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- ItemA bibliometric analysis of green financing and renewable energy research for 2000-2023(2024-12-08) Saidu MusaThis bibliometric analysis examines the research on green financing and renewable energy from 2000 to 2023. The study analyses the publication trends, most productive countries and institutions, frequently occurring concepts, and active and cited authors in this field. The findings reveal a significant increase in publications on green financing and renewable energy in recent years which highlights the increasing interest and investment in these fields, with China being the most productive country. The analysis of keywords highlights the focus on renewable energy, sustainability, and climate change. The study also identifies the most active and cited authors, as well as the top journals in this research area. Overall, the analysis underscores the growing interest and importance of green financing and renewable energy in addressing climate change and promoting sustainable development. The analysis presents future opportunities for research in the areas of green financing and renewable energy, as well as the development of sustainable finance and renewable energy solutions.
- ItemA case for Yorùbá study abroad in multilingual and multicultural context(2024) Sanuth, K. K., Olawuyi, H. O. & Isaiah, Adebola. A.This paper examines the potential of Ilorin, located in the North Central of Nigeria as a site for Yoruba language study abroad programs. While Yoruba cities like Ibadan and Ife are typically favored for Yoruba learning programs, the paper argues that Ilorin's unique linguistic landscape and multicultural environment present similar immersive language learning opportunities to cities in South-West Nigeria. Applying the conceptual insight of Linguistic Landscape (Landry & Bourhis, 1997), the paper contends that Ilorin's multilingual environment, featuring Yoruba alongside English, Arabic, and other Nigerian languages, can provide students with a nuanced understanding of Yoruba language and culture within a broader Nigerian context.
- ItemA Case Study Of Islamic Impact on Western Civilization, In the novel: Still Born by Zainab Alkali.(Department of Arabic Studies, faculty of Arts, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State., 2022) Abdullahi Ahmad Maisalatiيعدّ الإنسان ابن بيئته التي يعيش فيها وابن ثقافته التي يتثقّف بها. والأدب مرآة الحياة يُنظر فيها البعيدُ من القريب والقديمُ من الحديث. وقد ظهر أثر الإسلام وثقافته في أعمال كثير من الأدباء الذين حذقوا الأدب غايته نتيجة انتشاره في ديار نيجيريا لاسيما شمالها. وكما يُوجد الأدباء المتأثرون بالأدب الإسلامي في الأدب العربي يوجد في الآداب الأخرى مثل الأدب الإنجليزي والأدب الفرنسي وغيرهما لأن بينهم كثيرا من المسلمين المخلصين. تهدف هذه الورقة إلى إبراز الأدب الإسلامي وإثباتها في عمل الأديبة الحاجة زينب ألكالي الروائية، التي ساهمت بمؤلفاتها في تعليم المجتمع آدابا إسلامية، هي كاتبة روائية باستخدام اللغة الإنجليزية لأنها ذات ثقافة غربية. من ذلك روايتها المعروفة بــ"ستل بون still born" والتي تُرجّم عنوانُها إلى اللغة العربية بــ "السقط". عالجت فيها فكرة تؤيّد تعليم المرأة المسلمة بموافقة دين الإسلام وأن النسوة في شمال نيجيريا يئنّ تحت الحرمان من التعليم والعمل. وفي معالجة هذه الورقة استخدم الباحث المنهجين: المنهج التاريخي والمنهج التحليلي. ومن نتائج هذا البحث أن الكاتبة وضعت روايتها على غرار التعليم الإسلامي، واستطاعت أن ترسم عملها بصورة إسلامية، وأعلنت للمجتمع النيجيري بإباحة التعليم وجوازه للمسلمات كما أُبيح وأُجيز للمسلمين.
- ItemA Clinical Approach to the Analysis of Selected Three-Year-Old Pupils' Renditions(All Nations University Journal of Applied Thoughts, 2021-05-10) Gobir, M.T.Sound perception is pivotal to language acquisition and usage, and it is the bedrock for the display of linguistic knowledge in every individual. However, misperception of sounds and sound production anomalies can be language-based or cognitive oriented. The aim of this study was to assess the utterances of selected three-year-old pupils from a clinical perspective. The study basically adopts a survey research approach. Using the purposive sampling technique and the participatory observation method, twenty utterances of kindergarten pupils were recorded, transcribed and analysed both perceptually and acoustically. This study adapted a blend of the clinical phonological and clinical psycholinguistic approaches for the analysis of the selected pupils’ utterances. The results of the assessment were that even though speech disturbance characterise the language of the pupils, gender difference plays a role in cognitive and linguistic development. The female pupils are found to be less deficient than their male counterparts as their word-realisations are more appropriate and correspond more with the superstrate transcriptions. Also, in spite of the differences in the cognitive abilities of the pupils, they unconsciously adopt simplification procedures to cover up their speech deficiencies. It has been recommended that teachers have a key role to play to facilitate learning by both genders of learners in the classroom by varying their teaching methods and selecting instructional materials carefully.
- ItemA Comparative Analysis of Muhmmadu Buhari and Alexander Boris Johnson’s Appreciation and Sensitisation Speeches on Coronavirus Pandemic(University of Lagos Press, 2017) Abdul SunokperaThis paper examines the discourse of coronavirus pandemic by appraising the appreciation and sensitisation speeches of the British Prime Minister and the president of Nigeria. The outbreak of coronavirus pandemic triggered the production of different types of texts as discourses from different parts of the world. The majority of these discourses seek to proffer solution to the global pandemic. The appreciation and sensitisation speeches of Alexander Boris Johnson and that of Muhammadu Buhari are no exception. The two speeches were divided into eight texts and analysed using a Functional-Semiotic Discourse Analysis as applied by Daramola (2008) and Appraisal Theory as theoretical underpinnings. After the analysis of semiotic and appraisal resources in the two speeches using the two linguistic theories, it was concluded that different linguistic resources drawn from different sources by different speakers could be deployed to perform different communicative functions in order to achieve the same communicative ends.
- ItemA Comparative Analysis of the Philosophy of Ebenezer Obey’s Songs and the Yorùbá Ifá Literary Corpus(2021) Hakeem Olawale & Femi AbiodunThis paper builds on the existing studies in the philosophical dimension of Ifá literary corpus to provide insights into the philosophical nature of Ebenezer Obey’s songs. This was with a view to exploring the philosophical paradigm in Obey’s songs and the Ifá literary corpus. The study adopts descriptive analysis for its design. The descriptive method engages a comparative content analysis of Ebenezer Obey’s Jùjú music and the Yorùbá Ifá Literary Corpus. Three questions guided the discussions in the study: (i) what is philosophical about Ebenezer Obey’s songs? (ii) how does Ebenezer Obey relay his philosophical messages? and (iii) what are the philosophical import of Jùjú music compared with the Yorùbá Ifá Literary Corpus? The study, which is text-based; analyses ten purposively selected albums of Ebenezer Obey’s Jùjú songs, and through comparison, argues that the narratives of the music play a mediating role in explicating social (re)construction of what homage, destiny, reality, wisdom, love and enmity mean to the Yorùbá people. Ebenezer Obey’s albums give credence to the philosophy of the Yorùbá people about predestination and metaphysical understanding of Yorùbá text within the conceptual framework of Yorùbá Ifá literary corpus. Through storytelling and use of proverbs, Obey’s songs establish questions about existence and ethics of life when compared with Yorùbá Ifá Literary Corpus. The paper draws conclusion in the fact that Jùjú music and the Yorùbá literary corpus have strong philosophical and ethical positions.
- ItemA Comparative Analysis of the Philosophy of Ebenezer Obey’s Songs and the Yorùbá Ifá Literary Corpus(OPANBATA, 2025) Hakeem Olawale and Afolabi JanetThis paper builds on the existing studies in the philosophical dimension of Ifá literary corpus to provide insights into the philosophical nature of Ebenezer Obey’s songs. This was with a view to exploring the philosophical paradigm in Obey’s songs and the Ifá literary corpus. The study adopts descriptive analysis for its design. The descriptive method engages a comparative content analysis of Ebenezer Obey’s Jùjú music and the Yorùbá Ifá Literary Corpus. Three questions guided the discussions in the study: (i) what is philosophical about Ebenezer Obey’s songs? (ii) how does Ebenezer Obey relay his philosophical messages? and (iii) what are the philosophical import of Jùjú music compared with the Yorùbá Ifá Literary Corpus? The study, which is text-based; analyses ten purposively selected albums of Ebenezer Obey’s Jùjú songs, and through comparison, argues that the narratives of the music play a mediating role in explicating social (re)construction of what homage, destiny, reality, wisdom, love and enmity mean to the Yorùbá people. Ebenezer Obey’s albums give credence to the philosophy of the Yorùbá people about predestination and metaphysical understanding of Yorùbá text within the conceptual framework of Yorùbá Ifá literary corpus. Through storytelling and use of proverbs, Obey’s songs establish questions about existence and ethics of life when compared with Yorùbá Ifá Literary Corpus. The paper draws conclusion in the fact that Jùjú music and the Yorùbá literary corpus have strong philosophical and ethical positions.
- ItemA COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIAAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA(A PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, NIGERIA, 2019) Asimiyu Olalekan MURANA; Abdul Rauf AmbaliThis study is a comparative examination of local government autonomy and democratic governance in Nigeria and the United States of America (USA). The study aims at identifying the convergences and divergences in the system of local government and democratic governance in Nigeria and the USA. Ex-post facto research design was used in the study, and theory of decentrilisation of power was applied as the theoretical framework. This research argues that local government autonomy and democratic governance across the countries of the world depend largely on the nature and character of their politics. It reveals that local governments in the USAare better than local governments in Nigeria in the areas of financial autonomy and democratic governance. Though, in both countries there are no comprehensive financial autonomy since revenue are sourced from the state and central governments,it is admitted that Nigeria could learn from the system of local governments and democratic practices in the USA. The study recommends internally generated revenues as a major source of income for the local governments in both countries. The study also recommends that there is the need for Nigeria's local governments to embrace democratic tenents to promote effective service delivery to the people.
- ItemA CONCEPTUAL REVIEW OF URBAN SECURITY ISSUES AFFECTING HOSPITALITY AND EVENTS BUSINESSES(Journal of Institutional Catering, Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2022) Akerele, Edward and Oloukoi, GraceStudies have shown that security and safety issues are very critical to events and hospitality businesses. This paper provides a conceptual review of the nexus between safe, secured urban environment and the prosperity of tourism and hospitality industry with a focus on analyzing what the body of knowledge and theories uphold. A thematic review approach is used to identify the trends and patterns of arguments on criminality incentives, safety of guests and host communities and perceived elements of personal safety and organizational safety. It is evident that events and hospitality business provides potentials incentives and disincentives for criminality across urban space.
- ItemA Content Analytical Study of Healthy Lifestyle Promotion in Selected Newspapers in Nigeria(Faculty of Social Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, 2018) Obaje, A. A.; Okpanachi, A. R.; Umeaku, P. C.Against the backdrop of an ever-increasing mortality rate in Nigeria due to mismanaged health lifestyles, this paper interrogates the role of the Nigerian Newspapers in the publication and promotion of healthy lifestyles. Cognizant of the necessary role the mass media plays in the diffusion of knowledge, the paper seeks to determine the extent to which Nigerian Newspapers discuss healthy lifestyle for the prevention of diseases. From a content analysis of four national newspapers, the paper finds out that the Nigerian print media is constructively contributing to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle in its content.
- ItemA conversation with poet-scholar and administrator: AbdulRasheed Na’Allah(Journal of the Literary Society of Nigeria (JSLN), 2019) Aliyu Saeedat B.
- ItemA Correlational Analysis of UTME and Post-UTME Performances(Algerian Scientific Journal Platform, 2022) Ololade Mistura AromasodunThis study aimed to empirically shed light on the debate concerning the scrapping of post UTME as an entrance examination in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The study, therefore, examined whether there is a significant difference between UTME and post-UTME performances. Six tertiary institutions in Kwara State were selected for the study. A sample of 600 undergraduates was selected through simple random sampling across different departments in the institutions comprising 224 male and 349 female undergraduates, while 27 questionnaires were not returned. Data collected for the study were analysed using STATA 12.0 using correlation analysis and t-test. The results showed that there is a positive relationship between post-UTME and UTME. There is a low correlation coefficient (0.078) between UTME and post-UTME performance of the students. Based on the study of the findings of this study, the post-UTME examination should be retained as part of the admission process as it is significantly different from the UTME examination based on the t test conducted.
- ItemA Critical Analysis of the Assessment of Hotel’s Social Responsibility to its Host Communities(Manuscript Scientific Service: Journal of Economics and Finance Research, 2025-03-06) Folorunso, Olusola Samson; Tinuoye, Olaleye I.; Osadare, Olukemi O.; Lawal, Olufunmilayo O.; Adebayo, Hauwa Mosunmola; Oyedun, Mayokun AdebayoHotels are under increased scrutiny to show how they are contributing to the betterment of their surrounding communities in the areas of environmental sustainability, community participation, and ethical business practices. The purpose of this study is to investigate the meaning of "social responsibility" in the hospitality business, and to analyze the techniques used to evaluate hotels' effects on their surrounding neighborhoods. Hotels' commitment to social responsibility may be gauged in part by looking at how they treat the local community, how they treat their employees, and what kind of environmental impact they have. Hotels may reduce their negative effects on the environment and improve the quality of life in their communities by using sustainable operating methods. In addition, hotels may contribute to the area's economic and social growth by forging partnerships with local businesses, launching charitable campaigns, and hosting cultural exchange programs. The hotel industry's rapid rise has had far-reaching consequences for the local ecosystem and population. Due to the nature of the hospitality industry as a for-profit business, hotels are held to specific community service duties. The results of this research show that running a hotel may have both beneficial and negative effects on the local population and its natural surroundings. Attracting visitors, creating jobs, supporting infrastructure development, and providing economic possibilities for the host community are all ways in which hotels may play an important part in the development of their host towns.
- ItemA Critical Communication Analysis of Nominal Homo-Tonal Homonyms in Yoruba Language: A Pedagogical Approach(International Journal of Literature Language and Linguistics, 2025-02-12) RABIU, Ridwan Akinkunmi; ABIOLA Olutope Lawrence; AIYELABEGAN Nafisat BolanleThe main thrust of this work is to examine and classify nominal homo-tonal homonyms in Yoruba language. This paper investigates the role of homo-tonal homonyms in the teaching and learning of core linguistics areas in Yoruba language, most especially for second language learners. The theory adopted for this research is the usage theory championed by Wittgenstein (1953). Data needed for this research were gathered from both formal and informal sources, which include direct observation involving different classes of language users and appraisal of existing literature on homonyms. Through this work, it was observed that homo-tonal nominal homonyms could be used for the teaching and learning of different aspects of linguistics to facilitate effective communication. In addition, it was also discovered that intuitive knowledge, mutual contextual belief and context of situation and culture can help disambiguate homo-tonal homonyms derived from lexical ambiguity in the language and thus enhance effective communication. Furthermore, it was discovered that there are two types of homonyms in the Yoruba language; these are hetero-tonal homonyms and homo-tonal homonyms. In conclusion, research into lexical relations such as homo-tonal homonyms will help to preserve the language for posterity.
- ItemA Critical Discourse Analysis of Political Interview in Nigerian News Media(Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies, 2023-05-23) Aliyu Uthman AbdulkadirSeveral studies have been carried out on political discourse using different linguistic approaches of Pragmatics, Critical Discourse Analysis, Stylistics as well as implicature. However, little attention has been given to the blend of Critical Discourse Analysis and rhetoric as a means to unravel different ideological stances in political discourse. Thus, this paper investigated how ideological beliefs of individuals or groups were conveyed through linguistic expressions to manipulate those of others in political interviews of Nigerian politicians. A total of two (2) interviews conducted by Channels Television were randomly selected. The data for the study were video files downloaded from the official YouTube page of the Channel Tv station and were transcribed so as to draw out relevant extracts. van Dijk’s 2006 socio cognitive aspects of Critical Discourse Analysis and rhetoric were used as its theoretical framework. Findings revealed that ideology is an individual’s perception or experience of the world. It also revealed that the interviewees in the selected interviews deployed language as a strategy of domination and supremacy by exploiting lexical items and strong imperatives which allow them to impose their views on others. Commonly, it was found that they created asymmetrical power relations of privileged ‘we’, ‘us’ and less privileged ‘they’, ‘them’ through positive self-presentation of us and negative other presentation of them. It was also revealed that certain rhetorical and ideological strategies such as actor description, polarisation, burden, categorisation, comparison, consensus, populism, vagueness and appeal to emotions among others present in the selected political interviews are implicitly used to project different ideological positions of the politicians. Keywords: Critical discourse, Ideology, Politics, Power, Political interview Biographical notes: Aliyu Uthman Abdulkadir holds a Masters Degree in English Language from Kwara State University, Malete. He is a Lecturer in the Department of English, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria.
- ItemA Critical Discourse Analysis of Radio Biafra's Hate Speeches on Facebook(Lagos Papers in English Studies, 2022) Abiodun Jombadi
- ItemA critical discourse analysis of selected print media reports on insurgency in Nigerian newspapers(2023) IBRAHIM OMOLABIInsufficient studies have considered critical studies to explore diverse discourse patterns that arise from print media reportage of insurgent actions in the country. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to examine an investigation of the insurgency coverage in Nigerian media through the Critical Discourse Approach with a view to identifying the various ideological roles present in the coverage. van Dijk's (2006) Socio-cognitive approach to Critical Discourse Analysis was adopted as the theoretical framework for this study. The study used a qualitative method to analyse twenty (29) reports purposively. Data were selected from three National newspapers, namely: The Punch, This Day and The Guardian. Findings revealed the presence of six discursive strategies which are labeling, number game, evidentiality, lexicalisation, metaphor and categorisation. These strategies are utilised in news reports to construct polarity as well as social inequality and bias. This paper also revealed that the presupposition of the ideologies found is to increase the information deliveries and acceptance in the written reports of the insurgent actions in Nigeria. Most importantly, the ideologies are used to present two major groups, namely the in-group and the out-group. While the in-group refers to Nigerian citizens who were portrayed as victims and innocent, the out-groups refers to the various insurgency groups who bring about tears, pains and bloodletting among the Nigerian people. The study concludes that newspapers are often bias especially in their reportage of insurgent operations as revealed in the data analysis.
- ItemA Critical Pragmatic Analysis of Selected Political cartoons in Nigerian Newspapers(2018) Zakariyah, M &Omolabi, I.
- ItemA Critical Stylistic Study of Selected Tweets on COVID-19 Pandemic(Department of English, University of Ilorin., 2024-02-20) Oyedele, V.; Olugbodi, M.T.