Lwati: a journal of contemporary research最新文献

{"title":"Paradoxes of Nationhood: Despondency and Belief in Tanure Ojaide’s Delta Blues and \"Home Songs\"","authors":"B. Bassey","doi":"10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57700","url":null,"abstract":"It is an incontrovertible fact that the Nigerian nation depends, in fact, survives on the wealth of the oil-rich Niger Delta. The intriguing paradox however, is that this most productive region is the least developed, as its wealth is used to develop the rest of the federation. This is the reason for the unrest in the region which has taken worrisome dimensions in recent times. The poetry of Tanure Ojaide, and indeed most poets from the region, is a reaction to this situation which they see as not only grossly unfair, but also patently aggressive. Delta Blues and Home Songs is Ojaide’s reaction to the killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a poet and martyred campaigner for a more equitable allocation of national resources. This paper shows how Ojaide balances acerbic criticism of a cannibalistic and cabalistic national leadership, with a patriotic belief in the corporate existence of this same nation. The paper shows that the poet’s interrogation of the Nigerian situation is his way of expressing his desire for the continued existence of his fatherland which he sees as capable of greater accomplishments.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127254327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oil Exploration in Nigeria and its Socio-Economic Impact in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Rivers State","authors":"H. Ajieh","doi":"10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57714","url":null,"abstract":"The oil industry is perhaps one of the largest and most important industries in the world particularly in Nigeria. Through its wide areas of operations, native of product demand and international network of operations, the industry affects almost every country in the world. As a result, a day hardly passes without oil being mentioned in the news. CNN is very handy in giving an update on world oil, prices on a daily basis. The industry has bestowed great financial power on oil producing nations, some of which belong to the third world, Nigeria, said Iran and Iraq to mention but a few. This new found financial power has posed a serious challenge to the ability of the Third world oil producers to evolve and execute sustainable development strategies designed to accelerate the pace of economic development. While Nigerian leaders (past and present) recognize the dominant role of petroleum in the Nigerian Economy and are therefore eager to exploit the resources, the development of oil producing communities either by the Government or the oil companies continue to be something that can only be imagined than perceived.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115854000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Job Security, Labour-Management Relations and Perceived Workers` Productivity: Impact of Technological Innovation in Industrial Organizations.","authors":"D. Akintayo, E. Babajide","doi":"10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57716","url":null,"abstract":"This Study Investigated The Influence Of Technological Innovation On Job Security, Labour-Management Relations And Perceived Workers` Productivity In Industrial Organizations In Nigeria. The Descriptive Ex-Post-Facto Research Method Was Adopted For The Study. A Total Of 321 Respondents Were Selected For The Purpose Of The Study Using Proportionate Stratified Sampling Technique. Three Sets Of Questionnaire Were Utilized For Data Collection. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation And T- Test Statistics Were Used To Test Hypotheses Generated For The Study At 0.05 Alpha Levels. Findings Revealed That A Significant Relationship Does Not Exist Between Technological Innovation And Workers` Job Security. The Finding Further Revealed That Technological Innovation Has Not Significantly Influenced Harmonious Labour-Management Relations. It Was Also Found That There Is No Significant Relationship Between Technological Innovation And Perceived Workers` Productivity. It Is Recommended That Participatory Management Style That Could Foster Workers` Participation At The Planning And Implementation Stages Of Technological Innovation Should Be Encouraged Among The Managers In Order To Foster Workers` Participation In Decision Making And Workers` Supportiveness Towards Implementation Of Technological Innovation. Moreover, Skill Reengineering Programmes Should Be Organized For Workers At Regular Interval In Order To Sensitize Them; Foster Skill Acquisition And Utilization Towards Improved Labour-Management Relations And Increased Productivity. Key Words: Technological Innovation, Job Security, Labour-Management Relations, Productivity, Organizations.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125751115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Figures of Rhetoric in the Language of Nigerian Christian Sermons","authors":"E. Adedun, O. O. Mekiliuwa","doi":"10.4314/lwati.v7i4.57694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/lwati.v7i4.57694","url":null,"abstract":"Sermons are regarded as an art that integrates scientific analysis, literature and imaginative composition (Vaessen, 1998). The Christian sermonic discourse is highly persuasive and relies on rhetorical figures and devices to achieve its goals of calling people to decisions and modification of behaviours and warning them of future events (Baumann, 1972). How this ‘imaginative composition’, which is universally acknowledged in sermonic discourses, applies to Nigeria, a nation that uses English as a Second language is the concern of this paper. The paper examined figures of rhetoric in ten selected Christian sermons preached over a period of ten years. It was found that the figures of rhetoric used included logical argument, pathetic argument, rhetorical questions, restatements/repetitions, three-part lists, possibility talk, imagery/metaphors, stories and songs. The paper concluded that there is a marked shift from conventional/traditional biblical metaphors to socio-culturally determined metaphors that reflect the Nigerian Christian space and ideology.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129505987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socio-Cultural Challenges Facing Community- Based Interventions in Providing Care and Support to Children Affected by HIV and AIDS in Lesotho","authors":"Fm Tsepang","doi":"10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57718","url":null,"abstract":"In the recent times, children are experiencing many forms of injustices which are mainly the aftermaths of HIV/ AIDS. This situation has placed a very huge burden on children and thus, pushing them towards the edge of life whereby they have to assume highly demanding responsibilities at a very early age which in turn affects their development, mentally/ psychologically and even physically. Notably, government departments, Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and Faith Based organisations (FBOs) have pledged their commitment in responding to the needs of OVC in the country. However, the number of children suffering under this burden far outweighs the nation’s capabilities to offer them care and support. Evidently, orphans who do not receive support are disproportionately dropping out of school, living an unstable life, and vulnerable to high-risk survival strategies. In Lesotho, the community in general and the extended family in particular have always been expected to play a pivotal role in bringing up all children regardless of their status. Overstressed and in many cases already overwhelmed, the extended family networks face ever-greater burdens as the number of orphans continues to grow. On the other hand, the rapid increase has also met serious cultural challenges which invariably have a significant impact in their lives. This paper therefore observes some community care strategies for OVC in Lesotho and evident socio- cultural factors. The paper argues that a complex interaction of economic, social and cultural factors shape the nature, process and outcome of care and support for children in Lesotho. It concludes with recommendations for the way forward. Thus the paper will establish the cultural factors that motivate peoples’ behaviors towards care and support of OVC, means of addressing these motivations appropriately and recommendations towards developing effective culture- friendly care programs for the children. Keywords: Socio- cultural challenges, Care, support, HIV/AIDS, communities, community based interventions.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128900389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Evaluation of the Linguistic Correlate in Nigeria’s Developmental Strategies","authors":"K. Ashipu","doi":"10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57719","url":null,"abstract":"Regrettably, language and communication are hardly accorded more than perfunctory mention when policy markers formulate policies intended to uplift standards in Nigeria. The paper attempts to sensitize policy markers and implementers to have a rethink about the position of language in the national development policies. Moving away from the traditional argument of whether endolects or exolects present better opportunities for social development, the paper argues that both are useful, as they have distinctive roles, and sometimes complimentary. The paper attempts to show how language and communication factors are implicated in the realization of the 7- point agenda and the vision 2020 programme of the Federal Government. The paper is therefore, a language-driven audit of the management of the key domains of education, healthcare and information, as they propel national development. A schema of linguistic desiderata for improvement of these domains will then be proposed.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127903796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Crime Writing in Southern Africa: A Literary Example of the Interpretation of Political History in Glenn Macaskill's \"King's Gold\"","authors":"K. Ferreira‐Meyers","doi":"10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57696","url":null,"abstract":"Crime writing, long time considered to be of minor quality, generally seeks to reach a large audience. As a literary genre it entered Western history around the 1850s. Literary critics view the origins of this genre in the economic, political and cultural developments of the 19th Century based on various sociological data, in particular the birth of large cities and the reduction of illiteracy of the masses. Still generally speaking, the first texts had the criminal life of the marginal social classes as their main theme. In France, in the United Kingdom and in the United States of America, the period between 1920 and 1950 saw a first diversification of the crime novel. A series of sub-genres is established at that time, they can be summarized as the detective novel, the victim novel, the criminal novel and the mixed novel such as the thriller. In the 1960s criticism of contemporary society becomes, in most crime literatures around the world, the main characteristic of the neo-polar with its uncertain heroes in the rotten world of real estate scandals, corruption and the loss of moral values. Key words : political thriller, African literature, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, South Africa, XXth and XXIst centuries","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125002213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘All Men Are Created Equal’: Walker, Delany and the African Colonisation Bigotry","authors":"M. Andindilile","doi":"10.4314/lwati.v7i4.57720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/lwati.v7i4.57720","url":null,"abstract":"This essay examines two historical documents—David Walker’s Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World and Martin R. Delany’s The Condition, Elevation, and Destiny of the Colored People published in 1929 and 1952, respectively—to stress the rhetorical astuteness of African-Americans writing from the margins in hostile antebellum America. The essay argues that, rhetorically these documents expose America’s weaknesses and contradictions between the principles of freedom that motivated the country’s founding fathers and the compromises that recognised and permitted the continuation of slavery. Specifically, these rhetoricians exploit and subvert Thomas Jefferson’s paradoxical, if not conflicting, thesis on the status of African-Americans in America to advance their argument. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133884454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Call for Change: Traditional African Value and Modern Africa in the Play \"the Broken Calabash\" by Tess Osonye Onwueme","authors":"G. Worugji","doi":"10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57697","url":null,"abstract":"The Broken Calabash, is a play that, explores, the themes of modernity against the decadent traditional African value system (of the caste order, where the individual conviction of genuine love for another person reign supreme), in spite of, traditional attitude of discrimination against the out caste. Ona, a female undergraduate and an only daughter and child of her parents, is an Idegbe. Idegbe is the name given to an only daughter and child of a marriage in Ogwashi Uku clan of the Delta State. She is expected not to be married out, but, to remain at home to propagate their lineage. However, she has the choice of marrying another female; into the family, to take up her role of child bearing. Her modern concept of freedom of will, independence and individualism render this alternative unsavory. To Ona, marrying Diaku an “Osu”, (an Osu is an outcast, a person, not recognized as a bonafide member of a community he claims to come from, he has no freedom to participate or associate with other members of his claimed community. He is dedicated to serve the gods) would help her succeed in breaking this ossified and decadent tradition. This paper highlights these issues and argues for the freedom of choice for the female, in support of Onwueme’s views. It is hoped that, readers, especially the traditionally minded ones will come to terms with this innovation. The paper suggests that, it is time to do away with those unprogressive traditional norms that deny the individual the right to choice and association as a person. Therefore, women must have a right to choice in the society, for the purpose of collective and sustainable societal development.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114271473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socio-Economic Lives of Rural Farmers: An Empirical Study of Cocoa Production in Etung and Ikom Communities of Cross River State, Nigeria","authors":"Simon Odey Ering, E. Nwagbara, E. Duru","doi":"10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LWATI.V7I4.57707","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the impact of cocoa production in the socio-economic transformation of the lives of Etung and Ikom rural farmers and producers. Data for the study were collected from a scientifically designed questionnaire and representative size of 400 respondents in eight (8) rural communities of Etung and Ikom local government areas. One hypothesis was formulated to test for socioeconomic lives of cocoa and non-cocoa producers/farmers and also their personal status. Independent t – test was used to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that though the socio-economic lives of cocoa and non-cocoa producers/farmers improved significantly, because of farming, the socioeconomic lives of cocoa producers/farmers were better or improved over their noncocoa  farmers/producers. Our contention is that the agricultural sector in general, and cocoa production, in particular can serve as a catalyst for improved socio-economic lives of rural farmers.","PeriodicalId":362748,"journal":{"name":"Lwati: a journal of contemporary research","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125989885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}