Papers by Onyukwu Onyukwu
The Governance, Security and Development Nexus, 2020
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Agriculture is the principal means of livelihood in Ogoniland of Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A... more Agriculture is the principal means of livelihood in Ogoniland of Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Ascertaining the determinants of agricultural productivity in the community is therefore important in meeting food security and income needs. This study uses survey data of 400 households in Ogoni community. The data was collected using a multistage sampling method. An ordinal logit regression model was estimated. Descriptive analyses indicate that 75.8% of the surveyed households were involved in agricultural production and that only 37.1% of the households involved in agriculture had lost their agricultural produce due to oil spoilage in the last two years. The ordinal logit regression model identifies government intervention towards cleaning of polluted land and water, land degradation, air pollution and household income as significant determinants of agricultural productivity in the community. However, land degradation and air pollution are negatively associated with agricultural prod...
Progress in Development Studies, 2015
Nigeria is currently ranked as the world’s top 10 remittance destination country with estimated o... more Nigeria is currently ranked as the world’s top 10 remittance destination country with estimated official inflows of about US$10 billion. However, very little is still known about the end-use dynamics of these large inflows into Nigeria. Understanding these dynamics is central to any attempt to minimize the negative effects of migration, while optimizing its development potentials in the country. Using a new dataset involving 697 end-users of remittances collected at money-operating facilities in the country between March 2011 and December 2012, the study finds that the bulk of remittances flowing into Nigeria are primarily used to subsidize households’ consumption, education and health expenditures (74.3 per cent). However, intriguingly, when sources are disaggregated, the study finds that remittances originating from within Africa are driven by ‘pure altruism’, whereas those originating from the rest of the world are mostly driven by ‘purely selfish’ motives.
Research Journal of Finance and …, 2011
The contribution of remittances income in mitigating poverty and income inequality in Nigeria has... more The contribution of remittances income in mitigating poverty and income inequality in Nigeria has attracted very little attention in general. Very few studies have looked at the quantitative relationship between remittance inflows, poverty and income inequality in Nigeria even though it is now believed that total remittance inflows into Nigeria; exceed Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and Overseas Development Assistant (ODA). Using poverty and Gini decomposable techniques, the study finds that household poverty declines across all the geopolitical zones, by sex and locality as a result of remittance inflows. For example, with remittances, household poverty falls from 0.35 to 0.30 in the South-South region, 0.27 to 0.22 in the SouthEast region and 0.43 to 0.36 in the SouthWest region. Poverty also declines from 0.67 to 0.60 in the North-Central region, 0.72 to 0.66 in the NorthEast and from 0.71 to 0.66 in the NorthWest regions. Similarly, in the Gini decomposition; the study finds that increase in remittances reduce income inequality more in urban areas (0.1) than in rural areas (0.02). For example, a 10% increase in remittances other things being equal, is associated with declines in the Gini coefficients of total income inequality of 0.02% in rural area and 0.1% in the urban area.
In Nigeria a study was conducted to determine the perceptions of parents of the changing cost and... more In Nigeria a study was conducted to determine the perceptions of parents of the changing cost and benefits of children among the Igbo communities of Abia State. It was carried out based on a survey of 1200 household respondents and 106 focus discussion groups from six local government areas. Overall findings revealed the following: 1) the average family size of 5.35 children per woman is much higher than the national average of 2.4; 2) male sex preference exists; 3) couples perceive the present economic condition a determinant in family size and sex distribution; 4) parents generally place abundant premium on children; 5) the premium placed on children is further reinforced by the sentiment that child training is a worthwhile social capital investment; 6) most respondents are aware of the national population policy; 7) awareness of different family planning measures is high; and lastly 8) parents adopt different mechanisms for coping with the high cost of childrens education and upbringing. This study stressed a need for restructuring the operational framework in implementing the national population policy. Incorporation of the principle of sustainability in birth control and population is also needed.
… relations in Nigeria: …, 2007
The Africa rising narrative is not a bare-faced exaggeration of protagonists but largely based on... more The Africa rising narrative is not a bare-faced exaggeration of protagonists but largely based on concrete evidence of Africa’s improved economic growth record since the turn of the millennium, which nonetheless appears to have plateaued.
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