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    Ajobi and Ajogbe: Variations of the Theme of Sociation
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1983) Akiwowo, Akinsola
    The root words ajobi and ajogbe of alajobi and alajogbe have been translated into the English language as consanguinity and co-residentship. Both are variations on the theme of sociation. The lecture discussed sociation, characteristics of ajobi and ajogbe, and ajobi and ajogbe as variations on the theme of sociation. This subject is the direction that sociology may take as, a theoretical and an empirical discipline in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular.
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    The Challenge of Underdevelopment and Poverty
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1996-02-27) Afonja, Simi
    This inaugural lecture is a treatise on underdevelopment and poverty in Nigeria, Africa's largest, most populous and prosperous nation. The lecture summarises my concern to explain why some nations, industrialised and developed -and others are stagnant or retrogress.
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    Effects of mothers' socio-economic status on the management of febrile conditions in their under five children in a resource limited setting
    (BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2006-01-20) Adenike, Olaogun; Olufemi.E, Ayandiran; Ayinla.A, Adebayo
    Public health research is shifting focus to the role of socioeconomic indicators in the promotion of health. As such an understanding of the roles that socio-economic factors play in improving health and health-seeking behaviour is important for public health policy. This is because the share of resources devoted to different policy options should depend on their relative effectiveness. To measure the effect of socio-economic status (age, education, occupation, income, religion and family structure) of mothers on the management of febrile conditions in under-fives children. Two hundred mothers who brought their febrile under-five children to a health facility were interviewed on the treatment they gave to their children before reporting at health facility. Data collected were entered and analyzed using the SPSS software. Binary logistic regression was adopted for the quantitative analysis of the effect of socio-economic variables on the mothers' actions prior to utilizing the health facility. Results showed that while mothers' age was negatively correlated (-0.13), occupation was positively correlated (0.17) with under-fives mothers' action. Education, religion, income and family structure were however insignificant at 5% level. This poses a lot of challenges to policy makers in the developing nations where women's education and earning capacity is low. There is therefore a need to increase the number of women benefiting from micro credit. This will ensure that more women are engaged in a form of occupation that is profitable and can sustain the economic and health needs of the family.
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    Guns, Pens and Words: the Military, the Politicians and the Intelll Gentsia in the Process of Political Mobilisation
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1985-01-15) Odetola, T.O
    The choice of a title as this one was not fortuitous; it was deliberate. Earlier I selected a very innocuous sounding title: "Political Mobilization and Development." My colleagues reminded me that this was an inaugural address and not a seminar paper and that my predecessors had selected such striking titles as, "All flesh is grass", "History and Society". So in this Great Ife tradition, I settled for "Guns, Pens and Words".... guns representing the military; pen, the intellectuals; and words, the politicians. Politicians, of course, these days have more than words, they have money. I do hope then that a title, starting with 'guns' is sufficiently pointed and striking.
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    Income Inequality, Unemployment, and Poverty in Nigeria
    (Routledge Informa Ltd Registered, 2013-02-25) Muibi.O, Saibu; Temidayo, Akinbobola
    The main features of poverty are low levels of consumption and income, a fact-of-life in most African countries. This paper analyzes the fundamental trends of per capita income, government capital expenditure, the human development index, and the rate of unemployment in the Nigeria. A vector autoregressive model finds that: A reduced unemployment rate improves human development and consequently reduces poverty. As growth in public capital expenditure rises, unemployment falls and the human development index improves. Therefore, infrastructure-based policies, which initially reduce unemployment, will also improve the living conditions of Nigerians in the end.