Tackling the Illicit Drugs Use in Nigeria: The Need for Policy Appraisal

Abstract

Despite being a country of various blue stockings, Indian daughters particularly from the countryside and lower socioeconomic hierarchy have remained the victims of unfairness in learning opportunities from ancient to modern time. The present research work tries to examine the regional progress and inequality in education and determinants of lower educational prospects of girls in India on the basis of secondary data. Here, the disparity index and correlation coefficient are applied to analyze the gender discrepancy of education and the relationship between literacy and its major determinants respectively. It has been examined that despite the celebration of longtime independence, it is very distrustful to accept that one fourth proportion of the population of the country is not capable to read and write to an easy cohesion of words with understanding in any of language. Though various plans have been launched with prime target of enhancing the female literacy, yet in all over the nation, the disparity in literacy still exists which demands some impressive efforts for bringing the equity.

Inquiry into faith-based social reintegration programs for recovering drug addicts in Nigeria

“…This explains their level of service delivery, resulting in slight satisfaction among recovering drug addicts. Thus, having NDLEA as the public watchdog over the activities and measures of FBOs (and clearly spelling out the duties of NDLEA officials) would enable them not only to improve the quality of their services but also to offer effective services for their clients (Olajire, 2019b).…”

“…In Nigeria, illicit drug problem remains a public concern and one of the most difficult issues putting the resolves of the government to task (Ajayi et al , 2019; Olajire, 2019b). As part of its efforts to counteract the myriad costs of illicit drugs, the federal government established the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by the Decree Number 48 of January 1989, now an Act of Parliament CAP N30 Laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004, to prohibit any act of cultivation, processing, sale, trafficking and use of illicit drugs in the country.…”

“…With change in treatment from pathogenic (or disease) approach to “salutogenic” (or wellness) approach in medicine, psychology, criminology and sociology, faith-based organizations (FBOs) have developed to offer supportive structures of formal and spiritual education/vocational training, housing and long-term employment. These provisions are crucial in promoting social reintegration of recovering drug addicts and preventing social exclusion (Denney, 2017; Jayne et al , 2019; Lyons et al , 2013; Olajire, 2019a, 2019b). As part of their efforts in reintegrating drug addicts into the society, FBOs have shown their deep involvement, especially through the provision of community restoration and successful resettlement (Hidalgo et al , 2019; Olajire, 2019a; Wong et al , 2018).…”