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Leaders, Leadership Failure and the Nigerian State

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Victor O. Ukaogo

Through an analysis of its historical foundations, current expressions, and significant ramifications for the state, this study delves into the complex aspects of leadership failure in Nigeria. Despite its abundance of riches and potential, Nigeria has struggled with enduring issues including social instability, bad governance, and corruption, which are mostly …

Tackling Poverty in South-Eastern Nigeria, by growing Small & Medium Scale Vocational Enterprises

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Charles Uka

With the rate of unemployment towering high in the south-eastern part of Nigeria, lack of business and managerial skills or knowledge as well as fear of the unknown have crippled youths from venturing into private businesses that could have encouraged self-employment. This paper focuses on tackling unemployment through vocational/entrepreneurship education …

Political Culture, Use of Power and Human Capital Flight in Africa: Expectations and Threats to Sustainable Regional Development

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Chinenye Viola Udeze, Innocent Okwu Opurum

The study examined the nexus between political culture ,use of political power and human capital flight ,by situating the expectations and threats of their interplay on the continent’s quest for sustainable development. Descriptive –correlation research design was adopted to carry out a quantitative study based on survey data collected from …

Cognitive and Semantic Analysis of Igbo Proverbs Related to Human Body Parts

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Ebele Deborah Uba, Ajutora Goodness Ifechukwu

This study delves into the rich tapestry of Igbo proverbs, exploring the intricate cognitive and semantic mechanisms behind the use of body part references. Focusing on a sample of 25 proverbs collected from 25 diverse Igbo speakers across 5 southeastern Nigerian states; Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia states using …

An Anthropolinguistic Perspective to Ịgọ Ọjị (Kola Nut Invocation) among the Igbo People of Nigeria

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Chiamaka Ngozi Oyeka

One of the outstanding features that mark Igbo culture is the kola nut. Traditionally, the kola nut goes through a ritual termed igo oji ‘the kola nut invocation’ before it is eaten. Research have been carried out by Igbo scholars on the kola nut custom, but inadequate attention has been …

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