Articles

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Research Article

MODERATION OF ETHICAL CLIMATE ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS

Abubakar Tabiu^*

The ethical scandals reported in many public organizations coupled with the need for employees to exert more extra efforts signifies the needs for more studies on the link between ethical leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) in the public sector organizations particularly in Nigeria. This study examined the moderation effects of Ethical Climate on the relationships between Eth...

Dec, 2024 pp. 1-13

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Research Article

Crisis Management and the Interface between Politics and Administration: An Inference from the Nigerian’s Government Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Usman Abbo^*, Saidu Ahmad Dukawa

Covid-19 pandemic has created a ramifying public Administrative, economic, and political crisis in many countries across the globe. The pandemic has now appeared to be a thing of the past, however, now is the time for public administration researchers and political scientists to start understanding how and why governments responded the way they have, by exploring how effective these responses appe...

Dec, 2023 pp. 1-15

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Research Article

GAUGING THE INFLUENCE OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ON BRIBERY AND FAVORITISM IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SECTOR

Abubakar Tabiu^*

For years, the ethical situations among leaders and followers in Nigeria particularly within the Nigerian public sector organizations had continued to worsen leading to at one time Nigeria been crowned as the most corrupt (Number One) country on earth by Transparency International (TI). Inorder to minimized and address the problem, several regulatory and enforcement agencies were established, but ...

Dec, 2022 pp. 1-10

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Research Article

ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CONFRONTING DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AT GRASS ROOTS IN NIGERIA

Shehu Dalhatu^*, Umar Abdulkadir Umar, Umar Uthman Mohammad

Local Government in Nigeria basically was established to fast track the level of grass roots development, be it human or economic development. This paper is critically designed to examine the role of local government in confronting development challenges at the grass root developmentin Nigeria and to also proffer solutions in solving those confronting problems bedeviling the survival and developme...

Dec, 2021 pp. 1-14

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Research Article

Assessing the 2009 Educational Reform on Access to Higher Education in Nigeria: A Study of Federal College of Education, Zaria

Lawal Bala Isa^*, Sa’idu Idris, Asma’u Idris

Despite the growing concerns by governments and the general populace over improving access to higher education, opportunities for enrollment in tertiary institutions in Nigeria remain a daunting challenge in the education sector of the country. Using Federal College of Education (FCE), Zariaas a study base, this study seeks to ascertain the extent to which the 2009 educational reformimproves acces...

Dec, 2022 pp. 11-26

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Research Article

TETFUND INTERVENTIONAL PROGRAMMES ON ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT IN THE SELECTED UNIVERSITIES OF NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

Sirajo Bello^*, Naziru Muhammed Musalli, Yusuf Abdu Yusuf, Hindatu Maigari Yerima

TETFund was established in 2011 to address the problem of inadequate funding of public tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This study examined the impact of TETFund interventional programmes on academic staff development in selected universities of North-western Nigeria (2012-2022). The study was guided by Resource dependency theory. The study adopted quantitative approach. The population of the stu...

Dec, 2024 pp. 14-31

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Research Article

EFFECTS OF SELF EFFICACY, PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN NIGERIA

Abubakar Tabiu^*

Local government employees play a crucial role in the provision of goods and services to the general public at grassroot level. In practice, however, they are often beencriticized for providing inferior services due to deficiencies related to their employees’ ability, motivation and opportunity in performing their assigned responsibilities. This paper, empirically study the effects of Self Efficac...

Dec, 2021 pp. 15-28

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Research Article

Development without the Communities: Assessing Constituency Projects in the Niger Delta Region

Ibrahim Saleh Maitala^*

Development planning in Nigeria has a long history of top-down planning, inherited from the colonial regime. This planning approach has oftentimes neglected the grassroots, whom development is intended for, in the planning and implementation of these projects. This approach to planning has affected government efforts negatively in addressing underdevelopment at the grassroots. Hence, the introduct...

Dec, 2023 pp. 16-33

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Research Article

DEMOCRATIZING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM AS A BASIS FOR THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA

Linus Ugwu Odo^*

Local governments exert tremendous impact and influence on the general life pattern of people in Nigeria, particularly in the rural areas, where no less than 75-80% of the Nigerian population resides. More than a passing interest in the effective and efficient operation of the machinery of local government in the country is therefore demanded of whoever is concerned about the general welfare and p...

Dec, 2022 pp. 27-37

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Research Article

THE NATO AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE: A REFLECTION ON THE JUSTIFIABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION IN THE 21st CENTURY

Abdussalam Hassan Bello^*

This article examines the rationale behind the formation of the North Atlantic TreatyOrganization (NATO) as well as its relevance in the present-day world. The departure ofrigid bipolarity from the international system sequel to the demise of the Warsaw pact;coupled with the roles played by some of the leading members of the NATO in fermentingchaos and hardships to Africa, Asia and the Middle East...

Dec, 2021 pp. 29-36