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Nigeria's oil-producing region is experiencing a surge in community-based vigilante violence, potentially escalating … GMoU cluster interventions by MOCs could lower the heat map of fatalities from vigilante violence in Nigeria's Niger Delta … that the CSR initiatives have reduced vigilante violence within and between host communities, as well as violence against …
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memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on mitigating the resurgence of intercommunal violence in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Using … effect of CSR on the resurgence of inter-communal violence in the region. Results from the use of a logit model and use of …-communal violence. The findings suggest that an increase in CSR targeted at improving access to cultivatable land, enhanced fishing …
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Since the beginning of 2014, reports of cult violence have increased sharply in the Nigeria's oil producing communities … mitigating the spread of cult group violence in the region. A total of two thousand four hundred respondents were sampled across … of Understanding (GMoU) are in good position to deter the aggression and rise of cult violence using interventions for …
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This study investigates: (i) the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP) and economic growth dynamics, and (ii) the relevance of value added from three economic sectors in modulating the established effect of FDI on TFP and economic growth dynamics. The...
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This study examines the joint effects of ICT diffusion (composed of access, usage and skills), and foreign direct investment (FDI) on inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study draws on data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income...
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the corporate social responsibility initiatives of multinational oil companies in Nigeria. Its main focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on equipping the rural young people with essential...
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(GMoU) on reducing incidents of electoral violence in the oil-producing communities. Design/methodology/approach - This … indicate that GMoU model made significant impact in deterring occurrences of electoral violence, when interventions on cluster … implies that CSR interventions of MOCs play a vital role in reducing incidents of electoral violence in Nigeria's oil …
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The human capital crisis, reflected in the weak global competitiveness of African education, has questioned the effectiveness of public spending in increasing educational outcomes in the continent. Thus, this article examines the impact of government education expenditure on educational outcomes...
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the agri-business/small and medium investment schemes (AGSMEIS) in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the AGSMEIS on youth entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach - This paper adopts...
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The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on gender sensitive responses to climate change in oil...
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