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Item Exploring the emergence and impact of pentecostal movements in Nigeria(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025) Oke, O. P.From time immemorial, Christianity has played a pivotal role in the spiritual rejuvenation of its adherents. The spiritual renewal has positively impacted the country in all ramifications, especially the mainline churches that laid the foundation of Christianity on Nigerian soil. Existing studies on the contributions of Christianity to society have focused mainly on the spiritual and psychological effort of the mainline churches, with little attention paid to the emergence and the impact of Pentecostal churches in Nigeria. The advent of Pentecostal movements in Nigeria, which began in the early 20th Century as a reform movement in the prominent churches of Africa, was a significant historical event. This paper adopts a historical method to elicit information on Pentecostal movements in Nigeria, bringing to the fore their historical context and interventions in the growth of African Christianity and their general influence on society. Our findings revealed that Pentecostal movements in Nigeria have, over the years, advanced the course of Christianity with their Creative liturgical ideas. Recommendations were made on how some excesses of Pentecostal churches would be put under check to ensure sanity in the movement.Item Using crime control mechanisms in yoruba traditional society as a template for redressing security challenges in Nigeria(2021) Oke, O. P.Crime and its attendant fatalities has become a burning issue in Nigeria in recent times. It is a phenomenon that is bedeviling the nation and steps taken by government to prevent it seem inadequate as it continues to spread like a dry season fire. Existing studies on crime and its control have focused mainly on the use of modern methods which are at variance with the cultures of the various societies, while little attention is also paid to the crime control mechanisms of the traditional Yoruba society. The inability of government to tackle the menace of crime has led to palpable fears among the people as security of lives and property is perpetually threatened. This has impacted negatively on the country that is striving to be among the developed nations in the world. A qualitative method of research was adopted for this brief study. The paper argues that crime that has become the order of the day in Nigeria, came as a result of inter alia unemployment, poverty, selfishness and greed. This paper proffers a solution by proposing the use of traditional Yoruba crime control mechanisms with the modern one, side by side, to fight crime in Nigeria in order to foster the rapid economic and social development that everybody is longing for.Item The socio economic implications of ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria(Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2022-06) Oke, O. P.; John, E. O.Ethno-religious conflict and its attendant implications have become the Order of the day in Nigeria and its economic effects on the nation over the years are mindboggling. Many houses and means of livelihood destroyed resulting in poverty among many families. Existing studies on ethno-religious conflict have focused mainly on the political, spiritual and ethnic dimensions to the neglect of how it has impacted negatively on the economic development of the nation, thereby making the country to take a backseat among the comity of nations. Ironically, as religion could be used as instrument of social harmony in many civilizations, it could also serve as a motivation for conflict, hence its description as a double edged sword. Our findings revealed that bad governance, marginalization/inequality, weak security network and corruption are the major factors that precipitated ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria. It is on this note that this paper discussed the socio-economic implications of ethno-religious conflict on Nigeria. In particular, the paper investigated the genesis of ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria, its causes and effects and how the incessant ethno-religious conflict can be addressed headlong thereby bringing about a peaceful co-existence among the people which will invariably result in monumental development in the nation.Item An ethical diagnosis of proverbs 6:6-8 about leadership failure in Nigeria(Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2025) Oke, O. P.The bane of growth in the nation's political trajectory has been caused by leadership failure and its impact on the populace. Once acknowledged and revered as Africa's developmental power house in all respects, Nigeria has lost its pride due to selfish leaders and avaricious followers who always prioritise their interests over the good of the whole. The process of motivating, directing, and persuading people to realise a common Vision, aim, or objective is known as leadership. A proactive approach, activity, or attitude that motivates and sways others to accomplish a particular objective is more important than a title. It is the capacity to guide and lead a team towards a goal successfully. Sadly, the Situation is the exact opposite in Africa, and Nigeria in particular, where the ruling elite has transformed the nation into a conduit through which our Commonwealth is being greedily siphoned for the benefit of themselves and their progeny. Scholarly works that have already been written about leadership in Nigeria have mostly focused on how Nigerian leaders have shaped the nation 's development since its independence, with little attention paid to the importance of Proverbs Chapter 6:6—8, which offers an ethical diagnosis of the social, political, and economic Problems arising from the nation's political leaders' incompetence, ignorance, carelessness, and irresponsibility. From a methodological standpoint, the research employed qualitative methods to gather data. According to the paper's results, leadership failure has caused the African continent to fall behind other developed nations, and the advice given by Solomon in Proverbs 6:6-8 can help address the region's plethora of issues and take her back to its Position as a giant of Africa indeed.Item Ethical appraisal of the relationship between christian virtues and entrepreneurial development in Nigeria(African Society for the Study of Sociology and Ethics of Religions (ASSOSER), 2020-12) Oke, O. P.This paper underscores the importance of Christian ethical virtues in entrepreneurial development in Nigeria and how it can be of immense benefit to individual and the nation at large. Entrepreneurship which is the process of doing something new and something different for the purpose of creating wealth for the individual and adding value to society has not been having its fair share in the recent time and this was not the case in the past. The country was rated among one of the most developed economies in the world with its triplistic economy as the 12th largest crude oil producer in the world, 9th most populous country of the world and second largest economy in Africa with earnings of an estimated $2.2 million a day in oil revenue. But, in spite of these giant strides, Nigeria is still ranked among the poorest nations in the world in recent time. Its failure as a nation is attributable to many factors which includes corruption, bad governance, ineptitude, lack of managerial skills, government policies and dilapidated infrastructures. Existing studies so far carried out on entrepreneurship in Nigeria have focused mainly on the social, economic, psychological and the influence of politics in business with little attention given to the Christian ethical virtues that are germane to entrepreneurial development in this period of economic meltdown which has negatively affected the growth of the country thereby making her to take a back seat among the developed economies. There is no doubt denying the fact that entrepreneurs in Nigeria have displayed herculean task and great exploits in revamping the economy, but, their failure to imbibe the Christian virtues of prudence, justice, courage, temperament, self-discipline, diligence, resourcefulness and perseverance that are necessary for entrepreneurial development has made such exploit to experience a stunted economic growth and malnourished economic development. Therefore, this paper has examined the state of entrepreneurship in Nigeria, factors responsible for entrepreneurial failure, and how Christian ethical values can be used to address such failure. Recommendation will also be made where necessary.Item Church leaders and their quest for social transformation in Nigeria(Zenith BookHouse Ltd., Ibadan, 2022) Oke, O. P.Item Understanding Nigeria's security through import control under the military, 1972-1999(Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria., 2020) Abolorunde, A. S.The military as an institution has played important roles in the history of Nigeria since 1966 when it intervened in the country's politics. Scholars of various disciplines such as political Science, history, philosophy, sociology and economics through their works, have examined the role of the military in governance, as well as, the management of the country's economy. Foreign policy formulation, the Civil War, creation of more States which served as transition from regionalism are typical examples of the inputs of the military to the country's nation building project. Similarly, scholars have interrogated the roles of the military in the country's history through population census, management of foreign reserves, and introduction of new currencies as well as the country's infrastructural expansion. However, comprehensive intellectual attention has not been paid to the role the military, as an institution, has played in Nigeria' s import control. It is against this backdrop that this paper interrogates the nature of Nigeria's import control under the military. The paper argues in its conclusion that import control under the military reveals the extent to which the military managed the country's economy.Item Nigeria's import control under regionalism: the colonial Northern Nigerian experience, 1954-1960(2021) Abolorunde, A. S.The colonization of Nigeria by the British opened a new vista in the history of the country. Colonial administrative structures in northern Nigeria included, native courts, native authorities, native treasury and a protectorate. Historians, political scientists, sociologists, economists and scholars of various disciplines have interrogated northern Nigerian history. Indirect rule System, colonial infrastructure, the rise of nationalism and colonial System of education are typical examples of northern Nigeria’s colonial experience. Similarly, scholars have made attempts at interrogating various aspects of the region’s colonial history. These include, colonial agricultural policies, colonial export control policies, marketing boards, trade restrictions, politics of decolonization, politics of transfer of power, constitutional developments, regionalism, nationalist movements, colonial tariff System and issues that deal with northern Nigeria. These intellectual efforts have not beamed their searchlight on how import control under regionalism was used as one of the strategies of decolonization process in northern Nigeria. It is against this backdrop that this paper interrogates import control as an economic policy which aided the entrenchment of regionalism in northern Nigeria. Import control under regionalism therefore became one of the strategies used by the colonial government in the devolution of some of its economic powers to the northern Nigerian region.Item The British strategy of dealing with national sabotage and the allies’ economic interests through wartime import control in Nigeria, 1939-1945(2021-12) Abolorunde, A. S.The outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 had far-reaching impact on the history of the world, including the deployment of new strategies of war, the stresses and strains of the global economy and a global call for decolonisation. Through their works, historians, political scientists, sociologists, and economists have examined the developments that unfolded during the war. The mobilisation of the Allied powers’ resources against the Axis powers, the bombardments of the enemy’s territories within and outside Europe, the initial success of the Axis in the early stages of the war are typical examples of the developments that manifested during the Second World War. Similarly, scholars such as Kehinde Faluyi and Ayodeji Olukoju have interrogated the effects of the war on Africa, the various policies of the European powers in their respective colonies during the war, the mobilisation of human and material resources of these African colonies for war efforts, the impact of the war on the economy of the African continent as a whole, the nature of food supply from Nigeria as a colony for metropolitan war efforts and the intensification of economic blockade against the Axis’ economic presence in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. These intellectual efforts seem to have neglected how the British used import control in Nigeria as a wartime tool for dealing with metropolitan sabotage adopted against the British war effort and the intensification of economic blockade against the British wartime allies in Nigeria. The paper argues that the British deployed import control to curb the national sabotage of the manufacturers in Britain and restrict the economic presence of their allies during the war.Item دور المسرحية العربية النيجيرية في مراقبة السياسة المالية في نيجيريا The Role of Nigerian arabic drama in monitoring financial policy in Nigeria(2024-06) Adetunji, I. أديتنجي ، عزالدينIt is no doubt that, the level of economic meltdown-cum- fluctuations faced by Nigerians today, arose as a result of the poor implementation and control of effective financial policy. Succinctly, the strenuous and overarching efforts of Nigerian scholars in supplementing government’s efforts by providing lasting solutions to this economic menace through the production of literary works addressing socio-economic challenges in Nigeria are in vain. Therefore, this paper aimed to explore the role of Arabic drama in contributing to financial policy in Nigeria. The paper discussed the concept and rationale for Arabic drama in Arabic literature. Likewise, the genesis and development of Arabic drama in Nigeria were examined. Also, the concept of financial policy, its objectives and development were discussed. The role of financial policy in the development of economic activities in the country was also illustrated. Negative effects of non-implementation of good financial policy in the development of Nigeria economy was enumerated through the selected Nigeria Arabic drama texts understudy.