Emerging Agribusiness Enterprises: the Need for Food Safety Policy in Nigeria

Quality standards are usually related to improving the safety of food products suitable for consumption in accordance to specifications by food regulatory bodies. This study noted that although steps have been taken in Nigeria to address an aspect of food security (increasing food production to prevent hunger) in the issue of food safety, another aspect of food security, received only little attention. Findings of this study revealed that Educational level and amount of assets owned by respondents have direct relationships with their awareness about the need for food safety regulations. The number of years spent in school also influenced the ease of adoption of technological innovations associated with food safety regulations. The negative signs of X1 and X4 (age and years of experience) means due to lack of education of most of the respondents, even as they continue growing older and stay longer in business they may not see the need to spend additional money on safety measures as it does not have much meaning to them. The paper also observed that even though Nigeria has over nine food laws, the problem lies with implementation of these laws. It, therefore, recommends that the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the food agency in Nigeria be empowered to enable her extend surveillance and awareness-creation activities to food enterprises at the grassroots. It also needs to ensure that retail establishments, restaurants and other food vendors meet basic food safety standards as well as proper sanitary practices

Statistical Analysis of Vehicular Registration in Lagos, Nigeria Based on Ownership and Type

This paper examined the vehicular registration in Lagos state, Nigeria between the years 1998-2015. Time series analysis was employed to analyze the data, to compute the seasonal variation and fluctuations in the number of motor vehicles that was registered between the periods of 16 years in the state. The least square method was also used in forecasting the number of vehicles that will be registered in the next 10years in the state. It was discovered that the number of private, commercial and government registered vehicles will be increased over the years. . Based on the fact of the analysis made, we were able to conclude that the rate at which vehicles were registered in Lagos – State fluctuates over the time.&nbsp

Towards Developing Grid-based Portals for E-Commerce on-Demand Services on a Utility Computing Platform

Trends and current practices in the design and development of grid-enabled portals(GeP) reveal the need to identify and fulfill certain additional relevant requirements in order to build applicable and usable grid-enabled portals for evolving computing platforms such as the utility computing (UC). This paper reports an investigation of the minimum relevant additional requirements that must be fulfilled to attain effective GeP design for UC. A GeP prototype for the Grid-based Utility Infrastructure for Small, Micro, and Medium Enterprises (SMME) Enabling Technology (GUISET) initiative – a UC platform was developed, and an analytic evaluation experiment undertaken in the study to elicit these additional requirements using a set of benchmark requirements (standards) revealed that it fulfilled the minimum requirements to be suitable for UC context. The result of the study underlines the need for more controlled experiments in portal prototyping in order to foster the practice of GeP design for UC

The Political Consequences of the Protests against Neo-Liberal Reforms in Nigeria: The Case of OccupyNigeria Movement

This paper analyses the mechanisms, outcomes, and consequences of the Nigerian protest movement using longitudinal qualitative research. To go about this, the paper looks at the protests in the context of neo-Liberal reforms, the essential trigger of the movement, its objectives, and its achievements are described. The movement started on January 2, 2012 as a direct response to the Nigerian government’s announcement of the commencement of fullscale deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry. The movement took public protests in Nigeria to a new level with lasting impacts on the political system. This paper observes the “non-institutional” mechanisms adopted by the protesters to achieve their objectives

Corruption With Tribal Marks: Explaining The Ethnic Nature Of Political Corruption In Nigeria

No doubt, corruption is one of Nigeria’s biggest socio-political and economic problems today. This paper takes a look at the emerging trend of political corruption in Nigeria which is Corruption With Tribal Marks. Using Peter Ekeh’s conception of the “Two Publics” in Africa, the author argues it will be difficult to fight corruption with the present trend it is taking. The study also looks at the nature of the Nigerian state (colonial and post-colonial) and the instrument(s) through which it promotes political corruption. The paper also cites recent cases of corrupt politicians in Nigeria using Chinua Achebe’s work, A Man of the People. The paper further argues that de-ethnicization of corruption in Nigeria will take more than just a political process, but psychological and socialisation processes

Repression of the Neo-Biafra Movement – Measures, Responses, and Consequences

This paper analyses the measures, reactions, and consequences of the repression of the neo-Biafra movement in Nigeria using longitudinal qualitative research. To go about this, the paper looks at the political context within which the movement operates, it objectives, and its activities are described. The movement started in September 1999 in reaction to perceived marginalisation and victimisation of Nigerians of Igbo ethnic origins by the state. The movement has had visible impacts on Nigeria’s democratic experience, and by extension, the political system. The Nigerian state responded with several measures, including the deployment of military troops in what is known as “Operation Python Dance II” (or Egwu Eke II) as part of measures to cope with the movement’s activities. The paper observed other measures of repression adopted by the state and how the activists have changed or adapted their responses to state repression. The paper also observed that these measures have had several consequences on the resilience of the activists

Statistical Analysis of the Impact of Women in National Development

Women have been left out in the past national development plans, even their contributions to Gross National Product (GNP) of the nation have been treated as insignificant. The situation is further worsened by illiteracy, poverty, pest, and diseases, fire and other natural disasters. Many bodies had championed the course of the rural women in recent times notable among which are Better life for Rural Women (BLRW), Family Support Programme (FSP), Family Economic Advancement Programme (FEAP), and National Council for Women Society, empower and better the lots of women. Without doubt this research has through its discovery supported the fact that women are contributing immensely to national economic development through divers’ roles they play in their rest. These with other reasons had falsified the notion that women are subordinate to men in rural and national development. Finally, it is suggested in the study that greater access to education, credit land and technology will go a long way to improve women’s lots in the nation and in their contribution to national development, particularly in the local government to women in the rural communities of the country. Keywords: Development, Women, Econom

A CASE STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW CLERY ACT GUIDELINES

The Clery Act requires all higher education institutions participating in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose campus crimes by submitting an Annual Security Report by October 1st of every year. In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Education replaced the 265-page Clery Act guidelines for administrators with a 13-page Appendix with specific changes to geographical locations to include in the report, eliminated the definition of crimes, and limited individuals designated as Campus Security Authority to those with direct responsibilities over student affairs. This case study examined how campus security officers implement the new Clery Act guidelines in crime reporting. The findings indicate that the guidelines prompted procedure changes in response to the new Clery Act guidelines. In addition, this study assists in expanding the limited research on implementing the Clery Act guidelines by serving as a model for other institutions and a reference for Clery Act officers

Determinants of Credit Access among Smallholder Women Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

This study examined smallholder women farmers’ access to credit in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. The study specifically identified the socio- economic attributes of the rural women smallholder farmers and examined the factors determining their access to credit in the study area. A total of 120 structured questionnaires were administered to women farmers who obtained credit from different sources. Descriptive statistics and probit regression model were used in analyzing the data obtained. The probit model result revealed that significant relationship exists between age, level of education, marital status, main occupation, farming experience, farm size, collateral, interest rate and access to credit at varying probability levels. Gender differences regarding access to credit should be critically checked. Making credit accessible to women will not only boost production in agricultural sector but will also improve livelihood and reduce poverty most especially in the rural areas. The financial institutions need to address the conditions for loan acquisition especially in the area of collateral security and interest rate charged so that the less privileged women farmers can access credit to enhance their productivity

Sectoral Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Nigeria

The paper examined the sectorial inflow of Foreign Direct investment and its impact on Economic Growth in Nigeria. The main objectives of the study are to find out the impact of the sectorial inflow of FDI on Economic Growth and find out the impact of FDI on Poverty Reduction in Nigeria. The study made use of secondary data and discovered that there is a positive relationship between GDP and FDI, meaning that both FDI and GDP changes in the same direction. Also, the study discovered that in the long run, investment in the business and agric sectors can only make meaningful impact on the economy because it takes time to get back investment in these sectors. The conclusion of the study is that the major reason for the low impact of FDI on Economic Growth in the country is that FDI inflow has been towards certain sectors (oil and gas, communication, construction, e.t.c) at the expense of those sectors (agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, e.t.c) that has the greatest potential for poverty reduction and Economic Growth, so while I say FDI is good, it should be encouraged towards those neglected sectors. Keywords: FDI, Economic Growth and Sectoral Inflo