Community-based Ecotourism Development (CbED) approach, which emphasizes
residents’ participation, is crucial to actualising full ecotourism potential in any society.
Efforts to develop the tourism potential of Igbo ...
Lakes provide scenic attractions that are often exploited to promote tourism. They create
opportunities for the diversification of local and national economy. Previous studies have
focused on the roles of natural and ...
Agritourism, a trip to farms or ex-farm houses for the purpose of leisure, education or
entertainment contributes to economic growth of nations. An integrated farm brings together
different farm components, in such a way ...
Cultural festivals attract socio-economic development to host communities through promotion
of tourism. Previous studies focused on product-oriented approach to promoting cultural
festivals. However, not much attention ...
Rural residents depend on the same natural resources on which tourism thrive for survival.
However, ecotourism involves restriction of access to resources within ecotourism sites (ES).
Previous studies have largely focused ...
Symbols and Slogans (SaS) are increasingly becoming important in branding tourism
destinations due to their ability to represent ideas, objects, and events. However,
existing studies on tourism focused on potentials, ...
Oil exploitation has occasioned environmental degradation, conflicts, restiveness and
insecurity in the Niger Delta region with resultant effects on family lives in particular
and human security in general. Extant studies ...
Democracy drives social development and enhances political participation. Women in
Nigeria remain underrepresented in all levels of politics, especially the legislature.
Existing studies have focused largely on Women’s ...
Traditional institutions play prominent roles in conflict management and peacemaking
processes in Nigeria. In Anioma Kingdom, Omu is recognised as the head of women
and the only female allowed in Izu-ani (council of ...
Nigeria depends on fossil fuel-based source of electricity. Despite abundant renewable energy
resources endowment, it has failed to harness and deploy that into the national grid for
boosting electricity generation and ...
Poor waste management in Nigeria results in environmental and socioeconomic
problems. Managing wastes through the agelong approach of burning leads to climate
change while landfill leachate reduces soil and ground water ...
Petroleum resources production is always based on fiscal regimes, to allocate
responsibilities and benefits between parties in contracts. However, clear-cut Nigerian
petroleum fiscal regimes only exist for crude oil ...
Kidnapping is a major security threat, generating concern in urban and rural areas in
Nigeria. Previous research focused on kidnapping in the context of petro-economy and
militancy, with more emphasis on incidents in ...
Conflicts within Ibadan Anglican Communion (IAC), which led to loss of membership
to other denominations in the 1970s and 80s, necessitated generation of new members
in the 1990s and regeneration of defected members. The ...
Genetically Modified Food (GMF) is an invention targeted at ensuring food security, but with
significant environmental and health implications. There were controversies associated with
its adoption in Nigeria. These ...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trade Liberalisation
Scheme (ETLS) has created security challenges resulting in loss of lives and destruction of
property in Nigeria. Studies on ETLS examined its ...
Modern values and structures imposed by colonial rule on chieftaincy selection processes
in Ilaje-Ugbo Kingdom created a myriad of conflicts. The introduction of father-to-son
inheritance principle created ruptures in ...
The vandalisation of oil pipeline installations remains a major problem bedevilling the oil
industry in southwestern Nigeria. The menace has led to economic loss, environmental
degradation and fire explosion resulting ...
Globally, governments evolve their National Defence Policies in order to address
conventional security challenges. Countries such as the USA, the UK, France, India,
and Kenya have had the need to modify their policies ...