Volume 7, No. 1

Table of contents

1. 01

   DIVIDEND PAYOUTS OF NIGERIAN FIRMS: WHAT FACTORS ARE SIGNIFICANT?

   Paul Akhalumeh Mohammed and Aliu Fancy Agweda
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2. 02

   ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIVELIHOOD CAPITAL ASSETS OF PASTORALISTS IN THE NORTH EAST ARID ZONE OF NIGERIA

   Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere
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3. 03

   THE COST OF RUNNING FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: 2007-2015 IN PERSPECTIVE

   Daniel Adetoritse Tonwe and Osaruonamen Daisy Igbinovia
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4. 04

   SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF MALARIA DISEASE IN NIGERIA: A MIX MODE RESEARCH IN GUSAU METROPOLIS, ZAMFARA STATE NIGERIA

   Ahmad Yahaya Maigemu
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5. 05

   PREROGATIVE OF MERCY, BANE OF ETHNIC DISUNITY AND CRIMINALITY: USING SOCIO-LEGAL AND CULTURAL INTERPRETATIONS ON THE VICTIMS' OR VICTIMS' FAMILIES IN NIGERIA

   Adeleke Gbadebo Fatai
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6. 06

   THE IMPLICATION OF CUSTOMERS’ TRUST IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) SERVICES IN THE BANKING

   Abdulrahman Bello Bada and Premalatha Karupiah
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7. 07

   PRESS COVERAGE OF THE BOKO HARAM TERRORISM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON CONFLICT-SENSITIVE JOURNALISM IN NIGERIA

   Abubakar Shehu
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8. 08

   GLOBALIZATION AND THE PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS (SALWS) IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: IMPLICATIONS ON THE NIGERIA’S SECURITY

   Hassan, Muritala Babatunde and Umaru, Ibrahim Yakubu
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9. 09

   SOME ISSUES ON FIELDWORK AND THE TEACHING OF GEOGRAPHY IN SOME SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANO METROPOLIS, KANO NIGERIA

   Nuratu Mohammed (PhD)
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10. 10

    NATURE AND CULTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: SCENARIOS AND CHALLENGES (A PERSPECTIVE OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC (1999-2015)

    God’stime Osariyekemwen Igiebor
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11. 11

    AN EXAMINATION OF URBAN PIPE BORNE WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS, SOKOTO STATE

    Murtala A. Gada
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12. 12

    ANTENATAL HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN WITH INCIDENCE OF UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY IN ABIA, SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

    Imo Chukwuechefulam Kingsley
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13. 13

    ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS: EVIDENCE FROM 21 AFRICAN COUNTRIES

    ONAKOYA, Adegbemi Babatunde and MUHAMMAD Maimuna Yakubu
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14. 14

    RAINFALL VARIABILITY AND MAIZE YIELD PRODUCTION PATTERN IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

    Olanrewaju, R.M., Aderibigbe, S. O. and Akpan, G. P.
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15. 15

    CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AS ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTOR IN NIGERIA: ROLES AND CHALLENGES

    Oarhe Osumah
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16. 16

    FINANCIAL VARIABLES AND SHARE PRICES OF QUOTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

    Nwokoye, G. A. and Ogbeide, S. O.
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17. 17

    KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND CULTURAL BELIEFS ABOUT EPILEPSY IN KOLO COMMUNITY, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

    Joel Adeleke Afolayan, Ahmed Suberu, Wakeel Adelani Tijani, Major Badwin, Salisu Abubakar, Ahmad Rufai Abubakar and Chioma Judith Mba
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18. 18

    GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON TRANSPORT IN THE KANO REGION NIGERIA

    A.M Dambazau
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19. 19

    INVESTIGATING HUMAN HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF SURFACE AND GROUND WATER CONSUMPTION IN THE SOKOTO-RIMA FLOODPLAIN, SOKOTO, NORTH-WEST NIGERIA

    Abubakar, Sheikh D. and Bala, Gaddafi
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20. 20

    FINANCING POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA: A CURSORY EXPLORATION OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC

    Oluwadare Ayeni.
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21. 21

    DEMOCRACY AND FEDERALISM: REVISITING THE OPPOSITE POLES ON SHARI’AH IMPLEMENTATION CONTROVERSY IN NIGERIA

    Abdussalam Hassan Bello
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22. 22

    COMMUNICATING REALITY THROUGH POETRY: A REVIEW OF ZAKARI SULE MUSA’S ECHOES FROM THE THEATRE

    ECHOES FROM THE THEATRE Ottah, Gabriel Alhassan
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23. 23

    ETHNICITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL CRISIS IN NIGERIA

    Ibrahim Abubakar Mungadi & Muhammed Isah
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24. 24

    PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS ON THE QUALITY OF JUDICIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY COURTS IN KANO METROPOLIS

    Kawu Adamu Sule and Maikano Madaki
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25. 25

    COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF GUIDED DISCOVERY AND DEMONSTRATION APPROACH ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

    Umar Inuwa and Abdulmutallib Umar Baraya
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