OVERCOMING THE ENERGY CRISIS IN NIGERIA: HAS THE POWER SECTOR REFORM IMPROVED ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN NIGERIA, 2013-2023
The paper argues that the privatisation of the power generation companies has enhanced electricity generation in Nigeria and that integration of independent power producers into the national grid ameliorated the challenges of electricity generation in Nigeria. The study adopted the…
BEYOND OIL RESOURCES: A REFLECTION ON THE REFORMS IN INTERNAL REVENUE GENERATION AND FISCAL VIABILITY OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA, 1999-2019
The study interrogated the nexus between reforms in internal revenue generation and the fiscal viability of Lagos State, Nigeria. The article adopted the theory of fiscal federalism arguing that the reforms initiated by Lagos State Government in internal revenue generation…
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND YOUTH RESTIVENESS IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA
The spate at which youths consume hard drugs in Niger Delta Region, South-South Nigeria has assumed an alarming proportion. Such antisocial behaviour seems to have culminated into violence; particularly youth restiveness in the from government region, extending to criminal behaviours…