Author: Yusuf Abdulbasit Hozaifah

The term ‘depressed’ in fact rests on general knowledge on which the whole subject matter of economics is based. We can as well said that depressed countries are underdeveloped because, in some way or another, they have not yet succeeded in making full use of their potential for economic growth. Nigeria has for some time now been deteriorating in terms of progress and economic development. As a result of the depressed economy, the cost of living is very high, and has increased unemployment. Women in this context means any female human being irrespective of her age. Traditionally the fundamental purpose…

In 1999, the year it returned to civilian rule, Nigeria approved a self-governing system of governance. It also publicly declared an abidance to democracy. The new turn was widely adopted by Nigerians. It was viewed as key to facilitating legitimacy, changing cultures of exclusion and assuring better conclusions. Such goals were elusive under the military regime. But, despite over two decades of civilian democracy, inequalities in the distribution of power and reserves have continued to impact the people’s right to equal safety and due procedure. This state of affairs disproportionately affects Nigeria’s impoverished people. One explanation why these inequalities are…

Corruption is the single tremendous obstacle preventing Nigeria from accomplishing its enormous potential. It depletes billions of dollars a year from the country’s economy, stymies advancement, and weakens the social contract between the government and its people. Nigerians view their country as one of the world’s most corrupt and struggle daily to cope with the effects. Yet few logical tools exist for examining the full range and knottiness of corruption in Africa’s largest economy and most populous country. This paper proposes a new, context-specific framework for understanding a problem that will remain a focus of international and domestic Nigerian policy…

By Yusuf Abdulbasit Hozaifah Student activism is the participation of individual students in group activities aimed at defending their interests and bringing about changes in systems, policies, attitudes, knowledge, norms and behaviours regarding issues affecting student life or the society. Activism is a part of the spectrum of the student’s voice. Activism has surged in the last decade, with young campaigners like Malala Yousufzai calling on leaders both on and off-campus to right wrongs, erase inequalities and secure the future of our planet. But this is nothing new: Student activists led the charge during the Civil Rights Movement and were…