In view of the focus of this book on the centrality of land, this chapter attempts a study of the interconnections between land, land use, food production and national security. The country of study is Nigeria. The study is relevant particularly in the light of the long standing focus on ...
Nigeria is a large country with a land area of 923,768km 2 and 36,450km of land and water borders (Danfulani in Boko Haram insurgency. A need to re-think Nigeria borders security doctrine and operations, 2014). It is the largest economy in Africa and occupies pivotal positions in the ...
The proliferation of small arms and light weapons is one of the major security challenges currently facing Nigeria, Africa and indeed the world in general. The trafficking and wide availability of these weapons fuel communal conflict, political instability and pose a threat, not only to national se...
This essay focuses on the issue of corruption, marginality and the socialdisorder attending it, as threats to national and human security in Nigeria. Itnot only examines the problems of corruption in Nigeria and the implicationsof this for national security, but also, discusses the role of an ...
IN Nigeria nothing is rational. Everything is instigated. That the cock did not crow this morning, the cock must have been told not to crow so that I don’t wake up early for my duties. Therefore, at all times, as much as you needed someone who knows another one that knows the wate...
The Impact of Agricultural Trade Liberalization on National Food Security in Nigeria, 1970-2000的创作者 ··· Gbadebo Olusegun Odularu 作者 我来说两句 短评 ··· 热门 还没人写过短评呢 我要写书评 The Impact of Agricultural Trade Liberalization on National Food Security in Nigeria, 197...
The proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) is a major national security challenge in Nigeria. The insecurity resulting from insurgency, banditry, militancy, kidnapping, armed robbery, ethno-religious and communal conflicts have become worrisome in Nigeria. All this, are perpetrated with...
There have been concerns for the security of Nigeria as a nation and Nigerians as a people. These concerns have grown from bad to worse over the years as the security challenges of the country grow from the common political thuggery, land disputes and petty crimes among the people to bomb ...
In the case of the oil-related conflicts in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, and in Cabinda, Angola, Ojakorotu (2011, pp. 124, 125) has detailed the mix of various factors—namely, “issues of ownership, indigenous claims to resource wealth, foreign oil company dynamics, as well as the geo...
This paper examines how the motivation of local vigilantes could lead to the realisation of the National security objective of Nigeria. Studying their activities in three different locations namely Biu, Ondo and Ejule, in Borno, Ondo and Kogi states respectively, we...