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Globalization And Drug And Alcohol Use In Rural Communities In Nigeria: A Case Study, Charles Fiki
Globalization And Drug And Alcohol Use In Rural Communities In Nigeria: A Case Study, Charles Fiki
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper presents an exploratory study of alcohol and drug use in two rural communities in Plateau State, Nigeria. The aim is to raise awareness of the rural alcohol and drug problem. The paper examines the patterns of alcohol consumption and drug use, and their perceived functions for substance use among rural farmers in Nigeria. The study shows the common use of marijuana and alcohol in addition to prescription drugs. There is also evidence of multiple or combinational drug use. Pleasure and relaxation emerged as the major reasons for drug and alcohol use. Factors influencing alcohol and drug use are …
Ibpp Research Associates: Nigeria, Staff Writer - The Post Express
Ibpp Research Associates: Nigeria, Staff Writer - The Post Express
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author - a staff writer at The Post Express - discusses The Express, describing it as an independent newspaper based out of Ogun, Nigeria and dedicated to promoting the prospects of democracy and justice in Nigeria and to reaching those who have not abandoned the faith that human affairs are best administered in the spirit of reason and in a climate of true democracy. This description led into a short article - Senate Honours Abiola - which described the honoring of the late Chief Abiola, presumed winner of the 6/12/1993 presidential election who died in detention.
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Democratic Change And Transition In Africa And The Dilemma Of Nigeria, Leonard Robinson Jr.
Democratic Change And Transition In Africa And The Dilemma Of Nigeria, Leonard Robinson Jr.
New England Journal of Public Policy
The 1990s witnessed profound political change throughout the continent of Africa. Tired and frustrated with one-party, autocratic, and often military rule, ordinary African citizens in country after country began to voice and demonstrate their discontent in 1990. As the former Soviet bloc countries in Eastern Europe broke ranks with the Soviet Union to claim their independence, these extraordinary events served as an added catalyst to African civil servants, market women, taxi drivers and peri-urban inhabitants to rise up against what they increasingly viewed as repressive governments and regimes, which had done little or nothing to improve their living standards and …