http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/49 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:53:25 GMT 2026-04-05T19:53:25Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2610 Nigeria and the Threat of Disintegration: Issues in Proper Perspective TAMEN, Didymus The human failures and energies released by great upsurges in history astonish and reverberate at their moment of impact but quickly varnish or become distorted in the dust of time. It would be right to say that Nigeria became effective by the promulgation of the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 1914 by Lord Frederick Lugard. This was how the seed of national insecurity was inadvertently laid, for the diversity which should have been the source of unity became constant source of political uprising and devastations. Our political elite instead of fostering our unity continue to stoke the fire of ethno-religious nationalism and imposition of harsh religious legal codes on so many unwilling and pretentiously willing people leading to agitation for a breakout of the country. This paper examines these aspect of the agitations. The paper evaluates the origin and echoes of Nigerian instability. The paper concludes that the socio-economic and political crisis being witnessed in Nigeria today is a reflection of the inherent disunity in the country following the amalgamation of the different cultural and linguistic nationalities of Nigeria into one geographical entity. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2610 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2609 The Emergence of New Christian Religious Movements in Nigeria: Implications for a Depressed Socio-economic and Political Order TAMEN, Didymus In this contribution, the main concern is to x-ray the emergence of new Christian religious movements in Nigeria in the context of a depressed socio-economic and political order. Although the emergency of these new Christian religious movements and their causes are global issues, the case of Nigeria is exceptionally a problematic one-the quest for materialism, increase in sickness, unemployment, demonic possessions, evil spirits attacks, witch-craft cases, barrenness, bad luck, led to common ability of human interests and constant efforts of human beings to seek solutions to the existential problems. This greatly contributed to proliferation and geometrical increase of new Christian religious movements in contemporary Nigerian society. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2609 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2608 The Politics Of Privatization Programme In Nigeria 1999-2007 TAMEN, Didymus Tie primary objective of the privatization programme is to make the private sector the leading engine of growth of the Nigerian economy. The philosophy behind it therefore, is to restructure and rejuvenate the public sector not only to lessen the dominance of unproductive investment in the sector but also to initiate the process of gradual transfer to the private sector of public enterprises, which are better operated by private sector. It is expected that privatization programme would provide the channel for reintegrating Nigeria back into the global economy and act as a platform to attract direct investment in an open and transparent manner. This paper critically examines this aspect of economic reforms as a catalyst for attracting direct foreign investments and to bring Nigeria back to the main stream of the world economic order. The paper evaluates the government position that privatization is a political process; at the same time has important economic and social implications affecting not only economic and enterprise performance but also social welfare and stability. Our findings are that, privatization is a calculated design of giving out Nigerian companies cheaply and criminally to government friends and cronies. The paper concludes that, privatization programme has been unsuccessful due to lack of careful analysis, planning and implementation. We recommends that, since privatization alone cannot solve the country's economic problems, other proven workable economic programmes that suit the Nigerian peculiar situation should be thought of and pursued to fully revive the economy. Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2608 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2607 Social Mobilisation as an Instrument of Nation- Building: The Nigeria Experience TAMEN, Didymus Nigeria as we see her today is a colonial creation through various processes culminating in the policy of amalgamation. The policy sought to unify the heterogeneous people into one nation. The process marked the consolidation of the British imperial administration in Nigeria. In place of political development, it marks the induction and mobilization of the various peoples of Nigeria into one geographical entity- a process geared towards nation building. Thus, the common denomination of the process of social mobilization is change expressed in terms of aspirations and orientations of the mobilized population and the erosion of traditional commitment for nationhood. The paper critically examines the nature and character of this process and certain functional prerequisites which must be fulfilled to enhance the effective integration of the cultural sections for real nationhood. The paper evaluates the historical origin of social mobilization vis- a-vis political development of successive governments since independence but, concluded that the Nigerian federation suffers from over centralization of power, a lack of popular democracy, and the absence of a political class sufficiently committed to arouse the national consciousness essential to political integration. The paper calls for the emergence of a dynamic and purposeful leadership to create enabling conditions for true national integration and stable democracy. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2607 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z