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    POVERTY REDUCTION AND LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES IN ILORIN KWARA STATE: LEGAL ISSUES IN PERSPECTIVE
    (Faculty of Law Federal University Oye -Ekiti, Ekiti State, 2024) Akaje Halimat Tope
    Nigeria has been rated as one of the poorest countries in the world as many citizens of Nigeria live below the poverty line. The Kwara State Bureau of Statistics estimated the poverty rate of the state to be 80.54 percent in 2010, Ilorin, being the capital of Kwara State, also has its fair share, as some residents are living with poverty. Hence, this paper seeks to discuss the livelihood programmes that have been embarked upon in Ilorin for the purpose of improving the lives of the vulnerable and marginalized residents. This paper relies on information from textbooks, journals, newspapers, and internet materials-doctrinal method of legal research. This paper reveals that livelihood programmes are valuable tools to reduce poverty but many factors such as corruption, nepotism, politicking, etc inhibit the sustainability and effectiveness of livelihood programmes in lifting people out of poverty in Ilorin. The paper also reveals that legal issues are embedded in the implementation of livelihood programmes, such as land ownership and access, environmental and social safeguards, human right issues and legal remedies for violation of rights, Transparency and accountability in programme implementation, etc. The paper concludes that adherence to legal provisions in the implementation of livelihood programmes enhance their sustainability and effectiveness. The paper also makes recommendations to surmount the challenges confronting the successful implementation of livelihood programmes in Ilorin, such as provision of adequate funding for livelihood programmes by government, monitoring of livelihood programmes
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    PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS: A VIABLE TOOL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IN NIGERIA
    (Department of Jurisprudence and Public Law Faculty of Law Kwara State University Malete, 2024-12-20) Halimat Tope Akaje
    The right to a healthy environment is very crucial to human existence. The right has not been adequately protected in Nigeria due to different challenges which sometimes prevent victims of environmental pollution from access to justice. These challenges include legal, procedural, political, economic challenges and so on. This paper seeks to discuss how public interest litigation (PIL) can be applied to environmental litigation in Nigeria for the purpose of protecting the right to a healthy environment. It will enhance access to justice by’ allowing concerned persons and NGOs to institute environmental matters on behalf of indigent victims of environmental pollution. The paper adopts doctrinal research methodology by relying on primary and secondary sources of information. The primary materials are legislations, cases, regional and international instruments. The secondary materials are journal articles, textbooks and online materials. This paper finds that victims of environmental pollution do not have adequate access to courts to seek redress of environmental wrongs as a result of different challenge they encounter. This paper recommends that Public Interest Litigation should be allowed by courts in environmental matters as it will enable victims’ access to justice for the purpose of seeking remedies and compensation for their injuries. Other recommendations proffered by this paper are environmental literacy and awareness, continuing capacity building for judges, independence of the judiciary, etc. The paper concludes that the application of Public Interest Litigation to environmental matters will enhance the protection of the right to a healthy environment in Nigeria.
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    THE IMPERATIVE OF AN ATTITUDINAL CHANGE ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN NIGERIA: A CRITIQUE OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ADR AND THE JUDICIARY
    (Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Journal of Public and Private Law. Vol 5 2013; 233 – 244,Published by the Dept. of Public and Private Law, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State Nigeria., 2013) Ayinla-Ahmad Bilikis Ph.D*; Ayinla Lukman A; *IBRAHIM TAIYE ABDULHAKEEM
    It is generally viewed that Nigería among other African countries have greater propensity for the practice of law, this stem from its history of colonization by the British, as such legal practice in Nigeria is now a common place. The level at which Nigerians value and read law either as first degree or as second degree is so alarming that virtually in every family either nuclear or extended there is at least one lawyer (legal practitioner). This in effect shows the natural flair for Law in Nigeria. However, there is a general trend in the thinking that all the legal profession entails is the practice of law as legal practitioner who goes to court to argue cases (litigation) and anything short of this is not generally perceived as a serious practice of law. In effect, this has adversely affected the administration of justice. It is contended that there is more to this in the sense that there is the need for a change of attitude as to what the legal practice entails, and the need for a strong connectivity between ADR and the court to achieve a change of the public perception on the practice of law generally. An attempt is made to show that the practice of law encapsulates practice as an ADR practitioner and as such strengthen the consensual dispute resolution culture so that the court is not bogged down with unnecessary litigation-ef disputes/issues that may be trashed out or resolved through consensual methods.
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    AN APPRAISAL OF THE NEXUS AND DISPARITIES BETWEEN ARBITRATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
    (NAUJILJ 8 (1) 2017, 2017) Ayinla-Ahmad Bilikis Ph.D*
    Abstract Peaceful resolution of disputes through ADR mechanisms now seems to be the emerging trend. Globally ADR had since been accepted as a viable and veritable means of resolving disputes. However, there have been various arguments and controversies on what constitute ADR and whether it includes Arbitration. In Nigeria for example when ADR is mentioned the general perception and understanding of an average person is reference to Arbitration. Thus, this paper adopts the narrative as well as the comparative analysis to interrogate some perspectives to espouse the nexus, disparities and ultimately determine whether Arbitration is part and parcel of ADR or not. The paper shows and found that both mechanisms are geared toward peaceful and harmonious settlement of disputes.
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    Applicability of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Plea Bargaining in the Nigerian Criminal Justice System
    (AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL, 2014) Ayinla-Ahmad Bilikis Ph.D*; LA Ayinla,; GH Olusola
    This article discusses the applicability of two 'informal' approaches to the resolution of conflict: alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and plea bargaining. More particularly, the article examines the relevance of these two approaches to the Nigerian criminal justice system. Widely used as a means of resolving civil disputes, ADR also has a role to play in the achievement of criminal justice. The article examines this role in some detail. Attention is also given to plea bargaining in the context of the country's criminal justice framework. The article proposes that the parties to a criminal dispute, and society at large, might benefit from a more extensive use of plea bargaining, which remains underdeveloped in Nigeria.