http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/454 Published Journal Articles from the department. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:46:46 GMT 2026-04-05T19:46:46Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2658 Discursive Construction of Ingroup and Outgroup Identity in the Bilateral Speech by President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez DAVID, Ruth This article investigates the speech by President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to determine the discursive strategies used to construct ingroup and outgroup identity, and the functions that these strategies perform. The bilateral speech delivered by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and President Joe Biden on June 28th, 2022 serve as the study’s data. Extracts from the speech were purposively sampled and subjected to critical analysis using Ruth Wodak’s (2009) Discourse Historical Approach. Findings reveal that nomination strategy is linguistically realised through reference, nominalization, material, mental and verbal processes. Nomination identifies the United States, Spain, Ukraine and Russia as the major social actors and categorizes the United States, Spain, and Ukraine as ingroup actors and Russia as outgroup actor. Through predication, the ingroup actors and their actions were metaphorically labelled positively using positive predicates and modifying adjectives. Conversely, the outgroup actor and its actions were framed negatively using negative predicates and modifying adjectives. The actions of the ingroup actors were legitimized using the topos of usefulness and advantage while those of the outgroup actor were delegitimized using the topoi of threat and danger. Perspectivisation, through the linguistic tools of reporting and describing, highlight the overt and conscious stance of ingroup actors as well as their involvement in the discourse while the factuality and validity of their propositions were registered through the intensification strategy linguistically realised through declarative sentences. Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2658 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2634 NAMING AND DESCRIBING AS CRITICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES IN SELECTED NOVELS OF HELON HABILA AND DUL JOHNSON DAVID, Ruth; ANOSIKE, Comfort O. This article analyzes Helon Habila's Waiting for an Angel and Measuring Time, as well as Dul Johnson's Across the Gulf and Deeper into the Night, using Lesly Jefferies' (2010) Critical Stylistic approach. The objective is to establish how both writers used the critical stylistic device of naming and describing to relate relevant sociopolitical situations in Nigeria. The qualitative study uses a descriptive method to analyze twelve extracts (3 from each novel) that were purposively chosen for the analysis. The findings reveal that the naming and describing technique is used in novels to package information, label characters' identities, and situate them in the social sphere. This technique also brings the reader's attention to the writers' ideological views. Finally, the creative implementation of the naming and describing device highlights ideologies such as religious fundamentalism, patriarchy, militarism, modern and traditional customs Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2634 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2471 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT: THE MODERATING IMPACT OF INFLATION OKOLI, Theresa ABSTRACT The study examines the moderating impact of inflation on the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and capital market development in Nigeria from 1985 to 2019. Ex-post facto research design was adopted by the study while Ordinary least square was used to determine the relationship between the variables. The study found that foreign direct investment has positive significant impact on market capitalization while moderated foreign direct investment has positive but insignificant impact on market capitalization. From the findings, the study concludes that foreign direct investment is a significant factor that affected Nigeria capital market but if foreign direct investment is moderated, it has insignificant impact on Nigeria capital market. Based on this, the study recommends that the interactive effects explain that FDI has a positive impact on MC and the inflation rate insignificantly influences the MC. Therefore, if at least a positive market capitalization is to be maintained, the rate of inflation should at least be at the threshold level if not, there will be an insignificant market capitalization. With the relevance of inflation in this study, the government should be very proactive in enacting policies to ensure moderate inflation rate that would draw foreign investors and pin down the already established ones. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2471 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2470 INTERNAL CONTROL AND EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES OKOLI, Theresa; ISAAC, Dare Jacob Abstract This research study assesses internal control and effective risk management in Insurance companies in Nigeria with the specific objective of knowing the relationship between effective risk management and internal control measures such as presentation of early report, respect for authority, cost of instituting internal control measures, control measures for unusual transactions, and well-designed organizational structure. Descriptive survey research technique was employed in the study with the aid of an adapted multiple regression model which was used to analyzed the response received from questionnaires because primary data was sourced from the audit, account and operations department of all insurance companies represented in Abuja. Findings reveal that good internal control measures produces effective risk management system. This study recommends that internal control staffs should be autonomous, answerable to authorities and should be ethical in the discharge of their duties. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2470 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z