Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.027
Samuel Nnamdi Marcus, Chinatu Peter Njoku, Sunday Okubor Ijieh, Inigbehe M. Okon
The length of time a person lives from the date of birth is an essential dimension of a country’s level of development. Several factors have been identified as responsible for longevity. This study investigated the effect of undernourishment prevalence and other factors on longevity in West Africa from 2000-2018. Using panel data, the random coefficient model was employed to examine the effect of a novel variable, such as the prevalence of undernourishment and others (government expenditure on health, population density, unemployment and out-of-pocket expenditure) on longevity. Except for a few, the findings revealed that longevity is a decreasing function of the prevalence of undernourishment in West Africa. In contrast, it was revealed that longevity is an increasing function of population density in all West African countries. The effect of government spending and unemployment on health contradicts theory in some countries, while they were in tandem with theory in other countries. Therefore, the study recommended, among others, the introduction of dynamic agricultural policies to increase income and ensure food security in West Africa.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.026
Umoh Gabriel Tonyudoh
This research looked at the impact of port reforms and concessions on the management of ports in Nigeria, using Apapa and Tin Can Island Seaports as case studies. The study’s goal was to ascertain if the concessions at these ports had improved port infrastructure as well as decreased ship waiting time. The research was explained using the New Public Management Theory, which promotes the notion of developing a performance-oriented culture in a decentralised public sector. The survey research was used for the study, and this guided the use of a standardised questionnaire to gather information from the research participants. Hard data from the Nigerian Ports Authority supplemented this. Even though they cannot be compared to international best practices, the study’s results indicated that there have been advances in the level of turnaround time for oceangoing vessels, the level of cargo throughput, and the berth occupancy rate. As a result of this discovery, it was suggested, among others, that the government work with the concessionaires to increase infrastructure spending so that it is simple to enter and exit the port facilities. Additionally, steps should be taken to lessen the presence of MDAs and other security personnel at the ports.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.030
Unwana Joe Udobia, Idongesit Michael Akpan
The study examined sustainable waste management and socio-economic development in Uyo metropolis, Akwa Ibom State. Waste Management when executed sustainably has reverberating benefits to the present and future generations of an entity, especially in aspects of health and Life Expectancy (LE) improvement, natural resource conservation, urbanization, infrastructural development, etc. Hence, many countries of the world have developed measures for sustainable waste management. However, it was observed that sustainable waste management has not reached its full potential in Uyo metropolis owing to the focus on a part of waste management which is the collection, transfer and disposal of waste. Therefore, this paper was aimed at examining the state of sustainable waste management in Uyo metropolis, to establish whether it impacts the socio-economic development in the area. The qualitative research method was adopted for the study through the use of descriptive secondary data. The Zero Waste theory was adopted for the study. It was discovered that waste management in the Uyo metropolis as coordinated by the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA) is not sustainable owing to the absence of an organized framework for waste recycling and reuse, and the adoption of incineration as a waste management method. It was recommended that the Akwa Ibom State government should expedite the establishment of a formal waste recycling sector through public-private partnerships with both indigenous and non-indigenous waste recycling companies.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.036
M. Umoh, Sunday Effiong Ibanga, Ofonmbuk Etido Atakpa
The study focused on Social Media and Democratic Governance in Akwa Ibom State (2015- 2023). Democratic governance has been identified as a need owing to its necessity in human development. In the 21st Century, social media has become a mainstay in enhancing democracy as it serves as a platform for expressing public opinion, civic political participation, and ensuring the protection of human rights. However, the same social media has become threatening to democracy as it is used to misrepresent realities and in political blackmail. Hence, the study is generally aimed at examining the role of social media in democratic governance in Akwa Ibom State from 2015-2023. The specific objectives of the study include ascertaining whether social media has significantly promoted the protection of human rights in Akwa Ibom State from 2015-2023 and determining the extent to which social media has improved civic political engagements in Akwa Ibom State from 2015-2023. The Media Dependency Theory was adopted for the study. The research methodology adopted for the study was both qualitative and quantitative, while the research design was the descriptive survey. The sources of data were both primary and secondary. The primary data source was the questionnaire. The secondary sources of data included textbooks, journal publications, social media posts, internet sources, etc. Questionnaires were distributed to 400 sample sizes gotten from the Taro Yamane formula (N) in the 3 Senatorial Districts of Akwa Ibom State. Data were analyzed using the simple linear regression analysis through the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). It was discovered in the study that Social media has significantly promoted the protection of human rights in Akwa Ibom State from 2015-2023. It was also discovered that the extent to which social media has improved civic political engagements in Akwa Ibom State from 2015-2023 is high. It was recommended that a special human rights protection board should be established by the Akwa Ibom State Government and vested with the responsibility of receiving and investigating human rights violations reported via online platforms.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.016
E. Ejere, Nkereuwem B. Utok
It is trite that the service delivery of Akwa Ibom State Civil Service is poor and research evidence reveals that the generality, most of of her staff suffer inadequate reward. Consequently, this study examined the relationship between the reward system and service delivery in the Civil Service of Akwa Ibom State. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted to carry out the investigation based on a randomly selected representative sample of 376 respondents. The study relied mainly on a structured questionnaire to generate primary data while the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was applied to test the research hypotheses. The study found that a significant association exist between pay, promotion, and staff training/development concerning service delivery respectively. Based on the research findings, it was recommended that the government should review and adjust annually the salaries and other fringe benefits of civil servants to meet the current trends in terms of living costs; opportunities for promotion should be made readily available to deserving staff without undue delays; and regular training and staff development should be instituted as a matter of a deliberate policy to strengthen the capacity of personnel to deliver improved services.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.023
Imoh kingsley Ikpe, Christian Effiong Bassey, Paul Umoren
The crude oil sector is one of the main sectors saddled with the potential to employ a large segment of the population and is an essential key to the sustenance of the economic growth of countries. This study presented an empirical analysis of the impact of crude oil export earnings on economic growth in Nigeria spanning the period of 1981 - 2020. The model built for the study was the proxied Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) as the endogenous variable measuring economic growth as a function of Crude Oil Export (OEX), while Exchange Rate (EXR), Trade Openness (TOP) and Transportation Cost (TPC) were the exogenous variables. The annual time series data were gathered from CBN Statistical Bulletin, and the World Development Indicator (WDI). The study used econometric techniques of Augmented DickeyFuller (ADF) unit root test, Johansson co-integration, error correction model and Granger causality for empirical analysis. The results of unit root suggested that RGDP, OEX, EXR TOP, and TPC were stationary at first difference. The Johansson co-integration showed a long-run relationship among the variables. The findings from the ECM showed that crude oil exports have a positive and significant impact on the Nigerian economy. The study recommended that the activities by the government in promoting economic growth and development in the country should be geared towards promoting and developing the Oil export base of the country as it has a significant relationship with economic growth.
原油行业是具有雇用大量人口潜力的主要行业之一，也是维持国家经济增长的重要关键。本研究对 1981-2020 年间尼日利亚原油出口收入对经济增长的影响进行了实证分析。研究建立的模型以实际国内生产总值（RGDP）为内生变量，衡量经济增长与原油出口（OEX）的函数关系，汇率（EXR）、贸易开放度（TOP）和运输成本（TPC）为外生变量。年度时间序列数据来自《中央银行统计公报》和世界发展指标（WDI）。研究使用了计量经济学技术，包括扩增迪基富勒（ADF）单位根检验、约翰森协整、误差修正模型和格兰杰因果关系进行实证分析。单位根检验结果表明，RGDP、OEX、EXR TOP 和 TPC 在初差时是静止的。约翰森协整显示变量之间存在长期关系。ECM 的研究结果表明，原油出口对尼日利亚经济具有积极而重要的影响。研究建议，政府在促进国家经济增长和发展的活动中，应着眼于促进和发展国家的石油出口基地，因为它与经济增长有着重要的关系。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.019
Namso E. Mbon
The adoption of an electronic banking system has reduced the complexities in financial transactions and made it possible for the vast populace to be financially included formally. Thus, financial inclusion has become a product used to improve the economic prosperity of entrepreneurs in rural communities. The study examined the impact of e-banking on financial inclusion and entrepreneurial growth in rural communities of Akwa Ibom State. A survey research design was adopted alongside multi-stage sampling techniques. Data for the research were collected from 300 respondents of farmers, petty shop sellers and auto-mechanics and data were analysed using inferential tools of the SPSS statistical package. The study was founded on public choice and diffusion of innovation theories. The study revealed that productivity in the farming sector in rural communities has improved immensely due to financial inclusion, despite the fact some farmers are still unaware of formal banking services. The study recommended that the Government should ensure proper sensitisation of the benefits of formal banking because some farmers in rural communities are still unaware of formal banking services. This has affected the enhancement in productivity that e-banking on financial inclusion has offered to farmers in rural communities.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.018
Ekere Marculey Emah
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations were adopted in September 2015 as a follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which had ended with very little success in Nigeria. Though the 17 ambitious goals of the SDGs are expected to be achieved in 2030, evidence shows that Nigeria did not only carry the goals of MDGs into the SDGs era but also began the implementation of the SDGs late, after the first Voluntary National Review (VNR) in 2017. This study reviewed Nigeria’s progress towards sustainable development with consideration to the international treaty signed by UN member countries for achieving the SDGs in 2030. A descriptive historical research design was adopted for the study, while data were gathered from the official websites of government and inter-governmental organizations and national newspapers that were purposively selected and compared to ensure data quality. Two research questions were answered in a content review analysis. Findings revealed that Nigeria has a structure in place across levels of government to ensure the smooth implementation of the SDGs; compared to the SDGs baseline report of 2016, and the SDGs index rankings from 2019 to 2022, Nigeria’s progress towards achieving the SDGs in 2030 has been slow and poor; and that corruption among public officials, poor budgetary allocations to health and education, rising poverty and youth unemployment rates, and weak development policies and programs, are the major challenges affecting the progress of SDGs implementation in Nigeria. The study recommended the urgent need to review and strengthen government institutions and policies, introduce stringent laws against corruption, establish mechanisms for public transparency and accountability in governance, and promote reward good behaviours in public offices.
{"title":"A Mid-Term Review of Nigeria’s Progress Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals","authors":"Ekere Marculey Emah","doi":"10.61090/aksujacog.2023.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61090/aksujacog.2023.018","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations were adopted in September 2015 as a follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which had ended with very little success in Nigeria. Though the 17 ambitious goals of the SDGs are expected to be achieved in 2030, evidence shows that Nigeria did not only carry the goals of MDGs into the SDGs era but also began the implementation of the SDGs late, after the first Voluntary National Review (VNR) in 2017. This study reviewed Nigeria’s progress towards sustainable development with consideration to the international treaty signed by UN member countries for achieving the SDGs in 2030. A descriptive historical research design was adopted for the study, while data were gathered from the official websites of government and inter-governmental organizations and national newspapers that were purposively selected and compared to ensure data quality. Two research questions were answered in a content review analysis. Findings revealed that Nigeria has a structure in place across levels of government to ensure the smooth implementation of the SDGs; compared to the SDGs baseline report of 2016, and the SDGs index rankings from 2019 to 2022, Nigeria’s progress towards achieving the SDGs in 2030 has been slow and poor; and that corruption among public officials, poor budgetary allocations to health and education, rising poverty and youth unemployment rates, and weak development policies and programs, are the major challenges affecting the progress of SDGs implementation in Nigeria. The study recommended the urgent need to review and strengthen government institutions and policies, introduce stringent laws against corruption, establish mechanisms for public transparency and accountability in governance, and promote reward good behaviours in public offices.","PeriodicalId":124778,"journal":{"name":"AKSU Journal of Administration and Corporate Governance","volume":"38 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139275696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper examined the impact of tourism on the socio-economic development of Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Despite the huge potential of tourism in the study area, its contribution to the transformation is not encouraging. A qualitative study, it adopted the Malthusian theory of economic development as the theoretical framework for analysis. Amongst others, the paper discovered that the tourism industry as it has done in other climes can generate incomes for households through engagement in various economic activities, generate of revenue for the government, create of employment for a coterie of persons as well as the capacity for rural development. However, this depends on the development of tourism. The challenges bedevilling tourism as a tool for socio-economic transformation in the study area included government negligence of the industry as a revenue and other multiplier effects spinner, as the government of Nigeria and the state of Akwa Ibom concentrate so much on the petroleum sector for revenue; lack of organisation on the part of government authorities in revenue collection in the lone tourist site available in the local government area; and a lack of adequate strategy by government agencies at the development of tourism. It has been recommended that the necessary government authorities put in necessary measures for the development and marketing of the tourism potentials of the local government area; efforts should also be directed at eco-tourism as well as creating an enabling environment for tourism to thrive unfettered.
{"title":"Tourism and Socio Economic Development in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State Nigeria","authors":"Uyai Ifreke Udoakpan, Sunday Effiong Ibanga, Ofonmbuk Etido Atakpa","doi":"10.61090/aksujacog.2023.034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61090/aksujacog.2023.034","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examined the impact of tourism on the socio-economic development of Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Despite the huge potential of tourism in the study area, its contribution to the transformation is not encouraging. A qualitative study, it adopted the Malthusian theory of economic development as the theoretical framework for analysis. Amongst others, the paper discovered that the tourism industry as it has done in other climes can generate incomes for households through engagement in various economic activities, generate of revenue for the government, create of employment for a coterie of persons as well as the capacity for rural development. However, this depends on the development of tourism. The challenges bedevilling tourism as a tool for socio-economic transformation in the study area included government negligence of the industry as a revenue and other multiplier effects spinner, as the government of Nigeria and the state of Akwa Ibom concentrate so much on the petroleum sector for revenue; lack of organisation on the part of government authorities in revenue collection in the lone tourist site available in the local government area; and a lack of adequate strategy by government agencies at the development of tourism. It has been recommended that the necessary government authorities put in necessary measures for the development and marketing of the tourism potentials of the local government area; efforts should also be directed at eco-tourism as well as creating an enabling environment for tourism to thrive unfettered.","PeriodicalId":124778,"journal":{"name":"AKSU Journal of Administration and Corporate Governance","volume":"34 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139272648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.61090/aksujacog.2023.032
Idongesit Michael Akpan, Enefiok E. Ibok, Sunday Effiong Ibanga, Ofonmbuk Etido Atakpa
Despite the Akwa Ibom State government’s efforts at industrialization, the rate of unemployment in the state remains high. This study examined the extent to which governmentowned industries have contributed to employment generation in Akwa Ibom State. The theoretical framework for the study was predicated on Kaldor’s growth model to explain the relationship between the state’s industrial programmes and socio-economic development. As a survey study, the methodology involved a survey instrument and the administration of a questionnaire on 400 respondents using the simple random technique to select respondents from the study population of 177,500. The main statistical tool used in analysing the data was the Chi-square technique. The study revealed that there is no significant relationship between Greenwell fertilizer Technologies and employment generation in Akwa Ibom State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the Akwa Ibom State government should establish a single framework of action for a clear understanding of the purpose, direction and priorities of State-owned enterprises, which will enhance the coming together of private sectors, transnational agencies, civil society groups that will work together to ensure sustainable development and poverty reduction within the State.
{"title":"Public Enterprises and Employment Generation in Akwa Ibom State: A Study of Greenwell Technologies","authors":"Idongesit Michael Akpan, Enefiok E. Ibok, Sunday Effiong Ibanga, Ofonmbuk Etido Atakpa","doi":"10.61090/aksujacog.2023.032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61090/aksujacog.2023.032","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the Akwa Ibom State government’s efforts at industrialization, the rate of unemployment in the state remains high. This study examined the extent to which governmentowned industries have contributed to employment generation in Akwa Ibom State. The theoretical framework for the study was predicated on Kaldor’s growth model to explain the relationship between the state’s industrial programmes and socio-economic development. As a survey study, the methodology involved a survey instrument and the administration of a questionnaire on 400 respondents using the simple random technique to select respondents from the study population of 177,500. The main statistical tool used in analysing the data was the Chi-square technique. The study revealed that there is no significant relationship between Greenwell fertilizer Technologies and employment generation in Akwa Ibom State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the Akwa Ibom State government should establish a single framework of action for a clear understanding of the purpose, direction and priorities of State-owned enterprises, which will enhance the coming together of private sectors, transnational agencies, civil society groups that will work together to ensure sustainable development and poverty reduction within the State.","PeriodicalId":124778,"journal":{"name":"AKSU Journal of Administration and Corporate Governance","volume":"54 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139274680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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