United Nations and the Politics of Sanctions: the Syrian Debacle

United Nations and the Politics of Sanctions the Syrian Debacle   Abstract of United Nations and the Politics of Sanctions the Syrian Debacle Conflict is never a sign of development but a darkness and economic doom to any given state or society, hence it should be treated with high handedness. United Nations and the Politics of Sanctions…

Effects of International Law and State’s Sovereignty on the Resolution of the Nigeria Cameroun Boundary Dispute

Effects of International Law and State’s Sovereignty on the Resolution of the Nigeria Cameroun Boundary Dispute   Abstract of Effects of International Law and State’s Sovereignty on the Resolution of the Nigeria Cameroun Boundary Dispute The discovery of oil reserves in the water surrounding Bakassi peninsula subjected it to claims and counter-claims for sovereignty, military occupation and recourse…

Nigeria’s Contributions to Democratization in Sierra Leone, 1995-2005

Nigeria’s Contributions to Democratization in Sierra Leone, 1995-2005   Abstract of Nigeria’s Contributions to Democratization in Sierra Leone, 1995-2005 The discovery of oil reserves in the water surrounding Bakassi peninsula subjected it to claims and counter-claims for sovereignty, military occupation and recourse to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on March 1999. Then on October…

Political Economy of Fuel Importation and Development of Refineries in Nigeria, 1999-2013

Political Economy of Fuel Importation and Development of Refineries in Nigeria, 1999-2013   Abstract of Political Economy of Fuel Importation and Development of Refineries in Nigeria, 1999-2013 The contradictions of importing over US$10 billion fuel annually for domestic consumption, in the midst of abundant oil endowment, has attracted attention and concern from researchers and investigators. This…

United Nations Security Council and Management of Global Crisis:

United Nations Security Council and Management of Global Crisis   Abstract of United Nations Security Council and Management of Global Crisis This study is an attempt to explore and interrogate the role of United NationsSecurity in conflict management, using Iraq as a case of study. We investigated the pervasive influence of United States on the Middle East in general and Iraq in…

Ecowas and Arms Control in West Africa; a Focus on the Niger-delta Amnesty

Ecowas and Arms Control in West Africa; a Focus on the Niger-delta Amnesty   Abstract of Ecowas and Arms Control in West Africa; a Focus on the Niger-delta Amnesty One of the biggest challenges facing ECOWAS member states and Nigeria in particular is arms proliferation. It has stoked ethnic clashes and simmering unrest in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It…

Boundary Disputes and Implementation of Nepad in West Africa: 2001-2014

Boundary Disputes and Implementation of Nepad in West Africa 2001-2014   Abstract of Boundary Disputes and Implementation of Nepad in West Africa 2001-2014 The New Partnership for Africa’s Development is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and to…

Boko Haram Insurgency and Nigeria’s Relations With United States, 2009 – 2014

Boko Haram Insurgency and Nigeria’s Relations With United States, 2009 – 2014   Abstract of Boko Haram Insurgency and Nigeria’s Relations With United States, 2009 – 2014 The persistence of Boko Haram insurgency impinges upon Nigeria’s relations with US, which have been cordial but restricted. Researchers have divergent opinion about the extent U.S. should be committed in assisting Nigeria in countering Boko…

Effects of Ethnic Nationalism on Internal Security in the Niger Delta Region (1999-2014)

Effects of Ethnic Nationalism on Internal Security in the Niger Delta Region (1999-2014)   Abstract of Effects of Ethnic Nationalism on Internal Security in the Niger Delta Region (1999-2014) Ethnic nationalism is a common phenomenon in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Ethnic nationalism in Niger Delta has been agitating for so long for self-determination and to control their God giving resources, in…

Gender Sensitivity in Nigerian Federal Governance and the Effects on Affirmative Action Since 1999

Gender Sensitivity in Nigerian Federal Governance and the Effects on Affirmative Action Since 1999   Abstract of Gender Sensitivity in Nigerian Federal Governance and the Effects on Affirmative Action Since 1999 Gender Sensitivity in Nigerian Federal Governance and the Effects on Affirmative Action since 1999 is a study set out to unravel how effective gender sensitivity has…

The Effects of Oil Joint Venture Partnerships on Enforcement of Zero-gas Flaring Policy in Nigeria, 2003-2011

The Effects of Oil Joint Venture Partnerships on Enforcement of Zero-gas Flaring Policy in Nigeria, 2003-2011   Abstract of The Effects of Oil Joint Venture Partnerships on Enforcement of Zero-gas Flaring Policy in Nigeria, 2003-2011 The act of gas flaring in Nigeria began with production of crude oil in 1958, and has since engendered serious…

The Struggle for a Permanent Seat at the Security Council: a Critical Assessment of the Contestants in 2012

The Struggle for a Permanent Seat at the Security Council a Critical Assessment of the Contestants in 2012   Abstract of The Struggle for a Permanent Seat at the Security Council a Critical Assessment of the Contestants in 2012 This work set out to investigate the struggle for Permanent Seats At The Security Council: A…

Peacekeeping in Africa: a Case Study Ecomog Intervention in Liberia

Peacekeeping in Africa a Case Study Ecomog Intervention in Liberia   Abstract of Peacekeeping in Africa a Case Study Ecomog Intervention in Liberia Peacekeeping operations have assumed a centre stage in the operation of International Organization as a veritable instrument for maintaining International Peace and security. The United Nations and other regional and sub-regional organizations have adopted these measures in…

Climate Change and Political Conflict in Africa: Focus on Migration and Refugees in the Continent

Climate Change and Political Conflict in Africa Focus on Migration and Refugees in the Continent   Abstract of Climate Change and Political Conflict in Africa Focus on Migration and Refugees in the Continent This study explores the nexus between climate change and political conflicts in Africa with focus on migration and refugees in the continent….

Civil War and Human Rights Violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 -2003

Civil War and Human Rights Violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 -2003   Abstract of Civil War and Human Rights Violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 -2003 This study examined the relationship between the 1996 and 2003 civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (DRC) and human rights violations in…

Africa and the United Nations Millennium Reforms: a Critical Appraisal

Africa and the United Nations Millennium Reforms a Critical Appraisal   Abstract of Africa and the United Nations Millennium Reforms a Critical Appraisal Since its (United Nations) establishment in 1945, the United Nations has been in a constant state of transition as various international stakeholders seek ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the…

The United Nations Security Council and International Conflict Resolution:

The United Nations Security Council and International Conflict Resolution   Abstract of The United Nations Security Council and International Conflict Resolution This research effort grew out of concern for the increasing use of force in settlement of disputes by the United States which has the tendency to reduce the moral stature of the UN (above…

European Union and Challenges of Africa’s Development: a Critical Appraisal, 1999-2010

European Union and Challenges of Africa’s Development a Critical Appraisal, 1999-2010   Abstract of European Union and Challenges of Africa’s Development a Critical Appraisal, 1999-2010 This study examined the European Union, EU and challenges of African development. Specifically, the study ascertained if the increasing rate of EUAfrican relations has increased the volume of trade between EU and Africaand secondly,…

The Us Security Policy and North Korea Nuclear Programme, 2000 – 2008

The Us Security Policy and North Korea Nuclear Programme, 2000 – 2008   Abstract of The Us Security Policy and North Korea Nuclear Programme, 2000 – 2008 This study examines the interface between the US security policy and North Korea nuclear programme. The thrust of the study however is to find out if the US government perceived…

The United Nations Security Council and International Conflict Resolution a Case Study of the Un Security Council Weapon Inspection in Iraq

The United Nations Security Council and International Conflict Resolution a Case Study of the Un Security Council Weapon Inspection in Iraq   Abstract of The United Nations Security Council and International Conflict Resolution a Case Study of the Un Security Council Weapon Inspection in Iraq This research effort grew out of concern for the increasing…

The Struggle for a Permanent Seat at the Security Council:

The Struggle for a Permanent Seat at the Security Council   Abstract of The Struggle for a Permanent Seat at the Security Council This work set out to investigate the struggle for Permanent Seats At The Security Council: A Critical Assessment of the Contestants in 2012. While observing that there exists a fundamental need to…

European Union and Challenges of Africa’s Development: a Critical Appraisal,

European Union and Challenges of Africa’s Development a Critical Appraisal   Abstract of European Union and Challenges of Africa’s Development a Critical Appraisal This study examined the European Union, EU and challenges of African development. Specifically, the study ascertained if the increasing rate of EU-African relations has increased the volume of trade between EU and Africa and secondly,…

Domestic Politics and Nigerian Foreign Policy

Domestic Politics and Nigerian Foreign Policy   Chapter One of Domestic Politics and Nigerian Foreign Policy INTRODUCTION Historical Background Of Nigerian Foreign Policy A study in Nigeria’s foreign policy over time has quite often under scored the potency of its domestic contents. Notable scholars on Nigerian external relations such as Akinyemi, Aluko, Gambari, Birai etc demonstrated…

United Nations and the Challenges of Promoting Gender Equality

United Nations and the Challenges of Promoting Gender Equality   Chapter One of United Nations and the Challenges of Promoting Gender Equality INTRODUCTION How is the relative status of women and men related to economic growth and development? In many parts of the world, women have few resources or rights and little opportunity to improve…

Un Peacekeeping in Africa: Effectiveness and Problems

Un Peacekeeping in Africa Effectiveness and Problems   Chapter One of Un Peacekeeping in Africa Effectiveness and Problems INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The UN Security Council authorizes peace operations by an affirmative vote of nine of the fifteen members without a veto from the five permanent members: the United States, China, France, Russia, the…

The Role of Ecowas in the First Liberian Crisis

The Role of Ecowas in the First Liberian Crisis   Chapter One of The Role of Ecowas in the First Liberian Crisis INTRODUCTION Background Of The Study The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a sub-regional organisation in West Africa, with a membership consisting of Cape Verde, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Cote d’ Ivoire,…

The Nigeria and India Trade and Others Relationship

The Nigeria and India Trade and Others Relationship   Abstract of The Nigeria and India Trade and Others Relationship The establishment of the Diplomatic House in Nigeria in 1958 (two years prior to Nigerian independence) by India laid the foundation for what was to become solid, warm and concrete bilateral relations between India and Nigeria….

Knowledge in Traditional African Perspective: a Critiqueknowledge in Traditional African Perspective:

Knowledge in Traditional African Perspective a Critiqueknowledge in Traditional African Perspective   Chapter One of Knowledge in Traditional African Perspective a Critiqueknowledge in Traditional African Perspective INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Aristotle many years ago asserted that it is the nature of man to know: in other words, every man seeks to know. In fact,…

Terrorism and Nigerian Foreign Policy

Terrorism and Nigerian Foreign Policy   Chapter One of Terrorism and Nigerian Foreign Policy INTRODUCTION Background of the study Terrorism is defined as calculated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also defines terrorism as “the unlawful…