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Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty offers a comprehensive analysis of Nigeria’s six decades as a republic. Through a meticulous exploration across twenty chapters, this pathbreaking book critically assesses Nigeria’s achievements and obstacles, and presents a scholarly vision for a promising future. The contributors examine the nation’s journey to independence and the formation of the First Republic and delve into the evolutionary trajectory of Nigeria’s constitution, including an analysis of constitutional conferences, amendments, and their effect on governance. A thorough evaluation of Nigeria's political landscape after independence follows, along with democratic transitions, political parties, and the consolidation of democratic institutions. Other chapters assess socio-economic transformations, including economic reforms, diversification initiatives, poverty reduction strategies, technological development, and inclusive growth frameworks.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: Historicizing the Impact of Colonial Legacies on Nation-Building
- Chapter 2. Constitutional Development, Constitutionalism and the Nigerian Republic at Sixty
- Chapter 3. Constitutional Development and Unending Quest for National Unity in Nigeria
- Chapter 4. Regional Disparity and Social Inequality and its Impact of Human Security in Nigeria
- Chapter 5. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: Regional Disparities and Social Inequality in Nigeria
- Chapter 6. National Security and Defense: Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty - Dynamics, Issues and Strategic Imperatives
- Chapter 7. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty; A Reflection on the Defense and Security of the Troubling State
- Chapter 8. The Boko Haram Insurgency and Nigeria’s Long Path towards Peace and Security: The Civilian Joint Task Force Experience
- Chapter 9. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: A Critical Examination of Youth Bulge and Political Participation in Nigeria
- Chapter 10. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: Challenges of the Education Sector
- Chapter 11. Issues and Challenges of the Crisis of Governance in Africa: The Nigerian Experience
- Chapter 12. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: A Critical Reflection of the Nigerian State and Human Rights Issues
- Chapter 13. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: Nation Building, Party Politics and Power Rotation
- Chapter 14. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty and the 2023 General Elections: Moving Beyond Democratic Elections to Institutionalizing Democratic Principles in Nigeria
- Chapter 15. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: A Historical Reflection on Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Programs
- Chapter 16. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: Information Communication Technology and Economic Sustainability in the Digital Age
- Chapter 17. Reconsidering the Passivity of Women in Nation Building and National Development in the Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty
- Chapter 18. Nigeria Republic at Sixty and the Populace: From High Expectations to Mass Disillusion
- Chapter 19. Navigating the Complexities of Foreign Policy Dynamics and Local Peculiarities: A Rethink of Nation-building in Nigeria
- Chapter 20. Citizen’s Diplomacy and Nigeria’s Foreign Policy, 2007-2010
- Chapter 21. Unveiling Prosperity: Exploring Security Challenges in Nigeria’s Foreign Direct Investment and Legal/Policy Solutions since the Republican Government
- Chapter 22. Judicial Institutions and Nation - Building on Nigeria’s Attainment of Sixty Years as a Republic
- Chapter 23. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: Natural Gas and Unending Quest for Sustainable Development
- Chapter 24. Nigeria’s Republic at Sixty: A Critical Reflection on the National Assembly and Democratic Governance in Nigeria
- Authors’ Bios