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FUND MOBILISATION, ALLOCATION AND UTILISATION AS PREDICTORS OF STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA, 2001 -2005
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MOBILISATION STRATEGIES AND PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AS PREDICTORS OF SUSTAINABLE SELF-HELP PROJECTS IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
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Diaspora is Not Like Home a Social And Economic History of Yoruba in Kano, 1912-1999
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RETURNS TO INVESTMENTS IN COCOA RESEARCH IN NIGERIA
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Mapping the activities of Faith-Based Organisations in Development in Nigeria
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School location factors and learners access to the universal basic education programme facilities in Edo State, Nigeria
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- Research evidence shows there is a dire need for the involvement and participation of people in every stage of self- help project lifecycle to ensure sustainability. In order to achieve this, emphasis should be placed on effective mobilisation strategies. Though there is vast literature on citizen mobilisation and participation in community development, there is little emphasis on the effectiveness of the actual mobilisation strategies adopted and the extent to which the local community people partner with other stakeholders at each stage of self-help project lifecycle. This study, therefore, examined the extent to which mobilisation strategies (Development information network, community education, popular theatre and age grade) and project partnership (initiation, planning and designing, funding, execution, monitoring and evaluation) predict sustainability of self-help projects in Oyo, Ogun and Ondo states of Southwestern Nigeria. The survey research design of the ex-post facto type was adopted. One thousand, two hundred and seventeen respondents were selected using proportional stratified random sampling technique. These comprise Political / Opinion leaders, 326; Religious leaders, 241; Youth leaders, 270; Non-governmental organisation officials, 102; Community members, 152 and Change-agents, 126. Three instruments: Mobilisation Strategies Scale, r=0.84; Project’s Partnership Scale, r=0.78; and Self- help Project’s Sustainability Scale, r=0.82; were used. These were complemented with six sessions each of Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews. Three research questions were answered and two hypotheses tested at the 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression while content analysis was used for the qualitative data. Mobilisation strategies and project partnership significantly correlated, R=.402 with sustainability of self- help projects (F (5, 1211) = 29.957; p< 0.05) and with mobilisation strategies recording the highest contribution. They jointly accounted for 16% to the variance of the dependent measure. Relatively, mobilisation strategies contributed as follows: Development information network (β = .244); community education (β = .157); popular theatre (β = -.108); and age grade (β = .090). While project partnership factors ranked in the following order: project initiation (β =0.407; t=13.804 P<0.05); planning and designing (β=0.143; t=4.998; P<0.05); funding (β =-.290; t=-9.018; P<0.05); execution (β=-5.593E-02; t=-2.616; P<0.05); monitoring and evaluation (β=0.108; t=5.807; P<0.05). Further, the results revealed that mobilisation strategies were adopted for use as ranked: Development information network (β=25.13); Community education (β=23.29); Popular theatre (β =33.13); and Age grade (β=29.84). The Qualitative findings further showed that participants believed the usage of appropriate mobilisation strategy and maximum cooperation with development partners were essential ingredients for self- help project’s sustainability and that, project initiation was the joint effort of community developers; community people were empowered through acquisition of skills; effective provision of development information helped in sharing of ideas. Development information network, community education, popular theatre and age grade were effective mobilisation strategies for enhancing optimum citizen participation in all stages of projects’ life cycle. Therefore, developmental planners should give priority to elements of mobilisation strategies that could bring about full involvement and cooperation of the local community in every stage of projects in Southwestern Nigeria. 1 results 1
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- The low level of agricultural productivity in many countries of the Third world constitutes a drag on economic development. In any effort to break the deadlock technological change is sine qua non. “Aid” and “technical assistance” have proved generally disappointing as means of stimulating change increasingly, developing countries have become painfully aware that development has to be internally generated In this whole process scientific and technological research is of crucial significance. The organisation of agricultural research in Nigeria is examined and its impact on agricultural productivity evaluated. It is concluded that the performance of agricultural research has been generally poor. However there seems to be some notable exception. The phenomenal increase in cocoa output over the years has often been linked, among other factors, with the introduction of improved varieties and control of pests and diseases. There is thus some indication that cocoa research may have been productive in the past. But how significant has been the contribution of research to cocoa output? Can the value of such contribution vis-a-vis its costs stand the test of social profitability? This study attempts to estimate empirically the returns to investments in cocoa research in Nigeria. For this purpose two models are developed. The first is the index-number model in which the productivity index of improved cocoa varieties is used to measure the downward shifts in the long-run cocoa supply function as a way of estimating the annual values of resource "savings” resulting from increased productivity. The annual 'values of resource savings (representing the social returns) are then weighed against the costs in terms of annual research (including extension) expenditures. The estimated internal rate of return from the resulting cash flow is found to be very high. The second model is a production function incorporating research (including extension) expenditure as an explanatory variable. The result of regression analysis on time series data indicates a high level of significance for the research variable. Converting the research coefficient into an internal rate of return the result obtained corroborated that of the index-number approach. A major implication of the findings is that there has been gross under-investments in cocoa research in the past. It thus deserves a greater share of resources on grounds of allocative efficiency. Furthermore, given the high pay-offs from investments in cocoa research, it could serve as a model in terms of organizational structure, system of financing, staff recruitment and training policy, etc., thus providing valuable insights into more effective means of mobilising scarce resources for greater productivity in the lagging sectors of agricultural research. 1 results 1
- The problem of access, equity and quality are of concern to stakeholders due to perceived decline in numeracy and literacy in Nigeria. Insinuations are that the UBE programme is failing. Previous researches pinpointed funding among others. Some other factors yet to be well investigated include locational factors; home distance, rural - urban settings and school site as they influence access (enrolment) to UBE in Edo state (2010 - 2015). The survey research design with a population consisting of all public primary schools was adopted. The Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select 1 senatorial district (Edo North). Various sampling techniques were used to select 998 primary 6 pupils and 786 Junior secondary school students. Two instruments titled ‘School Location Factors and School Access Questionnaire 1 & 2’ (SLFSAQ) guided the study. SLFSAQ 1 is a checklist while SLFSAQ 2 (r-0.85) elicited primary information. SLFSAQ 2 is designed after the Likert scale type. Instrument validity was established by colleagues in the Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan. 5 research questions and 5 hypotheses guided the study. The hypotheses were analysed using chi- square for hypotheses 1, 2 and 3 while multiple regression analysis was adopted for hypotheses 4 and 5 @ p<0.05. A significant relationship existed between home distance and school location X2(df =15.27) =2087.16; p<0.05. Also, a significant relationship exist between rural-urban location and access to schools Ai(df=2,27) =1088.73; p<0.05. The relationship between school site and learners acess is X2 (df=27,30)=2071.13. The independent variables jointly contributed to access to UBE R=0.687 while F =df (3.16287) = 26.605, p<0.05. Geographical location made the highest contribution P=0.186; p<0.05. Recommendations included the need for more mass mobilisations especially in rural areas, schools should be located in centrally accessible areas with modest distribution of resources (personnel). 1 results 1
- There have been low mobilisation and poor allocation of funds to education in Nigeria. Studies have shown over the years that, there have been fluctuations in the budgetary allocation to education. The attendant effects of this are late payment of salaries, inadequate staff and dilapidated infrastructure. This therefore, resulted in repeated poor students’ achievement in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in public secondary schools in Nigeria. Though studies have been conducted on fund allocation and utilisation, only few have been on fund mobilisation. This study, therefore, investigated the relationship among fund mobilisation, allocation and utilisation as predictors of students’ achievement in public secondary schools in Nigeria from 2001-2005. The study adopted descriptive survey design of ex-post facto type. A total of 1,826 public secondary schools from Lagos, Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, Kano, Bauchi and Nasarawa states representing each of the six geo-political zones were sampled for the study using multi-stage sampling technique. Secondary data were used for the study. The Senior Certificate Examination results of 1,413,454 students from the sampled states were used for the analysis. Four research questions were answered and five hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using Descriptive Statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression. There was an upward trend in fund allocation to education in Lagos state from 21.58% to 25%, Akwa Ibom state 6.6% to 13.1%, Nasarawa state 9.0% to 16.2%, Bauchi state 9.50% to 10.05% and Kano state 15.2% to 18%. There was a downward trend in fund allocation to education in Enugu state from 22.7% to 22.3%.There was an upward trend in fund allocation to secondary education in Lagos state from 26.5% to 28.4%, Enugu state 14.2% to 24.7% , Bauchi state 8.0% to 9.8% and Nasarawa state 9.9% to 32.7%. However, there was a downward trend in fund allocation to secondary education in Akwa Ibom state 7.5% to 3.5% and Kano state 72.1% to 46.8% states. Fund mobilisation, allocation and utilisation jointly accounted for 46.9% variance in predicting students’ achievement in public secondary schools (R = 0.687; F(3,1822) = 46.27, p < 0.05). The contributions of each variable to students’ achievement was: fund allocation (β=0.287, t = 3.252, p <.05), fund mobilisation (β = 0.212, t = 3.494, p < 0.05), utilisation of financial resources (β = 0.301, t = 4.045, p < 0.05), student / teacher ratio (β= 0.156, t = 2.455, p < 0.05). UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY iv Mobilisation, allocation and utilisation of funds have improved students’ achievement. Government should, therefore, allocate more funds to secondary education so that all facilities that would improve the students’ achievement are made available. Ministries of education and principals of schools should broaden their revenue generation capacities and utilise the funds available to them properly to improve students’ achievement. Key words: Fund mobilisation, Fund allocation, Fund utilisation, Students’ achievement, Secondary school Word count: 460 1 results 1
- This paper is an outcome of the Religions and Development Research Programme in Nigeria. The rationale for this study is that the nature, scale and activities of faith- based organisations (FBOs) are poorly understood and documented in Nigeria. The aim of the study was, thus, to undertake a mapping exercise of the nature, scale and activities of FBOs in development in Nigeria. The objectives are: (a) To increase awareness of the nature and scale of faith-based contributions to development in Nigeria, (b) To provide the necessary background and contextual information for further studies under other components of the RaD research programme, helping those involved to prepare detailed research proposals and to select geographical locations, faith traditions and FBOs for further study. The methodological approach included the review of documented evidence and structured interviews. The study is of a qualitative character seeking to identify nature, scale, location and activities of faith-based organisations through in-depth interviews with representatives of umbrella organisations and key informants from faith groups. The survey revealed that the number of registered and active FBOs is limited in Nigeria. However, the active ones can be found in almost all the states of the federation, or at the least, in every geopolitical zone of the country. It also revealed that a high proportion of religious organisations provide some human services. Most of the FBOs mobilise and rely on deeply engaged volunteers rather than paid staff, thus delivering services more efficiently than other providers. The key advantage of FBOs is that they have better access to volunteers, which could be used to expand their role in delivering social services. The faith-based organisations also have the advantage that they are located in communities where services are needed. They are also involved in informal networks (e.g., cooperating, coordinating, and working together with other organisations). These increase their delivery of human services. FBOs often have a direct impact on social institutions, such as schools, which socialise people and change values over time. In addition, their jurisdiction often includes a number of areas such as morality, beliefs about the spiritual bases of disease, rules of family life and sexual activity. FBOs are also very active in practical areas of poverty reduction, providing income-generating programmes for members. The paper concludes that, generally, little research has been done on specific operational issues affecting FBOs activities in development. There is need for case studies to specifically examine FBO programmes and their impact, and here longitudinal studies could greatly contribute to the study of an effort primarily oriented toward a long-term horizon. There is also the need to find out if faith-based organisations bring distinctive advantages to community development. The issued could be readily addressed by comparing faith-based and secular organisations active in community development. 1 results 1
- Yoruba migration to Kano was shaped both by social and economic reality of the British colonial rule and trajectories of the post-colonial state. In Kano, the wider opportunity for the advancement of commercial frontier attracted generations of Yoruba traders, artisans, entrepreneurs and professionals. This book articulates the historical process that led to the evolution as well as the consolidation of the Yoruba commercial diaspora in Kano. Three interconnected themes: migration, entrepreneurship and intergroup relations in a commercial diaspora were systematically pursued in this work. All through the trajectory, the book has reconstructed the historical metamorphosis of the Yoruba trading diaspora chronologically from colonial period to the post-colonial era and, by extension, part of the commercial history of modern Kano. In 1912, Yoruba commerce in Kano entered a- new phase from the socio-cultural bases already established in the pre-colonial economy. Linder the British rule, Yoruba identity in Kano was dramatically transformed to become “non-natives” or “strangers." The British used diverse measures including stereotype, criminalisation and ethnic segregation to control Yoruba migration to Kano. Resentment and criminalisation were used to segregate and exclude the Yoruba from the mainstream Kano society. In this respect.- ethnic relations were mediated by colonial encounter. Colonialism challenged the migrants’ identity and self-understanding. The r transformative effects of this challenge redefined inter-ethnic relations to produce new imbalances, crystallisation of communal identities and social cohesion. As such, inter-ethnic rivalry sustained the British rule and remained pervasive in the post-colonial context. The intriguing feature of ethnic segregation as model of state structure and development provided stimulus for diaspora identity. Despite the control measures, the groundnut export and urbanisation processes in Kano influenced the greater proportion of Yoruba migration within the framework of kinship linkages. But Yoruba traders encountered structural disadvantages in the commodity trade. Commercially, Yoruba women were among the active traders whose entrepreneurial activities linked the rural markets with the urban economy and stimulated income and distribution of Kano made goods. From 1985 and up to 1999, a downward trend was recorded in Yoruba enterprise in Kano due to economic contraction and urban crises. The methodology for this study was primarily empirical in approach: In-depth oral interviews, research visits to neighbourhoods, fact finding surveys made on individuals, organisations and institutions as data sources in an interactive manner. The emphasis on field experience and broader interviews across ethnic, occupational and gender categories facilitated the validation of data collected and interpretation ensured that the analysis was a product of communal reflections. In this study, it has been found that ethnicity was fundamental in social and economic networks through which commerce was undertaken. The overriding value of Yoruba ethnic identity in Kano was the creation of a socio-economic community that allocated productive resources in the employment of labour, capital mobilisation, entrepreneurship and social security. The recreation and reorganisation of ethnic associations were largely influenced by successful entrepreneurs who played significant leadership roles. However, social functions restricted entrepreneurial investment in commercial activities. The study has examined the survival strategy employed by the Yoruba in combating incorporation and exclusion prism that curtailed, challenged or encouraged their commercial activities. As a trading community, the Yoruba used their flexible identity, professional skills and religions (both Christianity and Islam) for commercial success. The special skills of the entrepreneurs and complimentary commercial roles of artisans had led to the transfer of technical skills, improved craft industry, urban development, stimulated income and growth of markets, and tho over increasing urban population that provided the much needed skilled labour tor tho expanding industries. Yoruba enterprise generated labour supply, provided employment and above all, contributed to the process of capital accumulation Indeed, the special skills and complementary commercial roles of the Yoruba Christians constituted an invaluable asset to their acceptance among the Muslim host community Many of the Yoruba Muslim migrant households have been complotely absorbed into the cultural and religious values of Kano. Closely connected to this, is the fact that, many of the unassimllatod younger gemmation of tho Muslim Yoruba Migrants developed a plural identity As n consequence, tho commercial diaspora produced a hybrid generation namely; the Kano Yoruba, who had a stronger sentiment for the hosl community. Empirically, the two ethnic groups (Hausa and Yoruba) still retain many of tho loan words borrowed from each other’s languages for Islamic, commercial, equestrian and sundry matters. These extensive social network and marital linkages had facilitated ethnic harmony and hospitality. A remarkable aspect of this study is the discussion on tho ambivalent Hausa and Yoruba relations namely: economic competition on one hand and cultural constraints of identity on the other hand. Yoruba commercial activities in Kano have occasioned stress and suspicion generated considerably by economic competition. Some of the riots in Kano from 1953 to 1999 were caused by socio-political problems with devastating consequences on Kano economy most especially, state of insecurity of investment, tho fear of looting, wanton destruction of lives and economic gains, and tho exodus of migrant artisans and entrepreneurs. Some of the Yoruba experienced economic dislocation. Hence, they liquidated their businesses and or relocated to their places of origin or other commercial cities in Nigeria. The study concludes that Yoruba enterprise in Kano contributed to the transmission of technical skills among different communities and the transformation of modern Kano as a commercial metropolis in Nigeria. Without family connections and support network in a competitive context, Yoruba diaspora became ethnically assertive in terms of associational life. Thus, in the process, diaspora identity restricted the prospect of integration of the migrants into the host community. 1 results 1
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