Research
Awareness on the Ways God Speaks to Man: The Socio-Economic Significance
The paper focuses on the need for gaining knowledge and understanding on the different ways the owner of life talks to man, and the many benefits associated with it. It is indisputable that God speaks all the time to man, but ignorance has impeded man from proper understanding and effective use of it. Those who have been aware have helped in myriad ways in uplifting humanity. From time immemorial, God has spoken through the light and sound (Holy Spirit), dreams, nudges, intuition, golden tongue wisdom (day dream), man and animals, among others. Eradication of ignorance, many discoveries, advancement in arts, religion, music, poets, sciences and technology bothered on good understanding of God’s language and proper appropriation. Increased awareness on these different communication approaches of God, will definitely reposition a lot of things in the development of man and his environment.
Poverty, Underdevelopment and Emerging Economies: Nigeria in Focus
The paper critically investigated poverty in Nigeria over the years, considering its persistent rise in spite of various measures instituted by different Nigerian leaders. The study revealed that improper identification of the poor, lack of adequate monitoring of programmes, corruption, inconsistent policies, poor funding of programmes, lack of industries, poor infrastructure and irregular power supply, among others, have contributed significantly meteoric rise in poverty over the years. Among the ways forward articulated are: proper research and survey are required before commencement of programmes; sufficient monitoring and consistency in policies are essential; intensification of modernized agricultural practices in Nigeria; annihilation of corruption in all levels through leaders’ change of attitude; and mass participation of citizens in policy formulation and service delivery are imperative now.
