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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are nearing their end in 2030, and it is highly unlikely that many of the SDGs would be met by the target date. This calls for the urgent need for an upgraded approach or a new strategy from the “development‐goals” model.
Funom Theophilus Makama
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Nigerian video-films on history: Love in Vendetta and the 1987 Kano riots [PDF]
, 2009 This paper considers a Nigerian video-film from 1996, Love in vendetta, featuring Zack Orji and inspired by the 1987 Kano riots, one of the many incidences of violent outbreaks which opposed Christians to Muslims in the 1980s and resulted in thousands of
Ugochukwu, Francoise
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British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.Abstract Parents of children with special needs in Nigeria are faced with several challenges. In most cases, decisions are taken without their active involvement, despite them being the primary carers for their children with special needs. This research utilised a qualitative research design with fifteen participants to understand parents' perspectives
Noah Agbo, Sylvia Yeboah Boamah
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The reception and impact of Nollywood in France: a preliminary survey [PDF]
, 2009 Following a one-year pilot project on the reception of Nollywood in the London region, an international team headed by the Open University, UK, is now embarking on a wider project, which will widen the range of diasporic contexts to incorporate data ...
Ugochukwu, Francoise
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
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GenealogyThe paper explores how the diasporic Igbo community portrays its cultural identity through personal names and naming practices in a globalised context. The study employs a qualitative approach, involving computer-assisted semi-structured interviews with ...
Akumjika Chikamma Michael +2 more
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Improved Gradient-Based Optimizer for Modelling Thermal and Hydropower Plants
International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 2022 Adequate and accurate models of thermal power plants (TPP) and hydropower plants (HPP) are of great importance for the optimal economic functioning of electric power systems. The extracted models have a direct impact on economic dispatch calculations. In
Ahmed M. Agwa +5 more
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That old time religion in West Africa [PDF]
, 1979 African Studies Center Working Paper No.
McCall, Dan
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The Devil's Colors: A Comparative Study of French and Nigerian Folktales [PDF]
, 2006 This study, largely based on five separate published collections, compares French and Nigerian folktales - focusing mainly on French Dauphine and Nigerian Igboland - to consider the role color plays in encounters with supernatural characters from diverse
Ugochukwu, Francoise
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐analytical archaeometric approach for the compositional characterization and chronological discrimination of Benin metal sculptures in relation to the 1897 Punitive Expedition. The methodology integrates elemental composition (XRF and ICP), stable lead isotope ratios (MC‐ICP‐MS) for alloy system characterization ...
I. Torraba +5 more
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