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Analyzing Audience Perception of Deepfake Advertisements Featuring Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Seun Okinbaloye

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into advertising has introduced deepfake technology as a powerful yet controversial persuasive tool. Given limited empirical research on Nigerian audiences’ responses to deepfake advertising, this study investigated perception...

Taxing the Informal Digital Economy in Nigeria: A Legal Pluralist Perspective

The rapid expansion of Nigeria’s informal digital economy, driven by widespread mobile and internet access, has created new avenues for income generation through platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. However, this growth has largely occurred outside the rea...

Reimagining Modernity through Oneness and Mnemonic Myths: A Comparative Study of Ben Okri's In Arcadia and Zakes Mda Heart of Redness

This study explores the agency of Oneness and Mnemonic myths as social-reconstruction tools in the selected novels by Ben Okri and Zakes Mda. “Oneness” is defined as a single, grand narrative which serves as a cognitive mode of understanding the feelings, aspirations, and apprehe...

The Dialectics of Hungan Burial Performance among the Ogu People of Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria

Burial performance occupies a central position in the cultural life of the Ogu people of Badagry, where it functions as both a ritual of interment and as a complex performative process of mediating between the living and the dead. Within this cultural framework, Hungan burial per...

Mobility Pattern and Safety of the Older Population in Accessing Public Transport in Emerging Global Cities

This study examined the travel behaviors and mobility challenges experienced by older adults (60 years and above) residing in emerging cities of Nigeria. The findings indicate that elderly individuals receive no special consideration when using public transport, which significant...

'You Go Collect': A Pragmatic Analysis of Ideological Inclinations in Asari Dokubo's Anti-Protester Speech

This study examines the ideological and pragmatic dimensions of Asari Dokubo’s anti-protest speech titled “You Go Collect,” delivered in the context of the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests. Drawing insights from Mey’s Pragmatic Acts Theory (2001) and Critical Discourse Analysis, t...

Evaluating Oxidative Stress Markers and Inflammation in Female BALB/c Mice Model of Azoxymethane-Dextran Sulphate Sodium– Induced Colitis and Colon Dysplasia

Chronic ulcerative colitis doubles the overall risk of colon cancer in women. This study assessed oxidative stress, inflammation, and antioxidant enzyme activities in female mice administered azoxymethane (AOM) with dextran sulphate sodium (DSS). Thirty-six female BALB/c mice, eq...

Constructing Power through Prose: An Integrated Stylistic Reading of Institutional Authority and Gender in Lola Akande's What It Takes

This study argues that in Lola Akande’s What It Takes, language does not simply describe institutional power and gendered vulnerability within the Nigerian university system but actively constructs, sustains, and at moments contests them. Existing commentary on the novel, includi...

Realism, Orality and Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Basit Olatunji's Going Back In Time

African writers are endowed with several literary tools through which they convey their messages and showcase their prowess. Existing studies have been treating realism, orality, and aesthetics of everyday life separately, lacking integrated accounts. They are yet to be identifie...

Attaining Gender Equality for Sustainable Development in Nigeria through the Civil Society Helix Framework

In a world where prejudiced information holds sway, fact-based methods are critical in making informed decisions and establishing actionable policies that facilitate the realization of the 2030 Agenda. Gender equality has been globally recognised as decisive in translating sustai...

Impacts of Ethical Values on Sustainable Development in Nigeria: A Biblical Reflection on Matthew 5:3–10

The pursuit of sustainable development has increasingly extended beyond economic growth to include ethical governance, social justice, environmental responsibility, and institutional accountability. Despite Nigeria’s abundant natural resources, youthful population, and strategic...

Barriers and Strategies for Green Building Adoption Among Construction Professionals in Abuja, Nigeria: A Relative Importance Index Approach

This study examined barriers to green building adoption and identified strategies for enhancing implementation among construction professionals in Abuja, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was adopted. Data were collected from 145 purposively selected constructi...

Attaining Gender Equality for Sustainable Development in Nigeria through the Civil Society Helix Framework

In a world where prejudiced information holds sway, fact-based methods are critical in making informed decisions and establishing actionable policies that facilitate the realization of the 2030 Agenda. Gender equality has been globally recognised as decisive in translating sustai...

Household Waste Management Practices and Environmental Sustainability Outcomes in Lagos State, Nigeria: Evidence from Urban Households

Rapid urbanization and population growth have intensified household solid waste management challenges in Lagos State, Nigeria, with implications for environmental sustainability and public health. This study examined the relationship between household waste management practices a...

An Assessment of Ethnic-Based Political Movements on the Shaping of Nigerian Federalism in the Fourth Republic, 1999 – 2023

Ethnic-based political movements have played important roles in Nigeria’s federalism from 1999 to 2023, determining electoral victories and leadership directions since the Fourth Republic. This study examined their influence on the shaping of federalism during this period to deve...

Relational Work and Marital Conflict Discourse: Evidence from Selected Nollywood Films

Marital conflict is not produced by disagreement alone but is interactionally constructed through the linguistic choices spouses use to negotiate identity, authority, intimacy, and relational expectations. Although relational work is a key framework in interpersonal pragmatics, i...

Yoruba Gendered Symbolism, Cosmological Epistemologies, and Women's Land Rights: A Critical Analysis of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Contemporary Land Acquisition Policies in Nigeria

Yoruba cosmologies and traditions conceptualised land as sacred ancestral heritage rather than a mere economic resource, contrasting with Western perspectives. While previous studies emphasised Western traditions through socio-legal perspectives, this study therefore explored Yor...

Perceived Influence of Home and School Environments on Academic Performance of Pupils with Disabilities in Oyo Town, Nigeria: A Descriptive Study

This study investigated the perceived influence of home and school environments on the academic performance of pupils with disabilities in Oyo Town, Nigeria. Anchored in Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) Ecological Systems Theory, a descriptive survey design was adopted with 100 teachers p...

Realism, Orality and Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Basit Olatunji's Going Back In Time

African writers are endowed with several literary tools through which they convey their messages and showcase their prowess. Existing studies have been treating realism, orality, and aesthetics of everyday life separately, lacking integrated accounts. They are yet to be identifie...

Impacts of Ethical Values on Sustainable Development in Nigeria: A Biblical Reflection on Matthew 5:3–10

The pursuit of sustainable development has increasingly extended beyond economic growth to include ethical governance, social justice, environmental responsibility, and institutional accountability. Despite Nigeria’s abundant natural resources, youthful population, and strategic...