Most government world over, nigerian government inclusive, are bedeviled by the problem of good governance, they are most hit by the. In the proposed paper, i argue that education is a fundamental factor in achieving food security. Education and sustainable national development in nigeria. The methodology adopted is analytical discussion of. Bendel newspaper company limited 2016 not left in the. Strategic vision leaders and the public have a broad and longterm perspective on good governance and human development, along with a sense of what is needed for such development. Leadership problem has hampered the countrys progress in the political, economic, military and sociocultural sectors.
There is the urgent need to put nigeria into a rapid economic growth to achieve its vision 20. Restructuring educational goals for national and economic. Organizations should therefore make training and development of their employees a continuous activity. Failed development vision, political leadership and nigerias. Role of nigeria in the development of higher education in africa. Nigeria in the last fifty years has been battling with the problems of development in spite of huge human, material and natural resources in her possession. To look at the expected role of government in improving the workforce of nde 4. The pressure for higher education and even school education in many developing countries has undoubtedly been helped by public perception of financial reward from pursuing such education.
Poverty reduction strategy paper national economic. Ajagun 2003, 107116 conceptualizes it as advancement which makes life more meaningful in its various aspects, including the economic, administrative. Leadership challenges and economic development in nigeria tanko saidu department of economics, sokoto state university, sokoto nigeria email. People do hide under the cover of national interest to project and protect their own individual or group interest. International journal of capacity building in education and management ijcbem, vol. A country is classified as developed when is able to provide qualitative life for her citizenry. Youth empowerment andnational development in nigeria by. This is the ultimate problem of leadership in nigeria.
The role of national directorate of employment nde in. Leadership nigeria newspaper is a daily national newspaper published by leadership newspaper group. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. International journal of capacity building in education and. Pdf revisiting leadership, democracy and national development. The challenges of development in nigeria 127 12 on the other hand, development has been viewed in various ways by different scholars. Ethnicity, political leadership and national development in nigeria. This can be affirmed by the increase in the number of states and federal universities in the country over the years since independence.
It asserts that women have been fundamentally subjected to domination by men. It contends that the attainment of gender equality is not only an end itself in realising human right issues, but as a prerequisite for the achievement of sustainable development. The research intend to explain effective leadership and how it can bring about positive change that help the attainment of sustainable developmental goals in nigeria, the paper also discuss the. Possible solutions to problems of leadership in nigeria.
The contributions of adimorah 2002 and ejiko 2002 to the conference on modernization of. Failure of leadership in nigeria ochulor, chinenye leo department of philosophy, university of calabar email. The research took place against a background of few empirical studies of idps in nigeria specifically within the purview of the united nations guiding principles on internal displacement. Chapter 2 leadership for growth, development, and poverty reduction. It therefore uses secondary sources of data such as text books, journals, magazines, newspapers and the internet. There is also an understanding of the historical, cultural and social complexities in which that perspective is grounded. Abstract corruption is a moral decadence that has eaten deep into the fabric of the nigerian political terrain. Issues and prospects for national development, free undergraduate project topics, research materials, education project topics, economics project topics, computer science project topics, hire a data analyst. Nigerias planning experience began with the tenyear plan of. The lack knowledge of knowledge of not just leadership but also the true meaning of politics in nigeria has been truly detrimental. Economic development can be referred to as the quantitative and qualitative changes in an existing economy. To look at the facilities provided by nde in the development of entrepreneurship in nigeria. Ebegbulem department of political science university of calabar calabar, nigeria abstract the independence of african states from colonial rule from the middle part of the 20th century signaled strong prospects and hope for a better and prosperous continent.
Leadership newspaper nigerian news, nigeria newspapers. Search events according to calendar year month 2020 events showing event s for february 2020. Development is critical and essential to the sustenance and growth of any nation. Any training and development program that would not add value should be abandoned. The majority of the literature on leadership in nigeria focuses on political leadership, leadership and personality, and employee performance. The way forward concrete and genuine national integration and development have been elusive in nigeria, which has been a thing of serious concern to scholars. Published by european centre for research training and development uk. Economic development involves development of human capital, increasing the literacy ratio, improve important infrastructure, improvement of health and safety, and other areas that aims at increasing the general welfare of the citizens.
Leadership, governance, nigeria, crisis, development, government, independence. Introduction research has shown that a leadership which subscribes to. What are the recommendations and implementation strategies on how the nipss sec can provide strategic leadership for national development in nigeria. The paper concludes that for nigeria to experience sustainable socioeconomic. Curricular implications of sustainable development for library and information science education in nigeria 17 they are invariably advocating a library and information science education programme with adequate ict component. Youth empowerment andnational development in nigeria by 1,isa, a. In general, the prevalent leadership style in nigeria focuses on charisma, team orientation, humane orientation, and participation. The methodology adopted is analytical discussion of library materials.
International journal of managerial studies and research ijmsr page 19 and punish who make small errors while trying to lead. Abstract development is a noticeable growth from one state or stage to another which is higher, desirable, or more advanced than the previous. National interest and national development the term national interest is characterized with inconsistency. Leader, leadership, development, economic development and developing. Department of industrial engineering and management, jss academy of technical education, bangalore, india nswamy. This can be further reaffirmed by the promulgation of decree 9 of 1993, which made the provision for the establishment of. Study on skills development for the informal sector of the. This paper emphasizes the contributions of education to national development. It examines nigerias quest for national development, the challenges of leadership and problems of her democratic experiment, and contends that. Leadership and the challenges of good governance in nigeria. This paper on leadership question and the challenges of community development in nigeria examines why these communities have continued to remain poor. Pdf leadership and accountability the challenges of.
National interest and national development in nigeria. An african viewpoint and experience benjamin william mkapa by 1967, six years after tanzanias independence, the. Political leadership and challenges of national integration. An approach to organizational performance and effectiveness in nigeria. Governance crisis and the crisis of leadership in nigeria. Ethical leadership and good governance in nigerian local. All agreed for their data to be used anonymously for this research. Key words leadership, accountability, government resources, development, nigeria 1. Find leadership and self development conferences, courses, workshops, seminars and training in nigeria, africa, asia, northsouth america, europe and oceania. National development planning in nigeria development plans have been accepted as a suitable strategy to address development challenges in nigeria. The saying goes my people perish because they lack knowledge.
Implications for work organisations and national development emeka emmanuel okafor department of sociology, university of ibadan, ibadan, nigeria e mail. The pas study is addrert thi ssing among the four parts is the skills development for the informal sector in nigeria which has informed the choice of assessing skills development of the sector in the work. The paper concluded that transformational leadership is required for good governance in nigeria keywords. Leadership challenges and economic development in nigeria. At the level of the individual, it implies increased skill and capacity, greater freedom, creativity, self discipline, responsibility and. The broad objective of this workshop is to expose participants to the different career development skills and identify the role of leadership in effecting it in organisations. Abstract the issue of youth empowerment for the development of careers in their fields of endeavour cannot be over emphasised. Reflections on the national economic empowerment and development strategy needs 20032007 article pdf available may 2009 with 39,021 reads how we measure. Nigeria are expected to work, then, nigeria needs good governance so as to be able to actualise its potentials and improve the wellbeing of the citizens and development in geopolitical terms. Identifying the role of education in socioeconomic development. The study identified bad leadership as the primary threat holding. The data used for the paper was sourced from secondary method of data collection. Pathway to sustainable national development in nigeria. Development strategy for nigeria moses akpobasah at a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact.
Introduction the ultimate aim of every training and development program is to add value to human resource. Article pdf available february 2016 with 15,416 reads. Nigeria has enjoyed over five decades of political freedom without meaningful development. Identifying the role of education in socioeconomic. This chapter focuses on culture and leadership in nigeria.
While the nigerian state were still under colonization modern education has already taken place the developed in advanced countries this brought successful engendered industrial revolution and breathtaking development. Curricular implications of sustainable development for. Political leadership and challenges of national integration and development in nigeria. Above all, one needs to know somebody in nigeria 1 corruption, leadership and development in nigeria rasak bamidele telecommunication office before one. Nigeria in the last fifty years has been battling with the problems of development in spite.
Chapter 2 leadership for growth, development, and poverty. Leadership is the ability to lead or the office of a leader and a leader is any individual who can conduct, motivate, who has authority to direct, a chief commander, inspire a group of individuals to bring out the best in them. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore an ethical leadership model, and determine how such a model could inspire and sustain good governance in nigerian local government administration. Leadership development in africa a focus on strengths. D 1,department of public administration, university of abuja, abuja nigeria abstract. Growth and development identifying the role of education in socioeconomic development 1 francesco burchi university of roma tre food insecurity and illiteracy involve more than 800 million people today. To achieve the above stated objectives, the content covers among others. What are the challenges and prospects of the nipss sec programme in providing strategic leadership for national development in nigeria. Most managers took the benchmarks assessment as part of their leadership development program at the center for creative leadership. This paper employs the methodology of historical research, which involves the analysis of secondary data obtained from relevant books, journals, internet resources, magazines and newspapers, to examine leadership and accountability as they relate to the challenges of development in nigeria, with particular reference to the management of public. Reintegration, rehabilitation and reconstruction, as part of a followup development plan to the no victor, no vanquished. Ignatius ajuru university of education port harcourt.
Poverty reduction strategy paper national economic empowerment and development strategy poverty reduction strategy papers prsps are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the world bank and the imf. D department of mass communication, babcock university, nigeria. Entrepreneurship development in nigeria 24 international journal of research in business studies and management v3 i4 april 2016 2. Therefore, the analysis of various development plans in nigeria since independence becomes necessary. Pdf women are a major stakeholder in the development project of any society. Understanding development development in human society is a manysided process. Conclusions and useful policy recommendations were made based on the above descriptive designs. The level ofnational development in any given country is largely dependent on the extent to.
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