Edo State University Uzairue

Insider-resilient database architecture for Nigerian healthcare cybersecurity using SHA-256 and Argon-2id-based two-tier approach

Abstract Cyberthreats threatening data integrity, availability, and patient safety of national healthcare critical infrastructure in resource-limited domains are a growing concern. This research paper proposes a secure two-tier database architecture to achieve higher resilience a...

Audit Firm Characteristics and Litigation Risk among Quoted Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria

This study examines the relationship between audit firm characteristics and litigation risk among quoted deposit money banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. Guided by agency theory and reputation capital theory, the study uses a positivist philosophy, deductive approach and ex post facto desi...

Appraising the role of students' industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) in developing employable skills: Nigerian higher education institutions' stakeholders' perspective

Purpose Despite several policies, studies have revealed that the unemployment rate among Nigerian Higher Education Institution (HEI) graduates is the highest on the continent. Evidence shows that a comprehensive, practice-based Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)...

STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN AFRICA

The study discusses strategies of regional integration in Africa, taking into account economic, political, social, technological and security aspects. It uses a qualitative and historical-comparative approach to examines the development of African integration from the Pan-African...

Cloud-based Electronic Health Records (EHR) adoption rate in Nigeria: barriers and performance bottlenecks

Abstract Background While cloud-based Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are crucial to improving service quality and operational efficiency, uptake is still variable across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is a significant research gap in Nigeria in terms of e...

POTENTIAL ROLE OF MICROBIOTA–GUT–BRAIN AXIS DYSFUNCTION IN PROCRASTINATION-LIKE BEHAVIOR IN DIABETES

Procrastination, the voluntary delay of intended actions despite anticipated negative consequences, represents a significant behavioral barrier to effective diabetes self-management. While traditionally conceptualized as a psychological or personality-related trait, emerging evid...