Nasarawa State University

The State and Insecurity in Industrial Host Communities in Nigeria: The Case of Obajana, Kogi State

This study examines the dynamics of insecurity and the failures of state-led security governance in Obajana, an industrial host community in Kogi State, Nigeria. Drawing on the Public Goods Theory (PGT), the study investigates the persistence of insecurity in contexts where the s...

HEALTH WORKFORCE DISTRIBUTION AND GEOGRAPHIC INEQUITIES IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

The geographic maldistribution of the health workforce is among the most persistent obstacles to universal health coverage (UHC) in low-and middle-income countries. Nigeria exemplifies this challenge. Although the country carries one of the heaviest absolute workforce deficits in...

IMPLEMENTATION OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC POLICY IN AREA COUNCILS OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA

This study examined the state of citizen participation and public policy implementation in the six area councils of Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Although the Area Councils constitute the tier of government most proximate to residents, the recurrent failure of their po...