Insurgency, armed banditry and corruption in Nigeria - the bane of socio-economic underdevelopment (case study of Kogi state) Department: Public Administration By: AdeleyeJoshua Project ID: 7069 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦2000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe study focuses on insurgency, armed banditry and corruption in Nigeria: the bane of socio-economic underdevelopment using Kogi State as case study. The objectives of this project are: to examine the major factors behind emerging security threats in Kogi State, to assess the causes and effects of corruption in Kogi State, to determine the various types and levels of criminality in Kogi State and to assess the implications of Nigeria’s socio-economic development and the way forward. The methodology adopted in gathering data was descriptive method, both the primary and secondary methods. The major instrument used to gather data from primary sources is the questionnaire. From a population of 3,278,487, a sample size of 528 respondents was selected using simple random technique. Findings revealed insurgency, armed banditry and corruption are a threat to socio-economic development, and reduce the overall wealth in a country. Causes serious development challenges in the political sphere and it undermines democracy and good governance. In view of the findings, it was recommended that the Nigerian government should strategize to create meaningful employment for the youths encapsulated in programmes that aim at addressing the endemic poverty in the country. Also, accountability measures should be put in place in order to hold people responsible for their actions or inaction and finally convicts of insecurity should be summarily dealt with according to the statutes on terrorism so as to serve as deterrence to prospective terrorists....Preview Download Preview +Other Public Administration project topics and materials you might be interested in»Impact of industrial conflict on the performance of workers in the government parastatal (a case study of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)»Human resources as a catalyst for economic growth and development in Nigeria (a case study of Abuja municipal area council) »The influence of effective personnel management practice in organization performance»Local government financial autonomy and grass root development in Nigeria (a case study of Afikpo north local government area)»Enhancing political stability in Nigeria through good governance ( a case study of Abia state)»Niger-Delta crisis and its impact on socio-economic development in Nigeria»Manpower training and development as a tool for effective performance in public sector in Nigeria»Bureaucracy and efficiency (a case study of Enugu state civil service)»The impact of poor revenue generation on the development of Local Government Areas»Political instability a major hindrance to effective policy implementation and good governance (a case study of Nigeria 1983 -1999)»Accountability and corruption in local government in Nigeria (Case study of Bonny local government area of Rivers state)»Fuel subsidy removal and the Nigerian economy (a case study of Abakiliki local government area, Ebonyi state) »Effects of delayed payment of lecturers salaries and wages on students performance»Impact of collective bargaining techniques on industrial relations practice (a case study of two selected firms from NUPENG and NUBIFE)»The influence of employee behaviour on the internal audit function of an organization (a case study of P.Z. industries plc Aba)