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This study examined mentoring as a key factor in career development within organisations in Rivers State, Nigeria. It aimed to ascertain whether increasing access to mentoring opportunities can improve employability skills, professional competence, and career progression among young graduates and wo...
Nigeria's traditional family structure, which served as the foundation for the country's native communal shelter and elderly care systems, have been altered by the colonial reforms of Nigerian societal organisations. This study examined the nature of traditional extended family support systems for e...
Women farmers in northern Nigeria depend heavily on natural livelihood assets such as land, water, and forest resources for their farming activities, yet persistent social and institutional barriers continue to limit their effective access to, and benefit from these assets, thereby threatening the s...
Marriage constitutes a fundamental social institution in Northern Nigeria, yet People Living with HIV (PLHIV) face systematic exclusion from it due to the implementation of mandatory premarital HIV testing laws. Anchored on Goffman’s stigma theory and Farmer’s concept of structural violence, this ph...
Within the broader African context, age-disparate relationships possess a considerable historical pedigree. Yet, the intensity of public debate has increased regarding arrangements in which the woman is the older partner. This study examined marriages between young African men and considerably older...
Girl Child migration in Nigeria has become an issue of concern in recent times because of its devastating consequences in the society, especially in Plateau State. One of the consequence of such migration is sexual exploitation and abuse, which according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of...
Rural insecurity has emerged as a critical challenge confronting Nigeria’s internal security architecture, particularly in agrarian communities characterised by socio-economic deprivation and weak governance structures. This study examined rural insecurity in Woro and Babanla communities of Kwara St...
Youth thuggery and hooliganism remain persistent forms of social disorder in Nigeria, especially in urban centres and politically volatile environments where poverty, unemployment, weak social control and elite manipulation converge. This paper examines how socioeconomic deprivation and peer network...
Although harassment in the workplace is common in industrial economies, the effectiveness of certain human resource management (HRM) mechanisms in reducing its incidence is not well understood in the sub-Saharan African manufacturing environment. The study examined the differential and combined pred...
This study analyses the phenomenon of youth and cybercrime in Benin metropolis. The study sought to examine the various cybercrime committed by youths in Benin metropolis; find out the effect of access to internet technology on cybercrime among youths in Benin metropolis, and examine the control mea...
