Malaysian and Nigerian Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective

Aleyomi, Michael B.; Bakar, Mohamad Zaini Abu

doi:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s4p125

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“…Territorial defense, and security of live and property are the hallmarks for national survival cum development of any nation. In the circumstance, we consider periodic evaluation of national interests and specific bilateral security treaty in all ramifications as a highly useful and pivotal (Michael & Abu Bakar, 2015) and in another writings by Yusuf Hamimed and Irwan Shah Zainal title 'Empirical Determinants of Malaysia's Trade Relation with Nigeria' he argue that the economy of Malaysia is fast growing among other Asian countries as it spreads her trade tentacles with many countries, even Nigeria inclusive has been a member of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries. Notwithstanding this trend, there exists little the real and official exchange rate of Nigeria, and FDI inflows to Malaysia were the positive determinants of Malaysia's trade with Nigeria.…”

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Malaya-Nigeria Political Parties Ideologies in Comparative Study 1945 to Independence

Haruna,

Md Nor,

Mohd Nor

et al. 2023

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The analogy of Malaya and Nigerian politics was invented by British colonial masters that rule in both countries during the colonial era. However, in Malaya and Nigeria, issues ethnicity, religion and races played a dominant role in political parties' formation. Therefore, this paper will identify and compare the ideologies of United Malay National Organization (UMNO), Northern People Congress (NPC), National Council of Nigeria and Cameroon (NCNC) and Action Group (AG), in their struggle to obtain the independence. Secondary data were use and critically analyzed with the view to came out with the reliable information. Similarities of the both parties in Malaya and Nigeria engaged in organized public opinion between the colonial government and the citizens, served as a pressure group. UMNO as political party has the national outlook express the views of all the Malay in Malaya while the Nigerian political parties lack national outlook each party fight for the independence of its autonomous Region and ethnic group, which delay the independence of the country to 1960 and Malaya in 1957. To strengthen the long-standing relationship of Malaya and Nigeria and to expose the past polities to the present generation in order to determent the future of their country's politics.

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Malaya-Nigeria Political Parties Ideologies in Comparative Study 1945 to Independence

Haruna,

Md Nor,

Mohd Nor

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The Challenges of Citizen Diplomacy in Nigeria Project, 2007-2010

Aleyomi

Bakar

2017

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Promoting the general welfare of the people and securing citizens' liberty is an incontrovertible project of any state's policymaking. Therefore, Nigeria's citizen diplomacy is one of the diplomatic drives of achieving this project. However, avid reader and scholar of the Nigerian polity will notice some national and international contradictions that have hampered the promotion of Nigerians' welfare and security, and thus challenging the positive image perception of the country. Therefore, the task of the paper is to underscore the challenges clogging the wheel of citizen diplomacy towards achieving Nigeria project, and to enunciate the way forward for Nigeria's regeneration. Utilizing both primary (direct observations, interviews and focus groups) and secondary (literature and document reviews) methods of data collection, which are qualitatively and systematically analyzed through inductive approach, the study reveals an obvious wide gulf between the Nigerian State and its citizens. The paper posits that

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