Sumerianz Journal of Social Science

    
Online ISSN: 2616-8693
Print ISSN: 2617-1716

Quarterly Published (4 Issues Per Year)

Journal Website: https://www.sumerianz.com/?ic=journal-home&journal=28

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Volume 3 Issue 1 (2020)

Freedom in Penury and Affluence in Confinement: The Perfidy of Democracy in Nigeria

Authors : Badmus Bidemi Gafar
Abstract:
The damaging wave of an increasing socio-economic inequality within and among people has become more pronounced and imminent due to undemocratic nature of Nigerian democracy. Thus, result in palpable fear, insecurity and lack of trust among the rich, the poor, the government and governmental institutions. The poor are economically disempowered and presumably enjoying thraldom freedom with no hope of situational change, while the rich are living in opulence but in confinement and in perpetual fear for insecurity of their private properties with little hope of unhindered freedom as a result of the likely backlash that gross socio-economic inequality deliberately orchestrated and sustained by the political system in Nigeria could engender. This paper therefore, argued that there can never be mutual trust, adequate security and national peace in Nigeria unless the country nascent democracy is rescued away from the political vampires and democracy exploiters particularly by true radical democrats that would ensure institutional reform, social justice, fair distribution of national resources and entrenchment of middle class which has long disappeared in Nigeria.

Pages: 8-17

Adoption of Makerspace by Public Libraries for National Rebirth: Edo State in Focus

Authors : Idhalama Ogagaoghene Uzezi (CLN) ; Ikenwe Iguehi Joy (CLN) ; Omigie Christopher Agbeniaru (CLN)
Abstract:
The public library is established to be a citadel of learning, cultural rebirth, national development, information and knowledge creation. It is no longer seen as a dormant building housing outdated information bearing materials. To this end, the 21st century public library users now visit the library with a lot of expectations and this is the reason why the library must always be above board in meeting their patrons’ needs which encapsulate makerspace provision for creativity. This paper therefore investigated state of public library development in Nigeria:  Edo State in focus, role of public libraries in national development, level of makerspace adoption in public libraries, integrating makerspace in public libraries for Edo State development, benefits of makerspaces in public libraries and many more.

Pages: 1-7