This paper interrogates the challenges of national integration in Nigeria. Several policies and programmes of government like harmonized state structure, establishment of National Youths Service Corps Scheme, Federal Character Commission have not been able to achieve the goal of unifying the peoples of Nigeria. The question is, what are the factors responsible for lack of unity, tribalism, nepotism, electoral malpractices, anarchy and social disorganisation, which are the bane of the Nigerian soda-political structure today? This paper provides answers to this question. It exposes the intricacies of national integration and seeks to x-ray the factors which hinder the realization of the dream of national integration and their possible alternatives. The identified alternatives deal with how to achieve the objective of national integration in Nigeria.
The association of mentoring with “in loco parentis” situates it in institutional growth and development discourse in Nigerian University System. The study examined mentor-protégée relationship and the benefits accruing from the mentorship Programme instituted in the Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan in 2006. A triangulation of research methods was utilized in the collection of data. The mentorship programme was found to be beneficial to the mentees in several aspects of their academic life in spite of mixed bag of mentor-mentee relationships
The challenges pensioners experience in the non-contributory pension scheme before accessing their retirement benefits are enormous in Nigeria. Delays in the payment of pensions and gratuities, coupled with frustrations during screening exercises have negative implications on pensioners’ welfare. These challenges necessitated the introduction of contributory pension scheme in 2004. This study examined the influence of the non-contributory pension scheme on post retirement life of civil servants in Ebonyi State. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to administer questionnaire to 365 respondents. In-depth interviews were conducted with three key respondents. There was a significant association between monthly pension’s distribution of retirees’ and meeting their welfare needs. The majority of the respondents indicated that the pension provided under the non-contributory pension scheme was not adequate in meeting retirees’ welfare needs. Also, there was a significant association between monthly pensions and retirees’ household size. Indepth interviews revealed inadequate preparations for retirement by pensioners, delay in payment of retirement benefits, embezzlement of pension funds, corrupt practices among pension managers and governments’ unwillingness to review pensions as challenges confronting the non-contributory pension scheme. The provisions of the non-contributory pension scheme were inadequate in meeting retirees’ welfare needs in Ebonyi State. The study therefore recommended the adoption of the 2004 Pension scheme so as to overcome the challenges inherent in the management of noncontributory pension scheme in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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