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The Nigerian government has openly publicized its intentions in commercializing agricultural biotechnology as an aid to realize food security in the nation. With a population estimated to be 200 million, the avoidance of food crises is at the core of the efforts of the federal government. One of the solutions to this problem adopted by major economies is agricultural biotechnology. Notwithstanding this truism, the country has not benefited exponentially from this technology. This paper will therefore investigate the issues hindering ample development of agricultural biotechnology in Nigeria while seeking a potential workable improvement to the trajectory in order to impact economic growth positively. The findings show agricultural biotechnology has the capacity to maneuver the underperforming agricultural sector into a viable one that can drive tremendous growth in Nigeria if a culture of Science and Technology on agric-biotechnology is embarked on, budgetary allocations that can fund research and development in this field is made and close monitoring to ensure compliance and quality control by all stake holders is maintained. Keywords: Biotechnology, Agriculture, Economic Growth, Nigeria.

Green China – a Dream or Not So Faraway Future? Review of Łukasz Gacek's book Cywilizacja ekologiczna i transformacja energetyczna w Chinach

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The aim of this article was to gain an in-depth understanding of one woman's experiences of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). The analysis presented in this article is grounded in the voice-centred relational or the listening guide (LG) method of narrative analysis developed by Gilligan and colleagues. The LG is an analytical framework that allows for the systematic consideration of the many voices embedded in a person's story. Analysis illuminates (1) how the religious practice of 'spiritual baths' served as a risk factor for the CSA Angela experienced and (2) how the patriarchal family structure and gendered expectations provided the contexts for the perpetration of CSA and the silencing of her voice. Angela speaks of her on-going struggles with her experiences of CSA, a voice which represents her voice of psychological distress. Nonetheless, her coping strategies are understood through her voice of resilience speaking of embracing her Christian faith and the role of motherhood in her journey to resilience. Findings highlight the need for effective safeguarding policies within religious settings, and for social workers to apply cultural sensitivity when working with or planning intervention for Nigerian children who experience CSA.

At head of title: Izdanīe Verkhovnago Sovi︠e︡ta. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Distributed as a free supplement to no. 4 of izvi︠e︡stī︠ia︡ Verkhovnago Sovi︠e︡ta. ; "Zakonopolozhenī︠ia︡ . dopolnennyi︠a︡ za istekshīĭ 1914 god t︠︡si︠e︡lym ri︠a︡dom pravitelʹstvennykh raspori︠a︡zhenīĭ." ; At head of title: Izdanīe Verkhovnogo Sovi︠e︡ta. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The political landscape of Nigeria and the world, in general, has witnessed a declined presence of women in the system. The trend has generated considerable concern from numerous scholars. However, a growing intimation suggests that women are currently making headways to politics. This development is evident in the political arena of southeast Nigeria. Thus, the papers purpose was to explore the overall attitudes of women in the southeast towards political participation. Five hundred and sixteen women were randomly pooled from different locations in three southeast states to participate in the study. The respondents completed a self-report measure of attitude towards political participation. The result indicates that a majority of the respondents,78.3% with MD=0.98, showed a positive attitude towards political participation than 21.7% of their counterparts. It concluded that attitude is an essential component in the women-politics relationship. It is recommended that women be supported to participate in political business.

This paper focuses on fiscal deficit and Nigeria's economic growth. To achieve the objective of this study diagnostic check and unit root test using Phillips perron was employed to investigate time series data and to test the stationarity of the time series of the variables. Johansen co-integration analysis and Error Correction Model (ECM) are employed to test for a relationship between or among variables. The paper concludes that the driving variables of economic growth in Nigeria were Public external debt-PEXD, total federal collection revenue-TFCR, and interest rate-INTR. The public deficit financing was determined based on the study by the variables of Government expenditure (GOVE), real GDP, exchange rate-EXCR. The best model of ECM to determine the impact of fiscal deficit in Nigeria is the interaction with economic growth performance measures in Nigeria. The findings confirm that one standard deviation of shocks of fiscal deficit has a significant influence on economic growth, hence confirming the long-run relationship. The search recommended that Government should set its priority rights, be more committed to the budget implementation, and pay more attention to capital expenditure geared towards economic growth.

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria. It addresses the paucity of empirical research on institutional shareholder activism in sub-Saharan Africa.


Design/methodology/approach
This study uses agency theory to understand the institutional shareholder approach to shareholder activism in Nigeria. The data are collected through qualitative interviews with expert representatives from financial institutions.


Findings
The findings indicate evidence of low-level shareholder activism in Nigeria. The study provides empirical insight into the reasons why institutional shareholders might adopt an active or passive approach to shareholder activism. The findings suggest the pension structure involving two types of pension institutions affects the ability to engage in shareholder activism.


Research limitations/implications
The research study advances our understanding of the status quo of institutional shareholder activism in an African context such as Nigeria.


Practical implications
The paper makes a practical contribution by highlighting that regulators need to consider how the financial market conditions and characteristics affect effective promotion of better governance practices and performance through shareholder activism.


Originality/value
This study draws attention to the implication for shareholder activism of complexities associated with an institutional arrangement where two types of financial institutions are expected to operate and manage the private pension funds in a country.

This paper takes up the issue of the essence of symbols on Igbo modern thrones. Our attention therefore centre on the symbolic motifs on Igbo modern thrones in Anambra State of Nigeria. It pays a particular attention on the modern thrones in Onitsha, Awka and Nri which statistics show have modern throne with hybrid symbolism. The study begins with the classification of motifs on the artifacts of our study. It went further to interpret the individual symbols as well as providing the iconographic and functional analysis of the interpreted motifs in the peoples context using field information to cross-check the available literature. Photographs of the thrones and their associated symbolic motifs were provided. The study aimed at unavailing the Igbo ideology of symbolism in the presence of modernization in their use and choice of symbols. It also showed a shift and elaboration of symbolism as a result of change in ideology, occupation and general world view. We high-lightened the existence of incorporation of new found motifs, functions and meanings and the individual reaction of them in view of leadership and governance. This exercise, noted that all forms of symbolic motifs around the thrones underscore historical facts. While some reflect the modern trend in Igbo land, others maintain the strength of tradition. Christian motifs and some emblems on the thrones reveal the impact of Christianity in Igbo culture, others serve as a reflection of modern concept of power with its political shift and values. The compressed and ideological statements of the symbolism gave the thrones and their occupier greater power than are lodged on a mere sitting material and an ordinary person. DOI:10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n6p457

The gender inequality in Nigerian society is reflected in men'srepresentations of women in the news media. Research evidence continues to show that women as journalists are still largely 'invisible' in the Nigerian press because the overwhelming majority of people
who report the news are men. Monitoring of the Nigerian press1 shows that very few of the bylines in the news pages belong to women. Thus, the power to define the media agenda in Nigeria is still mainly a male privilege.