run adjustments and long-run equilibrium dynamics, offering clear insights into how these factors shape Nigeria’s development path. Granger causality tests were first conducted to establish the direction of influence among the variables, which guided the specification of economic development as the dependent variable. The ARDL bounds test then confirmed long-run cointegration among the series. Findings showed that literacy rate exerted a consistently positive and significant effect on economic development in both the short and long run, underscoring the central role of human capital. Brain drain had a significantly negative long-run impact on economic development, indicating structural harm to the economic development, although the short-run effects were mixed. Remittances exhibited weak and delayed short-run impacts. In the long run, they were statistically insignificant, indicating limited developmental value without structured investment frameworks. The study calls for policy actions that encourage the retention and development of skilled labour, direct remittances into productive sectors, and enhance educational quality and access. Strengthening macroeconomic fundamentals is also essential to support sustained growth. These interventions are key to reducing the adverse effects of brain drain and maximising the developmental benefits of financial and human capital inflows.Keywords:Brain drain, remittances, economic development, human capital, ARDL mode
Assessment of Youth Participation and Institutional Support in Circular Economy Practices for Sustainable Oil Palm Development in Osun State, Nigeria
No full textCircular economy practices are increasingly promoted as sustainable responses to climate change, resource depletion, and linear production systems. In Osun State, Nigeria, the oil palm enterprise remains economically significant but faces challenges such as environmental degradation, weak institutional coordination, and limited youth involvement in sustainable innovation. This study examined youth participation in circular economy practices within oil palm enterprises and assessed the influence of institutional support in promoting sustainable development. A survey of 654 respondents across major oil palm-producing settlements in Ife, Ilesa, Irewole, and Ayedaade Local Government Areas employed descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, correlation, and regression analyses. Findings revealed that 42.2% of youths were moderately to highly engaged in circular economy activities, while 57.8% showed minimal participation. Institutional interventions significantly enhanced involvement, with government support (β = 0.756) showing stronger predictive power than NGO assistance (β = 0.158), jointly explaining 72.2% of the variation in participation. Financial limitations, market access challenges, and knowledge gaps were major constraints. The study concludes that youth-led innovation, supported by institutional capacity and indigenous knowledge systems, is essential for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 8, 12, and 13. These findings imply that integrating Circular Economy training into agricultural extension services, strengthening youth-targeted funding, and promoting policy incentives for waste valorization can enhance both environmental sustainability and rural employment in Osun State. Strengthening training, and funding can unlock youth potential as key drivers of circular transformation in Nigeria’s oil palm sector.KeywordsYouth participation, circular economy, oil palm enterprises, sustainable developmen
Inflation Crisis Management Strategies and the Performance of Hospitality Businesses in Osun State Nigeria
No full textHospitality businesses in Nigeria were vulnerable to an inflation crisis following the removal of the fuel subsidy, which threatened their performance. The study examines how crisis management strategies affect the performance of the hospitality entities in Osun State, Nigeria. The four strategies examined in the study were human resource strategies (HRS), maintenance, marketing (MKT), and government support. Data were obtained from 206 hospitality business operators and employees using purposive sampling. Descriptive results show that maintenance-related strategies were the most employed, followed closely by human resources, marketing, and government support. Results from the regression indicate that human resource strategies positively impact all performance dimensions including, financial, employee and customer. Maintenance equally positively influence financial and employee but not customer performance. Marketing strategies positively impacts financial and customer performance, whereas government support impacts only the customer performance. Reinforcing HR, maintenance, and marketing measures is therefore central to achieving better performance in times of inflationary crisis.KeywordsCrisis, crisis management, inflation, hospitality sector, performanc
Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Digital Media Campaigns Influencing Maternal Health-Seeking Behaviours in Rural South-Western Nigeria
No full textThis study examined the influence of digital media campaigns on maternal health-seeking behaviours among women in rural South-Western Nigeria. Guided by the Uses and Gratification theory, the research explored how exposure to maternal health messages disseminated through WhatsApp, Facebook, and SMS shaped antenatal care attendance, facility-based delivery, and skilled birth uptake. Using a quasi-experimental design, 400 pregnant women and nursing mothers from six rural communities were sampled through multistage procedures. The findings revealed significant improvements in maternal health-seeking behaviours among women exposed to the campaign compared with those unexposed. Antenatal attendance, facility delivery, and skilled birth utilisation increased substantially after the 12-week intervention. The influence of digital media exposure was moderated by digital literacy, education level, and preference for voice and video-based formats over text. Despite these gains, digital exclusion and low literacy remained critical barriers to equitable participation. The study concludes that locally adapted digital campaigns, when combined with community health worker support, can effectively enhance maternal health-seeking behaviour in underserved communities. It recommends integrating multimedia health messaging in local languages and strengthening digital literacy among rural women to sustain improved maternal health outcomes.KeywordsMaternal health behaviour, digital campaigns, digital literacy, rural communitie
Bicyclic work done on a star-like finite chain semigroup
Full text linkThis paper compares the work of bicyclic products and idempotent product chains on the star-like operator to demonstrate potential connections between semigroup and group theory. This research advances our understanding of star-like transformation semigroups and their algebraic features, particularly in terms of bicyclic and idempotent products. The findings add to previous understanding by obtaining the arithmetic and polynomial sequential patterns. We show that the composition of any star-like transformations produces the bicyclic products work done such that, for all . The research contributes to the larger discipline of abstract algebra by introducing new results and approaches for examining algebraic structures
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Nigerian Listed Multinational Corporations through Sustainable Finance and Corporate Governance Practices
Full text linkThis study investigates how multinational corporations (MNCs) in Nigeria contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through sustainable finance and corporate governance practices. Employing a quantitative research design, secondary data from ten listed MNCs in Nigeria between 2015 and 2024 were analyzed. Panel regression models, descriptive statistics, and correlation analysis were used to test the relationship between sustainable finance, corporate governance, and SDGs. The study’s results reveal that sustainable finance positively influences investment in eco-friendly projects, while effective corporate governance fosters accountability. Executive compensation linked to sustainability metrics promotes SDG alignment. This study concludes that sustainable finance and corporate governance play critical roles in advancing SDG objectives in Nigerian MNCs. Sustainable finance practices, particularly investments in green projects, contribute to long-term environmental and economic stability. Strengthening corporate governance mechanisms including board oversight and ethical financial reporting practices is essential to fostering SDG-aligned growth. Firms’ managers should integrate digital accounting tools and align executive incentives with SDG objectives. This study provides empirical insights into how sustainable finance and corporate governance drive SDG achievement in an emerging economy, bridging knowledge gaps in Nigeria\u27s context.KeywordsCorporate governance, sustainable finance, SDGs, Nigerian multinational corporation