Papers by Agaptus Nwozor, Ph.D
Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Dec 21, 2019
Insight on Africa, Oct 17, 2021
Nigeria’s claim as the giant of Africa is evident in her foreign policy articulation of African C... more Nigeria’s claim as the giant of Africa is evident in her foreign policy articulation of African Centre Piece. From 1960, Nigeria has championed the project of Africa through different diplomatic engagements across the continent of Africa most especially under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s civilian administration. Nigeria’s unwavering support against the apartheid regime in South Africa led to the termination of apartheid government in 1994. However, the post- apartheid politics in Africa as well as the post-Cold War politics changed the dynamics of African politics. Nigeria’s claim as the giant of Africa became more contested and hypothetical with the emergence of notable countries such as Ethiopia and South Africa posing serious challenges to Nigeria’s hegemony in the continent. The most viable and notable threats came from South Africa following the end of apartheid regime in South Africa and coupled with its good governance rating, which had heightened the status of the country as a notable continental leader. This article attempts to explain the leadership roles of Nigeria and South Africa in a peripheral region of Africa with the view of analysing who has the sway to lead the affairs of Africa to the path of prosperity. Through the secondary method of data collection and qualitative method of data analysis (discourse analysis), the study concludes that Nigeria and South Africa roles in Africa were motivated by realist considerations. The study, however, recommends concerted efforts between Nigeria and South Africa in addressing socio-economic challenges in the African continent.
World Affairs, Mar 1, 2021
This study demonstrates that Nigeria’s power scheme in the United Nations (UN) clearly amounts to... more This study demonstrates that Nigeria’s power scheme in the United Nations (UN) clearly amounts to “instrumentalizing” the world body in favor of its hegemonic interest in Africa. Through the UN, Nigeria has employed its abundant power resources to support the dismantling of apartheid and colonialism in Africa, contribute actively to the maintenance of international peace, and promote social and economic development in the developing world, including Africa. Nigeria’s exploits in the above areas have yielded notable dividends, particularly the projection of the country as a leading African power. The notable dividends notwithstanding, there have been some major setbacks such as occasional disdain for Nigeria’s interest and ambition in the UN by smaller African countries, overwhelming domestic security challenges, and the consequent waning of Nigeria’s role in UN-mounted peacekeeping. The study recommends that Nigeria must urgently address these challenges to return to its position of prominence in the world body.
The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Mar 4, 2019
African Renaissance, Mar 15, 2021
Nigeria has run democratic governance consecutively for twenty-one years. Within this timeframe, ... more Nigeria has run democratic governance consecutively for twenty-one years. Within this timeframe, democracy has demonstrated signs of maturation and consolidation. Nigeria has witnessed administration-to-administration and party-to-party transitions. However, the political system tends to lack certain fundamental political culture, especially the entrenchment of the supremacy of institutions rather than personalities. The key question that this paper interrogates is the extent to which the democratic ethos of elective principles and institutional independence have been entrenched. Adjunct to this question is whether state capture by political elites through elective dictatorship has compromised Nigeria’s democratic space in terms of circumventing people’s electoral powers. The paper finds that democratic processes have been short-changed through the instrumentality of elective dictatorship. It also finds that the primacy of the electorate as the motorising force of democratization has been undermined. It recommends political inclusiveness through the modification of the electoral system to confer primacy on elective principle
Brazilian journalism research, Apr 30, 2021
Electronic Green Journal, Dec 30, 2020
Strategic Analysis, May 3, 2020
Development studies research, 2020
Review of African Political Economy, Oct 1, 2020
Energy Policy, Feb 1, 2021
The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Jan 2, 2020
Advances in African economic, social and political development, 2019
Third World Quarterly, Jan 31, 2022
ABSTRACT Nigeria is among the countries in Africa with the largest emigrant population as well as... more ABSTRACT Nigeria is among the countries in Africa with the largest emigrant population as well as an impressive pool of annual remittances. Despite the importance of remittances in the matrix of national development, they are no substitute for the expertise and skills needed to drive the various sectors of the economy. Thus, since 1999, successive Nigerian governments have emphasised return migration as an important strategy to mainstream its diaspora into national development. In this vein, diverse policy efforts have been initiated to ensure its actualisation. The paper interrogates the continued currency and feasibility of return migration in the face of transnationalism and diasporic integration dilemmas. The paper uses qualitative data generated from primary and secondary sources to critically examine Nigeria’s migration architecture. It finds that return migration is fraught with several integration dilemmas for returnees as they are confronted with adjustment crises on return. The paper contends that the transnational character of the Nigerian diaspora necessitates the adoption of policy options that recognise the universality of their contributions and thus do not require their relocation to the country.
Peace Review, Jan 2, 2021
Exactly twenty years ago, twelve states in northern Nigeria treaded the volatile path of religiou... more Exactly twenty years ago, twelve states in northern Nigeria treaded the volatile path of religious politics through the adoption of sharia law. Since Nigeria’s political independence, it has designated itself a secular state, yet religious crises have been ubiquitous, claiming tens of thousands of lives in the process. The journey of Nigeria’s political romanticization with the sharia law started in October 1999. Interestingly, the sharia law adopted by these twelve states essentially originated from the political elite rather than the populace. On October 27, 1999, Ahmed Sani Yerima, the then governor of Zamfara State, introduced the sharia law and established relevant sharia courts vested with both civil and criminal jurisdictions. Based on the popular support accorded to the sharia law as introduced in Zamfara state by Muslims, eleven other northern states followed suit. The introduction of sharia in these states, especially states with high Christian populations like Kaduna and Kano witnessed riots resulting in fatalities estimated at between 2,000 and 5,000 deaths.
Journal of Financial Crime, Jan 10, 2020
Humanities & social sciences reviews, Feb 10, 2020
IOP conference series, Mar 1, 2021
Pertanika journal of social science and humanities, Nov 3, 2022
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Papers by Agaptus Nwozor, Ph.D